Back Wisdom: Traditional Media Transitions to Social Outlets The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has shown that social media can give new life to traditional media-based programs. What began in 2004 as a weekly five-minute public radio gardening show, Backyard Wisdom, was transformed into a social media-based program with a radio segment. Utilizing social media has enabled Extension to share research-based information to a much broader audience than was originally being reached when Backyard Wisdom existed solely as a radio program.

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About the Conference

#cesvalue: Advancing Cooperative Extension's Mission

Twitter, Facebook, Four Square, YouTube, Linkedin, Pinterest, G+ are all tools that can be used by Cooperative Extension professionals to support their work and mission. But before you get confused and write them off, learn what tool to use for what job and how these new vehicles can help meet the needs of your clientele, support the mission of your organization and tell the Cooperative Extension story.

PLN MM Urban Task Force Pre-Conference Workshop
Water Quality: People, Perceptions, Politics, Programming

Florida is leading the nation in efforts to maintain and improve water quality in its urban communities through enacting fertilizer ordinances, both locally and by the state legislature. Florida Extension has been engaged in the development of most ordinances since their inception, working with county departments to incorporate sound science, addressing myths and misperceptions, and establishing the University's role in this process. But it didn't stop there. Efforts to maintain relationships across the spectrum of players involved in this issue have been key. By attending this urban task force workshop you will hear how we've begun to navigate the challenges of this process from training and certification of the workforce, to enforcement and regulation, to increasing awareness of homeowners not familiar with either the ordinances or Extension.

Cross Committee Topics

Topic	Facilitator	Notes
Budget issues in Cooperative Extension Service (CES)	Jimmy Henning
Cooperative Extension Agent Recruitment, Training, and Retention	Greg Price and Darrell Dromgoole
Climate Variability	Joan Dusky
Food Systems	Steve Brown	Notes
Job Skills Training and Education	Bo Beaulieu and Deborah Tootle	Notes
Measuring and Reporting Impacts, Relevance, and Value	Karen Ballard and Debra Davis	Notes Survey
Military Families	Kasundra Cyrus	Notes Agenda
Obesity	Janet Fox

Hotel Information

Room rate is $125.00 single rate and $125.00 double rate.

Individual Call In - Reservations will be made by individuals calling the Hotel directly at 800-588-4656 reservation number. Individuals must identify themselves as being with SRDC at the time the reservation is made in order to receive the special group rate. Each guest will be charged one night room and tax upon making the reservation to guarantee the room as part of the group. Reservations need to be made by July 17, 2012.

The Florida Hotel & Conference Center
1500 Sand Lake Road
Orlando, FL 32809

Cancellation Policy

Individual reservations may be cancelled without penalty 72 hours prior to the scheduled arrival date. If cancelled within 72 hours of arrival, the hotel will charge for the first night's room and tax. A no show reservation will be charged one night's room and tax as well.

You may transfer your conference registration to another person within your organization by August 10, by notifying Vicki Vaughn by email vickiv@srdc.msstate.edu . If you must cancel, please notify Vicki by email by August 10 at which time a refund for the registration amount, less a $50 cancellation fee, will be processed. Cancellations made after August 10 as well as no-shows are liable for the full registration fee.