Cross Elected to BAA Policy Board of Directors –
Tim
Cross, University of Tennessee, will represent Cooperative
Extension/ECOP on the BAA Policy Board of Directors, effective November
2013. He replaces Scott Reed,
Oregon State University, who served two consecutive two-year terms.
According to BAA guidelines, Beverly Durgan, University of Minnesota,
will serve as alternate.
ACTION:
New Director and Administrator Orientation Registration Ends November 15 –
New
directors and administrators and anyone wanting to brush up on how
national connectedness benefits your institution are encouraged to
attend the December 3-5, 2013
New Dean, Director, Administrator, and NPL Orientation in Washington,
DC. For details,
click here.
ACTION:
National 4-H Council Hosts Luncheon During APLU Annual Meeting
–
All
Extension Directors and Administrators attending the APLU Annual
Meeting are cordially invited to attend the luncheon meeting of the
National Panel of Extension
Directors and Administrators on Sunday, November 10, from 11:45 A.M. to
1:15 P.M. at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC. If
you do not plan to attend, please send your regrets to
Lyla Houglum by Wednesday, October 23rd,
either by e-mail at lhouglum@fourhcouncil.edu or by phone at (301)
961-2883. National 4-H Council hosts this luncheon; there is no charge
to you.
SAVE THE DATE: Urban Conference
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The
National Urban Extension Conference, scheduled on alternate years, will
be May 4-7, 2015 in Atlanta, GA. For more information see
www.urbanextension2015.com.
Plant Science Vision Report
– The report, Unleashing a Decade of Innovation in Plant Science: A Vision for 2015-2025, is available at
http://plantsummit.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/aspb-final-report-plant-summit-lo-res-web-july-15-2013.pdf.
The report outlines a ten-year research agenda for plant science and
its impacts on many grand challenges that society faces of which plants
play
a critical role, such as food, fuel, feed, fiber, and medicines.
