The 2021 NEDA Planning Committee, Chaired by Immediate-past President of ECOP, Mark Latimore, Fort Valley State University, is pleased to announce the dates for the National Extension Directors and Administrators, or NEDA Meeting for 2021 that will take place virtually.
Please save October 12-14, 2021!
A brief survey to generate ideas for theme, topics, guest speakers and virtual format will be circulated through the Regional Associations with a deadline of February 12. The Planning Committee is grateful for the input.
The next Learning for Leaders meeting on establishing a Racial Equity Plan, short- and long- term, is Friday, February 5, 2021, 3-4:30. p.m. ET. Reminders to register by February 3rd are coming soon. Click here for details.
Military Family Readiness Academy Offers Eight Free Sessions in 2021 - The Military Families Learning Network presents its 2021 Military Family Readiness Academy series, Disaster and Hazard Readiness in Action. Eight sessions will focus on the skills, contexts, and situations military family service providers may draw from and navigate as they manage disasters and emergencies within their professional fields. Participants can choose from a range of sessions that will prepare providers to support the readiness and wellbeing of military families during disasters and hazards in areas such as connecting with communities, caregiving, children and family needs, nutrition, and finances. Sessions will offer guidance on how to work effectively with families during disasters and hazards, and many will draw from recent and ongoing situations providers are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dialogue will be a central component of this series—lessons learned, resources, and insights will be shared across panelists and speakers, and participants are encouraged to contribute as much as possible. All eight sessions are free to participants and several continuing education credits will be available. For more information and to register go to: https://militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org/mfra2021/
NIFA Plan of Work Reporting Webinar Opportunity - NIFA will hold a NIFA Reporting System (NRS) on January 27, 2021, at 2:00 pm ET and every fourth Wednesday of the month same time. For those already registered, New Connection Details are available upon request. For everyone else, it is not too late to register. Everyone should contact POW@usda.gov with "POW Webinar" in the subject line to either obtain the latest connection detail or to sign up for these helpful webinars. Who should attend?
Military Family Readiness Academy Offers Eight Free Sessions in 2021 - The Military Families Learning Network presents its 2021 Military Family Readiness Academy series, Disaster and Hazard Readiness in Action. Eight sessions will focus on the skills, contexts, and situations military family service providers may draw from and navigate as they manage disasters and emergencies within their professional fields. Participants can choose from a range of sessions that will prepare providers to support the readiness and wellbeing of military families during disasters and hazards in areas such as connecting with communities, caregiving, children and family needs, nutrition, and finances. Sessions will offer guidance on how to work effectively with families during disasters and hazards, and many will draw from recent and ongoing situations providers are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dialogue will be a central component of this series—lessons learned, resources, and insights will be shared across panelists and speakers, and participants are encouraged to contribute as much as possible. All eight sessions are free to participants and several continuing education credits will be available. For more information and to register go to: https://militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org/mfra2021/
NIFA Plan of Work Reporting Webinar Opportunity - NIFA will hold a NIFA Reporting System (NRS) on January 27, 2021, at 2:00 pm ET and every fourth Wednesday of the month same time. For those already registered, New Connection Details are available upon request. For everyone else, it is not too late to register. Everyone should contact POW@usda.gov with "POW Webinar" in the subject line to either obtain the latest connection detail or to sign up for these helpful webinars. Who should attend?
- People with a role in putting together the Plan of Work updates, Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results, and the OGFM Supplemental (all due April 1, 2021);
- Organizational administrators who are helping onboard users of the NRS;
- Extension staff who are initiating programs in the NRS;
- People who help manage Hatch Regular, Hatch Multistate, and Evans-Allen research funds for updates on the rollout of the new research initiation module, expected to go live mid-March;
- Anyone else with interest.
2021 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism - The National Extension Conference on Volunteerism Planning Committee and Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, encourages those who are interested to save April 26-29, 2021, for the National Extension Conference on Volunteerism "NECV” 2021! Plans are underway for an exciting Extension professional VIRTUAL conference with a focus on volunteerism. This conference is ideal for volunteer-focused professionals who are serving within all areas of Extension programs (4-H, ANR, FCS). For information about calls for proposals and registration opening:
- Join the NECV 2021 interest list-serv at: http://eepurl.com/gY8Pzz. Receive pertinent information about the conference without filling up email inbox! Unsubscribe at any time.
- Follow developments on Facebook at www.facebook.com/1NECV/