Annual LOF Advisory Committee Meeting
Event Details
Date
December 16, 2022
Time
10am - 3pm
Location
Ogden Town Hall
269 Ogden Center Road
Spencerport, NY 14559
Cost
Free Registration : Free
Host
Lake Ontario Fruit Program
Craig Kahlke
585-735-5448
email Craig Kahlke
Please join us in-person for our annual winter advisory meeting where you can spend time with the team reviewing the team's educational programs and most importantly providing us feedback. Advisory meetings are important for the team to ensure that our programs and research are aligned with the industry's needs. All are invited to this FREE event! There will be a Zoom option for those who are unable to attend in person. Full agenda to follow.
Proposed Agenda:
9:30 Coffee and light refreshments
10:00 Zoom audio check, Introductions
10:15 Peruse & Approve November 2021 Advisory Minutes, please read prior, especially section and separate attachment
titled "Future Programming Format Feedback…." - which we will cover at the end of each specialist's program review and in a summary
10:25 CCE Regional Team Updates - Peter Landre
10:35 CCE County Association Updates - ED's or Craig K.
10:55 Cornell Update - Chris Watkins
11:10 Update of Advisory Committee Members/Call for nominations
11:20 Craig Kahlke - Program Review (20 minutes) + Discussion (10 minutes)
11:50 Janet van Zoeren - Brief Program Review (20 minutes) + Discussion (10 minutes)
~12:20 Lunch
12:50 Mario Miranda Sazo - Brief Program Review (20 minutes) + Discussion (10 minutes)
1:20 Summary Discussion of Future Format of Advisory Committee Meetings as they relate to Specialist's Programming Format
1:40 Business Management Specialist Position Update
1:45 LOF's Winter Conference Feb 27-28 (in-person) - "State of the Industry" idea
Overarching theme, session development/talk topics input
2:25 Statewide Winter Fruit Conference Mar 3 (virtual) w/ CCE-ENYCHP -Talk topics/input
2:40 Calendar: Other educational events
2:45 "Around the Table" - Final Thoughts
3:00 Adjourn
Please Pre-Register by December 13th at Noon to make sure we have enough lunches.
Questions? Don't hesitate to contact Craig 585-735-5448 or
cjk37@cornell.edu
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