Program | UC ANR Statewide Conference 2023

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Monday, April 24

Tours that Highlight UC ANR's Research and Extension

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8:30 AM-4:00 PM Tour #1: Wildfire: Building Regional Resilience
9:00 AM-3:30 PM Tour #2: Viticulture and Kearney Research & Extension Center
8:00 AM-2:00 PM Tour #3: Botanical Garden and Lindcove Research & Extension Center
9:00 AM-2:00 PM Tour #4: Small Farms in Fresno County

Optional Monday Meetings (Note that choosing to participate in a meeting will limit your availability to participate in tours.)

Time Name of Meeting

9:00 AM-12:00 PM 4-H Youth Development Meeting (open to all 4-H Staff): Staffing Plan R&R Feedback, Volunteer/Staff Experience Activity - Agenda

10:00 AM-2:00 PM Range and Livestock Program Team - Agenda

9:30 AM-11:00 AM Agronomic Crops Program Team - Agenda

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Academic Coordinator Committee

11:00 AM-12:00 PM Consumer Climate Change Literacy Work Group - Agenda

11:00 AM-12:30 PM Academic Assembly Meeting (open to all academics) - Agenda

11:00 AM-12:30 PM DEI Alliance Policy Subcommittee

11:00 AM-12:30 PM Safety Coordinator Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM CFHL, UC, EFNEP, NPI, MFP Invited: Sharing Successes and Collaborations in Community Nutrition & Health - Agenda/Event Flyer

11:00 AM-1:00 PM Environmental Horticulture Program Team

12:15-2:30 PM Pest Management Program Team - Agenda

12:30-4:00 PM Career/College Readiness & Workforce Development

12:30-1:30 PM Precision Agriculture Work Group - Agenda

12:45-2:00 PM Food Literacy & Healthy Lifestyles Pgm. Team: Envisioning Opportunities for Community Nutrition & Health - Agenda

1:00-3:00 PM Native American Community Partnerships Work Group Meeting - Agenda

1:00-5:00 PM Climate Change Program Team Meeting and Workshop

1:00-5:00 PM UC Master Gardener Community

1:00-5:00 PM California 4-H Youth Development: A Five-Year Roadmap for Growth - Agenda

2:00-3:30 PM CFHL UC and EFNEP: All-Staff Meeting - Agenda

2:30-4:00 PM Water Strategic Initiative

2:30-4:00 PM UC ANR Small Farm Statewide Technical Assistance Project Teams Joint Meeting

2:30-4:30 PM Diversified Farming and Food Systems Program Team

3:00-5:00 PM PAC + Governing Council

3:00-5:00 PM Weed Workgroup - Agenda

3:15-5:00 PM DEI Alliance - Agenda

3:45-5:30 PM CFHL UC, EFNEP, NPI, MFP Invited: World Café – Shaping Direction for Community Nutrition & Health - Agenda/Event flyer

4:00-5:00 PM California Naturalist Work Group (for Natural Resource Advisors, Specialists, and Community Educators) - Agenda

4:00-5:00 PM LatinX and Friends ERG

4:15-5:45 PM Wildlife Work Group - Agenda

11 AM-1 PM Lunch (Resources Room Open)
Resources Room will be open before and after conference sessions, during lunch, and at breaks each day as feasible. Schedule will be posted closer to the conference.

6:00 Keynote: Setting the Stage
Secretary Karen Ross, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture

6:30-8:30 Poster Session and Strolling Dinner
Enjoy a strolling dinner as you network with colleagues and stakeholders at this showcase of over 70 UC ANR research projects and extension programs and their impacts across California.

Tuesday, April 25

All employees are encouraged to join Tuesday's plenary sessions as we officially kick-off UC ANR's 2040 strategic visioning process.
We will start the day with a welcome and land acknowledgment, followed by a panel of key stakeholders, moderated by Secretary Ross,
who will help us identify California's most pressing challenges and UC ANR's role in advancing the health, success, and sustainability
of this unique and bountiful state we call home.

6:00-7:55 AM Breakfast (Resources Room open)

8:00 Welcome
Glenda Humiston, Vice President, UC ANR

8:30 Keynote
Senator John Laird, District 17, California State Senate

9:00 Panel Discussion
Challenges/Opportunities to 2040 and the Role of UC Research & Extension
Moderator: Secretary Karen Ross, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture

Dr. Michael Drake, President, University of California
Jaron Brandon, District 5 Supervisor, Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors
Walt Duflock, Vice President of Innovation, Western Growers
Paula Daniels, Co-founder, Chief of What's Next, and Chair of the Board of the Center for Good Food Purchasing
Ron Goode, Tribal Chairman, North Fork Mono Tribe
Sharon Nance, Assistant State Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (retired)

10:00 Break

10:30 World Cafe - Reflect & Connect
Moderator: Kathy Eftekhari, Chief of Staff, and Katherine Webb-Martinez, Director, Program Planning and Evaluation
As part of the plenary day, this structured networking opportunity will facilitate meeting new colleagues from across the state as we jointly reflect on: 1) The morning’s panel discussion, 2) What UC ANR’s mission means to us, and 3) How we are uniquely positioned to make a difference in addressing the State’s challenges.

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00-1:30 Shaping the UC ANR 2040 Vision
Glenda Humiston, Vice President

2:00 UC ANR 2040 Visioning Sessions (Breakouts by Region)
As the first step in our 2040 Strategic Visioning process, this session will assemble UC ANR employees into regional groups to discuss the most critical challenges facing California today and into the future. Together, we’ll consider areas of opportunity for our integrated efforts to have the most impact. All UC ANR employees are encouraged to attend this first important session in the Strategic Visioning input process.

3:30-5:00 Concurrent Sessions 1

1-A Building a Strong UC ANR Community Together

1-B Social Media Best Practices for Program Outreach (Advanced)

1-C Innovations in Community Economic Development

1-D Forging New Partnerships to Engage Communities in Strengthening Local Food Systems

1-D Career Development for Academics – Introducing ANR’s Membership with the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity

1-F Decision Support Tools

1-G What's New in the World of Water

6:30-8:30 PM Poster Session and Networking with a Strolling Dinner
Enjoy a second evening of dinner and networking at this showcase of over 70 different UC ANR research projects and extension programs and their impacts across California.

Wednesday, April 26

6:00-7:55 AM Breakfast (Resources Room open)

8:00 Keynote: Regent Jose Hernandez, Board of Regents, University of California

8:45-10:15 Concurrent Sessions 2

2-A Best Practices to Reach Out to the Latino Community

2-B Hard Time Describing UC ANR? Learn Tips to Avoid Making It a Mouthful

2-C The Visual Storytelling Toolkit

2-D How to Engage Donors so Everyone Wins!

2-E How and When Do Adults Learn Best

2-F Program Collaboration Best Practices

2-G Helping Communities Learn to Live with Wildfire

Optional Meetings Before and During Concurrent Sessions 2

7:00-8:00 Research Extension Centers (REC) Staff Networking Breakfast

8:45-11:45 Dairy Production Program Team - Agenda

8:45-12 PM Urban Agriculture Work Group - Agenda

10:15 Break (Resources Room open)

10:45-12:15 Concurrent Sessions 3

3-A Leap Into Your Career - Tips and Tools for Your Professional Road Map

3-B Social Media 101: Basic Principles of Managing Online Communities

3-C Grant Funding 101

3-D Innovations in Weather and Climate Science, Tools, and Data

3-E Welcoming Diverse Participants into Cooperative Extension Programming

3-F Empowering Community Adaptation to Wildfire

Optional Meetings During Concurrent Sessions 3

10:45-12:15 Black & Allied Employee Resource Group Connect

12:15 Lunch (Resources Room open)

1:30-3:00 Concurrent Sessions 4

4-A Conflict Competence: Listening to be Heard

4-B Communicating Science with Lay Audiences

4-C Expanded Learning Partnerships and Funding Landscape

4-D Navigating Conflicts in the Environment

Optional Meetings During Concurrent Sessions 4

1:00-5:00 Agroecology and Organic Farming Systems Work Group - Agenda

1:00-3:00 Money Talks Work Group - Agenda

1:00-3:45 Vegetable Program Team - Agenda

3:00 Break (Resources Room open)

3:30-5:00 Concurrent Sessions 5

5-A Reaching New Audiences via the News Media

5-B Preparedness & Response to an Active Shooter Incident

5-C Strengthening Partnerships with Native American Communities: UC Lessons and Resources and Effective Partnership Strategies

5-D Workforce Development: Cultivating Futures

Optional Meetings During Concurrent Sessions 5

3:30-5:00 There are no meetings scheduled during this concurrent session

5:30 PM Optional Fun Event & Dinner: UC ANR's Staff Assembly Council and Academic Assembly Council invite you to join the celebration of UC ANR employees during a social outing at a professional baseball game!

The game will be played at Chukchansi Park between the Fresno Grizzlies and San Jose Giants, both single-A affiliate teams of Major League Baseball.
Game tickets, dinner and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided to all UC ANR employees who are encouraged to enjoy this time together.
Chuckchansi Park is located 0.4 miles (9 min. walk) from the DoubleTree Fresno.
Gates open at 5:30 PM and the first pitch takes place at 6:50 PM.

Thursday, April 27

6:00-7:55 AM Breakfast (Resources Room open)

8:00-10:00 Concurrent Sessions 6

6-A Collaborative Facilitation for Beginners - The Basics

6-B Strategies for Planning, Developing, and Writing Large Grants

6-C Food Systems: Healthy Planet, Healthy People

6-D Solutions to California's Pest Problems

Optional Meetings During Concurrent Sessions 6

8:00-10:00 Fire & Forestry Work Groups Joint Meeting

8:00-10:15 REC Directors' Meeting

8:00-11:15 Water Program Team Annual Meeting - Agenda

8:30-10:00 UC ANR POC (People of Color) ERG (Employee Resource Group) - Agenda