Register for the UC ANR Joint Strategic Initiative Conference

Registration is now open for the 2015 UC ANR Joint Strategic Initiative Conference, which will be held Oct. 5-7 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1230 J Street, in Sacramento.

UC Cooperative Extension advisors, UC Cooperative Extension specialists, Agricultural Extension Station faculty, program directors, academic coordinators and programmatic staff are encouraged to attend.

At the conference, you'll have the opportunity to

• Meet Vice President Glenda Humiston at the Monday evening reception.
• Participate in a discussion with UC President Janet Napolitano and Vice President Humiston at Tuesday's luncheon.
• Learn about ANR competitive grant-funded research projects.
• Engage in planning for the Strategic Initiatives.
• Attend program team and workgroup meetings.
• Take advantage of free training sessions.
• Network at the stakeholders' reception on Tuesday evening.

The conference is being coordinated through the five UC ANR Strategic Initiatives:

• Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases
• Healthy Families and Communities
• Sustainable Food Systems
• Sustainable Natural Ecosystems
• Water Quality, Quantity and Security

There's still time to submit a poster abstract for a poster session, the deadline for submit poster abstracts is Sept 9. Posters will be displayed on Monday and Tuesday nights. For details, see http://ucanr.edu/sites/2015jointsiconference/Call_for_Posters.

For the conference rate at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, reserve lodging by Sept. 11 by calling (800) 325-3535 or booking online at https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/ucanr2015. UC ANR will provide travel funding for participants who are affiliated with ANR.

For more information, contact UC ANR Program Support Unit, Sherry Cooper, (530) 750-1256, or Saundra Wais, (530) 750-1260 or anrprogramsupport@ucanr.edu.

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