Agenda
Monday, April 27
Tuesday, April 28
Wednesday, April 29
Thursday, April 30
Go to Registration
Sacramento Doubletree Hotel
10 a.m. Registration - in front of RJ Grins behind hotel's main desk
10-Noon Health Promotion, Anna Martin - Bear River Room
Capitol Ballroom
1 p.m. Introduction and Welcome
Conference Co-Chair. Barbara Allen-Diaz, Assistant Vice-President, Programs, ANR
Rick Standiford, Associate Vice President, ANR
Dan Dooley, Vice-President, ANR
1:30 Vision on Strategic Planning and Advocacy
Frederick Ruiz, Regent and Co-Chair of ANR Strategic Planning Steering Committee
1:45 Keynote Address
Mark G. Yudof, President, University of California
2:45 Break - foyer of Capitol Ballroom
3:15 Agricultural Sustainability
James McWilliams, Professor, Texas State University, History Department
4 p.m. UC ANR Strategic Vision
Dan Dooley, Vice-President, ANR
5:15 Adjourn
5:30 p.m. Reception with Poster Session - Grand Ballroom
ANR Mixer with UC leaders, the President's Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources (PAC) members and Regents. The invited posters will illustrate how the variety of ANR programs are connected, both spatially and by ANR priority themes, and demonstrate how ANR is responding to the current and future needs of Californians.
- View Poster Abstracts
- Reception with hosted food and no-host bar
7-8 a.m. Breakfast buffet - Grand Ballroom
Optional: Business Meeting of the Academic Assembly Council
8-9:30 Strategic Vision Implementation, Session I- California and Capitol Ballrooms
A facilitated, interactive session of small assigned groups who will brainstorm ideas for implementing the vision. Information from these sessions will be summarized and presented to participants during Thursday's plenary session.
9:30-10:00 Break - foyers of California and Capitol Ballrooms
10:00-11:45 Strategic Vision Implementation, Session II - California and Capitol Ballrooms
Participants assigned to larger groups to continue work on implementation strategies by identifying major themes and the pros and cons of suggested strategies.
Noon Lunch - Grand Ballroom
1:00-1:45 State of UC Budget - Grand Ballroom
Patrick Lenz, UC Vice President for Budget
2:00 Advocacy I, CAPITOL BALLROOM
Building Coalitions and Credibility with Stakeholders and Decision Makers - Capitol, Salon C & D
What You Need to Know: Advocacy, education and lobbying - Capitol, Salon B
Working with Legislative Staff: What you can do to help them do their jobs better - Capitol, Salon A
3:30 Break - foyers of Capitol Ballroom
3:45 Advocacy II, CALIFORNIA BALLROOMS
All Politics Are Local: Maximizing your impact - Capitol Ballroom, Salon A
Cultivating Advocates: Using social media to spread the ANR message - Capitol, Salon B
Effective Messaging: Crafting your message to resonate with the listener - Capitol, Salon C&D
Staff Roles in Advocacy: Supporting the ANR message in your community-California, Salon 4
We strongly encourage attendees to view the ANR Advocacy through Education (Advocacy 101) webinars. This is an 84-minute Adobe Breeze session can be viewed, at your leisure, by clicking on Advocacy 101.
5:15 Adjourn
5:30-8:30 Reception Focusing on UC ANR's Contribution to Californians - Grand Ballroom This reception will provide a venue to allow social interactions with your peers and Sacramento visitors and will be centered on large, cross-cutting themes in which UC ANR is engaged, from the individual Californian to the environment in which they work, play and live.
- Legislators are invited guests.
- Reception with hosted food and no-host bar
7-8 a.m. Buffet breakfast - Grand Ballroom
8:00 Strategic Vision Implementation, Session III - California and Capitol Ballrooms
Facilitated, interactive sessions of larger groups to further develop the strategies produced the previous day - review, identify the pros and cons, and flesh out the best of the implementation strategies.
9:30 Break - foyers of California and Capitol Ballrooms
10:00-12:00 Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
Concurrent Sessions I - you may move freely between these sessions
4-H Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) and How You Can Connect! - California, Salon 2
Biofuels in California's Future - Capitol, Salon C & D
Workshops I - please plan on being in the room throughout.
ANR Administrative Services 101: How can we help you? - California, Salon 3
Fishing in New Waters: Methods for reaching new audiences - Capitol, Salon B
Sustainable Food Systems - Capitol, Salon A
12-1:30 Lunch - Grand Ballroom
1:30- 3:30 Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
Concurrent Sessions II - you may move freely between these sessions
The Changing Nature of Volunteers: Adapt or expire - California, Salon 4
Human Health and Agriculture System: What is the connection? - Capitol, Salon B
Communication Services Tech Tools: open forum - California, Salon 2
Water for the Future - Capitol, Salon C & D
Workshops II- please plan on being in the room throughout.
ANR Administrative Services 101: How can we help you? - California, Salon 3
Conflict Resolution - Capitol, Salon A
3:30 Break - foyers of California and Capitol Ballrooms
3:45-5:30 Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
Concurrent Sessions III - you may move freely between these sessions
50 Million People in California in 2025: Where will they all fit? - Capitol, Salon C & D
Communication Services Tech Tools: open forum - California, Salon 2
Workshops III - please plan on being in the room throughout.
Collaborative Science: What is it and how might it be achieved in UC ANR - Maxi's Cafe
Food Safety - Capitol, Salon A *updated 4/24/09
Marketing/Branding - Capitol, Salon B
5:30 Adjourn to dinner on your own or to dinner if provided by workgroups or other UC meetings.
Workgroups will meet in the Grand Ballroom which will be available from 5:30-8:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted below
Body Weight and Health, Cathi Lamp
Families with Young Children, Cathi Lamp
6:30 - 8p.m. Money Talks, Shirley Peterson
Other Activities
If you're interested in participating, contact the person listed below to find out meeting location.
6:30 - 8 p.m. Walk on the American River Parkway, contact Jodi Cassell, 925-646-6127, cell: 510-219-9125 to find out where you can meet the group.
5:30 County Directors Brainstorming Session Regarding County Budgets: Ideas, Strategies, etc. Contact Darlene Liesch ,661-868-6212, to discuss possibilities.
7-8 a.m. Buffet breakfast - Capitol Ballroom Foyer
8:00-9:30 Recognition and Celebration - Capitol Ballroom - Conference Co-Chair: Bill Frost, Associate Director, Research and Extension Centers
Master of Ceremonies Kim Rodrigues, Regional Director, Cooperative Exension, North Coast and Mountain Region Office
Academic Assembly Council, ANR Associate Vice President Rick Standiford
College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, UC Davis, Dean Neal Van Alfen
College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences, UC Riverside, Dean Tom Baldwin
College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley, Dean Keith Gilles
The School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis, Dean Bennie Osburn
Award teambuilding contest prizes - you MUST be present to win.
9:30 - 10:00 Break - Capitol Ballroom Foyer
10:00 - Noon UC ANR's Strategic Vision - The Next Steps
Dan Dooley, Vice-President, ANR
Noon Adjourn
Conference and Communication Services Headquarters - Throughout the conference in California Ballroom, Salon 1
Bring your old conference bags for our Bag Exchange! - California Ballroom, Salon 1 Patio
We will provide conference materials in folders rather than conference bags, so remember to bring your conference bags for our exchange. We'll be providing a room so that you can bring ones you don't use and take ones that will work better for you.
Go to Registration
2009 ANR Statewide Conference Steering Committee Members
Barbara Allen-Diaz, Conference Co-Chair, ANR Asst. Vice Presdient Programs, Office of the President
Bill Frost, Conference Coordinator, Associate Dircotor, Research and Extension Centers
Sherry Cooper, Conference Coordinator, UC Berkeley, College of Natural Resources, IHRMP
Pat Day, Director, Office of the Presdent, Program Planning & Evaluation
Morgan Doran, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, CE Solano COunty
Pete Goodell, Interim Director, Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
Nikki Humphreys, Chief Administrative Officer, North Coast & Mountain Region
Sharon Junge, Acting Director, Statewide 4-H Youth Dev., University of California
Brian Marsh, Director, Shafter Research and Extension Center
Shelley Murdock, County Director, CE Contra Costa County
Tim Paine, Program Leader, Ag Policy and Pest Management, Entomology CNAS
Mike Poe, Media Services Manager, Communication Services
Robert W. Sams, Director, Communication Svcs. and Information Technology, Communications Services
Richard Starr, Marine Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Santa Cruz County
Patti Verdugo Johnson, Business Services Administrator, Hansen Agricultural Center