WEDA Spring Joint Meeting March 21-24, 2022

by kristi.axtell@wsu.edu | March 29, 2022 3:45 pm

WAAESD/WEDA Joint Spring Meeting Agenda

Atlantis Hotel and Resort, Reno, NV

March 21-24, 2022

• Breaks, Meals, and Receptions – Open to EVERYONE.
• There are 5 groups meeting:
  • WAAESD – Western Association of Agriculture Experiment Station Directors
  • WEDA – Western Extension Directors Association
  • WWN- Western Water Network
  • WPOLC – Western Program and Organizational Leadership Committee –
  • WREN – Western Region Evaluators Network

 Monday, March 21, 2022

12:00- 5:00 p.m. Registration Opens Location: Registration Desk (2nd Floor)

ALL MEETING ROOMS ARE ON THE 2^nd FLOOR OF THE ATLANTIS CONVENTION CENTER

 

4:00 – 5:00 pm              WEDA Meeting – Location:  Emerald A

• Informal Welcome and Introductions

 

5:00-7:00 p.m.              Opening Reception – EVERYONE  Location:  Paradise Terrace

 

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

 

7:00 – 8:00 am              Breakfast         Location:  Bistro Napa

 

8:15 – 10:30 am                        Joint WAAESD/WEDA/WWN Meeting  Location:  Grand Ballroom 1-2 Chris Davies Presiding

• 8:15 – 8:45 a.m. – Western Water Network Kickoff- Mike Gaffney
• 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. – Adding Value & Increasing Capacity to WWN- Tony Willardson, Executive Director
• 9:30 – 10:20 a.m. – WWN Breakout Session I
  • -Adding Value & Increasing Capacity

 

10:15 – 10:45 am          Break   Location:  Emerald & Grand Ballroom Hallway

 

10:45 am – 12:15 pm    Joint WAAESD/WEDA Meeting Barbara Petty Presiding

Advancing Partnerships Among 1862 and 1994 Land-Grant Universities and Tribal Communities

• Building Capacity for 1994 Tribal Colleges and Universities – John Phillips
• Enhancing Native Agroecosystem Resilience through Expansion of Climate Services and Outreach – Maureen McCarthy
• Cultivating Food Security and Food Sovereignty for Native American Peoples – Steve Gavazzi

 

12:15 – 1:30 pm            Networking Lunch        Location:  Bistro Napa

 

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.            Joint WAAESD/WEDA Meeting/WPOLC    Location:  Grand Ballroom 1 & 2 Chris Davis Presiding

• National Updates
  • Lewis-Burke Associates – Bridget Krieger
  • APLU Update and Discussion– Doug Steele
  • NIFA Update and Discussion – Suzanne Stluka and Robert Godfrey

 

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.            Break   Location:  Emerald & Grand Ballroom Hallway

 

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.            Joint WAAESD/WEDA Meeting – Lightning Talks with Centers Location:  Grand Ballroom 1 & 2 Barbara Petty Presiding

• Western Integrated Pest Management Center – Matt Baur
• Western Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education – Clayton Marlow
• Western Extension Risk Management Education – Shannon Neibergs
• Western Rural Development Center – Don Albrecht
• Western Center for Metropolitan Extension and Research – Brad Gaolach

 

5:00 p.m.                      Networking Social with Regional Center Tabletops   Location:  Paradise Terrace

 

Dinner on your own

                                     

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

 

7:00 – 8:00 am              Breakfast         Location:  Bistro Napa

 

8:00 – 10:00 am                        Joint WAAESD/WEDA/WPOLC/WREN     Location:  Grand Ballroom 1 & 2 Barbara Petty Presiding

• Western Regional Mental Health Network- Amandy Marney
• Urban Ag Initiative- Brad Gaolach
• Western Region Communications Strategy Steering Committee- Leslie Edgar and Pete Pinney
• NASEM Committee Survey – Wendy Powers
• Joint Summer Meeting- Wendy Powers

                                   

10:00 – 10:30 am          Break   Location:  Emerald & Grand Ballroom Hallway

 

10:30 am – 12:30 pm    WEDA Business Meeting                       Location:  Emerald A

• Welcome and Introductions
  • Roll call
• Approve February zoom meeting minutes
• Review Highlights from Tuesday’s Meeting – Barbara Petty
• Discussion: Role & Support of WEDA Committees

 

• ECOP Reports –
  • Executive Committee – Wendy Powers
  • Programs Committee – Ivory Lyles
  • Professional Development – Barbara Petty
  • 4-H Leadership – Cody Stone
• BLC Report – Jon Boren
• CLP – Jon Boren
• JOE Board – Cody Stone

 

• WEDA Special Project – Financial Income and Expenditure Continued Discussion

 

12:30 – 1:30 pm            Lunch               Location:  Bistro Napa

 

1:30 – 3:30 pm              WEDA/WPOLC Meeting            Location: Emerald A

 

3:00 – 3:30 pm              Break               Location:  Emerald & Grand Ballroom Hallway

 

3:30 – 5:00 pm              WEDA Business Meeting           Location:  Emerald A

• Nominating Committee

NUEL Nominations – Discussion with Brad Gaolach

• State/Territory Discussion (NEW – Topics listed on separate attachment)
• ED Evaluation – Cody Stone and Barbara Petty

 

6:30 p.m.                      WEDA Organized Dinner – The Grill at Quail Corners, 6520 S. McCarran Blvd.

                                    0.9 miles from the Atlantis Hotel.

                                    Meet at 6:00 p.m. for those who would like to walk to restaurant

 

Thursday, March 24, 2022

 

7:00 – 8:00 am              Joint Breakfast             Location:  Bistro Napa

 

8:00 – 10:30 am                        WEDA Business meeting           Location:  Emerald A

• Review highlights from Wednesday’s meeting
• Future of LGU’s Discussion (90 minutes) – Blake Naughton & Committee
• State/Territory Discussion (NEW – Topics listed on separate attachment)

 

10:30 – 11:00 am          Joint Break                   Location:  Emerald & Grand Ballroom Hallway

 

11:00 – 12:00 p.m.        WEDA Business meeting           Location:  Emerald A

• Continue State/Territory Discussions
• Wrap-up

 

OPTION – WWN Status Report with Directors – Grand Ballroom 3

*All members welcome to join

 

12:00 p.m.                    Meeting Adjourned

 

Attachments

List of Topics for State Reports

Spring Meeting Program

Manuscript ID JAWRA-22-0017-C: Major issues in western U.S. water over the next 30 years: Results from a survey of water researchers and extension specialists.

Source URL: https://weda.extension.org/meetings/meeting-materials/weda-spring-joint-meeting-march-21-24-2022/

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