DAIReXNET (national eXtension) Webinars- Free to the Public

You can find information on accessing these webinars here. If you’re on twitter, please share our webinars using this link: http://bit.ly/8XiTaX


All of our currently planned webinars have been approved for one credit of CEU from ARPAS. To obtain the credit, you will need to apply for it on www.arpas.org after attending the session.

Lameness, Hoof, and Leg Issues in Dairy Cattle
Dr. Ernest Hovingh
January 12, 2012

Dr. Hovingh will discuss causes and preventative measures of lameness as well as other hoof and leg issues.

More upcoming sessions:

Animal Welfare Certification Options
Dr. Jim Reynolds
February 8, 2012

Strategies to Improve Reproduction During Summer Heat Stress
Dr. Todd Bilby
March 5, 2012

Nutrition Programs for the Heat Stressed Herd
Dr. Jose Santos
March 19, 2012

Economics of Heat Stress: Implications for Management
Dr. Albert DeVries
April 9. 2012

Cooling Strategies During Heat Stress
Dr. Pete Hansen
April 23, 2012


You can also view our past webinars at http://www.extension.org/pages/Archived_Dairy_Cattle_Webinars.


Feel free to email or call us with any questions you may have:

Nancy McGill
nancy.chenault@uky.edu
859-257-7541

Donna Amaral-Phillips
damaral@uky.edu
859-257-7542


What is DAIReXNET? DAIReXNET is a national, extension-driven web resource designed to meet the educational and decision-making needs of dairy producers, allied industry partners, extension educators and consumers.

“Conducting Webinars 101" Webinar – Recording Now Available

A recording of the “Conducting Webinars 101” webinar, held on December 13, 2011, is available and can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/NACAA-Conducting-Webinars-101. The webinar was developed and sponsored by NACAA’s Extension Development Council.

By clicking on the link, you will be directed to Blackboard Collaborate, the webinar host site. Depending on your computer, you may be prompted to download a file and update Java before the session will open. The recording will start once loaded. The session is approximately 1.5 hour long; one can use the timeline on the bottom of the screen to scroll through the recording.

Viewers are encouraged to evaluate the session after viewing. Near the end of the session, the evaluation’s URL can be cut-and-pasted from the chat window into a browser. The 10 question survey, hosted via Zoomerang, will take only a few minutes to complete.

2012 JCEP Leadership Conference - “Building the Leader in You”

February 7-9, 2012
San Antonio, Texas
Crowne Plaza - Riverwalk
$130/Single or Double
For reservations call: 1-210-354-2800


Plan to attend the JCEP Leadership Conference to build your leadership skills, share experiences, and network with other association leaders and connect with your own national association officers. The 2012 Leadership Conference will host affiliate leaders from across the nation who are members of NEAFCS, NACAA, ANREP, ESP, NACDEP and NAE4-HA

Keynote Speaker
Kevin Eickenberry will be the featured speaker at the conference this year. Kevin is nationally known for his work in building association leaders and for his bestselling book “Remarkable Leadership”. Join Kevin as he helps you identify the steps and skills on your path to Remarkable Leadership– Becoming the Leader you were born to be.

Association Meetings
Each association will have breakout sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. Plan to join your association meeting to learn how to be more effective in your leadership role.

Evenings on the Riverwalk
• Tuesday evening - States’ Nights Out—plan to join with others from your state for an evening on the Riverwalk and dinner.
• Wednesday evening — Association Night Out—an opportunity to network with other members from your professional association.

Online registration available: December 5th, 2011 @ www.jcep.org
Questions—Contact: : 704-333-8445 or email: staff@themanagementoffice.com

“Conducting Webinars 101” Educational Session

“Conducting Webinars 101” Educational Session

December 13, 2011

2:30 to 4:00 ET

NACAA’s Extension Development Council invites you to attend a webinar-based training session, Conducting Webinars 101, to be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 2:30 PM-4:00 PM ET.

Topics will include: An introduction to webinar platforms, how to set up and conduct a webinar presentation, and how to incorporate Internet-based surveys to document impact of your webinars.

Before the webinar, check your computer’s configuration:

Visit http://www.elluminate.com/support/ at any time to make sure that your computer is configured properly to use the Blackboard Collaborate© / Elluminate Live! © platform.

• At the “Support Portal” site under “First Time Users”, click on the “Elluminate Live!” link. This will take you through Step 1-Checking System Requirements and Step 2-Configuring Your System.


• Note you may need to load the supported Java© version in order to connect to the webinar.


• The test will bring you to a mock webinar session to check your audio, etc. Only presenters will have microphone access/speaking privileges; no need to conduct a microphone test.


• Listen to the "recorded introduction" to get an overview of how to participate. This takes about 5-10 minutes to complete.


• For questions beforehand, please contact Dan Kluchinski, Council Chair, at 848-932-3588 or kluchinski@njaes.rutgers.edu.

To participate in the webinar:

· You may join the session up to ½ hour before the start time.

· Enter the following hyperlink in your browser:

https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=783&password=M.E88F8A4CA34E3D522291E81157F320

· Type your name in the Login box.

· Click the login button.

· Follow the on-screen directions.

· There is no phone number to call to connect. Participants will not have speaking privileges but can use a text/chat window for Q&A.

· No preregistration is necessary.

DAIReXNET (national eXtension) Webinars- Free to the Public

You can find information on accessing these webinars here. If you’re on twitter, please share our webinars using this link: http://bit.ly/8XiTaX

All of our fall webinars have been approved for one credit of CEU from ARPAS. To obtain the credit, you will need to apply for it on www.arpas.org after attending the session.

Human Resource Management: Being a Boss or Building Relationships

October 20, 2011, 12 pm CDT

Dr. Bob Milligan, Dairy Strategies

Dr. Bob Milligan, Cornell University Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management Professor Emeritus and Senior Consultant at Dairy Strategies, LLC, will introduce you to the current thinking in human resource management. Current research substantiates that great leaders and supervisors focus on relationship building, communication, clarity and feedback rather than command and control.

Other upcoming webinars:

Appropriate Drug Use and Residue Avoidance Practices

November 10, 2011, 12:00 PM CST

Dr. Michael Apley, Kansas State University and Dr. Craig Shultz, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

Managing TMR Variability

December 5, 2011 12:00 PM CST

Dr. Tom Oelberg, Diamond V

You can also view our past webinars at http://www.extension.org/pages/Archived_Dairy_Cattle_Webinars.

Feel free to email or call us with any questions you may have:

Nancy McGill

nancy.chenault@uky.edu

859-257-7541

Donna Amaral-Phillips

damaral@uky.edu

859-257-7542

What is DAIReXNET? DAIReXNET is a national, extension-driven web resource designed to meet the educational and decision-making needs of dairy producers, allied industry partners, extension educators and consumers.

PILD Request for Proposals or Oral Presentations

Public Issues Leadership

Development Conference

Sponsored by Joint Council of Extension Professionals

April 15-18, 2012

Alexandria Westin

Alexandria, Virginia

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS for Oral Presentations Click Here to Submit Abstract

Theme: Cooperative Extension: Relevant Now and Beyond

The Joint Council of Extension Professionals’ (JCEP) Public Issues Leadership Development Conference (PILD) is a unique professional development opportunity that brings together leaders and supporters from all levels and subject matter areas of Extension, including elected officials, to gain insight into the “big picture” of how the Extension system and our government work at the federal level. This year’s PILD Conference will once again provide capacity building for extension advocacy and Extension programs in the context of relevant public issues affecting the future of Extension Professionals and the populations they serve. In recognition of the 150^th anniversary of the Morrill Land-Grant Act, there will be a special capstone presentation.

Call for Abstracts

This year’s Planning Committee invites you to highlight your own contributions to Cooperative Extension that give insights into issues that are currently affecting our Extension programming, clientele and volunteers. Our concurrent sessions will tackle the theme ‘Cooperative Extension: Relevant Now and Beyond.’ Presentations should highlight productive models of extension advocacy; and how Extension programs successfully address relevant and emerging public issues. They should also illustrate how these models can be readily replicated in other states. We will continue to focus on efforts where Extension fills an essential niche or provides vital leadership for addressing these issues.

All attendees including presenters must register for the conference.

Presentation format:

· Oral Presentations – 45-minute sessions including time for questions and answers.

· JCEP-sponsored Presentations – 60-minute sessions including time for questions and answers. Up to three partial scholarships (i.e., waived registration fee) are available for abstracts selected for the JCEP-sponsored presentations.*

We have a combined total of up to 13 oral presentations to fill.

Abstracts will be reviewed based on one or more of the following:

1. Uniqueness and relevance of the extension or advocacy program

2. Demonstrates how program can be replicated at other locations

3. Addresses an emerging need and addresses the mission of the PILD conference

Additional Guidelines and Information:

• Proposals must be submitted by November 9, 2011.
• All proposals must be received electronically via the online GoogleDocs process by 5:00 p.m., November 9, 2011. The link is available at the JCEP website at: http://www.jcep.org/pild.htm under “2012 PILD Call for Abstracts.” Click Here to Submit Abstract.
• Applicants must be a current member of one of the JCEP Professional Organizations.
• Failure to adhere to the guidelines may result in non-evaluation of the proposal by the JCEP Review Committee.
• The proposals will be reviewed by the JCEP PILD Review Committee which is comprised of the representatives from each of the Extension Professional Organizations: ANREP, ESP, NAE4-HA, NACAA, NEAFCS, and NACDEP.
• Proposals will be evaluated upon the following weighted criteria: addressing topic as outlined above --15%; adherence to format --10%; value of information to participants -- 50%; and interest of topic to participants -- 25%.
• Applicants will be informed of selection by December 21, 2011.
• Selected presenters will have their presentation information posted on the JCEP Web site.

* All abstracts will be peer-reviewed by an all-association review committee. The three highest ranking abstracts will selected for the JCEP-sponsored concurrent extended presentation session. For each JCEP-sponsored presentation, the cost of one registration fee will be waived (a total of $350, which can be pro-rated between presenters). The time allotted for JCEP-sponsored presentations is 60 minutes, including time for questions and answers.

PILD Mission: To provide leadership and advocacy skills to effect public issues.

Objectives:

· Broaden understanding of public policy issues that impact Extension and Extension clientele.

· Enhance advocacy and public policy education skills.

· Learn how the changing political environment affects support for Extension.

· Build political and public support for Extension through consistent and targeted communication with decision makers.

· Strengthen existing partnerships and explore new linkages with local, state and federal agencies.

· Visit with federal legislators and decision makers to observe the political process in action.

Sponsored by:

JCEP – Joint Council of Extension Professionals

For conference details, visit www.jcep.org

2011 Keynote Address now on You Tube - Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh

The 2011 Keynote Address at the 2011 AM/PIC by Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh is now available for viewing on You Tube. Due to You Tube file restrictions - the address is divided into 4 parts.

For viewing please see the following links:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ONw6n0Qqw8

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnYIQS2n0wY

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBUGXHlI3uM

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ5yfm4-uXQ

Enjoy!