Thursday, March 31, 2022

NACAA AM/PIC Registration Now Open

PLEASE READ THIS BLOG  –  The Process has changed a bit.

Early bird registration is April 1 – May 15, 2022.

May 16 – July 1: Registration fees increase $100/person

July 2   – Online registration will be discontinued, and all registrations will take place on-site at the Palm Beach Convention Center.

 

Due to credit card security issues over the internet – we have had to modify our AM/PIC registration process by having the Hotel Reservation and AM/PIC Registration – as two separate functions

 

Requesting a Room:   For those of you who need to reserve a hotel room thru NACAA (we handle making the reservation for you as the hotels won’t accept direct reservations) – you will need to make your lodging request at: https://okzyhxiuzf.formstack.com/forms/2022nacaalodging

Once you submit your request – you will receive an email hotel code that you will need to copy/paste into the main registration found at: https://okzyhxiuzf.formstack.com/forms/2022nacaaampic

 

If you are an Active/Life/Spouse/Guest/Sons & Daughters and your name will be listed on someone else’s room with the same arrival/departures….YOU DO NOT NEED TO MAKE A SEPARATE reservation You may proceed directly to the main registration at:    https://okzyhxiuzf.formstack.com/forms/2022nacaaampic

 

If you are sharing a room with another member and have different arrival/departure dates than your roommate – go ahead and enter a separate reservation and we will merge the two together before submitting to the hotel.

 

FACILITIES FEE: For those of you who haven’t attended an AM/PIC before or are unaware of our Facilities Fee policy – ALL ACTIVE & LIFE MEMBERS must stay in one of the 2 contracted hotels (for a minimum of 1 night), or there is a $250 facilities fee for staying offsite.  NACAA has contracted for these hotel rooms and is financially obligated to fill our blocks, or we have to pay for the rooms – if they remain unsold.  THERE IS NO FACILITIES FEE…IF YOU STAY AT ONE OF 2 CONTRACTED HOTELS.

 

The two sites once again are: (both of these links are also on the homepage at www.nacaa.com – just scroll down below the homepage video clip until you see the Upcoming Events section – and underneath the Florida AM/PIC logo – you will find the direct links.

Lodging Request: https://okzyhxiuzf.formstack.com/forms/2022nacaalodging

AM/PIC Registration:  https://okzyhxiuzf.formstack.com/forms/2022nacaaampic

 

April Edition of “The County Agent” magazine is On It’s Way!

For those of you who have requested a hard copy (printed) version of the magazine – it is at the printers and should be mailed shortly.  Production of this edition is delayed due to supply chain issues.  In the meantime – a copy of the magazine can be found online at:  https://www.nacaa.com/uploads/userfiles/files/April%202022%20County%20Agent%20Final.pdf

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

NACAA 365 Webinar - April 13, 2022 1:00 PM Eastern Time - Change is in the Wind!

 NACAA 365 - Learn more about presenting at this year's NACAA AM/PIC

April 13, 2022 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time


 Please register for this upcoming Webinar!


When: April 13, 2022 - 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Change is in the Wind!  Scholarship Process/Update


The NACAA Scholarship Committee will hold a webinar to discuss the changes that have taken place—starting this year. The scholarship award amounts are changing, and the vestment levels for scholarship eligibility.


Committee members will also cover scholarship deadlines and the scholarship application process and highlight the selection process.


Register in advance for this webinar: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wOh7HVkrQu6TFM6zOm9RCQ


After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. 


Wednesday, March 9, 2022

YouTube Link for NACAA 365 Webinar - Learn more about presenting at this year's NACAA AM/PIC

 The YouTube recording link for the March 9th NACAA 365 Webinar - "Learn more about presenting at this year's NACAA AM/PIC" can be found here:  https://youtu.be/9FVLTLKV49o

Monday, March 7, 2022

Journal of NACAA, Call for Papers

Dear NACAA Member,

 

March 15 th  is the spring article submission deadline for publication in the June 1 st  issue of the Journal of the NACAA.  With the new platform, please use the following formatting guidelines as paper will be submitted in Word format within the website at:  https://www.nacaa.com/journal-application

 

Required format:

  • Maximum of 4,000 words plus tables, graphics and abstract.
  • First letter of words in title should be capitalized.
  • Literature citations should follow the American Psychological Association style guide:   http://www.apastyle.org/   In the abstract
  • Scientific names should be italicized with the genus name Capitalized and the species designation lowercased.
  • Must be in newest version of Microsoft Word. No pdf files will be considered
  • Must be in 12-point font: Helvetica.
  • Line spacing of 1.5 within paragraphs
  • No indentation for paragraphs but 12-point line spacing between paragraphs
  • 1-inch margins on each side

This is an opportunity for NACAA members to publish some of the great work you all are doing.  The Journal of NACAA considers diverse topics that include current research, case studies, examples of outstanding Extension programming, and innovative ideas.  Non-NACAA members can be authors as long as a co-author is a member.  However, we highly encourage non-member authors to join NACAA.

 

Publishing in the Journal of NACAA is a great way to build your resume/CV and document your successes as you work toward attaining promotion or tenure in your institution.

 

If you have any questions, please let me know.

 

Sincerely,

 

Don    

 

Donald A. Llewellyn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Livestock Extension Specialist

Editor, Journal of NACAA

Washington State University Extension

ASLB 220

P.O. Box 646310

Pullman, WA  99164-6310

 

Phone: 509-335-8759

E-mail:    don.llewellyn@wsu.edu

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

March 2022 NACAA Reminders

March 15, 2022 is the deadline for Award Submissions, Poster Submissions, Presentation Submissions, Journal of NACAA Submissions and Leadership Position Applications.


You can submit at the following links:

Awards - https://www.nacaa.com/award-application

Posters - https://www.nacaa.com/poster-application

Journal of NACAA - https://www.nacaa.com/journal-application

Leadership Position Application - https://www.nacaa.com/leadership-application

Presentations - https://www.nacaa.com/presentation-application


You will need to be logged into the website as a 2022 paid member in order to apply or submit.  If you are having issues logging in - please send an email to exec-dir@nacaa.com and we can assist in resetting your password to allow you access.  Please make an attempt to log-into the nacaa website as soon as possible to make sure you have access.  NACAA will be limited to assist in the password reset process March 10-March 13 due to travel away from the office.   


Journal of NACAA article submissions will be uploaded as a Word File (change from previous submissions).  New guidelines are being developed on how to format your Word file, and will be sent to all members very soon.


Promotion & Tenure Reviewers

"Help Early Career Agents by Being a Promotion and Tenure Reviewer"
by Danny Lauderdale, Early Career Development Committee National Chair

The new NACAA website launched on December 1, 2021. I hope that everyone has been able to login to the new site and update your profile. One of the new features in the profile is to indicate interest in being a Promotion and Tenure Reviewer since some states require out-of-state reviewers. As I write this there are 54 promotion reviewers and 32 tenure reviewers. 

The Early Career Development Committee encourages all members to consider helping out other Agents that need a reviewer for promotion or tenure. When you login to the NACAA website you land on your 'MEMBER DASHBOARD" page. The first box on the upper left of the page under your welcome message is "EDIT MY PROFILE" (direct link is:  https://www.nacaa.com/edit-profile). Click that and scroll to the bottom of the page under "ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS" and check "Promotion", "Tenure" or both under the question "Are you interested in being a Promotion and Tenure Reviewer?". Below that indicate your rank by using the drop-down menu to help those looking for reviewers choose those with a rank above their current rank. 

For those looking for promotion or tenure reviewers, "MEMBER SEARCH" (direct link is: https://www.nacaa.com/member-search) is below "EDIT MY PROFILE" on your "MEMBER DASHBOARD" page. After clicking on that, scroll down and check "Only show Promotion Reviewers" or "Only show Tenure Reviewers" then click on "SEARCH" to get a list. 

If anyone has questions or suggestions related to Early Career Development, please reach out to the Early Career Development Committee. You can feind committee contact info at:  NACAA | Committees  

We encourage you to take this and any other opportunity to help out an Early Career Agent.