https://www.jcep.org/pild
Join your Extension colleagues from around the nation, for an impactful
experience in our nation’s inspiring capital, Washington DC, at the 2025 Public
Issues Leadership Development Conference (PILD), April 6 to 9, 2025. This year’s
conference will be held at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Crystal City, in
Arlington, VA, just a few metro stops from some of the most awe-inspiring
historical places in our nation’s history.
Not just a conference, PILD has
opportunities for you to:
• Hear from Extension administrators from across the
nation
• Connect with representatives of our federal funding partner, USDA-NIFA
• Meet leaders from APLU, the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities,
and ECOP, the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy
• Join fellow
conference attendees for a tour some of our nation’s most iconic monuments andmemorials, as part of our pre-conference educational experience
• Visit the
office of your Senator or Representative on Capitol Hill (check with your state
leadership for guidance on Hill visits)
This year’s conference offers insights
into the structure and funding of the Cooperative Extension System at the
federal level, along with an exceptional lineup of presenters with tips and
tricks to on elevating your results for year-round impact. Conference
Highlights:
• An overview of the mechanisms that serve to fund the Cooperative
Extension System federally
• Information on connecting with legislators and
other key stakeholders to convey your Extension story • Ignite and poster
sessions from Extension professionals across the nation, featuring innovative
ways of achieving year-round impact locally
• A dynamic cap-note presentation
from Dr. Lupita Fabregas, Director, 4-H Center for Youth Development, University of Missouri Preconference Educational Event:
Join us to kick off your PILD
experience with our optional preconference educational Twilight Monument Tour,
on Sunday, April 6, from 6:00 to 9:30 PM. Don’t miss out on this unique
educational opportunity! Registration is limited, and this tour is truly not to
be missed. A comfy motor coach will take you around DC, visiting all the key
monuments and memorials. You’ll have the opportunity to get off the bus and walk
around at most of the monuments, seeing them up close and personal, and there
will even be a professional tour guide on board to give you the history and
importance of each site! This experience is listed as one of the key highlights
of most past conference attendees, but participation is limited, so tell your
friends to join you, and don’t delay your registration. A detailed agenda for
this educational tour will be available on the conference website soon, for use
in your travel justification.
Registration Details:
• Don’t miss the early bird
rate! (until March 1): $495
• Not-to-be-missed preconference educational tour
(additional registration): $75
• Late registration (March 2 and later): $595
conference, $85 preconference tour
Space is limited, so register for the
conference and the educational tour today at https://www.jcep.org/pild to secure
your spot at this premier Extension leadership event! For questions, please
don’t hesitate to reach out to the 2025 Conference Planning Chair, Daphne
Richards, by email at drichards@ag.tamu.edu
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