Joint Annual Conference Schedule - Full Details

Schedule in Brief

Conference Agenda

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

10:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. Organization Board and Membership Meetings

LEAFCS - 102 Knapp
LCAAA - 212 Efferson
LAE4-HA - 214 Efferson
Hort Council – Nelson Memorial

11:00 a.m. – noon Photo Portraits - Knapp Photo Studio 128 Knapp

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Opening Session – LSU Union Theatre

Opening Session
Keynote Speaker
Awards and Videos

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Annual Conference Dinner Reception - Mini-farm

Thursday, December 14, 2023 – Patrick F. Taylor Hall – LSU Campus

7:30 a.m. Coffee

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Poster Session - Presenters will be available to discuss their posters from 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Mini Land-grant Collaborative Sessions

The purpose of the collaborative sessions is to foster cross disciplinary relationships with all faculty lines and to foster networking and collaborative opportunities related to grantsmanship, research, and extension and outreach initiatives.

Topics:

• Agronomic - PFT 1221
• Livestock - PFT 1225
• Consumer Horticulture - PFT 1240
• 4-H, FFA, Youth Development - PFT 1200
• FCS/Nutrition/Food Science/Human Sciences - PFT 1263
• Forestry/Wildlife/Natural Resources - PFT 1253
• Fruits/Vegetables/Nuts - PFT 1236
• Aquaculture/Sea Grant - PFT 1212
• Basic Animal and Plant Biology - PFT 1216

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Agriculture Outlook Sessions (Room Numbers TBD)
The state of agriculture is ever changing. These sessions will focus on major topics and issues facing U.S. and world agriculture and to highlight how our programs are addressing these issues.

Topics: (Room Numbers TBD)

• Food Security - PFT 1221
• Precision Agriculture and Artificial Intelligence - PFT 1200
• Volunteer Development - PFT 1253
• Community Engagement and Coalitions - PFT 1263
• U.S. Farm Income and the State of the Farm Economy - PFT 1212
• Livestock Production in an Everchanging Environment - PFT 1225

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch at the Mini Farm

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Focus Sessions – Patrick F. Taylor Hall – LSU Campus

• AFRI Funding Overview & AFRI Expert Panel - PFT 1221
• Communications – Fundamentals of ADA Document Compliance - PFT 1225
• Information Technology – Large Language Models – Artificial Intelligence, tools that faculty can use - PFT 1200
• Impact Reporting - PFT 1263
• New Proposal Routing Form Tutorial - PFT 1212

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Lightning Round Presentations (10 topics, 3-4 presentations per session) – Patrick F. Taylor Hall – LSU Campus. Topics: (Room Numbers TBD)

• Youth Development-4-H/FFA - PFT 1200
  • Fundraising and Community Engagement
  • Fair Entry
  • HYPE
  • S.T.E.A.M
• Family & Consumer Sciences - PFT 1225
  • Community Collaboration
  • Built Environment Successes
  • Wellness Wednesday
  • Center of Excellence
• Ag & Natural Resources - PFT 1263
  • Mass Media Techniques (Delta Podcast, Beef Brunch, GNO – Horticulture)
  • Seed preservation
  • Ag Summary Discussion
  • Artificial insemination Clinics and other beef cattle outreach initiatives
• Extension: Engaging Stakeholders - PFT 1253
  • Service- learning
  • Communicating with your ALC
  • Communicating with stakeholders- show success – data walks
• Research: Funding & Partnerships - PFT 1221
  • Hatch/Multi-state Funding
  • International Research Collaboration
  • AFRI Grant Strategies, Partnerships and Success Stories
• Grants and Intellectual Property - PFT 1240
  • Sponsored Programs and Intellectual Property Update
• Teaching Related Issues & Trends - PFT 1216
  • Engaged teaching
• Human Resources, Diversity - PFT 1218
  • Growing a Culture of Excellence
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Communications - PFT 1212
  • Maximizing the Camera on Your Phone for Video and Photos
  • Quick Tips to Market your Programs
  • Fundraising and the Community
• Information Technology - PFT 1236
  • AgTelecom (Teams Phone)
  • Adobe Creative Cloud and MS Office 365 tools
  • Power BI and Data Tools
  • Ask the IT Experts (Q&A) – IT Staff