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“Can You Hear Me Now? Technology and the New Age of Education and Outreach” 

 

Hosted by:  The Consumer Horticulture National Committee & the University of California Master Gardener Program 

 

Date: October 6, 7, 8, 2010  

Location: University of California at Davis, Walter A. Buehler Alumni and Visitor Center, in the Alpha Gamma Rho (AGR) Hall 

 

Visit the National Extension Master Gardener Coordinators Conference website, which contains speaker bios, registration, lodging and further information about the conference:  http://ucanr.org/mg.nat.conf 

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WEDNESDAY (10/06/10) AGR (Alpha Gamma Rho) Hall in the UC Davis Walter A. Buehler Alumni & Visitor Center

7:30 am – 9:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 am -noon Tours on the UC Davis campus

9:00-11:00 Arboretum: Guided tour of the Arboretum Teaching Nursery, Peter J Shields Oak Grove, and the Carolee Shields White Flower & Ruth Ridson Storer Gardens (tour will meet and end at the AGR Hall).

11:00-noon Good Life Garden: Guided tour of the organic and sustainable garden at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine & Food Science (tour will meet and end at the AGR Hall).

Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch provided at AGR Hall, sponsored by the California Master Gardener Program.

1:00 pm-3:30 pm Consumer Horticulture National Committee Meeting (All are invited to attend)

1:00-1:20 Introductions and Discussion of Goals of Consumer Horticulture National Committee - Monica David, Chair-Consumer Horticulture National Committee Illinois, Master Gardener Coordinator.

1:20-1:50 Nominations and Elections for National Committee Representatives - Monica David, North East and West

1:50-2:20 National Grant Opportunities - Bill Hoffman, National Program Leader, Ag Homeland Security, CSREES/USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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WEDNESDAY (continued)

2:20 pm - 2:35 pm Break

2:35-2:55 International Master Gardener Conference, Need for state sponsors for 2013, and 2015 - Tom Wichman, President of IMGC. David Close, State Master Gardener Coordinator, Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension.

2:55-3:30 Evaluation of Program Impacts, Including Impacts on Children and Childhood Obesity - Bill Hoffman, National Program Leader.

3:30-4:30 ANR Web Tool Discussion Panel - Dave Krause, Web Developer, ANR Communication Services and others TBD. This informal discussion of available web tools is intended for University of California Master Gardener Coordinators; however, this session is open to all conference attendees.

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Room Check-in

Return to UC Davis, Walter A. Buehler Alumni & Visitor Center

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Reception: Appetizers & no-host Bar - AGR (Alpha Gamma Rho) Hall at the UC Davis Walter A. Buehler Alumni & Visitor Center.

Walter A. Buehler Alumni & Visitor

Center

University of California at Davis

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THURSDAY (10/07/10) AGR Hall, UC Davis, Buehler Alumni & Visitor Center

8:00 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast & Registration

8:30 am - 8:45 am Welcome - Pam Geisel, Director, Statewide Master Gardener Program, University of California.

8:45 am - 9:10 am The University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources Initiatives and Their Impact on the Division. Opening Speaker: Daniel M. Dooley, Senior Vice President, External Relations, Vice President, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California.

9:10 am – 10:15 am Various Statewide Programs and How They Address Their State or National Initiatives –

9:10-9:25 The UC ANR Initiatives and the UC Master Gardener Program – Pam Geisel, Director, California Master Gardener Program, University of California.

9:25-9:50 Plant Right – Greg Richardson, Project Associate and Christiana Conser, Project Manager with Plant Right. A voluntary partnership to help gardeners and the horticultural industry to pro-actively address the problem of invasive plants in the trade. 

9:50-10:15 University of California’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program – Mary Louise Flint, Ph.D., Associate Director for Urban and Community IPM, University of California.

10:15 am - 10:30 am Break

10:30 am – 11:15 am E – Extension, Master Gardener Blogs and Collaborative Tools – Karen Jeannette, Research Fellow, Horticultural Science University of Minnesota.

11:15 am - 12:00 pm UC Statewide Master Gardener Program’s FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) System - Scott Oneto, County Director & Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension.

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Lunch provided at AGR Hall

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THURSDAY (continued)

12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Using the Web to Enhance Garden-Based Learning - Lori J. Bushway, Senior Extension Associate, Horticulture, Cornell University.

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm MG Training Using Videoconferencing - Tom Wichman, State Master Gardener Coordinator, Environmental Horticulture Dept., University of Florida. Sydney Park Brown, Assoc. Professor and Extension Specialist - Consumer Horticulture Univ. of Florida/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Break

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Efficacy of Online Core Training for Volunteers - Julie Weisenhorn, Director, Master Gardener State Program, University of Minnesota.

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Volunteer Management System On-line (VMS), Pam Geisel, Director, Statewide Master Gardener Program, University of California.

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm How to Effectively Capture & Report Volunteer Impacts, Developing Volunteer Policies, and Incorporating Advanced Training Programs – Dr. Debra Davis, Louisiana State University Ag Center. Dr. Bobby Fletcher, Jr., Louisiana State University AgCenter.

6:00 pm – ? Dinner provided ‘Alfresco style’ at the Ruth Storer Garden, UC Davis Arboretum. Arboretum presentation by Ellen Zagory, Director, UC Davis Arboretum.

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FRIDAY (10/08/10) AGR Hall in the UC Davis Buehler Alumni & Visitor Center

8:00 am - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast

8:45 am – 9:30 am Various Statewide Master Gardener Programs and How They Fund Master Gardener Programs –

8:45-9:00 David Close, State Master Gardener Coordinator, Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension.

9:00-9:15 Leila Kelly, State Master Gardener Coordinator North Mississippi Research and Ext. Service.

9:15-9:30 Jon Traunfeld, Senior Agent/Director & State Master Gardener Coordinator & Extension Specialist, University of Maryland.

9:30 am - 10:10 am Break

10:10 am – 11:50 am Public Outreach and Special Master Gardener Projects

10:10-10:30 California Center for Urban Horticulture -Presentation by Dave Fujino, Executive Director.

10:30-10:50 Bay Friendly Garden Walks - UCCE, Marin County Master Gardeners. Home visits with county residents to conduct water use assessment and encourage sustainable practices. Presentation by Marin County Master Gardener - Karen Detwiler.

10:50-11:10 Master Gardeners and a Federal Prison - Lori Bowling, Boyd Co. Extension Agent for Horticulture, University of Kentucky.

11:10-11:30 Refugee Farmer’s Market in Alaska - Julie Riley, Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator – University of Alaska, Cooperative Extension.

11:30-11:50 Integrating eXtension Ask an Expert and Minnesota Ask a Master Gardener - Using a national electronic question answering service for local consumer horticulture questions. Karen Jeannette & Julie Weisenhorn, University of Minnesota.

11:50 am Program Wrap-up and Final Announcements

Noon Adjourn & Safe Travels