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Farm BureauFarm Bureau

NationalNationalWomens LeadershipWomens Leadership

ConferenceConference

AA PRILPRIL 1515 -- 19, 201119, 2011

BBALTIMO REALTIMO RE, M, M ARYLANDARYLAND


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Changing Perceptions, Unlimited PossibilitiesChanging Perceptions, Unlimited Possibilities is the theme of the fourth National Womens

Leadership Conference, sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Womens LeadershipCommittee. The c onferenc e will be he ld Ap ril 15 - 19, 2011, a t the Rena issanc e Baltimore

Harbo rplac e Hotel on the Inner Harbo r in Baltimore, Maryland . Make your plans now to join

ove r 600 Farm Bureau wom en from ac ross the na tion to lea rn, laugh, tour and see whatBaltimore has to o ffer!

Hotel Information:

Rena issanc e Baltimore Harborplac e Hote l Phone: 800.266.9432 (Code : AFBF2010)202 East Pratt Street Web site: https:/ / resweb.pa sskey.c om / go / AFBF2010Baltimore, MD 21202

Reservation dea dline: March 18, 2011

Hotel rates are $189 plus state a nd loc al tax for a single o r doub le room and $209 for a triple orquad.

Parking:$26.00 per night; $36.00 pe r night valet (rates subje c t to chang e)

Conference Information:Early Bird registration (must be received by January 20, 2011) is $210.00

Reg ular registration (m ust be received by March 18, 2011) is $255.00

How to Register:Reg istration for the c onference will be c om pleted online and may be ac c essed from the SILOMee tings pa ge . You will need SILO ac c ess to register attendees from your state. Onc e yo uhave logg ed into SILO, click Meetings on the b ar ac ross the top of the pa ge . Sc roll down tothe conference d esc ription in April and c lick on the Reg ister link. On the next pa ge , makesure to selec t the link to the Nationa l Wom ens Leadership Conferenc e. Click the Add Reg is-trant button and type in first and last name o f attendee. If they have attended a c onferencewhere there has been online registration in the past, their name will show up b elow. You c an

just choose the a pp ropriate link and m ove to the next sc reen. If they ha ve no t been regis-

tered online previously, you w ill need to choose the New b utton below a nd enter their con-tac t information. Please enter arrival and d eparture d ates and any spec ial needs. If they planto attend the full c onference , click that box. If they a re just attending one da y or one event,ma ke the app ropriate c hoices. Please indica te if the attendee will go on the tour, even if youhave c hosen full reg istration, and selec t 1st, 2nd and 3rd c hoic es. We will make every effortto ac c omm oda te eac h attendees first choic e a nd they will learn which tour they rec eivedwhen they p ick up their registration p ac ket in Baltimore. Click the Reg ister button when fin-ished . States will be b illed for registrations at the conc lusion of the c onferenc e.

If you have mo re spec ific questions regarding the registration p roc ess, contac t Kim Baker [email protected] o r 202.406.3707. Please see the last pag e in this broc hure for the canc ellationpolicy.


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1:00PM 5:30PM Registration4:00PM 4:30PM StateWomensLeadershipCommitteeChair/CoordinatorUpdate

5:30PM 6:30PM WelcomeReception

DressingforSuccessprovidedbyMacys

Friday, April 15

8:30AM 10:00AM OpeningGeneralSession

Welcome

TerryGilbert,Chair,AFBWomensLeadershipCommittee

PledgeofAllegiance

BaltimoresRichHistory

RangerScott

Sheads,

National

Park

Service,

Fort

McHenry

GreetingsandChallengetoFarmBureauWomen

BobStallman,President,AmericanFarmBureauFederation10:00AM 10:30AM Break

CyberCaf

SilentAuctiontoBenefittheWhiteReinhardtFundforEducation10:30AM 11:45AM Workshops:

BusyWomansGuidetoaHealthyHeartElizGreene,d.b.aRedDress,LLC

YesLivesintheLandofNoKylePerry,Director,LeadershipDevelopment,AFBF

ToughQuestionsinToughSituations

JoleneBrown,CSP

Activism101

BettyWolanyk,AgLiteracyWorks

MaketheMediaWorkforYou

JohnnaMiller,Director,MediaDevelopment,AFBF

RuralDevelopment

SabrinaMatteson,Director,RuralAffairs,AFBF

AssertiveCommunication

JillCasten,Director,TrainingandDevelopment,AFBF

AnniesProject

RuthHambleton,Founder

12:00PM 1:30PM NetworkingLunch

SpeakerJessicaAdelman,VPCorporateAffairs,Syngenta

2:00PM 3:15PM WorkshopsRepeated

3:15PM 3:45PM Break

CyberCaf

SilentAuctiontoBenefittheWhiteReinhardtFundforEducation3:45PM 5:00PM WorkshopsRepeated

6:30PM 9:00PM Banquet

WrinklesofWitandWisdomJoleneBrown,CSP

Saturday, April 16

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7:30AM 8:15AM MorningDevotions

Speaker:Rev.MernieCrane,CentenaryUnitedMethodistChurch,ShadySide,MD

9:15AM 9:45AM Break

CyberCaf

SilentAuction

to

Benefit

the

White

Reinhardt

Fund

for

Education

9:45AM 11:00AM WorkshopsRepeated

12:00PM 1:15PM Lunch

BusinessMealEtiquette

MargeeWolff,ExecutiveDirector,OrganizationDepartment,AFBF

SilentAuction&ExhibitsCloseat1:25PM

1:30PM 2:15PM MiniSessionsRepeated

3:40PM 4:30PM GeneralSession

WomensImpactonPublicPolicyIssues

MaryKayThatcher,Director,AgriculturePolicyTeam,AFBF

TaraSmith,Director,CongressionalRelations,AFBF

4:30PM 6:00PM AuctionItemPickup

3:10PM

3:40

PM

Break

CyberCaf

8:30AM 9:15AM GeneralSession

TurningtheTide

BettyWolanyk,AgLiteracyWorks

11:15AM 12:00PM MiniSessions:CommunicatingOurStory

FarmSafety&HealthSpeakerTBA

NationalAgDay/FarmCitySpeakerTBA/ HollyFritz,H.B.Fritz&Associates

FoodCheckOutWeek

AFBWomensLeadershipCommittee

AgLiteracy

CurtisMiller,DirectorofEducation,AFBFA

CommunicationsBoot

Camp

PanelofGraduates

GrassrootsAdvocacy

CodyLyon,Director,Grassroots&PoliticalAdvocacy,AFBF

2:25PM 3:10PM MiniSessionsRepeated

EveningFree

Sunday, April 17

7:30AM 8:30AM BreakfastforStateChairsandCoordinators9:00AM 4:00PM* TourswithLunchIncluded

*Timesvarywithtours seepages5 7fortourtimesanddescriptions

6:00PM 8:00PM ClosingDinner

OvercomingObstacles,BreakingBarriers,DoingMoreThanYouThinkYouCan

PatrickHughes

Monday, April 18

AttendeesdepartTuesday, April 19


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#1PintailPoint

9:00a.m.4:00p.m.

ExemplifyingtheEasternShoreofMaryland'srichtraditionsandheritage,Pintail

Pointis

apicturesque

1800

acre

retreat

that

features

aworld

class

sporting

clay

range,primewaterfowlanduplandhunting,dairyfarm,greenhouseandnursery

operations,andHuntersOak,anauthenticBritishLinksgolfcourse. PintailPoint

islocatedattheheadwatersoftheWyeRiver,atributaryoftheChesapeakeBay.

#2BaltimoreCounty

9:30a.m.4:30p.m.

Firstyou'llvisitthehistoricHamptonMansioninBaltimoreCounty. ThiselegantlyfurnishedGeorgianmansionwas

builtjustaftertheAmericanRevolutionandexemplifieswhatlifewaslikeinearlyAmerica. TheHamptonMansion

wasthelargestprivatehomeinAmericawhenitwascompletedin1790andtodayisconsideredtobeoneofthe

finestexamples

of

Georgian

architecture

in

the

U.S.

Next,thegroupwillhavelunchandtourBoordyVineyards,Maryland'soldestfam

ilyrunwinery. Establishedin1945,BoordyisownedbyR.B.Defordandissituated

ontheir230acrefarmjustfifteenminutesnorthoftheBaltimorebeltway. Setin

thegentlehillsoftheLongGreenValley,rowsofcarefullytendedvines,charming

19thcenturyfarmbuildingsandshadedpicnicgroundsawait.

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#3BaltimoreCounty

9:30a.m.4:30p.m.

ThistourfirstvisitsValleyViewFarmsnorthofBaltimoreCity.Originallyasmallroadsideproducestand,Valley

ViewFarmshasgrownintooneofthelargest,mostcompletegardencentersintheMidAtlanticregion. Theyoffercustomersauniqueshoppingexperience,combiningawarm,friendlyatmospherewithhighqualitymerchandise

andexpertadvice.

Next,you'llhavelunchandtourthebreathtakingLadewTopiaryGardens. Named

oneofthemostoutstandingtopiarygardensinthecountrybytheGardenClubof

America,itisknownforitstopiaryandflowergardens. Aselftaughtgardener,Har

veyS.Ladewcreated15thematicgardenroomson22acresofhis250acreMary

landproperty. Youwillenjoytouringthissprawlingpropertywithacresoftrees,

flowers,hedges,andpools.

#4

Marylands

Eastern

Shore

8:45a.m.4:15p.m.

PerdueFarmsisoneofthenation'sleadingpoultrycompaniesandthenumberonebrandofpremiumchickenin

theEasternUnitedStates. Theyprovidefoodandagriculturalproductsandservicestocustomersinmorethan50

countries.

Afterwards,you'llenjoylunchinSt.Michael's,aquaintwaterfrontvillageinthearea

whereCaptainJohnSmithsailedin1608andvisittheChesapeakeBayMaritime

Museum. TheMuseumsfloatingfleetofhistoricChesapeakeBaywatercraftisthe

largestinexistence. Itisalsohometoasmallboatcollectionwhichincludescrab

bingskiffs,workboatsandlogcanoesandtheMuseumsexhibitsanddemonstra

tionswill

tell

you

more

about

life

on

the

Chesapeake

Bay.


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#5BaltimoreCity

10:00a.m.3:00p.m.

TheBaltimoreMuseumof Industryexploreshowthecityevolvedfromagriculturetoindustryandbecameoneof

themostimportantportsintheUnitedStates. Fromfoodcanningtobroadcasting,youcaninteractwiththetech

nologieswhich forged the IndustrialRevolution and brought us to the 21st century. Step into vividlyrecreated

workshopsonmachining,printing,garmentmakingandmetalworking.Authenticartifactsandmachineryareon

display.

Afterwards,youwillvisitFortMcHenry. FortMcHenry isa starshaped fortbest

knownforitsroleintheWarof1812whenitsuccessfullydefendedBaltimoreHar

bor fromanattackby theBritishnavy in theChesapeakeBay. Itwasduring this

attackonthefortthatFrancisScottKeywas inspiredtowritethepoemTheStar

SpangledBanner,whichwaseventuallysettomusicandbecamethenationalan

themoftheUnitedStates.

#6Annapolis/StateHouse

9:00a.m.3:30a.m.

Maryland'sstatecapitalisfilledwithvibranthistory. TheMarylandState

Houseistheoldeststatecapitolstillincontinuouslegislativeuseandisthe

onlystatehousetohaveeverservedasthenation'scapitol. Thisiswhere

GeneralGeorgeWashingtonresignedhismilitarycommissionandreentered

civilianlife. TheContinentalCongressmetintheOldSenateChamberfrom

November26,1783,toAugust13,1784.Duringthattime,GeorgeWashing

toncamebeforeCongresstoresignhiscommissionascommanderinchiefof

theContinentalArmyandtheTreatyofPariswasratified,markingtheofficial

endoftheRevolutionaryWar.

Afteratourofcity,you'llhavelunchandvisitHomesteadGrowers. Thisoperationincludesmorethan300,000

squarefeet

of

protected

growing

space

for

producing

approximately

150,000

perennials,

85,000

trees

and

shrubs

and30,000poinsettiaseachyear. Youwilltourthegrowingspaceandtheretailfacility,HomesteadGardens,the

largestenclosedcenterintheBaltimoreandWashingtonDCmetropolitanarea. Itincludesplants,designideas,

gardenaccessories,outdoorfurnitureandmuchmore!

#7Annapolis/UnitedStatesNavalAcademy

9:00a.m.3:30p.m.

YouwillbeginyourtourwithavisittoHomesteadGrowers. Thisoperationincludesmorethan300,000squarefeet

of

protected

growing

space

for

producing

approximately

150,000

perennials,

85,000

trees

and

shrubs

and

30,000

poinsettiaseachyear. Youwilltourthegrowingspaceandtheretailfacility,HomesteadGardens,thelargesten

closedcenterintheBaltimoreandWashingtonDCmetropolitanarea. Itincludesplants,designideas,gardenac

cessories,outdoorfurnitureandmuchmore!

Followingyourtour,you'llheadtoAnnapolis,Maryland'scapitalandhomeof

theUnitedStatesNavalAcademy. TheUnitedStatesNavalAcademywases

tablishedin1845underGeorgeBancroft. Thecampusislocatedontheformer

groundsofFortSevernattheconfluenceoftheSevernRiverandChesapeake

Bay. AfterenjoyinglunchonthegroundsoftheAcademy,you'llenjoyanin

depthtourofthecampus.


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#8CarrollCounty

9:00a.m.3:00p.m.

CarrollCounty,Marylandisrichinhistoryandtradition.CivilWartroops

frombothsidestrekkedandcampedalongthecountysscenicroadson

theirfatefulmarchtoGettysburg. Yourtourwillincludevisitstoseveralof

theseimportantCivilWarlocationsthatplayedsignificantrolesinthe

monthsleadinguptheBattleofGettysburg.

You'llalsovisittheCarrollCountyFarmMuseum,whereyou'llexperience

farmfamilylifeinthe1800'scompletewithlivedemonstrationsandhands

onexhibits.TheMuseumgroundsincludeoriginalfarmstructures,suchas

thefarmhouseandabankbarn,builtin18521853. Otherbuildingsincludeasmokehouse,broomshop,saddlery,

springhouse,livinghistorycenter,wagonshed,generalstoreexhibit,firehouse,andaoneroomschoolhouse.Pe

riodartifactsandantiquescompletetheruralexperienceforvisitors.

#9HarfordCounty

9:00a.m.4:00p.m.

HarfordCounty,

Maryland

is

located

along

the

shores

of

the

Chesapeake

Bayjust25milesfromBaltimore. Thecountyoffersvisitorspicturesque

beauty,historicharbortownsandavarietyofculturalandsportsamenities.

Duringthistour,youwillvisitthetownsofAberdeenandHavredeGrace.

AberdeenisAnAllAmericanCitythatisthebirthplaceofHallofFamer

CalRipken,Jr.andcurrenthomeofRipkenStadium. HavredeGracewas

dubbedtheDuckiestTownontheChesapeakebySouthernLivingMaga

zine,and ishometomuseums,artgalleries,antiqueshopsandtheConcord

PointLighthouse.

Followingthecitytours,you'llheadtoBroom'sBloomDairy.This9thgenerationfarmdatesbacktotheearly1700s

andwasnamedafterthecoloniallandgrantforthearea. TheDairy featuresoldfashionedicecreamaswellas

artisancheese

and

pork

sausage.

You'll

also

learn

about

their

robotic

milkers

and

locally

produced

lamb,

beef,

and

vegetables.

#10PrinceGeorgesCounty

9:00a.m.4:00p.m.

Duringthistouryou'llseeBelairMansion,homeofAmerica'sfirstthoroughbred

racehorses. TheMansionwasbuiltcirca1745astheGeorgianplantationhomeof

theProvincialGovernorofMaryland,SamuelOgle.LaterhometoanotherMary

landgovernor,themansionislistedontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.

ContinuingintoMaryland'stobaccocountry,you'llvisitDarnall'sChanceHouse.

Originallyconstructedaround1704thisistheoldeststructureinUpperMarlboroanditisbelievedtobethebirth

placeofJohnCarroll,thefirstRomanCatholicBishopintheUnitedStates.

FinallyyoullvisitthePatuxentRuralLifeMuseums,locatedwithinthe7,000acrePatuxentRiverPark,acollection

ofmuseumsandfarmbuildingsdedicatedtopreservingtheheritageofsouthernPrinceGeorge'sCounty. Thisarea

ishometoseveralbuildingsincludingtheDuvallToolMuseum,a1920'sSearsCatalogHouse,aBlacksmithShop,a

FarrierandTackShop,aTobaccoFarmingMuseum,andthe1880DuckettLogCabinwithitsprivy,chickencoop,

andmeathouse.

AFBFreservestherighttomakeminorchangestotouritinerariesandtiming.


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For more information, contact Marsha Purcell or Kim Baker:

Silent Auction

A silent auc tion will be held duringthe conference to benefit the White-Reinhardt Fund for Educ ation. We

welcome items donated to theauc tion and we enc ourage you to

bid o n items during the auc tion.www.baltimore.org

Cancellation Policy:There will be a $50 cancellation fee charged for each conference registration cancelledbetween March 18, 2011 and April 8, 2011. Full registration fees will be charged for any

registration cancelled after April 8, 2011. Please note that you can transfer registration toanother registrant at any time without an additional fee.

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