Learning is Fun at Super Seminars
Super Seminars are a great professional development opportunity offered here at NACAA AMPIC. We have SEVEN seminars to choose from this year. If you have a ticket for a Super Seminar and you will not be attending, please drop your ticket by the information desk to...
Sons & Daughters 2nd Florida Experience and Wednesday’s Program
Despite the heat, families had an awesome visit to the Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society. The zoo is home to over 190 different species and kids got to see them all including panthers, jaguars, tamarins, flamingos, alligators, and even axolotls (You will have to...
State Photos Take 2
- Calling Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Missouri, New Mexico, and Puerto Rico! On Sunday evening many of us participated in state photos, but there were also some who were not able to due to unforeseen circumstances. You have a second chance to capture your state photo! State...
Time and Location Changes for Life Member and Spouse Workshops
Workshop #1 ART: Ink and Isopropyl alcohol, Time change 1:30-3:00pm - Workshop #2 Food demonstration and taste testing with Chef Lindsay Location change: At the Regional Restaurant across the street from the Hilton, Time change: 2:00-3:15 pm - Spouses and Life...
Spouses & Life Members Tuesday Fishing Trip Highlights
- Life members and spouses arrived early Tuesday morning to seek the big catch aboard the Sea Mist III out of Boynton Beach. Thirty-three people boarded the vessel and headed out Boynton Inlet to the Atlantic ocean. Fishing in about 90 feet of water, a variety of fish...
Pre-Conference Horticulture Tour Highlights – Tropical Ornamentals of South Florida
Boy, we had so much fun! - - - Friday, July 15 We visited two family-owned businesses. We learned from Sunset Nursery owned by 2 sisters who had a vision in a garden center & topiaries company and Nixia’s Exotic Plants, with her Rancho La Familia, who...
Los Sobrinos del Juez Opening Session Concert Highlight Video
The National Association of County Agricultural Agents held their Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference (AMPIC) in West Palm Beach from July 17-21, 2022. Los Sobrinos del Juez provided entertainment at the conclusion of the opening session. This video...
Highlights from the Monday Spouses and Life Members Wetlands Tour
Our NACAA Spouses and Life Members group took in the sights and sounds of wildlife living at the manmade Wakodahatchee wetlands created by Palm Beach County Water Utilities. We saw anhinga birds diving for fish, wood storks flying overhead, snowy egrets nesting and...
Wednesday NWS Weather Forecast
It looks like we will have good weather for Wednesday AMPIC activities, and for walking to and from the Convention Center. The following is the brief forecast for West Palm Beach from the National Weather Service (NWS). Wednesday Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a...
Something for Everybody – Member Oral Presentations
Awards and recognition are very important aspects of our meeting, but the oral presentations members provide are the heart of the educational purpose of our conference. There are so many presentations during AMPIC that you have a lot of options to choose from. Take...