107th Annual Meeting/Professional Improvement Conference
West Palm Beach, Florida – Palm Beach County Convention Center
FRIDAY, JULY 15
7:00 am – Pre-Conference Livestock, Horticulture, Natural Resources & Sustainable Ag Tours
8:00 am – 5:00 pm – NACAA Board Meeting
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SATURDAY, JULY 16
7:00 am – Pre-Conference Livestock, Horticulture, Natural Resources & Sustainable Ag Tours
8:00 am – 5:00 pm – NACAA Board Meeting
3:00 pm -6:00 pm – Registration at Palm Beach Convention Center
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SUNDAY, JULY 17
8:00 am – 7:00 pm Registration at Palm Beach Convention Center
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Commercial Exhibits & NACAA Educational Exhibits, Poster Set Up
9:00 am – Noon – Regional Directors and Vice Directors Workshop
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Scholarship Selection Committee
9:00 am – Noon – Nominating Committee Meeting
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Past National Officers and Board Luncheon
Noon – 2:00 pm – National Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs Luncheon and Workshop
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Life Member/Spouses Lounge
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Early Career Development Super Seminar
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Commercial Exhibit Trade Show and NACAA Poster Session Display
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm State Officers Workshop
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Program Recognition Council Workshop
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Extension Development Council Workshop
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Professional Improvement Council Workshop
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm NACAA Educational Foundation Annual Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting
3:00 pm -4:30 pm – First Timer Orientation and Reception
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Welcome to Florida Dinner
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm State President Rehearsal for Flag Ceremony
6:00 pm – 6:15 pm National Leadership Rehearsal
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Parents Orientation for Sons and Daughters Program
7:00 pm – 8:45 pm Opening Session and Inspirational Program
9:00 pm – Ice Cream Social
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm All State Pictures
9:30 pm – 11:30 pm Hospitality Rooms Open (Hilton)
10:00 pm – Florida Meeting
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MONDAY, JULY 18
6:30 am- 7:45 am Voting Delegates Breakfast
6:30 am- 7:45 am – Bayer CropScience LP AgVocate Breakfast
7:30 am – 8:45 am – Spouse Breakfast Program (with Speaker) – Spouse Activities to follow
8:00 am-5:00 pm – Registration at Palm Beach Convention Center
8:00 pm-5:00 pm – Life Member and Spouses Lounge
8:00 am- noon – NACAA Poster Judging
8:00 am-10:00 am – General Session
9:00 am-5:00 pm – Commercial and NACAA Educational Exhibits Open
10:00 am-10:30 am – Break and Meet the Authors Poster Session
10:30 am-11:40 am – Trade Talk Concurrent Sessions
11:45 am-1:15 pm – Agriculture Awareness & Appreciation Award Luncheon (Tickets Required)
11:45 am -1:15 pm – First Time Attendee Luncheon (Tickets Required)
11:45 am -1:15 pm – Professional Improvement and Search for Excellence Luncheons (Tickets Required) Crop, Farm and Ranch Management, Landscape Horticulture, 4-H and Youth Programming
11:45 am -1:15 pm – Educational Luncheon Seminars
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Life Members Business Meeting
1:30 pm-2:30 pm – Committee Workshops for all NACAA Members
2:30 pm- 3:00 pm – Break
3:00 pm-5:00 pm – Regional Meetings and Candidate Presentations
5:00 pm -9:00 pm – Beach Party
9:30 pm-11:30 pm – Hospitality Rooms Open (Hilton)
10:00 pm – Florida Meeting
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TUESDAY, JULY 19
7:00 am – 8:00 am – Achievement Award Recognition Breakfast
8:15 am- 4:30 pm – Load buses for Life Member/Spouses Tours
8:00 am -2:00 pm – Registration at Palm Beach Convention Center
8:30 am-11:30 am – Delegate Session
8:30 am- 11:30 am – Committee Oral Presentations
10:00 am- 10:30 am – Break and Meet the Authors Poster Session
9:00 am- 4:00 pm – Commercial and NACAA Educational Exhibits Open
9:00 am- 4:00 pm – NACAA Poster Session Open
11:45 am-1:15 pm – Communication/Poster Awards Luncheon
11:45 am-1:15 pm – Search for Excellence Luncheons:
Livestock Production
Young, Beginning or Small Farms/ Rancher Program
Forestry/Natural Resources
Sustainable Agriculture
11:45 am-1:15 pm – Educational Luncheon Seminars (Tickets Required)
1:30 pm- 4:00 pm – Committee Oral Presentations
2:30 pm-3:20 pm – Break
4:00 pm -6:00 pm – Commercial Exhibits close and take down
4:30 pm – States Night Out
7:00 pm – Silent and Live Auction Preview
8:00 pm – Live Auction
10:00 pm – Florida Meeting
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20
6:30 am-8:00 am – National Committee Members Breakfast Recognition of Retiring Chairs, Vice Chairs and Special Assignments
6:30 am- 7:45 am – Life Member Breakfast
8:00 pm-5:00 pm – Life Member/Spouses Lounge
8:30 am-10:00 am – NACAA Policy Meeting
8:00 am- 10:00 am – General Session
8:00 am- 2:00 pm – Registration at Palm Beach Convention Center
10:00 am-10:30 am Break
10:30 am-11:30 am – Committee Oral Presentations
11:45 am- 1:15 pm – Educational Luncheon Seminars (Tickets Required)
11:45 am- 1:15 pm – Ag Pipeline Alliance Luncheon (Tickets Required)
11:45 am-3:00 pm – Administrative Leaders Luncheon and Program (for Extension Directors, Program Leaders with statewide responsibilities)
1:15 pm – 4:30 pm – Super Seminars
1:15 pm – 3:00 pm – Sustainable Agriculture (SARE)
1:15 pm – 2:45 pm – Agricultural Issues
1:15 pm – 3:15 pm – Horticulture & Turfgrass
1:15 pm – 3:30 pm – Florida IT Team
1:15 pm – 4:00 pm – Teaching & Educational Technology
1:15 pm – 4:00 pm – Ag Economics & Community Dev.
1:15 pm – 4:30 pm – Leadership & Admin. Skills
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Life Member Travelogue
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Formal Picture Opportunity
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm DSA & AA Recipients, Hall of Fame Recipients, NACAA Board Members, Region Directors, Past Officers, Special Assignments, Special Guests, Council Chairs, Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs Assemble for Banquet
6:30 pm- 9:00 pm – Annual Banquet
9:15 pm-11:00 pm – President’s Reception
10:00 pm – Florida Meeting
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THURSDAY, JULY 21
No registration—Tour Day
6:00 am -8:45 am – Breakfast – in the great outdoors of the Hilton
6:30 am- 9:00 am – Assemble for Professional Improvement Tours
8:00 am– 6:00 pm – Professional Improvement Tours (22 tours)
4:45 pm – Shuttle buses for Florida Dinner for non-tour participants
5:00 pm-7:00 pm – Post Tour Dinner
10:00 pm – Florida Meeting in a location
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FRIDAY, JULY 22
8:00 am- 5:00 pm NACAA Board Meeting
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SATURDAY, JULY 23
8:00 am- 12:00 pm NACAA Board Meeting