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Cornell Cooperative Extension
System Conference:
The Public Value of Extension

 

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October 9-12, 2007
On the Cornell Campus
Ithaca, NY

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]]> http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/08/test_1.html http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/08/test_1.html 013 Driving Directions and Parking Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:36:32 -0500 Message From the Director Current Dillard.jpg
Welcome to the 2007 CCE System Conference: The Public Value of Extension

The 2007 CCE System Conference is designed to bring the entire system together to continue and converge work begun in Executive Leadership Conferences, Regional Chairs meetings, Program Work Teams, Associations, CCE Administration, and departments and Colleges. In a time of tightening resources, it is ever more critical to be thoughtful, proactive, and strategic about positioning the entire CCE to address emerging and significant issues facing New York State residents.

In October 2007, the CCE System Conference will include a plenary session on The Public Value of Extension, during which all conference participants will learn about the concepts underlying “Public Value"? and begin working on statements of public value. We are excited to be able to hold this session at a system conference because it will allow all staff to contribute their varying perspectives and knowledge to the discussion. We are working to make sure that staff and faculty are well represented in the discussion. Articulating the public value of Extension will be critical to funding in the near and foreseeable future and to the effectiveness of CCE programming, and we need the input of the entire system to generate compelling statements.

Participants in the plenary and follow-up sessions will acquire skills related to articulating public value and to developing business plans that help guide and market our programs. In-services and concurrent sessions will bring you up to date on invasive species; local foods and agricultural development; family economics and resource management; addressing the needs of multicultural and immigrant communities; on-line teaching; renewable energy and energy conservation; fostering agriculture enterprise; youth science and technology initiatives; program development; and resource inventory sciences. Weigh in on program development during sessions of the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Program Work Team, the Invasive Species Program Work Team, and the 4H Program Directions session. Tim Volk, SUNY-ESF will talk about willow biomass and other agricultural sessions include grass production for energy; small farm viability, role of agriculture in preventing childhood obesity, and a local agriculture tour sponsored by NYSACAA. Following the local agriculture tour, NYSACAA is sponsoring a section banquet. Skills enhancement sessions for finance, human resource, and office professionals include ACCPAC, Brio, and Navigation for Success.

In addition to the plenary session, there will be a follow-up track to the public value discussion for a smaller group; professional development tracks that include faculty program partners; section banquets; and a system banquet. Prior to the conference, in-depth in-services will be offered and the Executive Directors will meet.

I encourage each ED to identify a core team of their staff, including themselves, who will commit to attending the plenary session.

I look forward to seeing all of you October 10 – 12 at our 2007 CCE System Conference.

]]> http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/08/message_from_the_director.html http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/08/message_from_the_director.html 001_conference schedule adn fee structure Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:24:48 -0500 Thrusday Night Options Thursday Night Activities

4-H Awards Banquet – Statler Hotel

FCS Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet – Ithaca Yacht Club

Agriculture Educators Dinner – After Local Food Tour – Dutch Treat at a local restaurant

Diversity Dance Party at Common Ground – Rt 96 B

]]> http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/08/thrusday_night_options.html http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/08/thrusday_night_options.html 009_thursday night Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:14:56 -0500 ESP Breakfast - Thursday Epsilon Sigma Phi is presenting Joseph A. Mikels, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development as the guest speaker at the Thursday morning breakfast. Dr Mikels's talk is entitled The Positive Side of Aging: Changes in Emotion-Cognition Interactions across the Life Span. His brief desceiption of the talk follows. All conference participants are encouraged to attend this breakfast that will take place in the Statler Ballroom from 7:00 to 9:00AM
Decades of research in cognitive aging have documented steady decline in later life. Effortful, deliberative, resource- intensive processing shows marked and reliable decline. In contrast to this downward trajectory, research in emotional aging portrays an upward trajectory; many emotional processes are maintained in older
age, and select processes and experiences appear enhanced. Furthermore, recent findings are converging on an age-related positivity effect such that older adults attend to and better remember positive information relative to negative information, which is strikingly juxtaposed to a negativity bias in younger adults. In my talk, I will discuss a motivational theory that addresses the age- related changes in emotion-cognition interactions, followed by
paradigmatic demonstrations of such changes. Finally, I will present data from recent decision making work suggesting that a reliance on "gut feelings" may improve decision quality across the life span. An
understanding of age-related changes in emotion-cognition interactions promises to provide a new perspective on the later years of life.

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]]> http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/reception_auction_and_awards_b.html http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/reception_auction_and_awards_b.html 004_Wednesday Night Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:11:13 -0500 Growing 4-H Green In-service Educators who are in program leadership posiitons are invited to participate in this inservice that will focus on the strategic position of the 4-H Youth Development program in the 21st century. We will take a very careful look at what we are currently doing and reflect on program qualities, constituencies, and best practices.

]]> http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/growing_green.html http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/growing_green.html 002_in_services Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:06:59 -0500 Local Foods and Agriculture Development In-service Local food issues are reaching a crescendo. Empire State Poll data reveals that New York State residents overwhelmingly believe that agriculture is important to their communities. Likewise, the number of residents reporting going out of their way for local food has climbed dramatically (37.4% to 44.1% between 2004 and 2007). Meanwhile popular media have picked up their coverage of locally produced food and regional cuisine helping foment this growing interest.
There are many local food and agriculture projects in New York State including buy local campaigns, regional branding, farm-to-school projects, share-use kitchens, new regional good distribution networks, and the like. Farmers’ markets and community-supported agriculture operations have likewise thrived in the last 20 years. Meanwhile, Cooperative Extension Association, RC&Ds, and farm organizations seek research-based information, tools, training, and resources which build their capacity to help the agriculture and food industry adjust to new economic realities of a globalizing food system, and make valued contributions to local quality of life. But we also see many communities and regions in the state that have not tapped this vein of community and economic development opportunity.
In this in-service Session we propose to offer a smorgasbord of opportunities for Extension Educators to learn about the state of the art in local food programming. Possible workshop topics include:

1. Creating farmer-friendly zoning ordinances.
2. Panel: Ag and Farmland Protection Boards: 10 years old. what has worked, what
hasn't; impacts, new funding from Ag and Mkts.
3. Local Food Projects: A State of the Art in NYS (share the preliminary
results of the research Dana Shapiro will be completing over the summer).
4. MarketScape and MarketMaker Training
5. Food and Agriculture Development Roundtable
6. Cutting Edge Strategies: (including Agriculture Industry Clusters)
7. Local Agriculture Sustainability Indicators (LASI project preliminary indicators examined)
8. New York Regional Cuisine and Foodways
9. Town Agriculture Development Plans (Porter, Canandaigua?)
10. Building Regional Food Webs (Regional Networks)
1:00PM Tuesday October 9 thru Noon Wednesday October 10

]]> http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/local_foods_and_agriculture_de.html http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/local_foods_and_agriculture_de.html 002_in_services Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:06:58 -0500 Addressing the Needs of Multicultural and Immigrant Communities In-service This professional development session is designed to meet multiple goals: identify resources and strategies for increasing our cultural competencies as Extension professionals; explore cultural perspectives of families; discuss research and extension efforts that address immigrant farmworker needs; and learn about the experience of newer immigrant populations in NYS communities. This will involve a mix of plenary sessions and concurrent sessions.
To develop relevant education programs, Extension professionals must understand changing family structures, immigrant perceptions on community acceptance and immigrant farmworkers' contributions to local communities, the shifting needs of local communities, and the impacts of global trends. Only when we understand issues and when we take steps to increase our cultural competencies can we deliver meaningful programs for our constituencies. Presenters- Mary Jo Dudley, Eduardo Gonzalez Jr

]]> http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/addressing_the_needs_of_multic.html http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/addressing_the_needs_of_multic.html 002_in_services Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:06:57 -0500 Family Economics and Resource Management In-service Participants will: use the national evaluation tool kit, identify indicators to capture program outcomes & impacts, gain knowledge of best education practices re: financial literacy & energy management & learn about new research. Sponsored by the Family Economics and Resource Management Program Work Team

]]> http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/family_economics_and_resource.html http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/family_economics_and_resource.html 002_in_services Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:06:56 -0500 The CCE Online Instructor's Certification Course In-service The CCE Online Instructor Certification Program is a hybrid online/In-service that will provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to conduct successful online courses which meet the high standards we have established for our existing distance learning courses and content. This new program will provide you with techniques and best practices, as well as hands-on experience,  for planning and conducting an online course using the existing CCE distance learning infrastructure.

]]> http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/the_how_when_and_why_of_teachi.html http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/the_how_when_and_why_of_teachi.html 002_in_services Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:06:55 -0500 Responding to the Invasion: Invasive Species and Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Role in Prevention and Management In-service Invasive species affect every county in NYS. Invasive species extract a significant price, measured in dollars, damaged crops and infrastructure, power failures, food and water shortages, environmental impacts, and human and livestock diseases. For example, the annual bill for controlling the Asian long-horned beetle in New York City and Long Island has ranged from 13 to 40 million. Other species of particular concern to NY include purple loosestrife, the emerald ash borer, West Nile virus, the Swede midge, Phragmites, zebra mussels, the sirex wood wasp, Japanese knotweed, Southern bacterial wilt, and giant hogweed.

New York’s agriculture, horticulture, forestry, parks, tourism and diverse natural resources are at risk. For example, agriculture covers about one-quarter of the state. Our residents enjoy over 4,000 freshwater lakes, major portions of Lakes Erie and Ontario, 70,000 miles of waterways, and over 2 million acres of freshwater wetlands. NY is home to 504 separate populations of state endangered or threatened species. Chapter 324 of the Laws of NY (2003) called for an Invasive Species Task Force to explore the invasive species issue and provide recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature. At least two of the Task Force’s 12 recommendations are of direct interest to Cornell University and CCE: (4) Establish a comprehensive education and outreach effort, and (8) Establish a center for invasive species research. Funding for both of these initiatives is expected to come to CCE and Cornell University this year from the state’s Environmental Protection Fund.

A well-informed public will be the first line of defense against invasives. CCE is uniquely positioned to provide the all-important linkage between research and the public. Educators in at least half of the county associations are already dealing with such issues, particularly agriculture, horticulture and natural resources educators. A new Invasive Species Program Work Team has recently been established to provide guidance to invasive species research and outreach efforts. This pre-conference in-service will address the invasives issue in detail and provide CCE educators an opportunity to be part of the process of planning where CCE will head in undertaking the statewide invasive species education program.

]]> http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/responding_to_the_invasion_inv.html http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/responding_to_the_invasion_inv.html 002_in_services Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:06:54 -0500 Awards Dinner Guest Speaker 051108.USA.nestle037x.jpg
Dr. Marion Nestle will be the after dinner guest speaker at the CCE System Conference Awards Banquet on Wednesday, October 10th. Dr.Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, in the department that she chaired from 1988 through 2003. She is currently an honorary Visiting Professor in the department of Food Science at the Cornell University College of Human Ecology Her degrees include a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition, both from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on analysis of the scientific, social, cultural, and economic factors that influence the development, implementation, and acceptance of federal dietary guidance policies. She is the author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (University of California Press, 2002) and Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (University of California Press, 2003), and is co-editor of Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Food and Nutrition (McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2004). Her latest book, What to Eat (North Point Press, a Division of Farrar, Straus & Giroux), has just been released in paperback. Dr. Nestle will speak on What to Eat: Agriculture, Food Systems, and Public Health

]]> http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/awards_dinner_guest_speaker_1.html http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/awards_dinner_guest_speaker_1.html 004_Wednesday Night Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:59:37 -0500 Executive Director's Leadership Conference Agenda to be emailed to Executive Directors

]]> http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/executive_directors_leadership.html http://conferences.cce.cornell.edu/ccesc/2007/07/executive_directors_leadership.html 002_in_services Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:06:59 -0500 Information on Hotels and Bed and Breakfast Inns CCE System Conference Hotel Information:
Overnight accommodations are not included in your conference registration fees. You are responsible for making your own hotel reservations; however we have reserved a number of rooms at several hotels in the area.
Listed below are the hotels where rooms have been set aside for conference attendees as well as their cost and phone number. All of the hotels are close to public transportation and may offer shuttle service to campus.
At the bottom are links to other hotels and bed and breakfasts in the Ithaca area

Hotel Rate per night Code


Best Western $79 Single ACCEE
University $79 Double
East Hill Plaza $89 Triple
607-272-6100

Holiday Inn $99 Single ACC
Downtown Ithaca $99 Double
607 272 1000

Ramada Inn $87 Single ACCE
Triphammer Road $87 Double
607 257 3100


Here is a great website http://www.visitithaca.com/lodging/search.cfm
Enter Oct 9, 2007 or Oct 10, 2007 in the box for date and put in the number of nights you want to stay and a whole list of options will appear.

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