2008 Extension Symposium

The 2008 Extension Symposium is being presented via face-to-face in-service sessions and Polycom sessions. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Keynote Address

We are pleased to present our Keynote Address by Mr. Steve Siebert, Florida Century Commission.
The title of his talk is "Helping Florida to be a Sustainable State".

Schedule

Face-to-Face In-service Sessions

Tuesday, May 27

Master Gardener Training

IST# 28037

Tom Wichman
1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Fifield Hall)
Agenda (doc)

FRIDGE Training

IST# 28078

Dr. Larry Forthun
2 - 5 p.m.
Microbiology (Room 1044)
Agenda (doc)

Wednesday, May 28

Elder Nutrition & Food Safety (ENAFS) Training

IST# 28075

Dr. Karla Shelnutt
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Farm Bureau Auditorium
Agenda (doc)

Master Gardener Training

IST# 28037

Tom Wichman
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Fifield Hall
Agenda (doc)

Thursday, May 29

Update on Hypertension

IST# 28076

Dr. Linda Bobroff
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Farm Bureau Auditorium
Agenda (doc)

Friday, May 30

Stress Management Training

IST# 28077

Dr. Heidi Radunovich
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Microbiology (Room 1044)
Agenda (doc)

Polycom Sessions

Tuesday, May 27

Risk Management for County Extension Offices and Other Community Based Organizations

Elizabeth Bolton
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Presentation (wma)

Wednesday, May 28

Credit and Debt Training

Michael Gutter
9 - 11 a.m.
Presentation (wma)

Statewide CED Meeting

1:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 29

Managing Your 4-H In the Classroom Program

Bill Heltemes
(Date changed to June 17, 2008.)

Managing Our Forests in an Urbanizing State: The Changing Role of Extension Agents

Michael Andreu & Rob Northrop
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Presentation (wma)

Bee Informal: How, Where & Why to Find Infestation on the African Honey Bee

Jamie Ellis
1 - 3 p.m.
Presentation (wma)

Introduction to Youth Pork Quality Assurance

Bob Myers
3:15 - 5:15 p.m.
Presentation (wma)

Friday, May 30

Current Issues & Updates on Turf/Landscape Irrigation & Nutrient Research

Laurie Trenholm & Michael Dukes
9 - 11 a.m.
Turf/Landscape Irrigation PowerPoint (ppt)
Presentation (wma)

Transforming Community Service Learning Projects

Dale Pracht, Vickie Mullins & Beth Tobias
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Climate Variability & Climate Change in Florida: What We Know & What We Don’t Know

Clyde Fraisse
1 - 4 p.m.
Agenda (doc)
Presentation: Part 1 (wma)
Presentation: Part 2 (wma)