August 2-4, 2009
Lawrence, KS
Sunday, August 2, 2009
9:00 am Organizational Council meeting (only OC need to be present, all others can arrive late morning)
12:45 pm Policy 101 Review and Q&A (optional, but highly recommended for new NSAC members)
2:00 pm Welcome, Introductions & Agenda Review
2:45 pm Washington Report
3:45 pm Issue Committee Updates & Plan for Committee Breakouts
4:15 pm Discussion of Food Safety Position Paper; OC Report to Full Membership; Discussion of Amendments to Governing Principles
6:30 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Presentation by Local Burger & Kansas Rural Center
Monday, August 3
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am First Round of Committee Breakout Sessions
9:50 – 10:10 am Break
10:10 am Second Round of Committee Breakout Sessions
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Grassroots Capacity Building & Coordination
- Conducting in-district meetings and editorial board meetings
- State Technical Committee Network “training the trainer”
2:45 pm Committee Report Backs & Action Plans
4:15 pm Depart for Field Trip to Local Farms
6:30 pm Dinner Offsite
Tuesday, August 4
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am Who Is Our Coalition? What Is Our Capacity? Including SAWGs Discussion & Survey Results
9:00 am Setting Policy & Capacity Goals for 2012 Farm Bill
11:00 am Influencing Primary & Secondary Targets
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Messaging & Communications
3:00 pm Review & Next Steps
4:00 pm Meeting Ends (It takes 45 min. to an hour to get to the airport from Lawrence, so please schedule flights no earlier than 6 pm if possible.)