MEMBER MEETINGS
2021 NSAC Winter Meeting
DATES: February 1 – 3, 2021
Times 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST each day (11:00 am – 4:00 pm CST; 10:00 am – 3:00 pm MST; 9:00 am – 2:00 pm PST)
This meeting will be fully virtual. We will be working with a tech team to help us ensure that this goes smoothly and you have assistance available to you if you need it.
DRAFT AGENDA: We’ll continue to update this agenda as we finalize our programming and a more in depth agenda will be shared with registered participants before the first day of the meeting.
Monday – February 1st
- Meeting kick off – 12-2 EST (11-1 CST; 10-12 MST; 9-11 PST)
- Welcome & intros
- DC report
- Policy Council report
- OC report
- 2021 priorities overview
- Break
- Racial Affinity Caucusing – 2:30 – 4:30 EST (1:30-3:30CST; 12:30-2:30 MST; 11:30 – 1:30 PST)
- People of Color Caucus
- White Caucus
Tuesday – February 2nd
- Full Group Circle Up & Welcome – 12-12:30 EST (11-11:30; 10-10:30; 9-9:30)
- First round of issue committee break outs – 12:30 – 2:30 EST (11:30-1:30 CST; 10:30-12:30 MST; 9:30-11:30 PST)
- Research, Extension, and Education
- Food Systems Integrity
- Break
- Second round of issue committee break outs – 3:00 – 5:00 EST (2:00 – 4:00 CST; 1:00-3:00 MST; 12:00-2:00 PST)
- Marketing, Food Systems, and Rural Development
- Climate Change
Wednesday – February 3rd
- Skill building Plenary: Building Effective Congressional Relationships – How to talk to Hill Staffers 12-2 EST (11-1 CST; 10-12 MST; 9-11 PST)
- Featuring two current Congressional Aides
- Regional Champion Development Strategy Discussion Space @ 1:00 EST (12:00 CST; 11 MST; 10 PST)
- Third round of issue committee break outs – 2:30 – 4:30 EST (1:30-3:30 CST; 12:30-2:30 MST; 11:30-1:30 PST)
- Conservation, Energy, and Environment
- Farming Opportunities and Fair Competition
- Wrap up and Happy Hour! – 4:30 EST – evening (3:30 CST; 2:30 MST; 1:30 PST)
The 2021 Summer Meeting will be virtual. Tentative dates are August 2 – 4, 2021