2021 Extension Entomology Professional Development Conference

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Day 1: Tuesday, February 16th, 2021

Time Topic
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Introductions, Agenda & Housekeeping
David Kerns
8:15 AM – 8:40 AM Get to Know the Team Extravaganza!
Erfan Vafaie
8:40 AM – 9:05 AM Department Head Address, Meet & Greet
Dr. Phillip Kaufman and Dr. Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
9:05 AM – 9:30 AM Administrative Updates | Wage hiring | Wage App | AG-473
Peggy Lundstrom and Esther Jackson
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM Snapshots and Other Administrative Updates
David Kerns
10:15 AM – 10:40 AM Break
10:40 AM – 10:55 AM AgriLife Extension Agency Director Address & Questions
Dr. Jeff Hyde
10:55 AM – 11:10 AM Associate Director for Ag. and Natural Resources Address & Questions
Dr. Dan Hale
11:10 AM – 11:25 AM Associate Director for County Operations Address & Questions
Dr. Jeff Ripley
11:25 AM – 11:55 AM AgriLife Communications: Resources & Strategy
Tamara Garza and Paul Pleasant
11:55 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Audio Recording, Editing, and Posting
Pat Porter and Erfan Vafaie
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Insect ID: Training and Resources Video | ID Reporting Form
Pat Porter
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM 4H Contest changes with COVID and Getting Involved | PDF | Web
Kerry Siders, Molly Keck, Blayne Reed & Robert Puckett
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM Guides, Revisions, and Publications
David Kerns

Day 1 Handouts

Day 2: Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Time Topic
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Welcome Back
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM Hosting Professional Webinars using Microsoft Teams
Lindsey Munyon and Erfan Vafaie

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Academic Publishing & Writing
Dr. Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman -> Dalton Ludwick

  • Handout
  • Training by Jennifer to be provided at a future date
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Creating and Editing Video Content
Molly Keck and Erfan Vafaie

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM Creating an Online Course in AgriLife Learn | Handout
Molly Keck and Janet Hurley
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM Reporting Tsunami: TexasData, Interfolio, Snapshot, Promo…
David Kerns
1:20 PM – 2:20 PM Software to Manage Your Daily Life
Erfan Vafaie, Pat Porter, Wizzie Brown

Day 2 Handouts

Molly & Janet, Creating an Online Course in AgriLife Learn | Handout

Extension Entomology Staff Development Conference 2020

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Full Program AgendaPDF Download

Mike Merchant – Delusions of Parasitosis

Judy Kurtz – Retirement Benefits

Whitney Green – AgCommunication

Erfan Vafaie – Photography Workshop

Erfan Vafaie – Writing Fact Sheets for the Internet

Pat Porter – Insect Identification

Mike Merchant – Career Lookback

Danielle Sekula – iPiPe and Scouting data

Ag Pest Monitor

Liron Brish – Farm Dog

FieldView

Climate FieldView

Carol Goldsmith, Dr. Zach Adelman, and Kent Portney | Gene Drive Update

Some of the results from the gene drive surveys have been provided below. For more information, contact one of the speakers. Results below are from over 900 participants, most in the agricultural sector.