You can RSVP for each live streaming session by going to www.ustream.tv/channel/ag-media-summit, or view the sessions live at the new AMS social media hub: http://agmediasummit.blogspot.com. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection. The streaming video sessions are free. There is no software to download or service to purchase. The live streaming video will be broadcast via UStream, a free, web-based video broadcasting service. Besides expanding our potential AMS audience, UStream also integrates Twitter and chat functions so viewers can ask questions and participate in the exchange of ideas without being in the room. If you are unfamiliar with Twitter, the microblogging site's search engine aggregates and links terms preceded by the "#" symbol. Twitter calls this a hashtag. The Ag Media Summit hashtag - #AgMS - when attached to a tweet, makes it easy to follow or join conversations with people who are participating in the conference live or online. You can follow AMS on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AgMediaSummit. The sessions (click here for descriptions), held on Monday, July 26, and Tuesday, July 27, during Ag Media Summit, will be broadcast and recorded. Updates on times and log-in instructions will be posted on www.ageditors.com.
The 2010 AMS is July 24-28 in St. Paul, MN. More details here.
Easy access to UK's largest livestock business event, 7 and 8 Sep The Dairy Event and Livestock Show, the UK's largest livestock business event is relocating its two day event staged on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 September, to the NEC, Birmingham enabling easy access for overseas visitors flying into nearby Birmingham Airport or travelling by rail to Birmingham International, both of which are 10 minutes under-cover walk away. The event's organiser, the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers will be offering a dedicated overseas visitors lounge, managed by the International Trade Promotions Centre, and the International Agri-Technology Centre. "The Dairy Event and Livestock Show, the sector's premier event, provides a superb opportunity for all overseas visitors to meet with senior managers from more than 450 companies from across the supply sector as well as finding out more about Britain's unique livestock genetics," explains RABDF chief executive, Nick Everington. "The new location will enhance the event by bringing together all trade exhibitors in one large exhibition hall, where stands will be segregated, for the benefit of visitors, into colour coded zones according to their respective sector, for example feeds and forage, animal health, machinery and livestock equipment. A second hall covering one hectare will accommodate all the livestock; dairy - including the competitive classes, beef, sheep, goats and native breed promotions." For further details: nickeverington@rabdf.co.uk; www.dairyevent.co.uk.
The winners of the AAEA Writing, Design, Photography and MarComm Awards Program were announced during the Agricultural Media Summit in Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 4, 2009. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to our sponsors! Click here for the awards ceremony program, which includes a complete list of winners and sponsors. Congratulations to Urban Lehner, DTN/The Progressive Farmer, who took home the title of Writer of the Year, and Jim Patrico, DTN/The Progressive Farmer, who was honored as Photographer of the Year. The following individuals achieved Master Writer status this year: Crystal Albers, Angus Journal; Sherry Collins, Swirlwind Media; Susan Davis, Davis Communications; Urban Lehner, DTN/The Progressive Farmer; and Greg Vincent, Top Producer. Greg Lamp, The Corn & Soybean Digest, achieved the status of Master Photographer. Look for an upcoming issue of The ByLine to include an explanation of how the Master Writer and Photographer programs work.
This year's winner matches Andy's editorial motivation and passion. Joy, director of communications for the George Peanut Commission, is committed to serving others and giving back to organizations that have helped her grow. She gives back to FFA though her volunteer work with the FFA Alumni, and serves as president of the Georgia FFA Alumni Association. She plans to run for president of the National FFA Alumni Association this fall. Joy recently completed her master's degree in Agricultural Leadership with the University of Georgia. Joy currently serves as co-chair of the Affliate Advisory Committee for AAEA. She receives a $2,500 stipend for professional development, which is provided as a matching grant from the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation and John Deere.
The AAEA/ACT scholarship program is a joint effort of AAEA and the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow. The 2009-2010 recipients are Gretchen Ettredge, Tarleton State University; Jeralyn Stephens, Tarleton State University; and Julie White, Kansas State University. Rachel Duff, University of Missouri, received the Memorial Scholarship, which is in honor of Gene Johnston's wife, Jan, and Ken Gardner, Den Gardner's father.
The AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation is a non-profit foundation organized to fund professional improvement programs to persons in the field of agricultural communications. The Foundation's goal is to support and promote the agricultural communications community, to finance awards for outstanding writing and graphic arts in the field of agricultural communications, and to make scholarships and support internships and training for editors, writers and photographers in the field of agricultural communications. For more details on the Foundation, as well as details on making a contribution or applying for a grant, click here.
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