C-FARE is sponsoring a
conference call for advisors, department heads, and students on Thursday,
October 25, 2012 from 2:00-3:00 pm Eastern to discuss an opportunity for students to attend 2013 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum in Washington, DC.
C-FARE welcomes the
following speakers:
Mr. Antonio McLaren from
USDA’s Office of Advocacy and Outreach/1890
Program Liaison Officer at Virginia
State University.
Dr. Harry S. Baumes,
Director, Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, Office of the Chief Economist.
Speakers will provide
background on the USDA Diversity Program, opportunities for students, and
information about the Outlook Forum. Please RSVP by COB Wednesday, October 24
to: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDlWd2FDdnNTVTliSTQzLTUxOUNJLUE6MQ.
If advisors would like
student participation on the call, we recommend providing a room for your
students to listen to the conference call and help monitor questions from
students.
Information on the Diversity
Program is provided below and can be viewed here: http://www.usda.gov/oce/forum/diversity/StudentAnnouncement.pdf.
Background on USDA
Diversity Program
USDA’s Agricultural Outlook
Forum provides producers, policymakers, business, government, and industry
leaders with a unique opportunity to meet, exchange ideas, and discuss timely
issues at the forefront of America’s
agriculture. In an effort to increase the present and future diversity
participation in the Forum, USDA created a program that provides sponsorship
opportunities for junior-senior baccalaureate and this year has been expanded,
for the first time, to include graduate students to attend this annual event.
The 2013 Agricultural
Outlook Forum will be held Feb. 21-22 in Arlington,
Virginia, at the Crystal Gateway
Marriott Hotel. USDA will host an introductory briefing and discussion of
career opportunities on Feb. 19. On Feb. 20 students will tour USDA’s Henry A. Wallace Beltsville
Agricultural Research
Center and the National Plant
Materials Center.
The USDA Outlook Forum Diversity Program is designed to expose students to
contemporary agribusiness, future trends, scientific research, and agricultural
policy in today’s real world environment.
If you have questions for
C-FARE regarding the call please contact us at 202-408-8522.
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