Everybody agreeing to the Antitrust Guidelines.

AgGateway Antritrust Guidelines

Action Items to be reviewed:

• Susan to speak with Josh Wall about On-boarding process and New Membership article.

• Establish Goals for the new year
  • Operations
    • Get a Vice-Chair
    • Fill all Council/Working Group/Committee Liaisons
    • Increase membership size of Communications Committee
  • Social Media
    • Increase interaction with social media platforms, especially LinkedIn Group and Twitter
  • Newsletter
    • Leadership Profile in each newsletter
    • Each Council have at least two significant update article
    • Each Committee have at least 1 significant update article

• Included for reference.

• Updates regarding AgGateway Strategic Plan
• Updates regarding quarterly focus and press releases 

The committee plan is moving along on target for the year so far. Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) plans to

Marketing: Press release on CART was very successful. They are making progress and should have standards finished and ready by mid-year meeting.

Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) has done some work to ensure that the mailing list is going to all the appropriate parties.

Press release that the ARA is endorsing the implementation of the ADAPT model. Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) plans to spread this press release out for spacing and is releasing the article on March 6th.

March newsletter has not been sent out due to Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) wanted to add the two press releases to the Newsletter - it is planned for March 7th or 8th.

New Article Ideas:

Articles Removed/Edited:

• Each liaison to provide an update of what is happening in their Councils or Committees and to determine if Communications can provide assistance
• Councils:
• Seed Council: Natasha Lilly
• Ag Retail Council: Natasha Lilly
• Crop Nutrition Council: 
• Specialty Chemical Council: J. Nolfo 
• Crop Protection Council: 
• Precision Ag Council: Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)
• Allied Providers Council: Jody Costa (Unlicensed), Shane Snyder
• Grain & Feed Council: Natasha Lilly
• Committees and Working Groups: 
• Conference Committee: Kristin Nottingham
• Membership Committee: Shane Snyder
• SPADE Task Force:
• SPADE Communications Task Force:
  
  

• For other committee members to address topics not covered above.

• You can subscribe to the Communications Calendar for Monthly meeting and Social Media schedules
  • https://confluence.atlassian.com/teamcal/subscribe-to-team-calendars-from-microsoft-outlook-251005307.html

• Discuss to move next meeting to a different date. J. Nolfois involved with an all day training.
• Next Communications Committee meeting on Thursday 4/6/2017 from 3:00 - 4:00 ET/2:00-3:00 CT.
  • Screen Share: htpps://global.gotomeeting.com/join/914234637
  • Audio: (872) 240-3212
  • Access Code: 914-234-637

• Meeting adjourned at x:xx pm ET