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Participants


All Members List
(present or not present)
Members Present
Non-Members Present


(*Voting companies/** alternates)



Time2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Web (Screen Sharing)https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/914234637
Audio (VOIP/Phone)1 (872) 240-3212
Access Code914-234-637


Contact:




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Time

Topic / Leader

Desired Outcome
Pre-Meeting Notes and Links to Supporting Resources

Meeting Minutes

03 min

Welcome & Roll Call / J. Nolfo


Attendees are listed above.

1

2 min
Antitrust / J. Nolfo

Everybody agreeing to the Antitrust Guidelines.

AgGateway Antritrust Guidelines

All agree to the Antitrust Guidelines.
21 min

Minutes Taker / 


J. Nolfo will take notes.
31 min
Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes / J. Nolfo

Minutes for August: 2018-09-06 Communications Committee Meeting

Jessica Trites Rolle moves to approve minutes

Nikki Marshall seconds

Motion passes unanimously

4

Review Action Items /  J. Nolfo

Action Items to be reviewed:

5

Committee Plan / J. Nolfo

Establish Goals for the new year

  • Operations
    • Get a Vice-Chair
    • Fill all Council/Working Group/Committee Liaisons
    • Increase membership size of Communications Committee
    • Job Description and Expectations for positions within the Committee (Member, Article Writer, Social Media)
  • Social Media
    • Increase interaction with social media platforms, especially LinkedIn Group and Twitter
    • Pre-load and semi-live tweet at relevant trade shows
  • Newsletter: 
    • Leadership Profile in each newsletter
    • New Member Profile in each newsletter
    • Each Council have at least two significant update article
    • Each Committee have at least 1 significant update article
    • Get publication of AgGateway related articles within company internal newsletters
    • Publish Case Studies

J. Nolfo reviewed goals for the year

  • Operations
    • New Vice-Chair: Matthew Grassi of Meister Media
    • Still needing Crop Nutrition Liaison
    • Added new members for 2017
  • Social Media
    • Will be sharing social analytics at least 1 time per quarter
  • Newsletter
    • Will miss Leadership Profile in each newsletter, but will have many with this article
    • Will miss New Member in each newsletter, but will have many with this article
    • Will miss Council having 2 updates, but each will have at least 1
    • Case studies have been published
6
Marketing Plan / Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)
  • Updates regarding AgGateway Strategic Plan
  • Updates regarding quarterly focus and press releases 
  • Updates for the next few months
  • Strategic Board looking at updates that would be implemented in 2020.
  • Currently working on a mini-communications plan (timing) to be completed by January 2019.
  • Working on Annual Report to be availabe at Annual Meeting
  • Awards Programs
7
Social Media Calendar / J. Nolfo

Listing of who is responsible for what week until next Communication Committee Meeting



Newsletter Planning - November /  Matthew Grassi

AgGateway Newsletter Articles

Due 


Title/SubjectAuthor

  1. New Member Article: Evin Ellis (Unlicensed)
  2. AgGateway in the News: Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)
  3. Leadership Profile: J. Nolfo
  4. AIDC Working Group: Jody Costa (Unlicensed)
  5. AGIIS: Chris Crutchfield / Josh Wall (Unlicensed)
  6. Council Updates: J. Nolfo
  7. Monthly LinkedIn Group Discussion: J. Nolfo
  8. Year End Conference - Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)
9

Newsletter Planning - December /  Matthew Grassi

AgGateway Newsletter Articles

Due 


Title/SubjectAuthor

  1. New Member Article: Evin Ellis (Unlicensed)
  2. AgGateway in the News: Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)
  3. Leadership Profile: J. Nolfo
  4. AIDC Working Group: Jody Costa (Unlicensed)
  5. AGIIS: Chris Crutchfield / Josh Wall (Unlicensed)
  6. Council Updates: J. Nolfo
  7. Monthly LinkedIn Group Discussion: J. Nolfo
  8. Year End Conference - Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)
  • New future possibilities
    • Spec Chem: J. Nolfo to follow up
    • Traceability Working Group updates
    • G-TIN product identifier user stories
  • New articles to be added
    • "Ketchup" tracability story (J & Jessica to write at Annual Meeting)
    • Award Winners
    • AgGateway 2020

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Council & Working Group Updates / J. Nolfo & Liaisons

Each liaison to provide an update of what is happening in their Councils or Committees and to determine if Communications can provide assistance

Councils:

Committees and Working Groups: 


Note: All liaisons to continue to talk with councils and committees about the upcoming meetings that are important to each group.

Seed - Natasha Lilly

Ag Retail - Natasha Lilly

Grain & Feed - Natasha Lilly

Crop Nutrition - TBD

Specialty Chem - J. Nolfo

  • Top priorities continue to be seeking membership and closing loop on task force.

Allied Providers - Eileen Licitra (Unlicensed)

Crop Protection - Eileen Licitra (Unlicensed)

Precision Ag - Jessica Trites Rolle

  • ADAPT getting new plug-ins
  • Looking to increase involvement into tracability
  • CART rolling into Tracability Working Group
  • PICS new implementation guide being developed
  • Looking at a lot of cross-Council work

Conference Committee - Nikki Marshall

  • Only at 70% of Sponsorship Goal
    • Be sure to include as a Social Media post
    • MYM 2019 narrowed down to Altoona, Des Moines, and St. Louis
    • Annual Conference 2019 in New Orleans

Membership Committee - Nick Reichel (Deactivated)



 New Business  
97

Other Discussion Items / J. Nolfo

  • For other committee members to address topics not covered above.
None


 Meeting Wrap Up  
98
Next Meeting / J. Nolfo
  • Next Committee meeting scheduled for November 13th @ 1:30-2:30 pm CT. (Annual Conference).
99
Adjournment / J. Nolfo

  • Meeting adjourned at approximately 2:50 pm ET


  • Active Action Items As of  

Date AssignedAction ItemDue DateComments/Status
  J. Nolfo recieved access on .
 
  •   J. Nolfo to send eamil out to the Committeee to understand attendees for Annual Meeting and to start to establish 2019 goals

 

Email sent on . 
 
  •  J. Nolfo to to add Cheat Sheet to Wiki
 Added on . 
  J. Nolfo sent email to Council Chairs and Vice Chairs on .