Participants

All Members List (present or not present)	Members Present	Non-Members Present
Natasha Lilly* (The Equity) J. Nolfo* (BASF) Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)* (AgGateway) Eileen Licitra (Unlicensed)* (Iteris, Inc.) Matt Garcia* (Syngenta) Anthony James (Unlicensed)* (Syngenta) Mary Enriquez (Unlicensed)* (Crop Protection Services) Nick Reichel (Deactivated) * (XS, Inc) Matthew Grassi* (Meister Media) Nikki Marshall* (AgGateway Member Services) Jessica Trites Rolle (National Crop Insurance Services) Evin Ellis (Unlicensed)* (AgData)

(*Voting companies/** alternates)

Time	2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Web (Screen Sharing)	https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/914234637
Audio (VOIP/Phone)	1 (872) 240-3212
Access Code	914-234-637

Contact:

Committee Chair: J. Nolfo,919-659-3928, james.nolfo@BASF.com
Committee Vice-Chair: Matthew Grassi, 440-602-9165, MJGrassi@meistermedia.com

#	Time	Topic / Leader	Desired Outcome Pre-Meeting Notes and Links to Supporting Resources	Meeting Minutes
0	3 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.
2	1 min	Minutes Taker /		Matthew Grassi will take notes.
3	1 min	Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes / J. Nolfo	Minutes for July: 2018-08-02 Communications Committee Meeting	xxx moves to approve minutes xxx seconds Motion passes unanimously
4		Review Action Items / J. Nolfo	Action Items to be reviewed:	J. Nolfo to revisit the idea of training on Social Media Training complete. Schedule developed completed and posted on Committee Wiki home page Quick Tip sheet to be developed and sent prior to 9/24/18 J. Nolfo to follow up with Jody Costa on AIDC articles Emailed Jody Costa (Unlicensed) on 8/4
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
7		Social Media Calendar / J. Nolfo	Listing of who is responsible for what week until next Communication Committee Meeting Week starting 9/3: J. Nolfo Week starting 9/10: Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) Week starting 9/17: Anthony James (Unlicensed) Week starting 9/24: Nikki Marshall Week starting 10/1: Matt Garcia Week starting 10/8: Nick Reichel (Deactivated)	New Schedule starting next week
8		Newsletter Planning - October / Matthew Grassi	AgGateway Newsletter Articles Due 24 Aug 2018 Title/SubjectAuthor New Member Article: Evin Ellis (Unlicensed) AgGateway in the News: Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) Leadership Profile: J. Nolfo AIDC Working Group: Jody Costa (Unlicensed) AGIIS: Chris Crutchfield / Josh Wall (Unlicensed) Council Updates: J. Nolfo Monthly LinkedIn Group Discussion: J. Nolfo Year End Conference - Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)
9		Newsletter Planning - November / Matthew Grassi	AgGateway Newsletter Articles Due 15 Aug 2018 Title/SubjectAuthor New Member Article: Evin Ellis (Unlicensed) AgGateway in the News: Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) Leadership Profile: J. Nolfo AIDC Working Group: Jody Costa (Unlicensed) AGIIS: Chris Crutchfield / Josh Wall (Unlicensed) Council Updates: J. Nolfo Monthly LinkedIn Group Discussion: J. Nolfo Year End Conference - Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)
10		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: Seed Council: Natasha Lilly Ag Retail Council: Natasha Lilly Crop Nutrition Council: OPEN Specialty Chemical Council: J. Nolfo Crop Protection Council: Eileen Licitra (Unlicensed) Precision Ag Council: SPADE Task Force SPADE Communications Task Force Allied Providers Council: Eileen Licitra (Unlicensed) Grain & Feed Council: Natasha Lilly Committees and Working Groups: Conference Committee: Nikki Marshall Membership Committee: Nick Reichel (Deactivated) 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 - Eileen Licitra (Unlicensed) Grain & Feed - Natasha Lilly Crop Nutrition - TBD Specialty Chem - J. Nolfo Allied Providers - Eileen Licitra (Unlicensed) Crop Protection - Eileen Licitra (Unlicensed) Precision Ag - Jessica Trites Rolle Conference Committee - Nikki Marshall Membership Committee - Nick Reichel (Deactivated)
		New Business
11		Social Meeting Training / J. Nolfo	Schedule a date for training of those interested in joining the Social Media Working Group.	Action Item: J. Nolfo to send out email to those interested in social media working group to schedule training in July/August
97		Other Discussion Items / J. Nolfo	For other committee members to address topics not covered above.
		Meeting Wrap Up
98		Next Meeting / J. Nolfo	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	Next Committee meeting scheduled for October 6th @ 2:00-3:00 pm ET/ 1:00-2:00 pm CT.
99		Adjournment / J. Nolfo		Meeting adjourned at approximately x:xx pm ET

Active Action Items As of 11 Jul 2018

Date Assigned	Action Item	Due Date	Comments/Status

2018-09-06 Communications Committee Meeting

Participants

Active Action Items As of 11 Jul 2018