Each participant has indicated that he/she understands and agrees to abide by the AgGateway Antitrust Guidelines, or leaves the meeting.

AgGateway Antritrust Guidelines

• Natasha getting info for addressing late morning Wednesday general session. Purpose would be a 10 minute social media efforts. Complete verification coming.
• People getting space notifications. Calendar notifications still an issue. J. to follow up on this with Member services.
• Social Media To Do was mentioned, but will be discussed in more detail during the Other Discussion Items portion of the Agenda.

• AgConnectivity Matters article coming.
• New Member Article still needing to be done.
  • J. to reach out to SePro
• Other articles should be good to go.
• Added Gateway to Ag Careers article. Kristin to develop.
• Susan New Member campaign for June

• Added Seed Council Updated. To be done by Natasha
• Susan to develop Crop Protection Council Interview for July & August
  
  

• 2 press release: publicize ADAPT workshop
• E-Blast for MYM
• Conference registration +30/40 same time last year
• Working with Councils on communication efforts
  • Crop Protection Connectivity Surveys is an example
• Precision Ag Task Force
• Video being shot at MYM for AGIIS on use and other resources

• Focus on social for first part of the year
• Fresh content for newsletter
  • Develop and tell the "WHY" for AgGateway
• Jody showed Google Analytics. What Social is doing is significantly contributing to traffic.
  • Social increase up led by Twitter and LinkedIn
  • Large increase in new visitors.  
  • Visitors are spending large amouts of time
  • Sharing also starting to happen

• Seed Council: Natasha Lilly
• Ag Retail Council:Natasha Lilly, Dave Craft
• Crop Nutrition Council: Melinda Sposari
• Specialty Chemical Council: J. Nolfo, Victoria Peoples
• Crop Protection Council: Victoria Peoples 
• Precision Ag Council: Brandon Olstad
• Allied Providers Council: Jody Costa, Shane Snyder
• SPADE Group: Brandon Olstad
• SPADE Communications Task Force: Brandon Olstad

• Still looking for Feed and Grain Council member. Natasha to attend Council meeting at ask for liaison.

Determine focus for the Mid-Year meeting

Discussion on what will be presented during what time slots. Need to ready document to have something for all liaisons to present within each of their appropriate councils.

• Two documents that were previously discussed were more general in nature.
• Jody to create a new document for the MYM presentation by May 20.
• Natasha sent a general description for MYM sent to Courtney
  • J to do a Wiki training
  • Basic Social Media training
• Looked at fliers developed by Natasha and J. Decision was determined to combine both into one and have it ready for Committee/Council sessions at MYM.
  • Drop off G+ and Facebook
  • Natasha and J to combine two fliers and send out to group for approval
  • Natasha to follow up with Susan on how to get flier produced and distributed to Committee members.

Team is aware of the next meeting date/time.

There will be no call in meeting in June due to the MYM.

The Committee will meet at the MYM on Wednesday, 6/15/16 at 1:30-3:25 pm CT.