Participants

All Members List (present or not present)	Members Present	Non-Members Present
Natasha Lilly (The Equity) Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) (AgGateway) Matt Garcia (Syngenta) Mary Enriquez (Unlicensed) (Nutrien) Nick Reichel (Deactivated) (TKXS, Inc) Nikki Marshall (AgGateway Member Services) Jessica Trites Rolle (National Crop Insurance Services) Evin Ellis (Unlicensed) (AgData) Charlotte Schuricht(Agvance/SSI) Nate Taylor (Unlicensed)Iteris) Ally Yanko (AgData)

(*Voting companies/** alternates)

Time	1:45 - 2:45 pm CT (New Orleans)
Web (Screen Sharing)
Audio (VOIP/Phone)
Access Code

Contact:

Acting Committee Chair: Susan Ruland, susan.ruland@aggateway.org

#	Time	Topic / Leader	Desired Outcome Pre-Meeting Notes and Links to Supporting Resources	Meeting Minutes
0	3 min	Welcome & Roll Call / Susan Ruland		Attendees are listed above. Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) is the acting chair. Anyone interested in becoming the chair or co-chair, please speak up or feel free to contact Susan anytime.
1	2 min	Antitrust	Everybody agrees to the Antitrust Guidelines. AgGateway Antitrust Guidelines
2	1 min	Minutes Taker /
3	1 min	Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes / Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)	Minutes from September: 2019-09-05 Communications Committee Meeting
4		Review Action Items / Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)	Action Items to be reviewed: All on Social Media Task Force to review calendar for their assigned weeks Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) to share short list of who's she's working with to get case studies Committee to encourage sponsorships for Annual Conference	Review Action Items Short list of Case Studies Susan is currently trying to get underway: BASF Mosaic Syngenta Corteva
5		Committee Plan / Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)	Review with focus on points to focus on: Committee Goals for 2019 2019 Specific Help communicate AgGateway 2020 plans Resource Related Let members/industry know about resources – via newsletter, social media, etc. Help solicit additional case studies Develop graphic video depicting AgGateway value Social Media Cross share with other organizations Pre-load and semi-live tweet at relevant trade shows Push out info on AgGateway resources Review Social media/Google analytics at least 1x/quarter Newsletter Leadership professional/Future state articles to get members aware of emerging technologies (block chain, traceability) New member profile in each newsletter Council updates every issue Promote AgGateway resources Promote case studies Operational Promote participation on committee, and on Social Media group
		AgGateway 2020/ Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)	Organizationally, everything moving forward Consolidation with AgGateway Global Network Transition from Councils Setting up Portfolio Management Center (PMC) and Digital Resource Center (DRC) Staffing Impact on Communications Committee: Global considerations: NA, Europe, Latin America Need to update Branding Guidelines Positive for us: Information from PMC and DRC will help promotion efforts Immediate Needs/Focus: Website
6		Marketing Plan / Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)	Updates for the next few months: Website, Annual Report, Awards Program, Annual Conference planning/content Susan to review Website draft Home page/navigation with the committee
7		Social Media Calendar	Listing of who is responsible for what week until next Communication Committee Meeting	Revew the social media calendar.
9		Newsletter Planning - November Issue	Newsletter Articles - November Issue Due 22 October Title/SubjectAuthor AgGateway 2020: Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) New Member Article: Evin Ellis (Unlicensed), Ally Yanco (Deactivated) Annual Conference (not too late & thank sponsors) Nikki Marshall Promote new member orientation webinar? Nikki Marshall Product Catalog: Brent Kemp Seed messages - S&G AGIIS/Member Services: Chris Crutchfield / Josh Wall (Unlicensed)l AgGateway in the News: Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)
		Newsletter planning - Future issues	Newsletter Articles - December Issue Due 20 November Title/SubjectAuthor AgGateway 2020: Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) Annual Conference: Nikki Marshall Any Working Group updates? (traceability, mix ticket, seed, soil, product catalog) Nick Reichel (Deactivated) New Member Article: Evin Ellis (Unlicensed) AGIIS/Member Services: Chris Crutchfield / Josh Wall (Unlicensed) AgGateway in the News: Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)
10		Council & Working Group Updates / 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: Specialty Chemical Council: Crop Protection Council: Precision Ag Council: Jessica Trites Rolle Allied Providers Council: Nate Taylor Grain & Feed Council: Natasha Lilly Committees and Working Groups: Conference Committee: Nikki Marshall Membership Committee: Nick Reichel (Deactivated)
		New Business
97		Other Discussion Items / Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)	For other committee members to address topics not covered above.	No new business.
		Meeting Wrap Up
98		Next Meeting		Next Committee meeting: At Annual Conference, Wed, Nov. 6, 1:45-2:45 pm CT
99		Adjournment / Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

Active Action Items

Date Assigned	Action Item	Due Date	Comments/Status

2019-11-06 Communications Committee Meeting

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