Unapproved minutes of previous meetings are approved.

What's this Sub-Committee meant to do?

DISCUSS & PLAN

Meeting invitation purpose:

Continue the work of actively creating communications, education, and promotional pieces for AgGateway projects and meetings at which AgGateway participants and staff will present or table. This group was initially part of the Precision Ag Council (the PAC Communications Working Group). With our new global and quick-work-focused AgGateway, the "produce items quickly" focus of the former workgroup is now housed under the global Communications Committee as an 'activity' subcommittee. Work in this subcommittee will include all working group and resource efforts of AgGateway: whatever flyers, application or implementation notes, or other promo or communication pieces a working group or presenter needs, that group or person can bring that to this volunteer/staff group for review/edit/comment, updating, formatting, etc.

Finally, through these two meetings, we’ll decide on an ongoing meeting day of the week, time, frequency, and ideas on invitees.

Jessica Trites Rolle reviewed how this group came about.

Talked about the need for good Infographics and accompanying stories with targeted audiences in mind. DANIEL DANFORD noted that we need to start sooner than later - critical in this down economy with budget-cutting, cancellations, virtual-only conferences, etc. DANIEL DANFORD and R. Andres Ferreyra (Unlicensed) noted we need to continue to propose and write papers for conference submission as usual, even if conferences are not in person. The opportunity to share the great work of AgGateway is too important not to continue.

• "What AgGateway has accomplished and connected" AgGateway Stakeholders and Deliverables Map v2.pdf
• "What AgGateway is/does (vs what it is NOT/does NOT do)"

• Turn these into one-page or two-page doc that show the work AgGateway does, all the areas it touches and the cost-benefit of EACH action - the VALUE proposition in detail and story form:

  • For the Infographic portion, use illustrator to create
  • In the supporting 'story' portion, give detail that tells the cost-benefit
  • Can use for current members and new/recruitment - people are looking at budgets and costs in closer than ever, we need to defend our value!

Items we'll review and act on

• Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) will finalize the Ag Lab/Soil Testing flyer
• ADAPT Timescopes Implementation Note (underway - R. Andres Ferreyra (Unlicensed))
  
• ADAPT Capture Crop Rotation - this item is unclear
  • Jessica Trites Rolle investigate what we needed on this item from the Materials Dev List
• "How ADAPT Versioning Works" - explain ADAPT versioning, breaking changes, and release timing so companies have a clear timeline so they know good times to implement (e.g., don't wait b/c think it will change 'soon')
  • Page exists, may just need review to confirm it makes sense and is complete
  • Jessica Trites Rolle will read and draft comments on whether there should be any enhancements
• R. Andres Ferreyra (Unlicensed) and DANIEL DANFORD to discuss this item on the Materials Dev List: Guide to business and developer information/tools (e.g., where to find, what is available, where to check for more info) - companies need to understand the package of materials and tools available and how to use in one guide document/page
  • R. Andres Ferreyra (Unlicensed) can point to the public info on the website, the related source code, and we can review and identify discrepancies or items to fix - can use to add/change and build out the data model.
    • Documentation
    • Data Model
• Jessica Trites Rolle - contact Nathan Stein, Pix4D, to discuss Nathan or Pix4D (re)joining

Open discussion - any items needing completion ASAP, let's start discussing now

Communications Sub-Committee Conference/Event DRAFT Calendar 2020

• Review draft 2020 calendar
• Determine how to combine with other calendars/tracking tools

Discuss items not covered above.

No discussion

The group agrees to the next meeting date and time.