• @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) (AgGateway)

• @Mary Enriquez (Unlicensed)(Nutrien)

• @Nikki Marshall (AgGateway Member Services)

• @Jessica Trites Rolle (National Crop Insurance Services)

• @Charlotte Schuricht (Agvance/SSI)

• @Nate Taylor (Unlicensed) (Iteris)

• Melissa Lai (AgData)

@Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

@Nikki Marshall

@Jessica Trites Rolle

1:00 pm CT (Chicago)

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Welcome

Introduce any new participants on the call.

@Susan Ruland (Unlicensed) is the acting chair. If you are interested in becoming the chair or co-chair, please speak up or feel free to contact Susan anytime.

Antitrust 

Everybody agrees to the Antitrust Guidelines.

AgGateway Antitrust Guidelines

All agreed.

Minutes Taker 

Nikki

Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes / @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

Minutes from July: 2020-07-07 Communications Committee Meeting

Will approve next meeting since only three of us were on this call.

New Vision, Mission and Value Statements / @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

Discussion to inform the committee.

Reviewed attached document.

Activity Update / @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

• September newsletter

• Updated "Activity Summary" (under Current Portfolio on website)

• Strategic planning (2021-25), member webinars

• Social media check-in

• Annual Conference

• Awards program

• Annual Report

• Question for discussion:

  • Data Linking group - description?

Sept newsletter is going out.

Current portfolio: Susan is working on updating activities document on the website.

Communication will go out in the next week or two giving webinar dates.

Check calendar for social media.

Annual conference: no registration date yet.

Awards: Susan is working on Ron Storms (taking nominations), will probably talk to steering committees about other awards.

Annual report: will make sure an electronic .pdf available when everyone signs into annual conference.

Data linking group: needs a description of the group; Jessica said it started as traceability/in-field, but has evolved. Susan sent an email to Joe Tevis to get a description.

Materials Development Communications Sub-Committee/ @Jessica Trites Rolle

• Graphic explainer video 

• Susan has drafted 2 scripts to help explain in 30 sec or less who AgGateway is, what we do, why it is important.

"This is my AgGateway" Discussion

• Update Susan's testimonial sheet and add a short 'my AgGateway' statement starter/prompt

• Identify a few long-time volunteers from different sectors to give a single sentence answer to the prompt

• Use in social media, as a sidebar quote in newsletters, etc.

What if - business processes - 2020-08-13 edit.docx

What if - interoperability - 2020-08-13 edit.docx

Newsletter Planning  

Newsletter Articles - October Issue

Due September 22

Title/SubjectAuthor

1. Virtual Annual Conference in November

2. New Member Article

3. Columns from Loyola, Conny - Europe, Latin America

4. News from Meet-ups/Working Groups/Portfolio Management Center

5. AGIIS/Member Services: @Chris Crutchfield / @Josh Wall (Unlicensed)l / @Nikki Marshall

No other updates.

Group Updates

Open floor - anyone can share an update of what is happening in other areas of AgGateway where they're working. Also, determine if Communications can provide assistance.

•  

  • Working Groups

  • Task Forces

  • Conference Committee: @Nikki Marshall

  • Other

No updates

Other Discussion Items / @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

• For other committee members to address topics not covered above.

None

Next Meeting 

• Next Committee meeting: October 1, 1:00 pm CT (Chicago)

Adjournment / @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

1:34pm central