1. @Natasha Lilly* (The Equity)

2. @J. Nolfo* (BASF)

3. @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)* (AgGateway)

4. @Eileen Licitra (Unlicensed)* (Iteris, Inc.)

5. @Matt Garcia* (Syngenta)

6. @Anthony James (Unlicensed)* (Syngenta)

7. @Mary Enriquez (Unlicensed)* (Crop Protection Services)

8. @Nick Reichel (Deactivated) (XS, Inc)

9. Matthew Grassi (Meister Media)

10. @Nikki Marshall (AgGateway Member Services)

11. @Evin Ellis (Unlicensed) (AgData)

2:00-3:00 PM ET / 1:00 - 2:00 PM CT

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Welcome & Roll Call / @J. Nolfo

Attendees are listed above.

Antitrust / @J. Nolfo

Everybody agreeing to the Antitrust Guidelines.

AgGateway Antritrust Guidelines

All agree to the Antitrust Guidelines.

Minutes Taker / @Natasha Lilly

Natasha has agreed to take notes.

Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes / @J. Nolfo

First - 

Second- 

Minutes approved by committee.

Review Action Items /  @J. Nolfo

Action Items to be reviewed:

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

• New Vice-Chair: Matthew Grassi of Meister Media

Social Media Calendar / J. Nolfo

Listing of who is responsible for what week until next Communication Committee Meeting

• Week of 4/30: @J. Nolfo

• Week of 5/7:  @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

• Week of 5/14: @Anthony James (Unlicensed)

• Week of 5/21: @Nikki Marshall

• Week of 5/28: @Matt Garcia

• Week of 6/4: @Nick Reichel (Deactivated)

Newsletter Planning - June /  @Matthew Grassi

AgGateway Newsletter Articles

Due May 18, 2018

Title/SubjectAuthor

1. New Member Article: @Evin Ellis (Unlicensed)

2. AgGateway in the News: @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

3. Leadership Profile: @J. Nolfo

4. AIDC Working Group: @Jody Costa (Unlicensed)

5. AGIIS: @Chris Crutchfield / @Josh Wall (Unlicensed)

6. Monthly LinkedIn Group Discussion: @J. Nolfo

7. Mid Year Meeting - @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

New Article Ideas:

• J Nolfo to write about Case Studies??? Spec Chem - write about the big wins.

Newsletter Planning - July / @Matthew Grassi

AgGateway Newsletter Articles

Due Jun 15, 2018

Title/SubjectAuthor

1. New Member Article: @Evin Ellis (Unlicensed)

2. AgGateway in the News: @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

3. Leadership Profile: @J. Nolfo

4. AIDC Working Group: @Jody Costa (Unlicensed)

5. AGIIS: @Chris Crutchfield / @Josh Wall (Unlicensed)

6. Council Updates: @J. Nolfo

7. Monthly LinkedIn Group Discussion: @J. Nolfo

8. Leadership Remarks from MYM - @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

9. Quick Connect Session - @Natasha Lilly

10. Mid Year Meeting Wrap Up - 

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: OPEN

  • 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-@Natasha Lilly - 

Grain & Feed-@Natasha Lilly - 

Crop Nutrition-

Specialty Chem-@J. Nolfo -

Allied Providers - @Eileen Licitra (Unlicensed) -

Crop Protection - @Eileen Licitra (Unlicensed) - 

Precision Ag - 

Conference Committee - 

Membership Committee - @Nick Reichel (Deactivated)

Marketing Plan / @Susan Ruland (Unlicensed)

• Updates regarding AgGateway Strategic Plan

• Updates regarding quarterly focus and press releases 

• Annual Report Feedback

Mid-Year Meeting / @J. Nolfo

Review upcoming Mid-YEar Meeting

• A great opportunity to network and take part in important face-to-face team meetings that advance digital agriculture -- in crop protection, crop nutrition, seed, grain & feed, precision ag, specialty chemical, ag retail and more.

• Explore the latest resources for making connections, interoperability in precision ag, implementing standards, etc.

• Mingle with more than 200 industry professionals - Come yourself or send representatives to add your voice and ideas to important initiatives.

• Hear the General Session discussion on blockchain technology and its potential impact on agriculture, with experts from Purdue University and the ag industry.

• Join the Quick Connect Session featuring face-to-face meetings between trading partners implementing electronic connections. (Look for sign-up details soon on the Mid-Year Meeting webpage.)

• Participate in the first face-to-face meeting of AgGateway's new Traceability Working Group.

• Mid-Year Meeting Registration is just $175 for members and non-members! Find everything you need - agenda, hotel, etc. - at the conference webpage.

• Want to expand your company's presence at the meeting? Great sponsorships are available - contact us at Sponsorship@AgGateway.org

for more details!

Social Meeting Training / @J. Nolfo

• Schedule a date for training of those interested in joining the Social Media Working Group.

• Looking at Week of 5/21 (T/W/Th afternoon)

Other Discussion Items / @J. Nolfo

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

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 will be June 7th @ 2:00- 3:00 pm EST/ 1:00-2:00 pm CST

Adjournment / @J. Nolfo

• Meeting adjourned at approximately x:xx pm EST

Mar 15, 2018  

@J. Nolfo to revisit the idea of training on Social Media.

Apr 13, 2018  

J may just reach out to Matt and Nick on a call.

Mar 15, 2018  

@Natasha Lilly to finish her case study and get to Susan.

Mar 16, 2018 

Mar 15, 2018 

@Eileen Licitra (Unlicensed) to find out who was interested in a Case Study in CP and get that info to Susan

Mar 30, 2018