Agenda

2022 University of Maine Cooperative Extension All Organizational Conference
Tuesday, November 1-Thursday, November 3, 2022
Wells Conference Center, UMaine Campus, Orono, Maine

Roots to Blooms: Understanding Our History and Cultivating Our Future

Day 1: Tuesday, November 1, 2022

11:00 a.m. — Welcome, Opening Activity, and President’s Address, Wells #1

Session Description and Presenter Bio

12:00 Noon — Lunch: Mexican Fiesta (Meal Details), Wells #1

12:45-12:55 p.m. — Prize Drawing, Wells #1

1:00 p.m. — Roadmap Updates, Dean Hannah Carter, Wells #1

Session Description and Presenter Bio

2:00 p.m. — Break – Beverages and Snacks, Wells #1

2:15 p.m. — Breakout Sessions

3:45 p.m. — Free Time, Work out at the  New Balance Student Recreation Center, on the UMaine Campus, (Directions and how to obtain Rec Center Access), Hotel Check-in

6:00 p.m. — Dinner: Salmon, Steak, or Lentil Shepherd’s Pie (Meal Details), Wells #1

7:00-9:00 p.m. — Music: Tori Jackson’s 10-piece band “Every Other Sunday” with other UMaine Extension guest musicians joining in., Wells #1

Day 2: Wednesday, November 2, 2022

7:30 a.m. — Breakfast: Good Morning Maine (Meal Details), Wells #1

8:15 a.m. — Opening, Provost John Volin Welcoming, Prize Drawing, Wells #1

8:30 a.m. — Keynote Address: “Preparing the Soil for Magical Growth and the Vital Ingredient: Inclusivity” Wells #1

9:15 a.m. — Break – Beverages and Snacks, Wells #1

9:30 a.m. — Innovation Engineering (IE) System: Tools for Proactive Problem-Solving
Dr. Jason Bolton, Wells #1

Session Description and Presenter Bio

12:00 Noon —

  • Lunch: Mainely Spudtacular (Meal Details), Wells #1
  • Staff Photos, The Atrium at Wells

12:45 p.m. — IE System/Tools… continued — Dr. Jason Bolton et als., Wells #1

1:45 p.m. — Break – Beverages and Snacks, Wells #1

2:00 p.m. — Groups Meet

  • Administrative Specialists, Wells #1
  • Community Education Assistants, Dexter Lounge, Alfond Arena (Walking Directions)
  • Faculty, Wells #2
  • Professionals, Wells #3

3:30 p.m. — Free Time, Tours of the Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center (Walking Directions from Wells to Ferland)

5:00 p.m. — Program Sharing | Poster Session, The Atrium at Wells

Program Sharing | Poster Session Participants

  • Snacks, Cash Bar and Mingle
  • Meet Invited Campus Guests

6:15 p.m. — Dinner: Chicken or Haddock (Meal Details), Wells #1

  • “Extension Family Feud” with Dean Carter, Wells #1

Day 3: Thursday, November 3, 2022

7:30 a.m. — Breakfast: Deluxe Continental (Meal Details), Wells #1

8:00 a.m. — Everyday Inclusion: Harnessing the Power of Diversity to Build Stronger Teams and Organizations — Cara Pelletier, Wells #1

Session Description and Presenter Bio

9:00 a.m. — Break, Wells #1

9:15 a.m. — Breakout Sessions

10:30 a.m. — Break – Beverages and Snacks, Wells #1

10:45 a.m. — Telling the Extension Story: How Communications, Brand, and Storytelling Can Help Achieve Our Mission, Wells #1

Melissa Arndt, UMaine Extension Marketing Director

11:15 a.m. — Closing Session, Dean Hannah Carter, Wells #1

  • State of University of Maine Cooperative Extension

12:30 p.m. —

  • Grand Prize Drawing, Wells #1
  • Boxed Lunch (Meal Details), Wells #1

Wells Conference Rooms will be available until 2:00 p.m. should any Extension staff members have the need for the space to meet informally after the conference has closed.

Thanks for Coming!