Check-In

• 3pm to 5pm, Pyle Center Lobby

Welcome Reception

• 5pm to 6pm, Alumni Lounge

Extension Master Gardener National Committee Meeting

• 6pm to 9pm, Alumni Lounge, Open to all

Tentative Agenda

• Welcome and opening comments by
  • Mike Maddox, Master Gardener Program Director, University of Wisconsin-Extension
  • Karl Martin, Dean and Director of Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin-Extension
  • Tom Bewick, National Program Leader, USDA NIFA
  • Natalie Bumgarner, Chair EMG National Committee
    Pamela Bennett, Past-Chair EMG National Committee

• Extension Master Gardener National Committee Update (Notes, PowerPoint)
  • Current Members
  • Awards
  • EMG Work Group Updates
    • Communication and Connectivity
      • Newsletter
      • Website
      • Social Media
    • Capacity and Program Building
      • Monthly webinars
      • Resource repository
      • NEW Diversity and Expanding Access
    • Impact Assessment
      • Evaluation and Impact [Watch 03/21/2018 EMG Webinar]
        • National EMG Report (see report)
        • Food Security (see infograph)
        • Pollinator
  • Collaborations
    • National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture
  • Looking to the future
    • 2019 International Master Gardener Conference
    • 2019 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism (NECV)
    • 2020 EMG Coordinator Conference

More Information

• New Extension Master Gardener Coordinator Factsheet (PDF)
• National Summary 2016
• Food Security Pilot 2017