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NACo’s Western Interstate Region Board of Directors Meeting

May 21, 2014. NACo’s Western Interstate Region Board of Directors Meeting. Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting. What is the WRJSM? An annual meeting bringing together western region land grant universities: Academic Program Directors Administrative Heads Section

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NACo’s Western Interstate Region Board of Directors Meeting

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  1. May 21, 2014 NACo’s Western Interstate RegionBoard of Directors Meeting

  2. Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting What is the WRJSM? • An annual meeting bringing together western region land grant universities: • Academic Program Directors • Administrative Heads Section • Council for Ag Research, Extension, & Teaching (CARET) • Experiment Station Directors • Extension Directors

  3. Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting What is the purpose of this year’s WRJSM? • Establish a western agenda that builds strength and unity on five broad issues important to western states • Improve the ability of the land grant university system to address these issues • Advocate with one voice for funds to enhance land grant universities’ (LGU’s) capacity to fulfill their roles in research, education, and extension related to western priorities, and to better inform public policy.

  4. Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting Why am I here today? Part of mission of seeking input from key western region stakeholders: • Western Interstate Region of the National Association of Counties • Western Governors Association • Western Council of State Governments

  5. Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting What are WRJSM’s broad issues? • Natural Resources Management(See white paper by R. Pardini) • Community & Economic Development • Nutrition & Health • Food Systems • Energy

  6. Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting The most developed of 5 key issues is: Natural Resources Management (NRM) and under this issue the most important topics identified thus far are: • Fire • Water • Endangered species • Invasive species • Public lands management

  7. Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting Why should WIR participate in WRJSM? • This is your opportunity to set priorities and guide the agenda for the western LGU’s capacity to address key issues important to western states

  8. Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting What would you be doing at the WRJSM? • Attend/participate in plenary sessionsNACois invited to deliver plenary presentation on their perspective on land-grant priorities • Contribute to breakout sessions by priorities • Contribute to breakout session by mission (teaching, research, & extension) • Contribute to strategy discussions on how to pursue agenda (with Cornerstone) as it is formulated

  9. Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting What can you expect to take home? • Information on western LGU’s capacity and priorities • Establish a line of communication • How LGU’s can address issues critical to NACo-WIR • NACoto better inform the future direction of western LGU priorities • A strategy to pursue the western agenda on natural resource management issues • Guide from Cornerstone (a bipartisan public affairs firm) • Further develop agendas for the additional priorities • Community & Economic Development, • Nutrition & Health • Food Systems • Energy

  10. Western Regional Joint Summer Meeting 2014 WRJSM Logistics • When: Monday, July 7th – Friday, July 10th, 2014 • Where: Harvey’s Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe, Nevada • More information: ag.unr.edu/wrjsm2014 (775) 784-6237

  11. Questions & InputThank You Bill Payne, Dean/Director of CABNR/NAES bpayne@cabnr.unr.edu (775) 784-6237 www.ag.unr.edu

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