Public Issues Leadership Conference (PILD) Call for Presentations

The 2019 Public Issues Leadership Development (PILD) Conference will be April 14-17, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA. This conference is sponsored by the Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP). The PILD Planning Committee is looking for submissions for concurrent sessions AND poster sessions! See the Request for Proposals (RFP) at https://www.jcep.org/pild/pild-rfp for guidance. 

For increased success in the review process, consider addressing the conference theme in your application. This year's theme is Enhancing Leadership Capacity for Emerging Issues. Projects or programs could reflect the future of urban-rural interdependence and programming, national preparedness and planning for disaster resilience and recovery, the role of Extension in communicating and managing the impact of big data, public issues education/the state of civility and/or developing a futuristic volunteer base.

The deadline for submissions is November 14 and we'd love to see at least 18 submissions from NEAFCS members for the 2019 conference! 

Go to www.jcep.org for up-to-date conference information. You can also find the link on the NEAFCS Public Affairs Home Page. 

PILD first timers may be eligible for one of the 20 ($300) NEAFCS 1^st Timer's scholarships. Contact your affiliate President if you wish to be considered for the state PILD team and this award. Only one scholarship is available per affiliate. The scholarship application window will be opened in mid-December. See the December NEAFCS Network e-newsletter for details. 

2018 Annual Session - Thank you for your participation! 

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September 24-27, 2018
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Thank you for attending the 2018 NEAFCS Annual Session. Over 890 of your closest colleagues, 30 exhibiting companies, and almost 200 first time attendees joined us in San Antonio, TX to Build Capacity Through People, Programs and Partnerships.

A special thank you to the co-liaisons (Linda Wells and Lorrie Coop) and their planning committees for a successful Annual Session. We greatly appreciate the time you put in to make this event one we won't forget! 

Thank you for your donations to the San Antonio Food Bank. We raised over $1,600 this year which will provide more than 11,600 meals.  We also thank you to those who donated the backpacks for the Service Project with CASA. 

Don’t forget to claim your CEU’s & PDU’s. Click here for more information.

Click here to view photos from the 2018 Annual Session. You may download or order prints from this site.

SAVE THE DATE and join us in Hershey, PA September 30 - October 3, 2019!

NEAFCS Will Be Turning 85! 

NEAFCS will be celebrating 85 years in 2019!  What a wonderful time to be involved with an association that has been providing leadership opportunities to family and consumer science professionals and helping families for 85 years. What better place to celebrate than Hershey, Pennsylvania!

Below you will find a list of 85 Things To Do. Be thinking of how your State can celebrate as NEAFCS turns 85! Our goal is to make this coming year one of participatory fun and pride that takes a look back at our organization’s beginnings as well as what our future holds.

Click here to download the 85 Ways to Celebrate the 85th Anniversary of NEAFCS
How many can you complete by October 2019?  

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