Fall Conference 2016 will take place October 18-20 at the Holiday Inn in Fargo. By now some of you may have heard that the format will be different this year. It’s true, as follows:

• Instead of a conference spread over four days, we will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 18 and conclude at the end of the day on Oct. 20. It is a full three-day conference. Some of you will likely need to travel on Oct. 17.
• Most of the subject matter training will be grouped into separate days. For example, all ANR sessions will be on the first day, 4-H Youth on the second day, and FCS/CV on the third day. This is being done to minimize conflicts so you can attend all the subject matter sessions for your discipline and also attend technology and/or additional 4-H sessions on the other days.
• Each of the three days will provide learning opportunities for each of you and a time to network with other staff, so attendance on all three days is expected. Remember that spring conference was eliminated in lieu of a more robust fall conference. We believe this will be our most robust conference yet.

The committee is co-chaired by Joe Zeleznik and Callie Johnson. Please let them know if you have any ideas or suggestions.

Chris Boerboom, Extension Director