Good afternoon southern region,
On behalf of the SABPO 2020 NC conference planning team, I'm regretful to say that due to travel and meeting restrictions resulting from COVID-19 we have been forced to cancel this year's meeting (see message below). Sean and the rest of the committee
did a great job planning the event in Asheville that I know would have been both productive and a great time together. The business officers are weighing the option of holding a virtual meeting in lieu of the face to face event which is something the personnel
group may also want to consider. Something else for everyone to keep in mind is the NAEPSDP (National Association of Extension Program & Staff Development Professionals) conference
https://naepsdp.org/ to be held virtually December 1-3. Drenda Williams, NIFA's new Civil RIghts Director, will be speaking in a couple sessions.
Meredith B. Weinstein, Ph.D.
Evaluation & Accountability
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
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From: Sean Munday <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 8:28 AM
Subject: Fall Conference - Update
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From: Sean Munday <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 8:28 AM
Subject: Fall Conference - Update
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Hi Folks,
I'm sure most of you were expecting this email sooner or later, but due to COVID-19 (and changes to our travel and conference policies) I'm sorry to say that we are going to need to cancel our in-person conference in Asheville. I'm personally very disappointed as
our gatherings are something that I very much look forward to every year...especially the evenings! I want to thank all the wonderful folks at NCSU and NC A&T that spent a great deal of time and effort trying to plan for the best (North Carolina) conference
we could have.
With that being said I wanted to get a feel from our colleagues across the southern region on whether you're still interested in a "Charleston" style gathering? I know we are all feeling a bit overwhelmed in dealing with our own financial issues related
to COVID-19 so bandwidth is probably at an all-time low. However, if we have enough folks still interested I'm sure we can come up with some good topics to discuss (hopefully not ALL COVID related because I could surely use a meeting where that wasn't discussed).
Let me know your thoughts.
Thanks,
Sean
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Sean
Sean Munday
Director, Budgets and Planning
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Business Operations
P. 919-515-6372
NC State University
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