{"id":471,"date":"2018-05-02T20:52:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T20:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graperesearch.org\/staging\/?p=471"},"modified":"2019-01-03T19:26:54","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T19:26:54","slug":"top-10-reasons-to-attend-nveelc-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graperesearch.org\/staging\/2018\/05\/02\/top-10-reasons-to-attend-nveelc-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Reasons to Attend NVEELC 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Research has no impact if it isn’t put into practice. So, NGRA is proud to support the efforts of our colleagues in extension and outreach, including their grassroots-organized\u00a0National Viticulture & Enology Extension Leadership Conference (NVEELC).<\/a>\u00a0This year’s event is less than one month away (May 20-22), and registration closes even sooner (May 4).<\/strong>\u00a0If you work in an extension or outreach role, whether at a university or in a corporate grower relations function, there are at least 10 solid reasons you’ll want to attend:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  1. Washington is the second-largest wine producer in the U.S. and the largest producer of Concord juice grapes. It also is home to one of the most productive state-funded research programs in the country.\u00a0Hosted by\u00a0Washington State University (WSU) Viticulture Extension,\u00a0NVEELC will be\u00a0held in Prosser, giving attendees tours, tastings and talks for a unique\u00a0insider’s view of the state’s grape industries, right from its epicenter.<\/b><\/li>\n
  2. Go behind the scenes at the\u00a0WSU Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Wine Science Center.<\/b>The\u00a0cutting-edge viticulture and enology facilities here are among the best in the world, and you’ll tour it with faculty rockstars.<\/li>\n
  3. The Clean Plant Center Northwest in Prosser is\u00a0one of the premier programs<\/b>\u00a0for<\/b>clean plants<\/b>\u00a0in America. Learn from them about\u00a0available funding sources for clean plant education, and promotional material types that have fueled their success and could be duplicated in your region.<\/li>\n
  4. Wildfires across the west brought smoke taint front-and-center for researchers and extension specialists in 2017.\u00a0WSU’s Dr. Tom Collins,<\/b>\u00a0one of the world’s<\/b>\u00a0foremost authorities on smoke taint,<\/b>\u00a0will share his research on smoke and other environmental taints.<\/li>\n
  5. NVEELC is a grassroots event, produced by and for the community of practice. This year’s event chair, Dr. Michelle Moyer, WSU\u00a0Associate Professor\/Viticulture Extension Specialist,\u00a0created the agenda with input from colleagues, so it’s\u00a0tailored to the needs and interests of extension and outreach personnel.<\/b>\u00a0For the grape industry, there is no other focused opportunity to network with peers, share best-practices and learn from one another.<\/li>\n
  6. State and regional reports\u00a0<\/b>are at the heart of the annual NVEELC agenda. These structured peer presentations can give you food for thought for improving your outreach efforts to growers, winemakers and producers.<\/li>\n
  7. Have a say in when and where NVEELC 2019 takes place.<\/b>\u00a0Attend this year and weigh in, or even make your case for hosting the event next year!<\/li>\n
  8. Worried about\u00a0the future of extension and outreach<\/b>\u00a0in America? Discuss how the function can be strengthened through more durable funding, tight integration with research and ongoing collaboration with industry.<\/li>\n
  9. May is peak season for some of the\u00a0Pacific Northwest’s iconic cuisine!<\/b>\u00a0All meals are included in your NVEELC registration and will include curated menus to show off local, seasonal fare.<\/li>\n
  10. NVEELC tickets are only $100.<\/b>\u00a0Designed to provide a lot of value for very little of your limited budget, NVEELC is made affordable thanks to the cost-conscious planning of WSU’s Michelle Moyer (shown above, center) and the generosity of event and travel scholarship sponsors\u00a0California Association of Winegrape Growers, California Table Grape Commission, E. & J. Gallo Winery, G. S. Long Co., J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines, Oregon Vineyard Supply, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Washington Winegrowers, WSU and NGRA.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Don’t miss your chance to attend NVEELC 2018.\u00a0<\/b>Register now before the May 4 cutoff!<\/b><\/a>And consider also attending the co-located\u00a0Cold-Hardiness Workshop<\/a>\u00a0on May 23. It’s an extra day of learning for just $30. (Separate registration is required.)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Research has no impact if it isn’t put into practice. So, NGRA is proud to support the efforts of our colleagues in extension and outreach, including their grassroots-organized\u00a0National Viticulture & Enology Extension Leadership Conference (NVEELC).\u00a0This year’s event is less than one month away (May 20-22), and registration closes even sooner (May 4).\u00a0If you work in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ngwi-news","tag-extension"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/graperesearch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/graperesearch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/graperesearch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graperesearch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graperesearch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/graperesearch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":477,"href":"https:\/\/graperesearch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions\/477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/graperesearch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graperesearch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graperesearch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}