Meeting/Event Information

Farm to Table anD Infrastructure challenges

Farm to Table and Infrastructure Challenges is the theme of the 2022 Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Society’s annual meeting. Alabama has abundant natural resources from aquatic biodiversity to beautiful streams, rivers, lakes, and shoreline.

We hope this conference will help us to better understand infrastructure challenges in Alabama and across the US and how these challenges impact professionals working in soil and water conservation. 

Program Overview:

Major topics featured during the workshop and conference are:

• Wednesday: Alabama Farm Production overview, Alabama's Infrastructure Report Card, Sweet Grown Alabama, Farm to Table, Influence on Fertilizer and Pesticide Prices on Infrastructure

• Thursday Field Tour: Farm to Table Market, Infrastructure Projects

• Friday: Chronic Wasting Disease, Invasive Plants, Herbal Plants and Uses, Native American Cultural Resources in Alabama

Schedule of Events:

• Wednesday, June 15 Technical Session

  • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Exhibitor Set-Up/Registration

  • 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Keynote Speaker/Technical Sessions

• Thursday, June 16 Field Tour

  • 7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast/Registration/Exhibits/Silent Auction

  • 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Field Tour (lunch provided)

  • 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Committee Meetings/Exhibits/Silent Auction

  • 6:00 pm Dinner (provided)

• Friday, June 17  Business Meeting and Technical Session

  • 7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast/Registration/Exhibits/Silent Auction

  • 8:00 am - 9:00 am Business Meeting for Alabama Chapter

  • 9:30 am - 10:30 am Technical Sessions

  • 10:45 am End of Silent Auction

  • 10:45 am - 12 pm Technical Sessions and Concluding Remarks

  • 12 noon Silent Auction Winners Pay/Pick-up Items

Hotel Reservations:

• Fairfield Inn and Suites Anniston Oxford, 143 Colonial Drive Oxford, Alabama 36203, (256) 831-1921. Special rate is $109.00 + tax per night. Be sure to indicate that you are with the Soil and Water Conservation Society. Book by May 19, 2022.

• Click here to make hotel reservations at the Fairfield Inn and Suites - HOTEL RESERVATIONS

• Directions to the hotel are available here.
  

Continuing Education and Professional Development:

The conference provides high quality workshop, technical sessions, and a field trip that is relevant to Professional Engineers, Certified Professionals in Erosion and Sediment Control, Certified Crop Advisors, Landscape Architects, and Professional Geologists.

Conference Registration:

Please register for the conference at your earliest convenience. The registration fee covers all meetings and scheduled events.

Exhibits and Sponsorships:

Exhibit and sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Skip Ragsdale at (205) 674-5656 or (205) 790-4334 for additional information or [email protected].

We expect a turnout of approximately 75-100 SWCS members and non-members. Vendor space and sponsorship opportunities are available. Inside technical sessions will be June 15 and 17 along with a break with vendors. A field tour will take place on June 16, 2022. Attendees will have access to vendor exhibits throughout the conference and visiting will be encouraged during breaks and other times when presentations are not being made.

Vendor Package:

• $300 (Per 4’x10’ Booth Space) - includes two full registrations

Sponsorship Opportunities:

• Drinks & Snack Break (Wednesday, June 15) - $250

• Bus Drinks & Snack (Thursday, June 16) - $250

• Lunch For Field Trip (Thursday, June 16) - $750

• Dinner After Field Trip (Thursday, June 16) - $1,000

• Breakfast (Pastries & Coffee) (Friday, June 17) - $250

• Drinks & Snack Break (Friday, June 17) - $250

SILENT AUCTION: Proceeds will to the SWCS student chapters at Alabama A&M and Tuskegee University. If
you company/organization is willing to donate items to the silent auction, please bring items on June 15.

Questions?

Contact Rick Nichols at (205) 753-5480 for more information about the meeting.