2015 AFR/OFU Convention Schedule of Events

9 a.m.: Registration, PAC, Ticket Sales, Trade Show Open; Agent Resource Room Opens
9:30 a.m.: Policy Committee Meeting; Delegate Bylaws Info Session & Lunch Jeri D. Towler, Attorney
11:15 a.m.: Agent Recognition Luncheon Sp. by Willis Re; Pledge of Allegiance Justin Cowan, At-Large Director #2; Luncheon Guest Speaker Insurance Comm. John Doak

: First General Session
1 p.m.: Door Prizes Sp. by Custom Promotional Products ; Beef Certificates Sp. by the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association; Invocation Lendell Birdsong, Chaplain ; Pledge of Allegiance Mike Humble, At-Large Director #3
1:15 p.m.: Calls to Order Terry Detrick, President ; Meeting Notices, Convention Rules, Committees & Appointments Anita Poole Endsley, Parliamentarian; Bylaws Changes Purpose/Overview Jeri D. Towler, Attorney; Bylaws & Articles Consideration Terry Detrick, Pres. & Chair; Election Committee Report Paul Jackson, Chairman; Candidate Speeches Paul Jackson, Chairman; Voting Opens; Milk & Cookies Break Sp. by DairyMAX & Cox Communications; Great American Milk Drive Maddie Cook, Okla. Dairy Princess; CEO Report Richard Herren, Chief Executive Officer; Financials Report Tara Brooks, CFO & Treasurer; Membership Report Paul Jackson, Secretary ; Vice President Report John Porter, Vice President; President Report Terry Detrick, President; NFU Policy Report Brett Morris, Grady County Farmers Union; Consideration & Adoption of Policy Phil Berkenbile, Policy Committee Chair
6:30 p.m.: Kids Corral & Pizza Adventure

: Second General Session
7 p.m.: AFR/OFU Veteran’s Tribute ; Pledge of Allegiance Roy Perryman, At-Large Director #1; Youth Program Blaire Boyer, Youth Coordinator ; Poster Contest Winners; AFR/OFU Touchbearer Recognition; State Scholarship Recipients; Youth “Year in Review” ; Past Youth Participant Remarks Amber Moser McNeil, Program Manager, Corvias Military Living; Remarks Taylor Spears, Miss National High School Rodeo Queen; Live & Silent PAC Auction 
9 p.m.: Northwest Area Meeting ; Registration, Voting, Ticket Sales Close

8 a.m.: Registration, Voting, Ticket Sales, Trade Show Open; Silent Auction Continues

: Third General Session
8:15 a.m.: Door Prizes Sp. by Custom Promotional Products; Beef Certificates Sp. by the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association; Invocation Lendell Birdsong, Chaplain ; Pledge of Allegiance Joe Ed Kinder, District 2 Director; Sponsor Remarks Danna Fowble, Clean Line Energy; “Cutting Edge Technologies & Agriculture Application” Moderated by Jim Shelton, District 3, Director; “Feeding the World: Meeting the Demand” (Speaker Invited); “Farming Weather Technology & Forecasting the Future” Al Sutherland, Oklahoma Mesonet, Norman ; “Livestock Challenges & Opportunities” (Speaker Invited); “Emerging Field Technologies & Applications” Ryan Johnson, PinPoint Inegrated Sltns Specialist, P&K Equip., Enid
10:30 a.m.: Milk & Cookies Break Sp. by DairyMAX & Clean Line Energy
10:45 a.m.: Youth Partnership Remarks Tom Manske, Development Director, Oklahoma 4-H Foundation; Remarks Roger Johnson, NFU President
11:45 a.m.: Women’s Luncheon Whitney Danker, State Advocacy & Public Policy Director Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma 
12 p.m. : Ticket Sales & Silent Auction Close ; NFU Delegates Card Deadline

: Fourth General Session
1:15 p.m.: Memorial Service & Recognition 
1:30 p.m.: Sponsor Remarks Susan Lively Allen, DairyMAX; “Communicating Agriculture: How to Talk the Talk” Moderated by Terry Peach, District 1 Director Ron Hays, Radio Okla. Network, Mike Dain, Okla. News Network, Kirby Smith, Public Information Manager, ODAFF 
1:45 p.m.: Door Prizes Sp. by Custom Promotional Products; Beef Certificates Sp. by the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Assoc.
2 p.m.: Registration & Voting Booths Close
2:30 p.m.: Remarks Dr. Thomas Coon, VP, Dean and Director of DASNR, OSU
2:45 p.m.: Election Results, Completion of Business; NFU Delegates Election
3 p.m.: Milk & Cookies Break Sp. by DairyMAX & Clean Line Energy
3:30 p.m.: Breakout Session: “Succession Planning: Are You Ready?” Shannon Ferrell, OSU, & Mike Mayberry, Oklahoma Ag Mediation; Agent’s Association Meeting
4 p.m.: Trade Show Closes
6 p.m.: VIP Guests Reception

: Convention Banquet
6:30 p.m.: Banquet Doors Open; Pre-Session Entertainment Beth Hallum
7 p.m.: Welcome Terry Detrick, President; Invocation Lendell Birdson, Chaplain ; Pledge of Allegiance Bob Holley, District 4, Director; National Anthem Beth Hallum ; Dinner Pork entrée sponsored by Oklahoma Pork Council ; Dinner Entertainment Kyle Dillingham & Horseshoe Road ; Sponsor Remarks Roy Lee Lindsey, Exec. Dir., Okla. Pork Council; County Leadership Achievement Award ; Remarks Garrett Reed, Oklahoma State FFA President ; Remarks U.S. Senator James Lankford (Invited) ; Meritorious Service Recognition James McManus; Entertainment “Jarrett Doughtery: Live from Branson Comedy”; Grand Door Prize Sp. by Farm Credit and P&K Equipment; Sponsor Remarks Farm Credit and P&K; God Bless America Beth Hallum

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