It's People Sharing Ideas

I've been fortunate to attend the ACE\NETC conference for several years, and I've discovered there's an incredible wealth of data and ideas floating around this conference just waiting to be captured. This year's conference allows each of us the opportunity to connect and learn from those that love the same work we do, speak the same lingo as us, and generally interact with kindred spirits of the Cooperative Extension system.

The value added from this year's ACE\NETC conference is in the sessions and in the halls of the conference as we learn from each other. Social media plays an important role in technology, but spending time with colleagues on your screen, or in 140 characters just isn't the same as spending even a few moments with the people behind these social media identities. Meeting colleagues face-to-face is still important and this is why the ACE\NETC conference is important to me.

As the subcommittee chair for technology, we are diligently working to provide the best technology experience possible at ACE\NETC 2011. Come join us June 10 -14 in Denver as we exchange information and learn from the experts.

Rich Phelps
University of Kentucky
College of Agriculture