2025 Annual Meeting

“Connecting People, Creating Change: Extension’s Impact on Public Service”

Georgia Center for Continuing Education

Athens, Georgia

August 15, 2025

Focuses on Extension’s ability to bring people together to create lasting positive change. The day will include our business meeting, induction of new members, silent and live auction, poster presentations and an awards luncheon. Additional details and updates will be made available as we approach the meeting.

Dates at a Glance:

June 30, 2025 – Deadline to Submit Award Applications
July 31, 2025 – Deadline for Early Bird Registration ($85). To register for the state meeting, please do so by clicking here.
August 1, 2025 – ESP Poster and IGNITE Session Submission Deadline (Submission Form). Complete details are below.
Coming Soon Deadline to Submit – Poster Proposals

Conference Details:

Schedule – Coming
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Toews, Associate Dean for Extension, UGA CAES (Bio)
Register here

Hotel Reservation Details:

Group Booking: Cooperative Extension Service
Block Dates: 8/14/2025 through 8/15/2025
Block Drop: 07/14/2025

Hotel Reservations Instructions:

Booking Link: Georgia Center Hotel Group Booking Link
Select Arrival Year and Month
Enter Group Code: 27956
Click ‘Check Now’

**Poster Session and NEW Ignite Sessions**

Showcase your most outstanding programming at the ESP a professional meeting. Posters will be judged in the following four categories: FACS, 4-H, Extension Outreach, and ANR. Each category will be awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd places with a monetary reward of $100, $50 and $25 respectively.

New Opportunity! 4-5 minute Ignite presentations will be judged in the following four categories: FACS, 4-H, Extension Outreach, and ANR. Each category will have one ignite talk selected for presentation at the professional meeting. Each ignite selected will be awarded $100 (Notification will be sent to those accepted). Link to the Poster and Ignite Submissions: (Submission Form). Deadline for submissions is August 1, 2025.

Contact Clark MacAllister, clarkmac@uga.edu, for more information.

PAST MEETING ARCHIVES BELOW

2024 Annual Meeting Information

Meeting Registration Link
Conference Schedule
Poster Session Information
Awards and Recognitions
Keynote Speaker:
- Jill Walton, UGA Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations (bio)
Location
- Rock Eagle 4-H Center Eatonton, GA
Dates at a Glance
- June 28^th – Deadline to Submit Award Applications
- July 31^st – Deadline for Early Bird Registration ($80)
- August 9_^th – Deadline to Submit Poster Proposals – Submit here
- August 16^th – Regular Registration Ends ($85)
- August 16^th – Rock Eagle lodging deadline -(Single Occupancy-$80, Double Occupancy-$40)
Conference Registration
- Registration for the annual meeting will begin Tuesday, April 30th. Registration will close on Friday, August 16th.
- Registration options include:
  - Member
    - Early Bird (April 30^th-July 30^th) – $80.00
    - Regular (July 31^st – August 16^th) – $85.00
    - Late (August 17^th– August 23^rd) – $90.00
  - Life Member/Retiree – $60.00
  - Non-Member (Lunch Only) – $40.00

2023 Annual Meeting Information

Conference Schedule
Poster Session Information from Clark MacAllister
Keynote Speaker:
- Stacy Jones, Ed.D (bio)
- Director UGA Center for Continuing Education and Hotel
Location
- UGA Georgia Center, 1197 S Lumpkin St, Athens, GA 30602