Conference Survey

Thanks for attending the 2018 Indiana CCA Conference! We had a great line up of speakers and sessions were well attended.  
 
We thought it was a great success....but we need to hear from you to be sure.
 
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2018 Indiana CCA Conference Program Details

December 18-19, 2018 at the Indianapolis Marriot East

The Indiana CCA Conference is an excellent opportunity for earning continuing education units and networking with other CCAs. The two-day program is packed with presentations. There are four to five concurrent sessions each hour. Each day the morning sessions are repeated in the afternoon giving you plenty of opportunity to hear the talks of interest. The program features leaders from Indiana agriculture, as well as speakers from other parts of the country. The program is designed to allow CCAs to earn up to 16 CEUs during the two days.
 
A special thank you to our 2018 CCA Conference Sponsors. These sponsors help defray the cost of the meals and break functions. Their generous contributions allow us to hold registration rates down. Please be sure to thank a representative from each our sponsors as you see them at the conference. 
 
2018 Indiana CCA Conference Sponsors

Speaker Spotlight

Luther Smith
Director of Professional Development & Business Relations (ASA, CSSA, SSSA)
SPARC Initiative
USA
lsmith@sciencesocieties.org
Biography
Luther Smith, CAE, is the Director of Professional Development and Business Relations for the American Society of Agronomy (ASA); Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA).

Luther provides leadership for the Societies’ certification programs, continuing education development and business relationships. His background includes experiences in on farm production, sales, marketing, Extension education and over 22 years in association management leading the ICCA Program. He earned a BS degree in Farm Operation and an MBA. He is co-owner and principle operator of Blue Sky Bison located near Mineral Point, Wisconsin.

Indiana CCA Exam Training Session

A training session for the February InCCA Exam will be taking place on Jan 10-11, 2019 from 9:00am - 5:00pm. The session will take place at the Beck Agricultural Center (4540 US Hwy 52 West, West Lafayette, IN 47906). The fee for this training session is $120.00. Please contact Lexie Hayenga to sign up for the training session. 
 
Lexie Hayenga
Phone (765) 494-4783
Email lhayenga@purdue.edu
 

 

Indiana CCA Scholarship

The recipients of the Indiana CCA Scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year:
 
Name Hometown Program School
Deven Pohl   Ag Systems Management Vincennes
Benjamin Howe   Agricultural Economics Purdue
Jonathan Kesler Naperville, IL Agribusiness Purdue
Sara Lechlider Gaithersburg, MD

Agricultural Business Management &
Turf Science and Management

 Purdue