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The 2011 PAS National Conference will be held in Springfield, Illinois, "Land of Lincoln" at the Crowne Plaza. Mark your calendar now for March 9 - 12 and plan to join us for this special celebration of "Overcoming Today's Obstacles, Achieving Tomorrow's Dreams."

Check out some of the sites to see in Springfield and plan your trip.

AgrowKnowledge is pleased to announce the publication of the Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology Course.  The course syllabus and the first three weeks of class materials are available to all accessing the AgrowKnowledge Web site. Current AgrowKnowledge members have access to the entire curriculum.

The materials for the course are in Zip Folders and formatted as PDFs. We have also made each of the PowerPoint Presentations available in a separate folder so instructors can use them in their classroom and make their own notes and adjustments as they feel appropriate or unique to their region of the country.

With the release of this curriculum we are providing an opportunity for content experts to keep these materials dynamic by suggesting changes, edits and further curriculum enhancements on an ongoing basis. Click here. We believe this approach will extend the life and the validity of the course materials.

Watch for an upcoming Webinar (August or September) where the author will share select highlights and insights in the use of these materials and be available to answer questions from instructors.

AgrowKnowledge and AgCareers.com have partnered again this year to collect information from students regarding their perception of careers within the industry. This brief 15 question survey examines how students become interested in agriculture careers and who or what influences those perceptions. The survey is active throughout 2010 for students studying at all degree levels. At the end of the year AgCareers.com and AgrowKnowledge will award 2 $50 Visa gift cards for every 100 responses! You can check out the AgCareers.com Facebook fan page to get up-to-date counts on the number of responses. Click the link below to take the survey and please continue to forward and invite your friends to participate in this survey-your opinion is important!!!

Survey link: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22A96HVE542/?CFID=27057525&CFTOKEN=67113268

If you haven't noticed by now, things look a little different on the AgrowKnowledge website. We have recently re-designed our website, to make things flow a little smoother and make things easier to find. As we move forward with these changes to our website, please note that some functions of our website are being overhauled, so may not work correctly! We are working on getting these taken care of as soon as possible and should have everything back to perfection in the next few weeks.  If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to drop us a line at agknow@agrowknow.org

Note you may not be able to log-in to the AgrowKnowledge website for the next few days, as we get our website content working again.  Thank you for your patience and enjoy the new site.

The AgrowKnowledge Staff