This year’s Region 7 (Alberta) Annual Convention will host Alex Pulwicki as a guest speaker to speak on Land Linking in Alberta and Land Access Support in Alberta, and will include reports, elections, resolutions and updates.

The convention will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2023.  Join us for an informative afternoon of speakers, updates and democratic process. Have your voice heard on regional actions and progress, locally and nationally!

IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE:  The in-person convention will be held at Olds Municipal Library in the Lion’s Den Room in Olds, Alberta.

ATTENDING VIA ZOOM:  For those who cannot attend in-person, we have included instructions on how to connect remotely both through internet and telephone so members can still fully participate.

We hope you will join us in-person or online, and invite friends to come and hear the presentation and get updates from regional and national leadership.

Registration will take place at 12:30 PM. The Convention will commence at 1:00 PM.  Convention will adjourn at 5:00 PM.

Overnight camping is available at the Norman farm.  Contact Glenn Norman at grn_collies@hotmail.com or phone 403-350-8640 for more information and directions.

We look forward to seeing you on August 12!

In Union,

Toby Malloy

NFU Region 7 (Alberta) Coordinator

Agenda

12:30 PM: Registration

1:00 PM: Call to Order, Welcome, Introductions, Elect a Chair

1:20 PM: Welcome and Update:

1:40 PM: Minutes of July 11, 2022 meeting

1:50 PM: Alberta Update:  Toby Malloy

2:10 PM: Reports:  Women’s Advisory, Youth, IPC (International Program Committee)

2:30 PM: Elections:  3 Board; 1 Women’s Advisory; 1 Youth Advisory; 1 BIPOC; 1 IPC

3:00 PM: Break

3:15 PM: Resolutions:  Bring your resolutions on issues that matter to you and that you would like the NFU to work on

3:30 PM: Guest Speaker – Alex Pulwicki, Program Manager, Young Agrarians
Alex Pulwicki, Program Manager with the Young Agrarians will join us to talk about Land Linking in Alberta and Land Access Support in Alberta.  

5:00 PM: Adjournment

TO JOIN THE MEETING VIA ZOOM

To join by computer: Click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85996254815?pwd=YWZoOTFway91N2RpMTJDT2hrN2t5Zz09 OR Go to the Zoom website https://zoom.us/ and click on “Join a Meeting”, then enter the Meeting ID and Passcode:

Meeting ID: 859 9625 4815

Passcode: 547692

To join by phone:

1. Write down the Meeting ID and Passcode numbers on a piece of paper in advance.
2. Dial one of these numbers:1 438 809 7799

   1 647 558 0588

3. Enter the MEETING ID:  859 9625 4815 and PASSCODE: 547692