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Convenient for presenters and participants
Presentations can be viewed from multiple
locations
Interactive
User friendly
Less hesitancy to ask a question
New Extension users
Quick means for information
dispersal (2007 spring freeze)
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Target Audience: Ag Agents and Advanced
Grain Producers
Once per month (3rd or 4th Wednesday @ 8:30
am CST)
April – October
Each session was limited to 1 hour
15 minutes on scheduled topic, 15 minutes on
“hot topic” & 30 minutes for Q & A
Timely topics pertaining to grain production
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April 17 -Dr. Chad Lee - Corn Planting Considerations
& Wheat Update
May 15 – Dr. Chad Lee & Dr. Doug Johnson – Irrigation
Systems & Insects Affecting Grain Crops
June 19 - Dr. Paul Vincelli - Fungicide Application on
Corn
July 17 – Dr. Don Hershman - Soybean Diseases, SCN
and Fungicides on Soybeans
August 21 - Dr. Jim Martin - Herbicide Resistant Weeds
and Management Strategies
October 16 - Dr. Edwin Ritchey - Manure
Application for Grains
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Ag Agents from about 20 counties typically
participate
Producers can attend sessions at local
Extension Offices
Several producers also watch through Lync
Attendee from their home, office or shop
computers
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Good instructional YouTube Video, “ Join A
Meeting Using Lync Attendee or Lync Web
App”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICwfUjQY
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All capabilities for participants except ability
to present or create a Lync meeting
Quick and easy to download with few
problems
Minimal memory usage
Agents wishing to initiate and organize Lync
meetings can schedule meetings in couple of
different ways
 Microsoft Outlook calendar (requires Outlook
Anywhere)
 Helpful YouTube video: “How to Schedule a
Typical Lync Meeting”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62uvzV3dc
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You can also go to the following website:
https://lyncintweb.uky.edu/Scheduler/
Enter your exchange credentials
Select “Create New Meeting”
Enter subject, location, meeting message,
meeting time and email recipients
If you want to send something to ANR
listserv, simply type in email address:
[email protected]
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Getting producers comfortable with the
technology
Internet infrastructure in various
geographical regions
Scheduling times to download Lync Attendee
and practicing after it is installed
Familiarizing specialists with the technology
Advertising the concept
Dates may fall on the first day dry enough to
plant corn, beans, make herbicide apps, etc.
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Encourage presenters and participants to get
on a few minutes before the meeting is
scheduled to start
Stay on schedule
Use polling ability of Lync to do evaluations
with online participants and hard copy
evaluations for those attending in person
Practice with presenters prior to the meeting
with all equipment hooked up
Allow plenty of time for questions
100% of producers feel that Lync is an effective
method of communication
 Over 90% of respondents indicated that
meeting on the Lync platform is as beneficial as
traditional face-to-face meetings
 Evaluations indicate that considerable
knowledge about each topic has been gained as
a result of this meeting series
 Producers would like to learn more about the
Microsoft Lync apps for iPhones and iPads
 Presenters have reported improved knowledge
of producer and county agent needs
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