We are excited to welcome you all to the sunshine state for the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE) conference. The University of Florida will be hosting in Orlando, Florida from April 22-25, 2024. It will be a wonderful week filled with fellowship, scholarship, and celebration of 40 years of AIAEE. For more information or questions related to the conference logistics, please contact Sarah Bush at sab5271@ufl.edu. Please refer to the call for proposals on contacts for abstracts and professional development sessions.
Student Verification:
Students will be required to fill out a verification form and send in a picture of their student ID. You have two weeks from the registration date to submit your verification. If verification has not been provided, you will be charged additional fees. Once verification is approved, students will receive an email confirming registration. If you have questions, please contact Carrie Baker at baker.carrie@ufl.edu. Link: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dasc7d8UnjeD4y2
Guest Registration:
Guests are those who are not associated with the organization or our field of study and should be registered only in conjunction with a regular registration unless otherwise approved by the conference planning committee chair.
Tours:
As a part of your registration, you will be asked to sign up for a tour. Please review the options below so you can make your selection. Note: Tours are on a first come, first serve basis. If a tour is already full, you will be contacted to select another option.
Tour 1- Urban Agriculture
The Orlando area offers a unique and refreshing opportunity to see agricultural production at its best. You will see a small scale, organic farm, producing high quality produce for the local community in an environmentally sustainable fashion. Next stop will be a traditional farm located on the fringe of urban sprawl that also engages in many agritourism events and we will enjoy lunch in their café. They also have a country store with locally produced items. Next, we will visit a hydroponics production located inside the Orange County Convention Center. The produce is sold and used by the chef at the convention center, it doesn’t get any fresher than that!
Tour 2- Florida Agriculture & Community Food Systems
Florida boasts a wide variety of agricultural products that span much further than the well-known citrus industry. This tour will provide a glimpse into this diversity of crops and products while also providing insight into nonformal community-based agricultural education. A few highlights will include a community engagement effort in local food systems, a neighborhood market with some of Central Florida’s top food entrepreneurs, and floriculture. This tour will be marked by highlighting the diversity and economic value of Florida’s agriculture and community food systems.
Tour 3- Make My Own Tour
Note: This tour means you will be scheduling your own tour and not participating in a conference planned tour.