The Steering Committee of the Agricultural Publications Summit (APS) has voted unanimously to change the name of the annual professional development conference to the Agricultural Media Summit (AMS).The Steering Committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun of the Agricultural Publications Summit (APS) has voted unanimously to change the name of the annual professional development conference to the Agricultural Media Summit (AMS AMS - Andrew Message System ). "Our members are involved in much more than publications today, including Web sites, radio and television," said Betsy Freese, APS chairman and livestock editor of Successful Farming. "The new name better reflects the mission of our alliance of organizations." The AMS--a limited partnership of the American Agricultural Editors' Association (AAEA AAEA American Agricultural Economics Association AAEA African American Environmentalist Association (Washington, Maryland) AAEA American Agricultural Editors Association AAEA Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators ), Livestock Publications Council (LPC (language) LPC - A variant of C designed ca 1988 to program LP MUDs. ) and AgriCouncil of the Association of Business Media Companies--will continue to feature professional development sessions in all phases of ag media as well as an ever expanding InfoExpo trade show. The 2005 Agricultural Media Summit will be held July 31 to Aug. 3 in Milwaukee. AM |
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