<p> Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund Annual Meeting Agenda August 14-16, 2008</p><p>Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Medical Forum C – Birmingham, AL Thursday, August 14, 2008</p><p>10:00AM-2:00PM Board of Directors Meeting Woodrow Keown, Presiding</p><p>2:00PM-3:00PM Carbon Sequestration Meeting Ted Dodge, NCOC Edgar Hicks, FC Stone</p><p>Rural Training and Research Center - Epes, AL</p><p>Friday, August 15, 2008</p><p>8:00AM - 5:00PM Registration 8:00AM - 9:00AM Continental Breakfast 9:00AM - 12:00 Noon Board of Directors Meeting</p><p>8:45AM - 9:00AM Opening Plenary, Jerry Pennick, Director Land Retention Fund and John Zippert, Director of Programs Rural Training Center</p><p>9:00AM - 10:30AM Workshops Women in Agriculture: Expanding Opportunities and Equitable Access Facilitator: Heather Gray, FSC/LAF Director of Communications</p><p>Forestry: Increasing Wealth Through Sustainable Forest Management Facilitator: Amadou Diop, National Wildlife Federation</p><p>10:45PM-11:45PM The Farm Bill: What’s in it for African-American Farmers? Facilitators: Jerry Pennick, John Zippert</p><p>12:00PM-1PM Lunch 1pm-2pm Greetings and Remarks Ms. Margo, McKay, Undersecretary for Civil Rights, USDA</p><p>Introduction of Guest Speaker Shirley Sherrod, Director FSC/LAF Field Office, Albany, GA Guest Speaker, The Honorable Ed Schafer Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture</p><p>2:30-5pm Pigford Lawsuit Attorney Faya Rose Toure - Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders, Pettaway and Campbell Channel Hardy, Council, Office of U.S. Congressman Artur Davis Annual Meeting Continued August 15, 2008 Epes, AL</p><p>6:00PM-Until Fish Fry, Live Auction – Daisy Garret, Coordinator- Leon Crump, Auctioneer Entertainment by Blues Artist Willie King </p><p>*********************************</p><p>Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund</p><p>Annual Meeting </p><p>Saturday, August 16, 2007</p><p>8:00AM - 10:00PM Registration</p><p>7:30AM – 8:00AM Breakfast - Sponsored by the Kentucky Minority Farmers Association Mrs. Mattie Mack, President</p><p>8:00AM - 9:30AM Prayer Breakfast Mrs. Melbah Smith, Presiding</p><p>Rev. Wendell Paris, Sr., Speaker</p><p>9:30AM-10:00AM Annual Meeting Call to Order Woodrow Keown, Presiding </p><p>Notice of Annual Meeting Mrs. Shirley Blakley</p><p>Reading of the Minutes</p><p>Treasurer’s Report Mayor Carrie Fulgham</p><p>10:00AM-10:30AM Executive Directors Report Ralph Paige</p><p>10:30AM-11:30AM State Caucuses - Breakout Items for consideration  Strategic Plan:  Carbon Trading  Coop Development Team  Other Issues of Concern </p><p>11:30PM-12:30PM State Caucus Break - Report Back 12:30PM-1:45PM Lunch and Award Presentations Mrs. Shirley Sherrod, Jerry Pennick</p><p>1:45PM-2:00PM Acknowledgement of Special Guests 2:00PM - 2:05PM Closing/Adjourn Mr. Woodrow Keown </p>