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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Call For 2023 Lunch-N-Learn Nominations

NCFAR members and sponsors are invited to submit nominations for the 2023 Lunch-N-Learn series.

Over the years, NCFAR has hosted tens of thousands of attendees at hundreds of seminars and webinars. We welcome your assistance in keeping that legacy alive by identifying speakers that will educate and empower staff on Capitol Hill and policy stakeholders about the value of public investment in food and agricultural research. 

Submissions are due by February 10, 2023. Selections that reflect the diversity and value of federal funding for food and agriculture REE will be made by the NCFAR Research Outreach Committee (ROC) in March 2023 and in-person seminars will be scheduled between June - November 2023. Visit the NCFAR website to review the video archive of past events.

Program FAQs:

  • The goal of these signature events is to educate and empower staff on Capitol Hill and policy stakeholders about the value of public investment in food and agricultural research.
  • For 2023, entries are welcomed in these categories: nutrition, climate change, agricultural trade, food loss/waste, and international ag research competitiveness.
  • Nominations are due by February 10, 2023.
  • Selections that reflect the diversity and value of federal funding for food and agriculture REE will be made by the NCFAR Research Outreach Committee (ROC) in March 2023.
  • All Lunch-N-Learns will be held in-person while the House is in session, between April - November 2023.
  • Nominating organizations are required to sponsor their session at a minimum level of $1,000. Sponsors will receive recognition on the NCFAR website, in email communications, and during each event.

Contact NCFAR Executive Director Laura Wood Peterson to nominate a speaker and learn about sponsorship opportunities.