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**** NOTICE the DUE date for National FFA Scholarship change:  January 11, 2022, 8:00 p.m. EST - National FFA Scholarship application is DUE - click here

**** After you attended in person, participated via the Zoom link or watched the video of the webinar about resectioning, please take a moment to complete a survey for the IAVAT Special Projects committee’s use in coordinating a proposal to the IAVAT board.  

Link to the resectioning town hall recording from last week - https://youtu.be/Y_4trIdE1M0

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****NEW Information****

1.  BUILD Final Virtual Session & Evaluation 

2.  National FFA Week - Book an Illinois FFA State Officer for your Event

1.  BUILD Final Virtual Session & Evaluation 

The final session for BUILD is being conducted virtually this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. for the Monday group session and 6:00 p.m. for the Tuesday group.  

The Monday, November 22 Session meets at 4:00 p.m. today and  the Tuesday, November 23 Session meets at 6:00 p.m. today:

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Topic: BUILD Conference

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Teachers: If you would like to review the materials shared during the Professional Development Sessions at BUILD, visit this link. 

2.  National FFA Week - Don’t forget to book an Officer for your Event

Click here to book an officer, remember the Illinois Foundation FFA covers the mileage for National FFA Week travel for the officers.  The officers are happy to celebrate National FFA week with our FFA Chapters throughout the state.  

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***DATES & DEADLINES - Remember***  

Please NOTE, if you click on Dates & Deadlines it will take you to the www.ilaged.org calendar.  CDE/LDE Calendar & General Information

• December 4, 2021 - State Agronomy CDE Mandatory Registration Closes at 11:59 p.m.

• December 6 - 10, 2021 - Chapter Visits

• December 11, 2021 - State Agronomy & Dairy Foods CDE - Please utilize the Trading Post if your chapter has additions/cancellations.

• January 7, 2022 - Joint Board Meeting of the IAVAT Board & the FFA Board, Illinois Department of Agriculture, 801 E Sangamon Ave, Springfield, IL 62702

• January 8, 2022 - IAVAT Section Chairs Meeting, Illinois FFA Center, 3221 Northfield Drive, Springfield, IL 62702

• January 11, 2022 - National FFA Scholarship application is DUE - click here

• January 15, 2022 - American FFA Degree Applications DUE - Illinois Procedures - American FFA Degree

• January 17, 2021 - Illinois FFA Center CLOSED 

• January 21-22, 2022 - Illinois FFA Alumni and Supporters 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting and Auction, President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Springfield, Illinois.  Hotel rooms are $102 plus tax, please book your hotel room by January 4, 2022.  Registration Form - Early Bird Full Conference Fee of $100 until January 14, 2022.  After January 14th, the full conference fee will increase to $125.

• January 28 - 29, 2022 - Ground Zero Conference, at two locations - SIUC & WIU

• February 1 - 3, 2022 - American FFA Degree Interviews, Illinois FFA Center, 3221 Northfield Drive, Springfield, IL 62702

• February 4 - 5, 2022 - Ground Zero Conference - UIUC 

• February 8, 2022 - Illinois FFA Board Meeting - Virtual at 3:30 p.m. 

• February 10, 2021 - Illinois FFA Center Professional Development Day - Office CLOSED from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

• February 17, 2022 - IAVAT Board Meeting 

• February 19 - 26, 2022 - National FFA Week

• February 19, 2022 - Early Bird Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. for State Meats Evaluation & Technology and Veterinary Science CDE’s.  

• February 19, 2022 - Ag Ed CDE Lesson Plans are Due.

• February 25, 2021 - Illinois FFA Center Retreat Day - out and about experiencing National FFA week - Office CLOSED

• March 1, 2022 - Illinois FFA Board Meeting - Virtual at 3:30 p.m.

• March 2, 2021 - Illinois FFA State Leadership CREW Meeting - Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82742114785?pwd=YUtwTGxkTFBpcDVmTngxcWxaSkp3dz09

• March 5, 2022 - Meats Evaluation & Technology, Veterinary Science, and Agricultural Education CDEs - UIUC, 1402 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.  Please utilize the Trading Post if your chapter has additions/cancellations.

• March 9, 2022 - District Proficiency Awards - District locations

• March 15, 2022 - IAVAT Board Meeting - Virtual at 3:30 p.m. 

• March 19, 2022 - Illinois FFA Alumni & Supporters Council Meeting - Illinois FFA Center 

• March 25, 2022 - Mandatory Registration Closes at 11:59 p.m. for State Dairy Cattle, Dairy Handlers, and Food Science CDE’s.  

• March 26, 2022 - State Proficiency Awards Day, Eisenhower High School, 1200 S 16th St, Decatur, IL 62521

• March 26, 2022 - State Food Science Mandatory Registration ends at 11:59 p.m.  

• April 1, 2022 - National Chapter Award application DUE - online submission

• April 4, 2022 - Illinois Foundation FFA Annual Meeting - Illinois FFA Center

• April 8, 2022 - Dairy Cattle Evaluation & Dairy Cattle Handlers CDES - Kaskaskia College, 27210 College Rd, Centralia, IL 62801.  Please utilize the Trading Post if your chapter has additions/cancellations.

• April 8, 2022 - Mandatory Registration Closes at 11:59 p.m. for State Livestock-Reasons & State Horticulture CDE’s; Early Bird Registration ends at 11:59 p.m. for State Livestock Non-Reasons & Poultry CDE’s.

• April 9, 2022 - Food Science CDE - SIUC, 1205 Lincoln Dr. Carbondale, Il. 62901.  Please utilize the Trading Post if your chapter has additions/cancellations.

• April 9, 2022 - Selection Committee Virtual Round

• April 14, 2022 - Illinois FFA Center closes at 12:30 p.m.

• April 15, 2022 - Illinois FFA Center - CLOSED 

• April 19, 2022 - Illinois FFA Board Meeting - Illinois FFA Center

• April 20, 2022 - State Ag Business Management CDE Early Bird Registration ends at 11:59 p.m.

• April 21, 2022 - State Ag Mechanics CDE & Parliamentary Procedure Results Are Due.

• April 22, 2022 - Livestock Evaluation Reasons & Non-Reasons, Poultry Evaluation & Horticulture CDEs - UIUC, 1402 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.  Please utilize the Trading Post if your chapter has additions/cancellations.

• April 23, 2022 - Illinois FFA State Officer Selection Committee - Lincoln Land Community College 5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL 62794

• May 4, 2022 - Ag Business Management CDE - District Sites to be Announced.  Please utilize the Trading Post if your chapter has additions/cancellations.

• May 5, 2022 - Agricultural Mechanics CDE, Parliamentary Procedure and Conduct of Chapter Meeting LDEs - Illinois Central College, 1 College Drive, East Peoria, IL 61635

• May 18, 2022 - IAVAT Board Meeting - Virtual at 3:30 p.m.

• May 24, 2022 - Illinois FFA Board Meeting - Virtual at 3:30 p.m.

• May 30, 2022 - Illinois FFA Center CLOSED

• May 31 - June 1, 2022 - Illinois FFA State Officer Meeting - Illinois FFA Center

• June 13, 2022 - Agricultural Issues CDE - Springfield, IL 

• June 13, 2022 - Agricultural Communications - Springfield, IL 

• June 14, 2022 - Public Speaking LDEs & Job Interview CDE - President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, 701 E Adams St, Springfield, IL 62701

• June 14 - 16, 2022 - Illinois FFA State Convention - Bank of Springfield Center 1 Convention Center Plaza, Springfield, IL 62702

• June 21 - 23, 2022 - IAVAT Conference - Bloomington, IL

• June 23 - 25, 2022 - 2022-2023 Illinois FFA State Officer Team meeting - Bloomington

• June 28 - 30, 2022 - Region IV NAAE Conference - Effingham, IL