Advisory Groups

Advisory network guides content development and community outreach

Anyone can join the advisory groups as long as they support the project agreements and commit to constructive participation in quarterly meetings and related duties.

All meetings are available via online connection. We encourage state-wide participation.

Please contact us if you would like to participate in our advisory network. See contact information to the right.

See who’s in the Solve Pest Problems advisory network.

Advisory Group

Advisors provide strategic and tactical guidance throughout the development, launch, and maintenance phases.

The advisory group includes representatives of the following key stakeholder categories: content area experts, industry practitioners, public sector practitioners, communications specialists, community members, education specialists, Oregon Department of Agriculture, and other agencies.

Advisors are asked to respond with feedback on program deliverables and distribute information through their networks.

Advisors will also have opportunities to weigh in on written documents. Documentation of the advisory group proceedings, stakeholder feedback about content, and other details will be shared via “Basecamp” project management software.

Meeting dates for 2019 include:

  • January 29 from 9:00am to 12:00pm – Food Innovation Center
  • April 30 from 10:00am to 12:00pm – Food Innovation Center
  • July 30 from 10:00am to 12:00pm – Food Innovation Center
  • October 29, 2018 from 10:00am to 12:00pm – Food Innovation Center

All meetings are available via an online connection with screen share.

Bilingual Latinx Advisory Committee

  • Promote plain language adaptation of content so that the content is accessible by general audiences
  • Advise OSU and partners about the development of pest management and risk reduction content to meet the pest management and risk reduction information needs of the Latinx community
  • Determine the need to develop content into Spanish-language.  Suggest alternate content ideas, as needed.
  • Ensure that content that is translated will be responsive and culturally adapted to the needs of the specific Latinx communities anticipated to use the resource.
  • Provide recommendations for translation and cultural adaptation to meet needs of people who speak different dialects.
  • Provide recommendations for outreach and marketing of the information service.

Meeting dates for 2019 include:

  • January 31 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm
  • April 11 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm
  • July 11 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm
  • November 14 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm
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