TODAY is the last day to register!!
The June 2021 AAFCS Conference will be a Virtual Conference instead of meeting in Minneapolis! For registration information, please follow the links in the tool bar of the AAFCS Registration webpage or click on the Virtual Conference image above to link to the AAFCS Virtual Conference homepage. Speakers, PDU and CEU credits, virtual tours (ALL four locations for only $80 since they will be held virtually: Cherrywood Hand Dyed Fabrics Virtual Tour, Duluth Pack Virtual Tour, SPAM Museum Virtual Tour, and the Quincy Street Kitchen Virtual Tour).AAFCS Virtual Conference Answers to Most Asked Questions
Registration prices:
Student: $25 (Reimbursement for grad students courtesy of the Myrna Crabtree Fund; see webpage)
Member: $150
Non-member: $175
Guest Awards of Excellence Pass $10 (guest access to all awards ceremonies only)*
Minnesota Educational Experiences Package $80
Registration includes:
The 2021 Virtual Conference starts June 15th with a pre-conference, Addressing Critical Issues - A FCS Compass for the Future, followed by three days of General Sessions, educational programming, virtual poster session viewings, awards ceremonies*, food demo, AAFCS business and communities events and Closing Session. Your registration includes on-demand access to the recordings through June 18, 2022.
Four Minnesota Educational Experiences
Since Minnesota could not host the 2021 Annual Conference in Minnesota as originally planned, we are bringing Minnesota to you! With the hospitality of the MN Annual Conference Local Advisory Committee, who coordinated 4 virtual tours with local venues, they are offering a package of $80 for these Educational Experiences - you won't even need to leave your home to be part of these events every day of conference!
Recordings
All registrants will have access to recordings through June 18, 2022. Earn PDUs by viewing the recordings!
These are commonly asked registration questions and the answers. If you cannot find the answer to your question, please contact AAFCS! Send your email to annualconf2@aafcs.org.
Who should participate in the Virtual Conference?
Our live event online conference is open to AAFCS members and non-members and anyone with an interest in people-centered sciences. This include professionals and students in education and training, food science and nutrition, health management and wellness, housing and interior design, human/child development and family relations, personal and family finance, textiles, apparel and retailing and culinary arts, hospitality and tourism.
What are the dates of the Virtual Conference?
On June 15th, from 3 PM to 6:30 PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), you will have the opportunity to participate in a pre-conference. The conference will continue from June 16 to 18th. The schedule is found at https://www.aafcs.org/vc2021/vcsessions-schedule/vcsessions .
What time does the conference start?
The pre-conference on June 15th starts at 3 PM EDT.
The main conference, June 16-18, starts at 10:00 AM EDT. Convert to your local time here.
How much is registration for the Virtual Conference?
The member registration rate is $150, the non-member registration rate is $175, and student registration is $25.
Where do I register?
Click on the Register here! at the top of the screen or click here to register. Registrations by phone are not accepted; please log in to the MyAAFCS account to register and pay for the virtual conference.
The June 2021 AAFCS Conference will be a Virtual Conference instead of meeting in Minneapolis! For registration information, please follow the links in the tool bar of the AAFCS Registration webpage or click on the Virtual Conference image above to link to the AAFCS Virtual Conference homepage. Speakers, PDU and CEU credits, virtual tours (ALL four locations for only $80 since they will be held virtually: Cherrywood Hand Dyed Fabrics Virtual Tour, Duluth Pack Virtual Tour, SPAM Museum Virtual Tour, and the Quincy Street Kitchen Virtual Tour).AAFCS Virtual Conference Answers to Most Asked Questions
Registration prices:
Student: $25 (Reimbursement for grad students courtesy of the Myrna Crabtree Fund; see webpage)
Member: $150
Non-member: $175
Guest Awards of Excellence Pass $10 (guest access to all awards ceremonies only)*
Minnesota Educational Experiences Package $80
Registration includes:
The 2021 Virtual Conference starts June 15th with a pre-conference, Addressing Critical Issues - A FCS Compass for the Future, followed by three days of General Sessions, educational programming, virtual poster session viewings, awards ceremonies*, food demo, AAFCS business and communities events and Closing Session. Your registration includes on-demand access to the recordings through June 18, 2022.
Four Minnesota Educational Experiences
Since Minnesota could not host the 2021 Annual Conference in Minnesota as originally planned, we are bringing Minnesota to you! With the hospitality of the MN Annual Conference Local Advisory Committee, who coordinated 4 virtual tours with local venues, they are offering a package of $80 for these Educational Experiences - you won't even need to leave your home to be part of these events every day of conference!
Recordings
All registrants will have access to recordings through June 18, 2022. Earn PDUs by viewing the recordings!
These are commonly asked registration questions and the answers. If you cannot find the answer to your question, please contact AAFCS! Send your email to annualconf2@aafcs.org.
Who should participate in the Virtual Conference?
Our live event online conference is open to AAFCS members and non-members and anyone with an interest in people-centered sciences. This include professionals and students in education and training, food science and nutrition, health management and wellness, housing and interior design, human/child development and family relations, personal and family finance, textiles, apparel and retailing and culinary arts, hospitality and tourism.
What are the dates of the Virtual Conference?
On June 15th, from 3 PM to 6:30 PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), you will have the opportunity to participate in a pre-conference. The conference will continue from June 16 to 18th. The schedule is found at https://www.aafcs.org/vc2021/vcsessions-schedule/vcsessions .
What time does the conference start?
The pre-conference on June 15th starts at 3 PM EDT.
The main conference, June 16-18, starts at 10:00 AM EDT. Convert to your local time here.
How much is registration for the Virtual Conference?
The member registration rate is $150, the non-member registration rate is $175, and student registration is $25.
Where do I register?
Click on the Register here! at the top of the screen or click here to register. Registrations by phone are not accepted; please log in to the MyAAFCS account to register and pay for the virtual conference.
The 2022 SCAFCS Annual Conference
Thursday & Friday, February 17-18, 2022
Embassy Suites Columbia on Greystone
Columbia, SC
Theme and Tentative Program will be revealed in August.
Plans are being made. Check back in August for updates and registration forms.
This past 2021 Virtual Conference was held Saturday, February 20, 2021; it was spectacular! If you didn't get your program copy for future reference, click the button below. Photos and write-ups will be placed in the May, 2021 Newsletter (will be posted at the end of the month).
Ppts are available in Conference Updates link in the tool bar.
Thursday & Friday, February 17-18, 2022
Embassy Suites Columbia on Greystone
Columbia, SC
Theme and Tentative Program will be revealed in August.
Plans are being made. Check back in August for updates and registration forms.
This past 2021 Virtual Conference was held Saturday, February 20, 2021; it was spectacular! If you didn't get your program copy for future reference, click the button below. Photos and write-ups will be placed in the May, 2021 Newsletter (will be posted at the end of the month).
Ppts are available in Conference Updates link in the tool bar.
Checks and donations for the AAFCS Fund Development collection or Donations to sponsor half of student membership for a student through HUGS ($25) can be made out to SCAFCS and sent to the VP Finance until May :
Dr. Zoraida Harley, PO Box 33, Eutawville, SC 29048.
Dr. Zoraida Harley, PO Box 33, Eutawville, SC 29048.
From the South Carolina Department of Education
Dr. Eleanor Glover Gladney
Family and Consumer Sciences Booklet
AAFCS National Conference Community of Apparel, Textiles, and Design Juried Showcase
Will be Virtual this Year
The 2021 Community of Apparel, Textiles, and Design Juried Showcase
Deadline was March 22, 2021, so NEXT Year, please plan to submit prior to March. To identify specifics about the juried showcase, please click on the links below to see what was done in the past.
Will be Virtual this Year
The 2021 Community of Apparel, Textiles, and Design Juried Showcase
Deadline was March 22, 2021, so NEXT Year, please plan to submit prior to March. To identify specifics about the juried showcase, please click on the links below to see what was done in the past.
Say YES to FCS: Filling the FCS Educator Pipeline This initiative is available to encourage consideration of Family and Consumer Sciences Education as a profession. For more information, please visit https://www.fcsed.net/fcsed/recruit/recruit-commit
FACS Faces and Places
Click here to sign up online for a Data catalog of FACS professionals in SC.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ofFytzECcfBKm2pt3MV01ZzKIs489f2pg8xwqZf80Dw/edit#heading=h.ip3y6982gwwp
Dr. Bonita Manson (now living in Texas) and Dr. Ethel Jones (now working in Louisiana) catch up with SC friendship and news. Gone from SC, but still beloved members.
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Dr. Bill Whitaker (newly appointed in May to the Council for Accreditation, the official accrediting body of the AAFCS, and as of September 2019, the SCSU Acting Associate Provost of Academic Affairs) and Dr. LaToya Jackson accompanied SCSU Poster Presentation nutrition student, Anitra James.
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SCAFCS Counselor Kimberly LaNell Ray with Kimberley Myers, SCAFCS VP - Program-Elect smile for the camera! Enjoying the AAFCS Conference!
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SCAFCS President Jean Pesce and Melody Weatherford, EASE Curriculum Showcase Chairman, take a moment to laugh and enjoy.
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The stainless steel Gateway Arc of St. Louis . . . caught by the rim by our 2020-2022 President, Jean Pesce!
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Congratulations to Dr. Ethel Jones, AAFCS Treasurer! She is now serving as part of the national Board. She served SCAFCS as Vice President-Finance for years and did a stellar job! She's third from the right and the one wearing royal blue.
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