March 31-April 3
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
Registration
January 10-February 28, 2025
$750
March 1-21, 2025
$775
March 22-April 4, 2025
$825
This year we are offering Breakfast and Lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
These meals are included in your registration fee.
Agenda
View the Events Schedule which will be updated frequently.
Come back often to view the latest updates!
Hotel
The conference hotel is the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino.
Rooms are $95 and $189 for Friday and Saturday dates.
**Special Note: Gov’t room rates are for NIFA staff only!!!
Travel
Airport
Shuttles
- Departure from Grand Sierra Resort
The shuttle departs the resort every 30 minutes, from 4:30am to 12:00am. Pick up located by the front desk in the port-cochere - Departure from Reno-Tahoe international Airport
The shuttle departs the airport every 30 minutes, from 4:45am to 12:15am. Pick up is from the exit located at the far end of baggage claim area.
Travel Scholarships Available
Questions
Please contact Jenn Horton at jennhorton@unr.edu or (970) 219-2219.
Purpose
The annual National Extension and Research Administrative Officers Conference (NERAOC) provides a venue for professional development, information sharing, and networking to state Cooperative Extension, agInnovation, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) staff. This includes the opportunity to share and exchange current and relevant best practices, discuss policy, obtain definitive interpretation of regulations, and discuss future issues pertinent to operating the Land-grant University (LGU) system and other cooperating institutions. The NERAOC serves individuals at Land-grant institutions in all regions as defined by the APLU Board on Agricultural Assembly (BAA), agInnovation, formerly Experiment Station Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP) and Extension Section Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP).
Mission
The NERAOC serves members by advancing the fields of fiscal, grant (competitive and capacity), administrative, communications and marketing, and human resources management through professional development, the sharing of knowledge, and by promoting diversity and collaboration among federal and state and international partners to include 1862, 1890, 1994, Forestry Schools, Schools of Veterinary Medicine, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and others as appropriate.