March 04, 2022

• March 07, Student Unit Applications Due
• March 14, AAFCS Awards Nominations Due
• March 31, Call for Applications Due: Conference Showcase - Apparel, Textiles & Design
• April 1, Early Bird Deadline: Conference Registration for Members
• April 1, Call for Proposals: FCS Fast Talks 
• June 25-27, AAFCS 113th Annual Conference (Orlando, FL)
  • ANNUAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
• September 30-October 2, Fall Leadership Workshop (Arlington, VA)

SPOTLIGHT on YOU at Annual Conference! FCS Fast Talks Call for Proposals

If you are a young or seasoned professional and have an idea to share, we invite you to step up to the podium and present your very own FCS Fast Talk in Orlando

The conference will spotlight 10-minute FCS Fast Talks sessions in the new Hub (formerly the Expo) from June 25-27. We invite you to have the spotlight on YOU and submit a proposal to present in these sessions. Share your impactful ideas, outreach efforts, innovative programs and strategies, and/or creative collaborations in just 10 minutes in the EXPO/Hub.  

This Call for Proposals is open to members and non-members and all selected presenters will need to register for the conference. The deadline is April 1st. Click here for more details.


 

Nancy Bock, Executive Director
American Assn. of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
nbock@aafcs.org


 

BIG NEWS! AAFCS Conference Registration is OPEN!

Registration is open! The conference is hybrid this year and we have special registration rates for both in-person and virtual! Other rates include: 
- Early Bird Member Rates (Deadline: April 1)
- Reduced Registration Rate for Students
- 50+ Year Member Rates

It’s time to come back to an AAFCS Conference in a face-to-face engaging professional development conference. You won't want to miss community and group events, general sessions, SuperSessions, poster sessions, excursions, and awards recognition events as support each other like no other profession can.

View the Schedule-At-A-Glace to start planning your conference travel. We strongly encourage you to begin your conference trip planning early due to the anticipated uptick in vacation travel in June.

The AAFCS staff are committed to providing a safe and healthy conference atmosphere for our in-person attendees in partnership with the official conference hotel, Doubletree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld. 

Please email annualconf@aafcs.org if you have questions about the conference.

Our Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences issues are hosted on Ingenta Connect. As a member, you can set up your account and start accessing the Journal by following this one-time sign-up process. If you forgot your login details, click on Forgot Password or you can email membership@aafcs.org for assistance.

Register and Activate

1. Go to www.ingentaconnect.com/register/personal. You can review Ingenta's Data Privacy Statement here.
2. Enter your information in the fields, including your username and password.
3. Click on the “Register” button at the bottom of the page.
4. Click the “Activating Current Subscriptions” link.
5. Click the “Add” tab.
6. Search for “Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences.”
7. Tick the box to the left of the journal title and enter your member number in the box provided to the right. Then click the “add” button.
8. Once access has been verified (could take until next business day), the journal title will appear in your current subscriptions list within your Ingenta Connect account.

REMINDER: Home Baking Association Award for Top Baking Educator, FREE webinar, and Other Goodies!

Every year, the Home Baking Association sponsors the Educator Award to recognize outstanding baking educators. Please review the website for full details on sending in your 2022 Educator Award entry. Entry deadline is March 31.  

Baking Innovations Zoom Forums will be scheduled throughout the year and the first one takes place on 
March 10th! These interactive forums are ideal for FCS Teachers and Extension professionals alike! Be sure to register in advance! March Baking Calendar of  Hospitality, Hacks, Resources is available online.

 There are more goodies for you on the HBA website including the Bake for Family Fun Month!

CALL FOR PAPER
Special Issue “Consuming in Hospitality and Tourism during Pre- and Post-Pandemic”

The Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal would like to cordially invite scholars to contribute an article to the Special Issue titled “Consuming in Hospitality and Tourism during Pre-and Post-Pandemic.” The COVID-19 pandemic has made the hospitality and tourism industry into an unprecedented challenging environment since 2020. Understanding consumption in Hospitality and Tourism during pre-and post-pandemic is essential to surviving in the unpredictable market environment. Short-term and long-term strategic practices and solutions are needed to develop and implement for the present and future. Thus, the focused area of this special issue should stress the importance of consumers’ behavioral changes and adaptation. The guest editors would like to take this opportunity to bring significant attention among hospitality and tourism scholars on understanding consumers during pre-and post-pandemic and give insight on strategies prepare for the future. Further information about the call for papers (due June 30, 2022) and this special issue (published June, 2023) can be found here.

Please view the official XXIV IFHE World Congress flyer - Congress is Hybrid! Registration offers Early Bird rates. September 6-10, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia (USA)

Gather on an international stage in Atlanta to share expertise, explore ideas and connect with colleagues from across the globe.. OR Join virtually to present, learn and grow professionally.

Visit the website and follow the link to the Congress website.
 

Help celebrate our MyPlate Strategic Partners by using their toolkit full of tip sheets and handouts, games and activities, PowerPoint presentations and more: https://sm.eatright.org/NNMtoolkit