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Welcome to Montana 4-H Congress! You and 300 of your closest friends have been shipwrecked on a deserted island when your 4-H cruise liner went down somewhere in the Pacific. Your only way off the island is to make some new friends, learn some new things and utilize your leadership skills to work together and charter a new course for home.
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Wednesday, July 10
 

8:30am PDT

Workshop (for those not in a contest or helping with a contest)
If you are not participating in a contest or signed up to help with a contest please attend this workshop. For the first part 8:30AM to 10:00PM Kyle Scheele (Tuesdays Keynote Speaker) will be presenting and for the second part 10:15 to 12:00 participants will have an opportunity to check out the guitar exhibit at the Museum of the Rockies. 
Wednesday July 10, 2019 8:30am - 12:00pm PDT
SUB Ballroom D
  Workshop, Congress
 
Thursday, July 11
 

8:30am PDT

Workshop leaders pick up packets @ HQ
If you have been assigned as a workshop Leader, please pick up your participants list and other items outside of Headquarters in the Exit Gallery. Thank you for your assistance getting all of the workshops started on time. 
Thursday July 11, 2019 8:30am - 8:30am PDT
SUB Exit Gallery
  Workshop, Congress

8:45am PDT

Workshop MEET UP
Meet buses for off campus workshops and workshop leaders to walk to non SUB workshop locations. Please be on time as volunteers will be taking attendance so participants are not lost or left behind. Workshops in SUB rooms can head straight for those locations and don't need to meet up. If you are not able to attend the workshop for any reason please have your chaperone let us know at headquarters.
Thursday July 11, 2019 8:45am - 8:45am PDT
SUB South Entrance
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

Cowboy Crickets
Yes, we said crickets. The Gallatin Valley is home to a variety of interesting agricultural operations. Cowboy Cricket Farms is one of those. Learn more about how the cricket farmers are herding millions of live animals at a time and what they are doing with them. Dig your hands right into the bins of crickets and see first-hand the process that takes live crickets and turns them into an amazing protein packed food sources.
Speakers
JR

Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Off Campus: Bus
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

Alpaca 101
Visit and learn about Alpaca Land. Participants will have an opportunity o learn in a hands on environment about raising alpacas, Live shearing, fiber and applications, alpaca judging and evaluation as well as running an alpaca business. Everything you could ever want to know about alpacas in one session.
Speakers
SA

Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Off Campus: Bus
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

American Red Cross First Aid Course
Be prepared for the unexpected. When you understand first aid, you'll gain the ability to help those in need. Learn how to respond to specific situations, which will help you care for people in crisis as they wait for medical professionals to arrive. Participants will practice a variety of first skills and act out some frequent first aid situations. If you take this session in the AM and the CPR session in the afternoon you will receive a full 2 year certification. However, you do not HAVE TO TAKE BOTH.
Speakers
JS

Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
SUB Room 168
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

Around the World with IPYA
Always a Congress favorite…Learn about other cultures through dance, games, and more when you take this workshop. Young adults from eight countries will be on hand to teach you about their homelands - it's fun and interactive!
Speakers
SD

Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
SUB Ballroom B
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

Boone & Crockett Scoring
Are you interested in knowing more about game animals? There is much more to scoring these animals than just meets the eye. If you have them, bring along your skulls, antlers, and horns of Montana Big Game Animals to congress and learn about scoring and how it relates to conservation.
Speakers
SF

Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
SUB Fireplace Room
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

Fact with Fiction: The Art of Visual Storytelling
Visual Storytelling is the art of using language and images to convey a narrative account of real or imagined events. Luke Duran is a graphic artist, 4-H club leader and 4-H photography project superintendent who will share how he uses visual storytelling to communicate, both for his design clients and for his personal brand. This is a fun, interactive presentation that begins with some storytelling on how to seek and find your own passion. We will then venture out on a short photo safari to capture unique images that fuel your passion. After, we’ll pair these images with words to tell a one-of-a-kind 4-H story and present it to the audience. Stand out from the pack: tell your story in a compelling, unforgettable way! Materials: You’ll need to bring a pen or pencil to write with, and a digital camera or smartphone that can send images via AirDrop or text message. If you don’t have either let us know and we can find something for you.
Speakers
LD

Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
SUB Ballroom D
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

Food-Systems Careers Opportunities
In this workshop participants will learn the fundamentals of interviews for developing a plan to interview professionals working in farms, labs, and food processing jobs. The focus will be on careers in agriculture including: food production, research, processing, marketing, and policy. We will visit two facilities associated to some of these careers (e.g. farms, labs, and food services). Participants will interview professionals about their careers’ opportunities and expectations. The workshop will culminate with the production of a poster to showcase career opportunities in food systems. The workshop will start at MSU, then we will drive to two facilities (up to three miles from campus) to tour the facility and interview professionals, finally we will come back to MSU for the poster production.
Speakers
IG

Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Animal Bioscience Building Room 136
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

Gluten Free From Farm to Fork
Montana Gluten Free is proud to be gluten free from farm to fork.  We grow, mill, package and market gluten free food in carefully monitored fields, with dedicated equipment, and in our certified facility. Get a gluten free orientation by touring our facility to learn about gluten free product food safety, baking and cooking, and food science research.                          
Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Off Campus: Bus
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

Livestock Skill-a-thon and Quiz Bowl
Learn and test your knowledge of beef, sheep swine and more in a variety of ways. The industrious group of youth from Custer county will share what they have learned from traveling to different regional competitions and model what a Montana contest might look like. Get in on the ground floor of a possible new Montana 4-H State Contest.
Speakers
CC

Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
SUB Ballroom C
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

Museum of the Rockies
Spend time wandering the exhibits of the Museum of the Rockies. In addition to the amazing Siebel Dinosaur Complex and living history exhibits the museum is featuring an exhibit through September on The Real Genghis Khan and 13th century Mongolian life.  Discover the real life of one of the world’s greatest civilizers – the man who gave the West passports, pants, paper money, forks, and much more.
Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Off Campus: Walk
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

Put It Up! Food Preservation:
Have you ever been curious about canning? Come and try hands-on salsa making and canning to learn best food safety practices for knife skills and water bath canning.
Speakers
BR

Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Herrick Hall 120/Food Lab
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

Snow ImPACKt
Over 80% of precipitation received in the American Rockies falls in the form of snow, which acts as a natural reservoir for summer water supplies. The Montana NRCS Snow Survey Program provides mountain snowpack and precipitation information via the SNOwpack TELemetry (SNOTEL) network in order to issue streamflow forecasts for Montana and Wyoming. Common applications of snow survey products include water supply management, flood control, climate modeling, recreation, and conservation planning. Participants will have the opportunity to hike around Hyalite reservoir to see the technology in action.
Speakers
TB

Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Off Campus: Bus
  Workshop, Congress

9:00am PDT

The Wool Mill Farm Tour
Join owner and proprietor Lavonne Stucky for a hands-on tour of the Wool Mill a fantastic operation in near by Belgrade. The wool mill has found innovative ways to showcase farming, production and agritourism on their 40 acres of family land. Participants will learn about all that goes on from sheep to finished goods. They will learn how to make and go home with a hand felted item.
Speakers
LS

Thursday July 11, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Off Campus: Bus
  Workshop, Congress

12:30pm PDT

Workshop leaders pick up packets @ HQ
If you have been assigned as a workshop Leader, please pick up your participants list and other items outside of Headquarters in the Exit Gallery. Thank you for your assistance getting all of the workshops started on time. 
Thursday July 11, 2019 12:30pm - 12:30pm PDT
SUB Exit Gallery
  Workshop, Congress

12:45pm PDT

Workshop MEET UP
Meet buses for off campus workshops and workshop leaders to walk to non SUB workshop locations. Please be on time as volunteers will be taking attendance so participants are not lost or left behind. Workshops in SUB rooms can head straight for those locations and don't need to meet up. If you are not able to attend the workshop for any reason please have your chaperone let us know at headquarters.
Thursday July 11, 2019 12:45pm - 12:45pm PDT
SUB South Entrance
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

Alpaca 101
Visit and learn about Alpaca Land. Participants will have an opportunity o learn in a hands on environment about raising alpacas, Live shearing, fiber and applications, alpaca judging and evaluation as well as running an alpaca business. Everything you could ever want to know about alpacas in one session.
Speakers
SA

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Off Campus: Bus
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

American Red Cross CPR Course
Be prepared for the unexpected. Be prepared to deliver care when it is needed most. CPR skills can save a life in a variety of situations. Participants will learn and practice basic steps for performing CPR. If you take this session in the PM and the first aid session in the AM you will receive a full 2 year ARC First Aid/CPR certification. However, you do not HAVE TO TAKE BOTH.
Speakers
JS

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
SUB Room 168
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

Around the World with IPYA
Always a Congress favorite…Learn about other cultures through dance, games, and more when you take this workshop. Young adults from eight countries will be on hand to teach you about their homelands - it's fun and interactive!
Speakers
SD

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
SUB Ballroom B
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

Beat Stress with Mindfulness
Homework, after-school job, sports, 4-H, volunteering, friends, family..... all of these are wonderful, but have you ever just simply felt overwhelmed by having so much going on? While feeling overwhelmed happens to many of us, it's important to learn the signs of stress in addition to some tools that you can use to minimize your stress. This workshop will introduce what stress does to the body, and how we can use breathing techniques and mindfulness to reduce those feelings of being overwhelmed, even when we have a LOT of things going on in our lives!
Speakers
MG

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
SUB Room 233
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

Bobcat Den: Youth Entrepreneurship
This hands on, fast paced workshop with introduce participants to entrepreneurial principles through fun games and group activities. It will also provide participants with an opportunity to brainstorm, develop and receive feedback on a 4-H project that could be a business idea they may have considered.
Speakers
MR

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
SUB Fireplace Room
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

Cowboy Crickets
Yes, we said crickets. The Gallatin Valley is home to a variety of interesting agricultural operations. Cowboy Cricket Farms is one of those. Learn more about how the cricket farmers are herding millions of live animals at a time and what they are doing with them. Dig your hands right into the bins of crickets and see first-hand the process that takes live crickets and turns them into an amazing protein packed food sources.
Speakers
JR

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Off Campus: Bus
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

Fact with Fiction: The Art of Visual Storytelling
Visual Storytelling is the art of using language and images to convey a narrative account of real or imagined events. Luke Duran is a graphic artist, 4-H club leader and 4-H photography project superintendent who will share how he uses visual storytelling to communicate, both for his design clients and for his personal brand. This is a fun, interactive presentation that begins with some storytelling on how to seek and find your own passion. We will then venture out on a short photo safari to capture unique images that fuel your passion. After, we’ll pair these images with words to tell a one-of-a-kind 4-H story and present it to the audience. Stand out from the pack: tell your story in a compelling, unforgettable way! Materials: You’ll need to bring a pen or pencil to write with, and a digital camera or smartphone that can send images via AirDrop or text message. If you don’t have either let us know and we can find something for you.
Speakers
LD

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
SUB Ballroom D
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

Food-Systems Careers Opportunities
In this workshop participants will learn the fundamentals of interviews for developing a plan to interview professionals working in farms, labs, and food processing jobs. The focus will be on careers in agriculture including: food production, research, processing, marketing, and policy. We will visit two facilities associated to some of these careers (e.g. farms, labs, and food services). Participants will interview professionals about their careers’ opportunities and expectations. The workshop will culminate with the production of a poster to showcase career opportunities in food systems. The workshop will start at MSU, then we will drive to two facilities (up to three miles from campus) to tour the facility and interview professionals, finally we will come back to MSU for the poster production.
Speakers
IG

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Animal Bioscience Building Room 136
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

Gluten Free From Farm to Fork
Montana Gluten Free is proud to be gluten free from farm to fork.  We grow, mill, package and market gluten free food in carefully monitored fields, with dedicated equipment, and in our certified facility. Get a gluten free orientation by touring our facility to learn about gluten free product food safety, baking and cooking, and food science research.                  
Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Off Campus: Bus
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

Museum of the Rockies
Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Off Campus: Walk
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

Snow ImPACKt
Over 80% of precipitation received in the American Rockies falls in the form of snow, which acts as a natural reservoir for summer water supplies. The Montana NRCS Snow Survey Program provides mountain snowpack and precipitation information via the SNOwpack TELemetry (SNOTEL) network in order to issue streamflow forecasts for Montana and Wyoming. Common applications of snow survey products include water supply management, flood control, climate modeling, recreation, and conservation planning. Participants will have the opportunity to hike around Hyalite reservoir to see the technology in action.
Speakers
TB

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Off Campus: Bus
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

The Wool Mill Farm Tour
Join owner and proprietor Lavonne Stucky for a hands-on tour of the Wool Mill a fantastic operation in near by Belgrade. The wool mill has found innovative ways to showcase farming, production and agritourism on their 40 acres of family land. Participants will learn about all that goes on from sheep to finished goods. They will learn how to make and go home with a hand felted item.
Speakers
LS

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Off Campus: Bus
  Workshop, Congress

1:00pm PDT

What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up
Learn skills to start mapping out the answer to that question “what do you want to be when you grow up”. This workshop will help you connect the dots between Who You Are, What You Believe and What You Want to Do to help set the course for the next chapters of your life with intention.
Speakers
MS

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
SUB Ballroom C
  Workshop, Congress
 
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