SDBII Vermont Value-Added Dairy Experiential Learning Course Application
Please complete this form to apply for the 2024 Northeast Experiential Learning Course to be held on September 2 - 7, 2024. This experiential learning course will be led by Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative (SDBII) collaborators from the University of Tennessee. Participant meals will be provided   Additional details are available online by visiting https://tiny.utk.edu/CPAEvents. Please complete a separate form for each individual who wishes to apply. A tentative itinerary is available online at https://tiny.utk.edu/CPAEvents. Participant meals will either be provided or reimbursed at the government per diem rate.  
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First Name *
Last Name
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Farm/Business/Organization Name
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Mailing Address
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State
Zip Code
Cell Phone Number
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Farm/Business/Organization Website
Please indicate the term(s) below that best describe your role in the value-added dairy industry.
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May we share your name, farm/business/organization name, and contact information with other tour participants for networking purposes?
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Emergency Contact Name
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Emergency Contact Phone Number
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Please list and describe any dietary needs or allergies below:
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Free registration for the event covers double occupancy hotel rooms. If enough rooms are available at event hotels, single occupancy rooms may be available at a cost of $600. (Please note that we cannot guarantee single room availability. You will be contacted prior to the tour to pay this amount once it is determined if single rooms are available.) *
If you are traveling with someone from your operation or know of someone else registering for the tour that you would prefer to room with, please list their name(s) below and ask them to list you on their registration:
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What type of room do you prefer? (We will do our best to accommodate preferences based upon hotel availability.)
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Northeast Experiential Learning Course participants are expected to make their own travel arrangements and will need to cover the costs of travel to/from Albany, NY for the event. A limited number of reimbursement scholarships are available to help defray the cost of travel. Applicants may be reimbursed up to $650 for EITHER the cost of an economy airline ticket or up to $650 in mileage to/from Albany, NY. Scholarship awards will be prioritized for dairy producers but may be awarded to other participants as funds allow. Please indicate whether you would like to be considered for a scholarship below. 
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For federal funding reporting purposes, we are asked to report the number of people we serve by gender, race, and ethnicity. Please indicate your gender below:
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Please indicate your ethnicity below:
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Thank you for your application. You will be contacted via email regarding the status of your application 7-14 days after you apply. 

A spot in the course will be reserved for you once you have confirmed your travel plans with an SDBII representative. You must arrive in Albany, NY (ALB Airport) by 11pm/ET on Monday, 9/2 and depart no earlier than 4am/ET on Saturday, 9/7.

Travel plans must be confirmed with SDBII staff no later than Wednesday, August 7th, at 5pm/ET.

Please submit confirmation of travel (e.g. travel itinerary with personal information blacked out) as well as any questions related to the event to Shep Stearns at sstearn1@utk.edu. 

Once you have completed this form, you will receive an email with the information you submitted. Please review your submission to ensure all information is accurate.
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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