SAASE Convention

2024 has come and gone, and this is hoping that it was a great year. As usual, there have been great challenges, but there have also been great successes in 2024. As we move forward into 2025, there are tremendous opportunities for all of us to better market our events, as well as partner with new groups. The whole key is that we never stop learning what we can do to make our Agricultural Societies, events, and communities better.

Join us in Yorkton on March 29 and 30 for what promises to be a weekend of great workshops and excellent networking.

Preconvention Workshops

There will be 3 separate optional workshops available to our registered delegates on Saturday, March 29:

• Safety Day Coordinators Workshop: Hosted by SAASE in partnership with the Progressive Agriculture Foundation.
• Judging Workshop: Enhance your skills in judging events.
• MySAASE – A New Way to Connect Workshop: Learn how to connect better with your peers.

The workshops are free, but you must preregister for them.

Nomination for Election to the Board

Election of Directors to the Board will take place at the convention. There are four 2-year positions available this year:

• Mike Sidoryk from Lloydminster
• Jeff Clay from Weyburn
• George Fowler from Moose Jaw
• Matt Roth from Rosthern

Matt will be moving on to Past President, and Wade Jensen will be stepping off the Board. A big thanks to Wade for his years of dedication to SAASE.

Each Society, being a member in good standing with SAASE, is eligible to nominate a candidate for election to the Board. Biographical sketches of nominees received by March 1 will be included in the convention handouts. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor of the meeting.

Who Can Vote at the AGM?

Only members in good standing are eligible to vote. Each Member Society can appoint ONE voting delegate. Voting delegates will receive their voting cards at the convention.

Come for the Boost!

One of the greatest rewards of attending a convention is the new friends you will make and the friendships you will renew. As volunteers, sometimes our batteries run down, and the SAASE Convention can be a real boost to the system.

Enjoy the Hospitality of Yorkton!

The Yorkton Exhibition will be rolling out the welcome mat. Don’t miss it!

This Year’s Great Convention Deals

• If your Ag Society has never attended the SAASE Convention, you will receive 1 delegate registration at no charge.
• If your Agricultural Society has attended, you can bring someone who has never attended for 1/2 price.
• Saturday Preconvention Workshops: Free to delegates, but you must register to attend.