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Alltech to Sponsor Live Streaming of 2011 National FFA Convention
Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:41:14 CDT
The National FFA Organization will stream its 2011 National Convention in Indianapolis Oct. 19-22 live online via the newly launched Alltech Ag Network on iHigh.com. The televised convention will be accessible real time via computers, iPads and all iPhone, Android and BlackBerry mobile devices.
As FFA membership stands at more than a half-million students throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, iHigh.com expects this to be their largest telecast ever. Yet the significance of the convention broadcast goes beyond record-breaking metrics.
"Agriculture is taking the lead in communications, moving high tech to engage the world in its story," said Billy Frey, general manager of the Alltech Ag Network. "iHigh.com's unique platform enables it to, for example, on a recent Friday night, broadcast more than 170 high school football games simultaneously and live to mobile devices free of charge. This is a capability far beyond many major sports organizations and applications. FFA is now harnessing this power, broadening its reach at a time when our growing population is moving increasingly far away from the stories of the farm and the origins of their food."
iHigh.com, the Global Youth Network, is designed to provide free feature-rich Web services to schools, students and youth organizations, and enables live streaming of events, mobile broadcasting, unlimited photo uploads and more. Using iHigh.com's unique feature-rich Web and broadcast platform, high schools and organizations such as the National High School Rodeo Association, U.S. Pony Club, USA Swimming, the Bass Federation, BMX tracks, AAU and many others are able to share their events in real time with a global audience that can access the streaming video on any computer or mobile device. Currently, iHigh receives 1.3 million unique visitors per month with a growth of 30 percent just within the last 30 days.
"iHigh.com is a true supporter of FFA and exemplifies this by providing the means to take our convention message to tens of thousands of FFA members throughout the country and beyond who aren't able to attend the event," said National FFA Organization CEO Dwight Armstrong. "This is a major opportunity for FFA and we are extremely grateful for iHigh.com's expertise, resources and abilities to reach our membership in a new and meaningful way."
"I am so pleased that one of the premier youth organizations in the United States, the FFA, has chosen to use the Alltech Ag Channel on iHigh.com to reach their audience in this ever-changing world of technology," said Jim Host, CEO of iHigh.com.
The broadcast schedule for the 2011 FFA National Convention is as follows (times are listed in EST):
I Believe Opening Session at Conseco Fieldhouse Oct. 19, 7:15 p.m.
I Believe in Action Second Session at Conseco Fieldhouse Oct. 20, 2 p.m.
I Believe in... Third Session at Conseco Fieldhouse Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m.
I Believe in Service Fourth Session at Conseco Fieldhouse Oct. 21, 8 a.m.
I Believe in Leadership Fifth Session at Conseco Fieldhouse Oct. 21, 12 p.m.
I Believe in Excellence Sixth Session at Conseco Fieldhouse Oct. 21, 3 p.m.
I Believe in Possibilities Seventh Session at Conseco Fieldhouse Oct. 21, 7 p.m.
I Believe in Passion Eighth Session at Conseco Fieldhouse Oct. 22, 7:45 a.m.
I Believe in the Future Ninth Session at Conseco Fieldhouse Oct. 22, 1:30 p.m.
Click here for the iHigh web page designed specifically for the FFA organization.
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