Agribusiness Forum Addresses Broad-Based Issues.The first annual Agribusiness agribusiness Agriculture operated by business; specifically, that part of a modern national economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food and fibre products and byproducts. Forum will feature programming to appeal to all segments of the industry. The forum scheduled for October October: see month. 8-10 in Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , D.C., will be have an interactive format and will encourage participation from attendees. The goal of the forum will be to engage senior agribusiness management, association, government and academia representatives in a unique cross-industry dialogue on issues, policies, and trends that will impact agribusiness, agriculture and the food and fiber industries. Whatever is hot will be addressed. The forum will incorporate a combination of keynote keynote /key·note/ (ke´not) in homeopathy, the characteristic property of a drug that indicates its use in treating a similar symptom of disease. sessions and concurrent At the same time. It implies that multiple processes are taking place simultaneously. See concurrent operation. breakout sessions. Additional features will include the Executive Management Roundtable involving senior management in agribusiness companies who will interact with speakers and participants. Other session topics will include International Developments in Ag; Agribusiness Under Attack; Influencing Mainstream Media and What Does Ag Want from the Farm Bill. NAMA Na·ma n. pl. Nama or Na·mas 1. A member of a people of southwest Africa. 2. The Khoikhoin language of the Nama. members will be eligible for a special discounted rate. In addition, there will be a special government, academic and association rate. Details on speakers will be out soon. Below is a tentative tentative, adj not final or definite, such as an experimental or clinical finding that has not been validated. schedule-at-a-glance: Monday, October 8 9:00 a.m.-Noon Council Meetings 1:00-2:30 p.m. Professional Development Trend Sessions 3:00-5:00 p.m. Kick-off Keynote Sessions 6:00-7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception Tuesday, October 9 9:00-10:00 a.m. Keynote Session 10:30 a.m.-Noon Breakout Sessions 10:30-Noon Executive Management Roundtable 12:30-2:00 p.m. Lunch with Keynote Speaker 2:30-5:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions 2:30-5:00 p.m. Executive Management Roundtable 6:00-7:00 p.m. Reception Wednesday, October 10 7:30-9:00 a.m. Breakfast with Keynote Speaker 9:30 a.m.-Noon NAMA Board of Directors Meeting 10:00 a.m.-3:00 Post-Forum Workshops Hotel Information Hyatt Regency Washington on Capital Hill 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 737-1234 |
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