FIEI works Capitol Hill.* EVERY association urges its members to get active in the political process, and some of them do get involved from time to time. But the Farm & Industrial Equipment Institute made more than that happen in May when it held its Marketing & Management Conference in Washington. The event went beyond briefings from governmental and related movers and shakers Shakers, popular name for members of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, also called the Millennial Church. Members of the movement, who received their name from the trembling produced by religious emotion, were also known as Alethians. . Participants got a chance to make appointments and visit their senators and representatives and discuss their views on such matters as product liability, farm legislation and deficit reduction in the budgeting process. After a special presentation on legislative initiatives by Dr. Lynn Daft, a farm policy consultant, the group went to the executive office building for briefings on the Reagan economic program, the budget and the deficit, and U.S. agricultural trade policy. Following that, the group was addressed at lunch by Kansas Sen. Robert Dole, the majority leader, on the legislation effort to produce a budget which could be a start toward deficit reduction. That afternoon was devoted to the visits with congressmen. Other programming: * Comments on farm policy by John R. Block, U.S. secretary of agriculture, and by Carol Brookins, president of World Perspectives, Inc. * A session on product liability legislation led by Robert Fields, director of regulatory affairs Regulatory Affairs (RA), also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Regulatory Affairs professionals usually have responsibility for the following general areas: * A presentation on agricultural research developments by W. Ralph Nave, engineering and energy program leader, and James T. Hall, national technology transfer coordinator, USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. ag research service. * A review of the agricultural outlook by Dr. John Dr. John (also Dr. John Creaux) is the stage name of Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (born November 21, 1940), a colorful pianist, singer, and songwriter, whose music spans, and often combines, blues, boogie woogie, and rock and roll. Marten marten, name for carnivorous, largely arboreal mammals (genus Martes) of the weasel family, widely distributed in North America, Europe, and central Asia. Martens are larger, heavier-bodied animals than weasels, with thick fur and bushy tails. , Farm Journal economist. * An updating of the semi-annual State of the Industry sales forecast Sales forecast A key input to a firm's financial planning process. External sales forecasts are based on historical experience, statistical analysis, and consideration of various macroeconomic factors. by David Koentopf (Steiger) -- see June issue of I&T. The program was chaired by FIEI's vice-chairman, Robert C. Lanphier III (Dickey-john). The Farm & Industrial Equipment Institute is located at 410 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611, telephone 312/321-1470. Its annual convention is scheduled for Oct. 5-8 in Vancouver, B.C. Marketing & Management conferences in 1986 will be held Jan. 25-28 in Tucson, Ariz., and May 11-13 at Iowa State U., Ames, Ia. |
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