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NAWG’s Annual Meeting at Commodity Classic begins Wednesday, March 3, and concludes Saturday, March 6. All NAWG Committee and Board Meetings are scheduled for the Hilton Anaheim.

A few reminders:

• All wheat growers and wheat state association representatives who register for Classic should mark that they are members of NAWG on their registration forms.
• Most growers who are not members of their state wheat association could join their state organization and NAWG and participate in Classic for less than registering as a nonmember.
• Members of the media who would like to be credentialed to cover the convention should contact Melissa George Kessler in the NAWG office at 202-547-7800 or Susan Powers at the National Corn Growers Association at 636-733-9004.

To register for Commodity Classic, or for a schedule of all Classic events, please go to www.commodityclassic.com.

NAWG Events Agenda-in-Brief

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Officers’ Meeting, 4 -6  p.m., President’s Suite

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Operations and Planning Committee Meeting, 7:30 – 9:30 a.m., Palos Verdes AB

Budget Committee Meeting, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Palos Verdes AB (Note that the Budget Committee meeting is open to Committee members, NAWG officers and NAWG Board members only.)

Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Meeting, 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Huntington ABC

Environmental and Renewable Resources Committee Meeting, 1 – 3:30 p.m., Palos Verdes AB

Joint Domestic and Trade Policy/ Environmental and Renewable Resources Committee Meeting, 4 – 6 p.m., Huntington ABC

Presidents’ Reception – sponsored by NAWG, Oregon Wheat Growers League, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and BNSF Railway, 7 – 9 p.m., Sunset Deck (Note: please RSVP below.)

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Research and Technology Committee Meeting, 7:30 – 11:30 a.m., Palos Verdes AB

State Executives Roundtable, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Huntington ABC

Nominating Committee Meeting, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Palos Verdes AB

Friday, March 5, 2010

NAWG Dinner and Auction, 6 – 10 p.m.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

NAWG Luncheon, 12 – 1:30 p.m. , Laguna Room (Note: each state will receive tickets for its NAWG Board members and state executive. Additional tickets can be purchased through the link below.)

NAWG and NAWG Foundation Board Meetings, 1:30 – 5 p.m., Pacific D Ballroom

Reception for Dana Peterson, NAWG CEO,  5- 6 p.m., El Capitan