NAWG will hold the 2010 Fall Wheat Conference in conjunction with U.S. Wheat Associates from Oct. 22 to 25 at the Hilton Minneapolis in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. The Hilton Minneapolis is an AAA Four Diamond hotel located in the heart of downtown Minneapolis.

Registration and Hotel

Registration will be open beginning July 1 at the RegOnline Fall Wheat Conference website. All registrations for you and/or your group must be completed at the website by clicking the “Register Now” button on the right.

Registrations should be completed by Sept. 21 in order to reserve a hotel room. Hotel reservations need to be completed through the registration website. Please do not call the hotel directly.

More Information

In addition to registration, the RegOnline Fall Wheat Conference website includes information about hotel accommodations and travel options from the airport to the hotel, as well as a detailed agenda for the entire conference.

Agenda

The agenda for NAWG meetings and events is as follows. Please note that the NAWG and NAWG Foundation Boards of Directors meetings scheduled for Monday, Oct. 25 will be two separate meetings, which is a change from previous years, and are scheduled to run until 4 p.m.

For a complete list of both NAWG’s and U.S. Wheat Associates’ meetings, please go to the RegOnline Fall Wheat Conference website and click on the Agenda-at-a-Glance tab.

Friday, Oct. 22

Registration
4 – 6 p.m.
Conrad Foyer

NAWG Executive Committee Meeting
6 – 8 p.m.
President’s Suite
Note: this meeting is only open to NAWG officers. Committee chairmen will join the officers at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 23

Registration
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Conrad Foyer

Wheat Lounge
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Marquette 7

NAWG Operations and Planning Committee Meeting
8 – 10 a.m.
Symphony III

NAWG Research and Technology Committee Meeting
10 a.m. – noon
Symphony I and II

Welcome Lunch
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Marquette 8 and 9
Note: this lunch is open to all for a charge of $20 per person.

NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources Committee Meeting
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Symphony III

Joint Biotechnology Committee
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Conrad D

NAWG Domestic and Trade Policy Committee Meeting
1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Symphony I and II

Sunday, Oct. 24

Wheat Lounge
7 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Marquette 7

Joint Meeting of NAWG and USW Planning Committees
7:30 – 9 a.m.
Symphony 1
Note: this meeting is only open to members of the NAWG Operations and Planning Committee or USW Long Range Planning Committee.

Joint International Trade Policy Committee
9 a.m. – noon
Symphony III

Joint Board Session
1:30 – 4 p.m.
Salon EF

NAWG Nominating Committee Meeting
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Symphony I and II
Note: this meeting is only open to Committee members.

NAWG State Executives Roundtable
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Symphony III

Monday, Oct. 25

Board of Directors Breakfast
7 – 8:30 a.m.
Duluth Room
Note: this breakfast is open to all for a charge of $16 per person.

NAWG Board of Directors Meeting
8:30 a.m. – noon
Salon D

NAWG Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
1- 4 p.m.
Salon D