Mark your calendars and check out an upcoming chapter event!<\/p>\n
If you have events planned for the 2008-2009 year and they are not listed on the calendar at https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?page_id=16<\/a>, please send the information to Kathi Conrad at kathic@nama.org<\/a> to get it on the calendar.<\/p>\n February 17<\/strong><\/p>\n Heartland NAMA<\/strong> Please RSVP to Theresa Miller at tboian@illinois.edu<\/a>. Lunch will be provided by Heartland NAMA.<\/p>\n Midlands NAMA This meeting will take place from 11:00 – 1:00 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Omaha in LaVista, NE. Pre-registration cost is $25 and $30 for on-site registrations. Please RSVP to Steve Johnson, Swanson Russell at stevej@swansonrussell.com<\/a> or call 402-492-3230. Lunch is included.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n February 18<\/strong><\/p>\n MoKan NAMA<\/strong> The meeting will begin with networking and lunch at 11:30 a.m. followed by the speaker at 12:00 noon. MoKan will meet at The Golden Ox Restaurant, 1600 Genessee St. (near Kemper Arena), Kansas City, Missouri. Meal cost is $15 for members, $25 for non-members.<\/p>\n Please RSVP to Amy Bugg at abugg@mccormickcompany.com<\/a> or call 816.584.8444.<\/p>\n Badger NAMA <\/strong> Shake off the winter blues by socializing with your NAMA colleagues. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments included in the admission fee. Admission is $10 for NAMA members and free to student NAMA members!<\/p>\n Please RSVP to Tom Thieding, Rural Mutual Insurance at tthieding@ruralins.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n February 19<\/strong><\/p>\n Midsouth NAMA<\/strong> Dr. Gary Adams, NCC Vice President of Economics and Policy Analysis, will discuss the world cotton outlook and current policies facing the cotton industry. He will give a farm bill update, as well as highlight the various trade and economic issues facing the industry. Additionally, he will give a brief summary of the NCC’s planting intentions survey.<\/p>\n To RSVP, visit http:\/\/survey.archermalmo.com\/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=86K2972<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n February 26<\/strong><\/p>\n Great Plains NAMA<\/strong> All NAMA members and their guests are invited to a gathering at 6:30 pm on Thursday, February 26th, at the Texan Station, 19th Hole, in the Gaylord Texan Hotel. A $100 gift certificate for KC Steaks will be given away! A cash bar will be available. No RSVP needed; just wear your name tags and come and be social.<\/p>\n (If anyone wants to donate additional door prizes, they will be appreciated. Just bring them that night to the social or email kbauer@kfrm.com<\/a>.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n February 28<\/strong><\/p>\n NAMA Bombers Event<\/strong> We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be renting bikes from SportRyder Rentals (renting sport bikes, touring bikes and cruisers, on the Web at www.SportRyderRentals.com<\/a>) and riding in the countryside around Big-D. Exact start and end times to be determined based on schedules of riders.<\/p>\n And, new this year, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re launching the NAMA Bombers Auxiliary for anyone who loves to ride on a bike but doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to drive one. Auxiliary spots are limited based on riders and willingness to carry a passenger, so sign up early.<\/p>\n
\nStrategies for Marketing<\/em>
\nJoin Heartland NAMA for lunch on Tuesday, February 17 from Noon – 2:00 p.m. for Strategies for Marketing<\/em> with Krista Kinney, Illinois State Fair Marketing. The event will take place at the Illinois Department of Agriculture at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, IL.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/strong>Social Networking and The New Range War?<\/em>
\nJoin Midlands NAMA on Tuesday, February 17 on using social networking in the media with Randy Krotz, Sr. Vice President, Director of Marketing, v-Fluence.<\/p>\n
\nJoin MoKan NAMA for Conquering the Generational Divide: Managing, Marketing and Serving<\/em> with Susanne C. Medley, President of Customer Communication Group on Wednesday, February 18.<\/p>\n
\nMarketing to the Badgers!<\/em>
\nLearn how Badger Sports Properties helps market UW Badger athletics by partnering with businesses in Wisconsin. The event will take place from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Kohl Center on the UW-Madison Campus.<\/p>\n
\nWorld Cotton Outlook and Current Policies<\/em>
\nJoin Midsouth NAMA for lunch on Thursday, February 19 beginning at 11:15 a.m. at Corky’s Restaurant, 1740 N. Germantown Pkwy., Cordova, TN.<\/p>\n
\nJoin the Great Plains Chapter at Commodity Classic 2009, in Grapevine, Texas.<\/p>\n
\nIs your shifting foot itching? Scratch it at a special post-Commodity Classic NAMA Bombers Ride Saturday, February 28 around Dallas.<\/p>\n