*Please note that this is a preliminary agenda, please check back as we update this page.
The 21st International Marketing Conference and 64th Annual Membership Meeting
Guatemala City, Guatemala
February 14th-16th, 2024
*all times are listed in Central Standard Time (CST)
Tuesday, February 13
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 1:30-3:30 p.m. | Optional Tour: Kaminal Juyú (Mayan) Archaeological Site Tour |
| 3:30- 5:00 pm. | Board of Directors Meeting |
| 5:30-7:00 p.m. | A-Team Lead/Board Liaison Training |
Wednesday, February 14
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Invitation Only: Introducing the Council Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Invitation Only: Checkoff/USGC Staff Breakfast |
| 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Spouse/Guest Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Continuous Coffee Sponsored By: Iowa Farm Bureau, Texas Farm Bureau, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Arkansas Farm Bureau |
| 9:30 a.m. – noon | General Session Guatemala Feed Grains Deep Dive Guatemala Ethanol Deep Dive Latin America Program Overview Marri Tejada, USGC LTA Regional Director RAPP Overview Ryan LeGrand, USGC President and CEO Cary Sifferath, USGC Vice President Kurt Shultz, USGC Senior Director of Global Strategies |
| Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:45 – 5:00 p.m. | Advisory Team Meetings |
| Asia | |
| Ethanol | |
| Innovation and Sustainability | |
| Middle East/Africa/South Asia | |
| Trade Policy | |
| Value-Added | |
| Western Hemisphere | |
| 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Continuous Coffee Sponsored By: Iowa Farm Bureau, Texas Farm Bureau, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Arkansas Farm Bureau |
| 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
Thursday, February 15
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Registration |
| 7 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Sector Meetings: |
| Agribusiness | |
| Barley | |
| Corn | |
| General Farm Organizations | |
| Sorghum | |
| 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Continuous Coffee Sponsored By: Iowa Farm Bureau, Texas Farm Bureau, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Arkansas Farm Bureau |
| 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Optional Tour: Popol Vuh & Ixchel Museums |
| 10:00a.m. – noon | Advisory Team Meetings Asia Ethanol Innovation and Sustainability Middle East /Africa/ South Asia Trade Policy Value – Added Western Hemisphere |
| Noon – 1:15 p.m | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Advisory Team Meetings Asia Ethanol Innovation and Sustainability Middle East /Africa/ South Asia Trade Policy Value – Added Western Hemisphere |
| 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Continuous Coffee Sponsored By: Iowa Farm Bureau, Texas Farm Bureau, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Arkansas Farm Bureau |
| 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Offsite Event Sponsored by Syngenta |
Friday, February 16
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Continuous Coffee Sponsored By: Iowa Farm Bureau, Texas Farm Bureau, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Arkansas Farm Bureau |
| 8:30 a.m. – Noon | Board of Delegates Meeting Fiscal Reports Understanding Aquaculture Panel: International Staff Dynamic Panel: International Staff Bylaws Change Voting Advisory Team Reports Commodity Sector Reports Resolutions of Service Comments from the CEO Adjourn |
| 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Board of Directors & A-Team Leaders Meeting |
| 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Optional Tour: Guatemala City Tour & Paseo Cayalá |