{"id":1740,"date":"2012-02-01T17:58:19","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T17:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/overseas-directors-are-usgcaes-aeoeboots-on-the-groundae%ef%bf%bd\/"},"modified":"2012-02-01T17:58:19","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T17:58:19","slug":"overseas-directors-are-usgcaes-aeoeboots-on-the-groundae%ef%bf%bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/overseas-directors-are-usgcaes-aeoeboots-on-the-groundae%ef%bf%bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Overseas Directors Are USGC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Boots on the Ground\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The upcoming U.S. Grains Council 9th International Marketing Conference&nbsp;and 52nd Annual Membership Meeting (Feb. 13-15) in Panama will offer Council members and attendees an unparalleled opportunity to share information with all 10 of the Grains Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s international directors.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153As your \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcboots on the ground,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 they are in a unique position to share the latest developments in their regions,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd said Tom Sleight, USGC vice president of operations and membership.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153In Panama, we will devote an entire lunch session to a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcmeet your international director\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 opportunity,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd Sleight explained. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Instead of giving formal presentations, our directors will rotate from table to table to facilitate individual interchanges.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/p>\n<p>Director-member exchanges at Council meetings present a dynamic trade in information, according to Cary Sifferath, USGC senior regional director for the Mediterranean and Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I know members value the chance to ask questions and get the latest word on developments in our overseas markets, but we as international or country directors also benefit from hearing what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going on in Texas, Idaho or Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all about sharing information to connect the dots. 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