June 24-28, 2017
2017 - USA Peanut Congress
General Information
We invite you to register and attend the 21st annual USA Peanut Congress, a joint annual meeting of the American Peanut Council and the American Peanut Shellers Association on June 24-28, 2017 at The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island. Over 400 peanut industry leaders are expected to attend this meeting. The host associations plan a comprehensive and informative business program with speakers from government and industry who will address current issues and topics of interest to all industry segments.
A block of rooms at The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island are being held at the group rate of $299. Reservations can be made by calling (866) 763-2960 and referencing the USA Peanut Congress Group. Reservations can also be made over the internet at our Ritz event website: https://aws.passkey.com/go/USAPeanutCongress2017 The direct line to the Ritz-Carlton Amelia is (904) 277-1100 The hotel address is 4750 Amelia Island Parkway, Fernandina Beach, FL. The room block deadline for reservations is May 22nd.
We recognize that fewer companies and organizations are covering spousal meeting registrations. To make it easier to bring your spouse, guest or adult child to the social events, we have lowered the registration rate to $199. This low rate allows for attendance at all three cocktail receptions, the spouse coffee, hospitality, and the Tuesday brunch.
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| 2017 USA PEANUT CONGRESS June 24-28,2017 Tentative Agenda |
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| Saturday- June 24, 2017 | ||||
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Registration | ||
| Sunday - June 25, 2017 | ||||
| 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | Registration & Exhibit Setup | ||
| 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | APC Export Steering Committee | ||
| 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | The Peanut Foundation Board Meeting | ||
| 9:30 AM | 10:30 AM | APC Sustainability Initiative Task Force | ||
| 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Peanut Butter for the Hungry Meeting | ||
| 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Packaging & Handling Task Force Meeting | ||
| 1:30 PM | 2:15 PM | Manufacturer Meeting | ||
| 1:30 PM | 2:15 PM | Grower Meeting | ||
| 2:30 PM | 3:45 PM | APC Export Board | ||
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Preliminary Raffle Drawing | ||
| 4:00 PM | 5:15 PM | APC Board of Directors Meeting | ||
| 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | Reception sponsored by Golden Peanut & Tree Nuts | ||
| 7:30 PM | 10:00 PM | APSA PAC Dinner (separate registration) | ||
| Monday - June 26, 2017 | ||||
| 7:15 AM | 8:00 AM | National Peanut Brokers Association | ||
| 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Hospitality & Exhibits | ||
| 8:00 AM | 9:15 AM | Prayer Breakfast | ||
| 9:30 AM | 11:30 AM | General Session | ||
| 1:00 PM | 6:00 PM | APSA PAC Golf Tournament | ||
| 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | Reception sponsored by Premium Peanuts | ||
| Tuesday - June 27, 2017 | ||||
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Exhibits & Reg Desk Open | ||
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | APC Aflatoxin Task Force | ||
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM | General Session | ||
| 9:15 AM | 10:30 AM | Spouse Coffee | ||
| 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | APPMI Board Meeting | ||
| 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Brunch sponsored by Birdsong Peanuts | ||
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Exhibit Removal | ||
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Reception | ||
| Wednesday - June 28, 2017 | ||||
| Check-out | ||||