• Project No. and Title: S1062 - The importance of U.S. food and agricultural trade in a new global market environment
• Dates: 05/21/2018 to 05/22/2018
• Contacts: [Jarrett Whistance] [Eric Young]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 05/21/2018 at Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans, LA. :

Admin Advisor: Eric Young (eric_young@ncsu.edu)

The dates and venue have now been set for our S-1062 spring meeting in New Orleans, LA. It will be held May 21-22, 2018 at the Royal Sonesta New Orleans Hotel (see reservation information below). The agenda is still a work in progress, but we will need to spend a fair amount of time tying up any loose ends for the current project. Also, the writing committee will have an update on the new project proposal (tentatively labeled S-1072). Please submit any updated state reports to Jarrett (WhistanceJL@missouri.edu) or Alvaro (adurand@uark.edu) in writing prior to the meeting. Finally, let us know if you have a specific research topic you would like to present to the group.<br /> <br /> Hotel reservation information<br /> <br /> We have a block of rooms reserved for this event with a rate of $152 per night. There are 15 rooms in our block for the evenings of May 20 and 21, and we have access to an additional five rooms for anyone wishing to stay over for the evening of May 22. These rooms are being held for us through April 20, 2018 by calling our reservations line at 1-855-463-3092, using Group Code 0520USDAGR or the Group Name USDA Regional Research Room Block, at Royal Sonesta New Orleans. Please go ahead and make reservations as soon as possible.<br /> <br /> The personalized web link for attendees to book directly is below.<br /> <br /> https://gc.synxis.com/rez.aspx?Hotel=12667&Chain=5157&group=0520USDAGR