This week, the U.S. Apple Association Board of Directors gave an enthusiastic go-ahead to hold the organization’s annual conference in-person this summer. The 126th Annual Crop and Outlook Marketing Conference will take place August 19-20 In Chicago. The two-day meeting will showcase diverse speakers and topics, growers and apple business leaders from across the nation, as well as the always anticipated crop forecast.
“Since Chicago has reopened for business and the majority of meeting attendees will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine by August, the board of directors agreed it’s time to move on with an in-person meeting,” said USApple president and CEO Jim Bair. “While our virtual Outlook conference last year was a big success, meeting virtually can’t compare to seeing one another face to face.”
To keep on-site attendees safe, USApple will abide by all CDC COVID-19 recommendations. USApple is also exploring options to make recorded content of the meeting available to those registrants who do not yet feel safe to travel.
“I think we are all ready to get back to seeing one another and having those in-person experiences as the ‘new normal’ begins to take shape,” said Bair. “We are pleased USApple is helping lead the industry forward by making this important decision.”
Outlook will be held at the Ritz Carlton, Chicago. Meeting registration, found here, will open in early June.
For more information:
Tracy Grondine
U.S. Apple Association
Tel: +1 (703) 442-8850
tgrondine@usapple.org
www.usapple.org