Mark your calendars for the regional/chapter Best of NAMA Ceremonies. These ceremonies are celebrations of those entries that won first or merit in the regional competition.

Entries that win first or merit at the regional competition and score above the minimum point standard are eligible to advance to the national competition in February. Winners of the national competition will be announced at the national Best of NAMA Ceremony which kicks off the 2008 Agri-Marketing Conference, Leading the Charge, April 16 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Dates for the ceremonies are below:

January 10 Region III Best of NAMA Banquet in Minneapolis, MN

January 17 Midsouth Chapter Best of NAMA Banquet in Memphis, TN

January 17 Region IV Best of NAMA Banquet in Lake Geneva, WI

January 22 Region II Best of NAMA Banquet in Kansas City, MO

January 31 Carolinas/Virginia Best of NAMA Banquet in Raleigh, NC

For more information on the regional Best of NAMA ceremonies, keep checking the Best of NAMA Calendar at http://www.nama.org/amc/bon/calendar.htm.