Mark your calendars to attend the 5th Annual NAMA Boot Camp, August 12-14, in Kansas City!

This year’s Boot Camp will kick-off on Tuesday, August 12, at 8:00 a.m. with an optional day-long farm tour hosted by MoKan NAMA. The tour will spend part of the day focusing on Animal Health and the other part of the day focusing on Crop Production.

Following the tour, registration for the Boot Camp will open along with a chance to network at the welcome reception. After the reception, enjoy dinner followed by a session on Speed Networking moderated by Matt Coniglio, Fastline Publications.

Wednesday, August 13, begins with breakfast and a general session with a Producer Panel. After the general session, line up for one of two breakout sessions. These breakouts will focus on Serving Niche Markets and New Media with Marie Jacobson, Martin Williams. Join us for Food & Fuel at a luncheon session after the breakouts. The afternoon will begin with breakouts on A Year in the Life and Little Red Writing Hood and The Big Scary Communications Plan with Beth Burgy, Broadhead + Co. and Carol Anderson, Anderson/Fallon, followed by the final session of the day on International Marketing. Following the last session, join us for more networking at the evening reception.

Thursday, August 14, will kick-off with breakfast followed by a general session on Creative in Agriculture with Dave Mayer, Osborn & Barr Communications, followed by the Boot Camp Closing Session with a Client/Agency Panel discussion moderated by Cliff Becker, Food 360.

To register for the 2008 NAMA Boot Camp, visit http://payment.nama.org/bootcamp08.htm.

If you are interested in sponsoring a session or event at the NAMA Boot Camp, please fill out the sponsorship confirmation form at www.nama.org/programs/bootcamp-spo.htm or contact Jenny Pickett at 913-491-6500 or via e-mail at [email protected].

For the latest information on the NAMA Boot Camp visit, http://www.nama.org/programs/bootcamp.htm.