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 2009 Agri-Marketing Conference, Hot Ideas, Sizzling Solutions, April 15, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates for the ceremonies are below:

January 8 Region II Best of NAMA Banquet in Kansas City, MO
January 15 Region III Best of NAMA Banquet in Johnston, IA
January 22 Region IV Best of NAMA Banquet in Hoffman Estates, IL
January 22 Carolinas/Virginia Best of NAMA Banquet in Durham, NC
January 27 Midsouth Best of NAMA Event in Memphis, TN

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.