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83rd
ANNUAL SOUTHWESTERN FERTILIZER CONFERENCE
&
Grade Hearing
Saturday,
July 12 - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Marriott Rivercenter Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
Volatility
in our Agricultural World
SATURDAY,
July 12, 2008
2
- 6 PM
Registration
Desk set-up
Registration
Desk 2 (3rd floor)
2
- 6 PM
Tom
Tiefel Hospitality Room* open
(3rd
floor)
Sunday,
July 13, 2008
10
AM - 6:30 PM
Registration
Desk open
Registration
Desk 2 (3rd floor)
8
AM - 6 PM
Tom
Tiefel Hospitality Room* open
(3rd
floor)
6
- 7 PM
Attitude
Adjustment Hour
Monday,
July 14, 2008
8
AM - 6:30 PM
Registration
Desk open
Registration
Desk 2 (3rd floor)
8
AM - 6 PM
Tom
Tiefel Hospitality Room* open
(3rd
floor)
6
- 7 PM
Industry
Reception
Tuesday,
July 15, 2008
8
AM - 12 N
Registration
Desk open
Registration
Desk 2 (3rd floor)
8
AM
Coffee
Service
Meeting
Room Foyer
8:30
- 11:45 AM
General
Session
8:30 – 9:30 AM
“World
Fertilizer Supply & Demand”
Bill
Doyle, CEO, PotashCorp.
9:30
– 10:20 AM
“Credit
Situation Update”
Mark
Thompson, Vice President - Agricultural Financial Division,
John Deere Credit Farm Plan (domestic perspective) &
Bruce
Baccus, EVP & Deputy CEO, Rabo AgriFinance (international perspective)
10:20
– 10:50 AM
“Governmental
Affairs Update”
Ford
West, President, The Fertilizer Institute
10:50
– 11:50 AM
“Biofuels
Industry Transition Update”
Richard
Brock, CEO, The Brock Report
12
N - 1:30 PM
Luncheon
& Business Meeting
Presentation
by Bob Kahla, Cowboy Poet & Storyteller
2
- 6 PM
Tom
Tiefel Hospitality Room* open
(3rd
floor)
Wednesday,
JULY 16, 2008
8
AM - 12 N
Tom
Tiefel Hospitality Room* open
(3rd
floor)
12
N
Conference
Conclusion
*The Tom Tiefel Hospitality Room is an area set
aside for all attendees to use for small meetings and social gatherings. Tom is a longtime
conference attendee and past SWFC Chairman who has always been a master of
effective networking.
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Southwestern Fertilizer Conference, Inc.
