A welcome reception for those attending the NCC's Mid-Year Board of Directors meeting will be held in the Hernando/DeSoto Room of The Peabody Hotel on Wednesday, August 25 from 6-7 p.m.
On Thursday, August 26 from 9:30 a.m. until noon, Cotton Council International's (CCI) Board of Directors will meet in the Hernando/DeSoto Room. The NCC Directors' open session is set for 1:30-4:30 p.m. that afternoon in the Continental Ballroom.
During the NCC Directors' open session, Eddie Smith will begin with the NCC Chairman's Report. Other reports will be provided by NCC vice presidents Gary Adams (economic outlook) and John Maguire (Washington update). CCI President Wally Darneille will report on that organization's activities, and Bobby Greene will provide a Committee for the Advancement of Cotton update.
Also scheduled is an address from Ambassador Isi Siddiqui, the U.S. Trade Representative's chief agricultural negotiator.