Legislative Agricultural Chairs V
SPONSORSHIP
BECOME A SPONSOR!
Consistently reported as the most important meeting of the
year by attendees, the Summit
expects to have the agricultural and rural legislative leadership from
approximately 47 states, 5 Canadian provinces and 2-3 U.S.
territories. SARL provides all on-site expenses for invited
state legislators and even funds travel for those in agriculture
leadership from states with travel bans. Thirteen of our 2003 attendees
moved into chamber leadership positions in 2004 and we fully expect
similar results following this election cycle. Our sponsors
must find the Summit
rewarding because we have a 98% return rate and as a result have not
generally needed to secure new sponsors. However, with the
meeting in Washington,
D.C.
this year and extending it to include all of Friday, our expenses will
increase over the Summits held in the states. Therefore, we
are seeking additional funding from a few select
organizations.
Sponsors are permitted the participation of one sponsor
representative in SARL membership and voting rights. The SARL
Board includes three industry representatives nominated and voted on at
the annual Summit.
There is no industry attendance beyond sponsors, so that attendance is
limited and one on one contact of our sponsors and legislators is
maximized.
This year’s meeting agenda has a unique addition, a
session on the best and worst of state legislation. All
sponsors will be encouraged to submit their examples as well.
This session will provide a unique opportunity to look at the good and
bad of agricultural legislation. For more information on
becoming a sponsor, contact Dr. Carolyn Orr at (859)734-5438 or corr@agandruralleaders.org
To make a donation, click here.
SPONSOR INFORMATION
DISPLAY TABLES: There will be
space for sponsors to put a small (two foot) display about your company
or put out company materials in the main meeting room. Please
let Carolyn know if you intend to use this area.
LEGISLATION: There will be a
session on “the Best and not so Best of State
Legislation”. Please be thinking of a bill or bills you would
like submitted and send to Carolyn Orr at corr@agandruralleaders.org
LOGO: We need your newest logo in
electronic format as soon as possible. Please send to corr@agandruralleaders.org.
SUMMIT
MATERIALS: You are provided the opportunity to include one
information piece in the Summit
folder. It is easier if it has been three hole punched, but
since we have backpacks this year that is not necessary. If
you would like to include some other marketing piece or memento they
can be put into the backpacks. Please send it to Carolyn Orr,
1545
Mundys Landing Rd, Harrodsburg,
KY 40330
prior to January 20th, or send or deliver to the Hyatt on Thursday,
January 26, 2007.
FRIDAY DINNER: Due to demand from you, our
sponsors, we will repeat the Night on the Town dinner Friday, January
26, 2007. The agenda has everyone returning from the Senate
for an early reception (5:30-7:00pm). From here you are welcome to take
legislators of your choice to dinner. A list of confirmed
attendees will be available early in January if you would like to
invite legislators before the Summit.
While you may have your own choices, we would like to recommend the
newly opened Agraria restaurant, the nation’s only
family-farmer owned and sourced restaurant. Board members
from the Summit
ate dinner there while in DC and were very favorable
impressed. The setting is very agricultural and would lend
itself to small or large tables. They even suggested they
would allow you all to have tables in their private room. It
is located at Washington Harbour at
3000
K Street, overlooking the
water. If you want make arrangements to dine there, contact
Tom Prescott, the Project Manager and ask for a table in the SARL
section.
