Legislative
Agricultural Chairs VII
Sponsor registration is available now, click here
SPONSORSHIP
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.
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 (765) 893-8209 or corr@agandruralleaders.org
To make a donation, click here.
Become a Sponsor!!
As
president of State Agriculture and Rural
Leaders, I am pleased to invite your participation in the
Legislative Agricultural
Chairs Summit, the unique annual event that brings together elected
agriculture
and rural development leaders from the United States and Canada.
With your
generous help, SARL is ready to continue
hosting the only national educational forum for state and
provincial
lawmakers with agriculture and rural responsibilities. SARL
keeps growing
because of the increasing need for legislative leaders to plant sound,
science-based agriculture and rural policy in their states and
provinces. Profit at the farm gate and vibrant rural
communities require
informed policy-making and collaboration on the part of elected
officials at
all levels. This is what SARL strives for in all of
our activities.
Our
2009 annual meeting is January 23-25, 2009,
in San Diego, California, and we are requesting your participation and
support
of this Summit. This annual invitation-only Summit (brochure
enclosed) will
have the chairs from more than 90 state chambers and seven Canadian
provinces.
We expect to limit attendance to approximately 220 attendees. SARL pays
all
on-site expenses for participating legislators and provides travel
funds for those
from states with travel limits.
We
boast a
97% return rate for our private industry
members, with most providing support from the very first Summit in 2002. We
are opening up for additional sponsors
this year so that we can expand our legislative invitations just
slightly to
include key up-and-coming legislators from key states. As a
result, your support becomes more important and far-reaching
than
ever.
Also
new this year is a travel scholarship in memory of SARL Board Member
Arizona
Senator Jake Flake. This
scholarship
will cover travel expenses for one state legislator with an active
production
background that
has not previously attended a Summit. If you have a
nominee for this
award, please correspond with our Executive Secretary Carolyn
Orr.
The
advisory board, made up of public and private industry members from the
2008
Summit has been working hard on the agenda and speaker selection. If
you have
suggestions for this agenda, we need to hear from you as soon as
possible. The
agenda continues to be designed to present you a unique opportunity to
discuss
your critical issues with state and provincial leaders from across the
U.S. and Canada on
a one-to-one basis.
We believe that your participation is extremely important and
that you
will find your involvement mutually beneficial.
Your involvement is critical to the continuing success of
the Summit. It would not exist without financial support from the
agriculture
industry, and we trust that you will find your involvement to
be very
beneficial. Private industry members will get recognized on all Summit
materials, will have an opportunity to include information for
attendees and,
most important, provide you the opportunity to meet and work with true
leaders
in agriculture and rural policy in the state legislatures.
Members,
both public and private get full voting
privileges for Board, Officers and resolutions and the opportunity to
help plan
the next Summit. Membership includes registration for two
attendees at the
Summit. Only
private industry members
and legislators are permitted to attend the Summit, there is no public
or press
registration.
We hope
that you will give strong consideration to
becoming involved in SARL and the Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit. It is a decision you will
not regret. Thank
you very much for your consideration of
this request. We look forward to working with you in hosting another
successful Summit in 2009.
Sincerely,
State
Senator David Johnson
Iowa
Senate Agriculture Committee
Assistant Senate Leader
January 23-25 | San Diego,
California
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 10th.
FRIDAY DINNER: Information to come
soon.
