GEAPS Leadership Forum ... July 8-10 ... New Orleans, LA
Date Posted: Mar. 19, 2008
The Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) will hold its 15th annual Leadership Forum July 9 at the New Orleans Airport Hotel (504-469-5000) in New Orleans, LA.
The leadership forum is part of a three-day leadership conference the 2,355-member organization holds every summer.
Conference Schedule
• Tuesday, July 8: Chapter Leader Workshop, leadership reception, optional dinner, and chapter leader MAP training.
• Wednesday, July 9: Leadership Forum, and optional dinner.
• Thursday, July 10: GEAPS International Board of Dir-ectors meeting, open to all members.
There is no registration fee; open to all GEAPS members.
For more info, call GEAPS at 952-928-4640.
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