Wednesday, April 14 and Thursday, April 15
Hall of the States, 444 N. Capitol Street NW, Washington DC
Supported by: 
- Registration is now open! Cost to attend is $250 per person and includes the full conference, reception, Hill Visits, and four meals.
- A brief overview of the schedule is as follows:
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Tuesday, April 13 |
OTA Board of Directors' Meeting * |
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Wednesday, April 14 |
Morning conference, afternoon Hill Visits,
evening Reception |
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Thursday, April 15 |
Morning conference, afternoon Hill Visits |
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Friday, April 16 |
USDA Organic Listening Session
8:30am - 12 noon
USDA Whitten Building, Room 107-A |
- Confirmed speakers include:
- Dr. Temple Grandin, animal welfare expert and subject of a new biographical HBO film
- Darci Vetter, Deputy Under Secretary, USDA’s Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service
- Miles McEvoy, Administrator, USDA’s National Organic Program
- Keith Jones, Staff Director, House Committee on Horticulture & Organic Agriculture
- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3)
- Minister Counselor Anders Klőcker, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Royal Danish Embassy
- Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Section Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Specialty Crops, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service
- Francis Thicke, organic farmer & candidate for Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture
- Katherine DiMatteo, President, International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
- Invited speakers include:
- View the current agenda for more details.
- View hotel and travel recommendations.
- Celebrate Organic Together. 2010 marks 20 years since the passage of
 the Organic Foods Production Act and 10 years since the publication of the National Organic Program's Final Rule. Join OTA as we celebrate these milestones and our own 25th anniversary at a very special reception in the House Agriculture Committee Hearing Room on Capitol Hill. Let's enjoy organic together.
* In-person meetings of OTA’s Board of Directors are open to any member who wishes to observe this aspect of the association’s governance. The Board may hold some portions of the meeting in executive session. For more information about the April 13 meeting agenda, please contact David Gagnon.
For more information please contact Marissa Potter Phone: 413-376-1231 | Fax: 413-774-6432 60 Wells St | Greenfield, MA 01301 | mpotter@ota.com |
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