President's Message

2004 CONFERENCE MAILING:
Food Shippers of America Annual Conference: February 22-24, 2004

The Food Shippers of America 49th annual conference will be held on February 22-24, 2004. Our host resort is the Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa, Lake Buena Vista, Fl. The resort is centrally located to all the Orlando area attractions, including the Disney Theme Parks and Universal Studio’s.

The theme for this conference is “The Power Of Leadership Through Logistics”. The program planning committee has put together another strong agenda featuring expert speakers and timely panels that will provide the information you need to better deal with the issues effecting your day to day business decisions. Industry concerns and the state of the economy are staples of a Food Shippers Conference and will be addressed by Rail and Motor CEO’s and the Washington update.

There will be an association golf tournament on Sunday (Feb 22). Play will be on the Disney courses, Palm & Magnolia; the courses used by the PGA for there October tour event.

Entertainment will be provided following the association dinners of Sunday and Monday night. A spouse/significant other continental breakfast and tour of local attractions, with a luncheon at an upscale restaurant will be part of the conference activities.

Please check our website; foodshippersofamerica.org for conference updates. The agenda and online registration and golf forms will be available in the near future. The Wyndham website will be linked to our website and will allow “virtual” tours and direct conference registration.

More conference agenda information will be coming in the next 30-45 days.

Mark your calendar (February 22-24, 2004) and plan to attend - this may be the most informative conference that you attend in 2004.