AgTC: The Voice of Ag Shippers
Click Here for results of 2010 AgTC Ocean Carrier Performance Survey
23rd Annual Conference kicks off a busy summer for the AgTC.
- "I want to congratulate you and your staff for putting on a very informative and enjoyable conference this year. Your staff did a great job with the many details that are required for successful conferences. As the leader, you deserve a lot of credit for gathering great speakers, preparing interesting topics, and creating an environment conducive to provocative discussions. As a participant, I can tell you that you created a lot of good will amongst the audience. I look forward to next year's conference already."
- "I really enjoyed the conference. It was a well organised and informative event....well done."
- "I want to thank you for an outstanding meeting! I enjoyed the whole two days and felt nearly every speaker gave us key information."
- "Unique in creating a conference designed to address issues of concern to shippers- action vs. just information."
- "Thank you again for a wonderful conference. I can only imagine what it takes to plan and coordinate an event like that and to have things go so smoothly and uneventfully, is a testament to your team’s great planning and organizational skills. And the calmness which you and Stacie both exuded throughout is a wonder also!"
- "The sessions were great and it felt very good to be able to speak with so many upper level shipping line members. While our shipping line representatives are great, it is always good to have the rare opportunity of speaking to management and being able to voice our needs and thoughts while also learning more about their struggles and obstacles. It is also so helpful to meet and speak with some many others who walk in paths similar to ours and to listen and learn from them."
- [We] would like to commend you and your staff for a job “Well Done” in reference to the AgTC 23rd Annual Conference. Very informative and found the Shipper Perspective very interesting and enjoyable. We can totally empathize and relate to some of the various topics.
- I wanted to tell you that I thought the conference was wonderful and what a great attendance! You certainly had a great group of speakers that discussed concerns that shippers are dealing with. I also appreciate you getting us an appointment with the FMC. As always, we continue to look forward to future AgTC events.
The Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) was founded in 1987 with the objective of effecting Shipping Act reform to allow U.S. ag exporters to be more competitive in the international market. Although we now handle many other issues of concern to ag exporters, ocean shipping issues continue to be our priority.
The AgTC monitors government and commercial activity on ocean shipping and other transportation issues and keeps AgTC members up-to-date on how these will impact their business. The AgTC lobbies the Congress when necessary to change laws that would harm agriculture interests, or to support laws that will benefit agriculture. We report on any and all issues in which our members have an interest. Finally, we assist AgTC members on an individual basis with transportation-related problems.
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