PRESS RELEASE: Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska (ICON)
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2010
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information,
contact ICON Executive Director Destry Brown, 308-458-2244,
or ICON president
David Wright, 402-929-0339, or Communications Director Linda Wuebben, 402-357-3778.
Fifth
Annual ICON Convention Announced
The Independent Cattlemen of
Nebraska (ICON) have scheduled their Fifth Annual Convention on Saturday, Oct.
23, in North Platte, at the Quality Inn & Suites/Sandhills Convention Center.
This years theme will be Stewards of The Next Generation.
With
this letter, ICON extends an invitation to you to attend and spend a day with
fellow ranchers and farmers as we talk about the future of agriculture and livestock
production in Nebraska. The registration table opens at 8:00 a.m. and all
convention activities will take place in the Convention Center including the noon
luncheon which is included in the convention registration fee. The evening banquet
will also be held at the Convention but there will be an additional fee for the
prime rib meal.
The morning session includes a Nebraska State Senators'
Panel. State Senators expected to attend are M.L. Cap Dierks, Tom
Hansen, LeRoy Louden, Mark Christensen, Ken Schilz and Abbie Cornett. The afternoon
session will include a presentation from UNL Extension Educator Scott Cotton,
Mike Cllicrate, speaking for R-CALF USA and the Organization of Competitive Markets
and a representative of the US Cattlemens Association. A business meeting
for all members who have paid their dues will precede a social hour and the evening
banquet. In order to have a vote during the business meeting, ICON members must
own cattle. The keynote speaker at this years banquet will be Linda Grosskopf.
She is the editor of the Western Ag Reporter and author of several ranching related
books.
Registration fees for this years ICON convention will be
$50. If the 2011 yearly ICON dues of $50 are included with the registration, a
discount of $10 can be taken off the convention fee. Additional guests accompanying
a paid convention registration can register for $20. Evening banquet fees are
extra for all registrations. Registrations for overnight accommodations can be
made by calling the Convention Center at 1-800-760-3333 or 1-308-532-9090.
A
silent auction will be conducted during the daylong event as an additional fundraiser
for ICON and the Jim Hanna Memorial Scholarship.
Its that time of
year when ICON and its members want to talk about the future of cattlemen in Nebraska.
The ICON Directors invite you to come and join the discussion.
For more
information, contact Destry Brown, Executive Director of ICON at 308-458-2244
or Linda Wuebben, ICON Communications Director, 402-357-3778, email ICON at independentcattlemen@yahoo.com
or check out our website, www.independentcattlemen.com
Independent
Cattlemen of Nebraska
"Solid as a windmill. Always working for the independent
producer."
Independent
Cattlemen of Nebraska
"Solid as a windmill. Always working for the independent
producer."