NATIONAL MEAT ASSOCIATION � MEATXPO 2001(Please be patient while the photographs load) |
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NMA Executive Director Rosemary Mucklow and President Terry Caviness cut the ribbon to open the Expo Floor at NMA�s MEATXPO�01 and 55th Annual Convention, at the Rio Suite and Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
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The expo floor was sizzling with sales, like this one at the Reiser Booth. |
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As you can see MEATXPO�01 was one of the largest ever of NMA�s events. |
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Of course our roundtables were packed with attendees seeking the latest information on any of a variety of fast breaking subject matter. |
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Attendees enjoyed one excellent meal after another. |
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And the Board of Directors met to do business as usual.� This year�s guest speaker (seated to Executive Director Rosemary Mucklow�s left in the photo) was FSIS Associate Administrator Margaret Glavin. |
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Keynote speaker R. Randolf Devening, CEO of Foodbrands America, delivered a detailed talk on case-ready and its future. |
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In this pic, NMA Scholarship Foundation President Ron Gustafson (on left) is congratulating this year�s scholarship winners. � Find out more about the NMA Scholarship Foundation at NMAScholars.org. |
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John Duyn of Carlton Packing proudly displays his well-deserved E. Floyd Forbes award. The E. Floyd Forbes is NMA�s most prestigious honor. |
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Everybody was a winner at MEATXPO�01.� Here attendees are rewarded with a dollar drop at the closing of the Expo Floor. |
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Starting just after MEATXPO�01, NMA co-sponsored with the American Meat Science Association the 4th Annual Western Science Meat Conference: �Case Ready Tech.� |
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