Registration is now open for the U.S. Grains Council’s 9th International Marketing Conference and 52nd Annual Membership Meeting to be held February 13-15 in Panama City, Panama. Wendell Shauman, Chairman of the U.S. Grains Council, noters – what better place to review and discuss the dynamics of trade and chart a course for the Council than at the literal crossroads of world trade, the Panama Canal. The Meeting’s theme is “Your Highway to the World.”

Shauman says, – in Panama City, participants will get an insider’s look at the changing flow of world trade that will come with the renovation and expansion of the Panama Canal. Attendees will appreciate an up-close look at the canal and construction progress, as well as plans for the future presented by representatives from the Panama Canal Authority.

Online registration is available through February 3 and hotel reservation can also be made on line at www.grains.org. Organizers emphasize, a valid passport is required for entry into Panama.