The AWPA Annual Meeting is shaping up to be one of the best ever!
Members will gather February 13 - 16, 2000 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San
Diego, California.
With the importance of the business community to any successful
campaign, as well as the timing of the California primary, Democratic Presidential
hopeful Bill Bradley is seriously considering our invitation to address the
AWPA members. The AWPA meeting offers the candidate a unique forum to publicly
give his views and concerns about the global economic climate.
Presenting the Republican side, attendees will hear from Kate O'Beirne,
a political analyst who regularly appears on several talks show and serves as the
Washington Editor of the National Review. She will provide her insight on the
status of the hotly contested races (both House and Senate), presidential
contests, and the prospect for the Republican
party to maintain control of the Congress after the next election.
An AWPA Annual meeting would not be complete without an expert
look at the global economy. Topics that our speaker will cover include: the state
of economic recovery in Asian and CIS countries; normal Trade Relations
(NTR) for China, including the outlook for economic growth and consumption in
that country; and how the failure of the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks in Seattle will affect the world economy.
As an important part of the formal program, three wire rod suppliers
will make presentations on their capabilities, capital improvements, and
quality/productivity advances at their respective mills. This panel discussion will
allow ample time for attendees to question the panelists about their operations.
In addition, should President Clinton make a decision in the
Section 201 trade case that imposes some form of quota or tariff on wire rod
imports, AWPA will arrange for a speaker from the US Customs Steel Monitoring
Center (SMC) located at the Chicago Strategic Trade Center. SMC is
responsible for monitoring steel imports; conducting research on steel import
patterns; enforcing steel import laws; and handling antidumping and countervailing duty cases involving steel mill products.
On the more informal side, the Annual Meeting will include a golf
tournament on the Rancho Bernardo Golf Course that offers 27 holes, each nine
a par 30; a tennis tournament; and a fishing tournament.
For spouses, an exciting program has been arranged including a Pacific
Gems tour at La Jolla - known as the "Jewel of the Sea" - and a hospitality event to
start the program off right!
So, mark your calendars... send in your registration forms...make your
hotel reservations...and get ready to start the new millennium with the premiere
event for US wire producers.
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