69th ICAC Plenary Set For Lubbock
January 20, 2010 The 69th Plenary Meeting of the ICAC will be conducted during the week of September 20 in Lubbock, TX.
The Standing Committee of the ICAC accepted an invitation to hold the meeting in Lubbock from the U.S. Government.
Delegates of Member Countries expressed their appreciation to the United States for its hospitality.
Texas accounts for over 50% of U.S. cotton production, and Lubbock County alone produces 10% of the cotton in Texas.
Lubbock is a focal point of cotton activities, including research, production and processing. Lubbock is also home to Texas Tech University, which has extensive cotton research and Extension activities, and the Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute.
There are a host of cotton related enterprises in Lubbock, including Plains Cotton Cooperative, one of the busiest USDA cotton classing facilities, an office of Bayer CropScience and many private merchants.
Plenary Meeting attendees will have a chance to visit industry officials and see harvesting, ginning, transportation and classing activities.
Registration material and details about hotels, the agenda and travel will be available in the first half of 2010.
For more information on the ICAC, see: www.icac.org/
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