Publisher of Forbes Magazine Rich Karlgaard is slated to speak at the National Chicken Council’s 63rd Annual Conference scheduled November 1-2 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Karlgaard is considered one of the most influential figures in the business, economic, and technology worlds and is the though leader that Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and national associations turn to for a reliable roadmap of what is to come.  His business consultant-like approach helps audiences gain a practical understanding of the events that are changing the world and impacting business and industry.

Karlgaard is a regular panelist on “Forbes on Fox,” the author of two celebrated business books, and a past recipient of Ernst& Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award.  In his biweekly Forbes column, “Innovation Rules,” he provides an honest and incisive assessment on a broad range of emerging issues.  He provides timely insights in this era of technology and political disruption and how to thrive in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.

Registration is open for the National Chicken Council’s Annual Conference.  Please note that the National Chicken Council Board of Directors will meet in conjunction with the 63nd Annual Conference on Wednesday, November 1 from 1:45 to 5:00 p.m. The meeting is open to NCC board members and official representatives from NCC’s allied leader companies.

An informal buffet luncheon for those attending the board meeting will be available starting at 12:30 p.m. Simply because of space limitations, NCC respectfully requests that, if you wish to bring other representatives from your company to the lunch and board meeting, you limit those guests to one other individual other than yourself.

To register for NCC’s upcoming conference: 

Visit www.nationalchickencouncil.org/conference/ for complete information on NCC’s annual conference, including the agenda, information on the Four Seasons, instructions on how to make hotel reservations, and travel and area restaurant information.

Once on the website, you will see “Register Now” on the right-hand side of the home page. Click to register and enter your user name, which is your email address on file with NCC, and your passcode. Hit submit.  If you need your user name and password necessary to register, please contact Debra Newman at NCC via her email at  [email protected]  and she will provide you with your login credentials.

Once logged on, click on “Annual Conference” on the Meetings tab located in the center of the screen. Please note that, if you are bringing additional representatives from your company, each individual must be registered separately with that individual’s user-name and password.

If your spouse or a personal companion is joining you, please be sure to add as a “spouse/companion” during the registration process. Spouses/personal companions attend on a complimentary basis.

You do not need to have a PayPal account to submit payment. If you do not have a PayPal account, please click on whatever credit or debit you wish to use and enter the appropriate information.

To make Four Seasons hotel reservations:

Room rates for the National Chicken Council are $420 per night, plus applicable taxes. Contracted discounted group rates will be honored for arrival and departure up to two days prior to and after the official dates of the meeting, based on first-come, first-served basis and solely on hotel room availability at the time of request.

It is your responsibility to make your hotel reservations at the Four Seasons no later than Sunday, October 15. Please note that all reservations under NCC’s discounted Four Seasons hotel room block are on a first come, first served basis. NCC’s discounted hotel room block, as in the past, will fill up quickly, so it is recommended that you make your hotel reservations as soon as possible.

To make hotel reservations by phone: Call the Group Reservations line at (202) 944-9157 and reference the National Chicken Council Annual Conference to secure discounted hotel room rates. The reservations line is staffed 24 hours a day.

To make hotel reservations on-line:

Please note that the Four Seasons has had intermittent trouble with their online reservations.  If you have any difficulty or receive a message that rooms are not available, we suggest you just call the Four Seasons to book your hotel reservation.

1. Go to www.fourseasons.com/washington/

2. Scroll down to the Make a Reservation/ Check Rates & Availability section

3. Enter the check-in and check-out dates

4. Click Corporate/Promo Code

5. Enter the NCC code: CI1017NCC

(Charlie – India – number 1- number 0- number 1- number 7- November – Charlie – Charlie for NCC)

6. Select Find Rooms

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