Future Seed Executives
2005 - Leading and Reacting to Change
ASTA's
Future Seed Executives (FuSE)
initiative is pleased to announce its third Educational Unit
to be hosted by
GroAlliance Cuba City, WI on
Friday, September 16, 2005 (8:00 am - 3:30 pm). During the
first part of the day, senior management from
GroAlliance will provide an
overview of their history and activities and lead
participants on a brief tour of its facilities. They will
also hold a question and answer session for participants.
During the second part of the program, faculty from the
University of Wisconsin will lead participants through
an interactive discussion and analysis of a case study
focusing on the developing and expanding niche markets.
Cost for attending this
event is $100 for ASTA members and $150 for participants who
are not members of ASTA. A registration form for the
September 16 event is at the end of this week’s ASTA
E-News. Space is limited to the first 25 paid participants,
so register soon (see registration form)! For participants
joining from out of town, FuSE
will organize an optional cash-bar social event on Thursday
evening, September 15th.
FuSE
Educational Units target individuals with less than seven
years of seed industry experience. These units complement
programs offered by the
ASTA Management Academy and are designed as regional
opportunities to expand learning, promote networking and
improve general understanding of the seed industry.
Participants from the first FuSE
Educational Unit, held at Landec
Ag, provided great reviews:
"I highly recommend the
program for young people looking to move up in their
organization." - Scott Brolsma,
Corporate Marketing Manager,
AgReliant Genetics
"This session was a great
opportunity to learn about a completely different business
model (and a company) that thinks outside the box." - Jim
Wolf, VP of Administration,
iCorn
"We don't take enough
time from our present jobs to discuss industry topics; the
session stimulated very good interaction among
participants." - Wade Wiley, Regional Sales Manager, JGL,
Inc.
For more information
about other programs offered by FuSE,
contact
Alexis Ellicott at (703) 837-8140. The next
FuSE Educational Units will be
held October 14, 2005 at
Monsanto in St. Louis, MO. If you are interested in
hosting a FuSE Educational Unit
at your facility, please contact
David Nothmann at (314)
694-6957.
A special thanks to all
FuSE sponsors:
Contact
Jim Schweigert
Client Operations Manager
Gro Alliance, LLC
202 West Troy Street, Ste 2
Cuba City, WI 53807
USA
P: (608) 744-7333
C: (608) 732-8459
F: (608) 744-3623
jim.schweigert@groalliance.com
