Southern Textile Association and Fiber Buyers Groups 2014 Joint Meeting
Joint Fiber Buyers/STA Annual Meeting
Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes
Myrtle Beach, SC
June 15-17, 2014
"Sustaining the Resurgence of
U.S. Textile Manufacturing"
Sunday, June 15
2:30 - 4:00 PM STA Executive Committee Meeting
3:00 - 6:00 PM Staplcotn Hospitality Suite
4:00 - 6:30 PM Registration
4:00 - 5:30 PM STA Board of Governors Meeting
7:00 - 8:00 PM Reception
Monday, June 16
7:oo - 9:oo AM Registration
7:30 - 8:45 AM Cotton Breakfast Meeting
"A Georgia Grower's Perspective on Cotton Issues"
by James L. Webb, Harvey Jordan Farms
9:00 - 11:00 AM Joint General Session
Presiding: Bill Bowen, SCMA Fiber Buyers Division Chairman
Inman Mills
"Through Competitive and Adequate Supplies of Cotton"
by Anthony Tancredi, President, Allenberg Cotton Company
"Through Sound Economic Policy"
by Dr. Bruce Yandle, Prof. of Economics Emeritus, Clemson Unversity
"Through Equitable Trade Policy"
by Augustine Tantillo, President, NCTO
12:00 PM Golf Tournament, Pine Lakes Course
1:30 PM Beach Social
1:30 PM Bingo
5:00 - 6:30 PM Staplcotn Hospitality Suite
7:00 - 11:00 PM Reception & Dinner Dance
Tuesday, June 17
7:30 - 9:00 AM STA Business Breakfast Meeting
9:15 - 11:30 AM Joint General Session
Presiding: Ken Rada, STA President, Duke Energy
"Through Made in America - A Retailers Perspective"
by Scott Wagner, Levi Strauss & Company
"Through Credible Energy Policy"
by Clark S. Gillespy, President - South Carolina, Duke Energy Carolinas
"Through Electing a Pro-Business Congress in 2014"
by Ned Monroe, Senior Vice President, External Relations, NAM