b'NPC Annual Meeting Date Changed ToCoincide With DC Fly-InWhen we all said goodbye to each to potentially join us the follow- Annual Meeting are being workedother at the end of the 2020 NPC ingmonth.Additionally,the outandwillbeannouncedasAnnualMeetinginJanuary,we change will allow our leadership, soon as they are finalized in ordercouldneverhavepredictedhow staff,andstatepartnerstofocus to accommodate travel planning.theyearwouldplayout.While the Annual Meetings discussions TheNominatingCommitteewillour industry has struggled to pull on the policy priorities and con- meet virtually earlier in February,throughduringtheseunprece- creteactionsthatwillmaximize prior to the in-person meeting indented times, we can all be proud ourabilityaswecontinueto D.C. oftheleaderselectedatthe Stand Up for Potatoes on CapitolAnnualMeeting,whohave Hill. Thank you for all of your supportworked tirelessly over the last six as we navigate this new directionmonths to fight for the industry TheFly-inisscheduledfor for our organization together. anddeliverrelieftoAmericas February22-25,2021atthepotatoproducersandprocessors. MarriottMetroCenterinThispandemictrulyhasshown Washington, D.C. Details for thewhatcanbeachievedwhenourvolunteerleaderscometogethertoworkforthefutureoftheindustry. Now, as we prepare for the 2021Annual Meeting, which will electnextyearssetofgrowerleaders,weve needed to make some harddecisions based on currently avail-ableinformation.Assuch,wehave decided to move the meetingto coincide with the Potato D.C.Fly-In in February.Although we are still planning onanin-personcomponentforPotato Expo, moving the AnnualMeeting to the Potato D.C. Fly-Inwill allow those who may not feelcomfortabletravelinginJanuaryNOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 POTATO GROWER 25'