TPA settles on new convention date and venue
TPA settles on new convention date and venue
The Texas Produce Association has confirmed its plans to shift its convention from South Padre Island, TX, to McAllen, TX, and that it will take place Sept. 18-20, as reported previously by The Produce News and theproducenews.com.
TPA President John McClung said that Hurricane Dolly, which flooded parts of South Padres Island in late July, caused the rescheduling of the convention from its August date on that island to the September date in the Rio Grande Valley.
"The program will remain largely unchanged, though we may have to swap out a speaker or two," he told The Produce News Aug. 7. "All the major components remain the same with the only difference being a new venue."
Mr. McClung said that details are still being finalized, but the plan is to have all of the events at the new McAllen Convention Center. Three local hotels have been lined up to handle the out-of-town attendees: the Embassy Suites, the Marriott's Renaissance Las Palmas and the Homewood Suites by Hilton.
TPA President John McClung said that Hurricane Dolly, which flooded parts of South Padres Island in late July, caused the rescheduling of the convention from its August date on that island to the September date in the Rio Grande Valley.
"The program will remain largely unchanged, though we may have to swap out a speaker or two," he told The Produce News Aug. 7. "All the major components remain the same with the only difference being a new venue."
Mr. McClung said that details are still being finalized, but the plan is to have all of the events at the new McAllen Convention Center. Three local hotels have been lined up to handle the out-of-town attendees: the Embassy Suites, the Marriott's Renaissance Las Palmas and the Homewood Suites by Hilton.
