NIOP Hotel Room Rate Includes The NIOP hotel room rate includes a daily resort fee. This fee will cover several amenities, which include: complimentary tee times on the (9) hole walking “Coyote” golf course (excludes cart and club rentals), unlimited golf driving range, enhanced high-speed and wireless internet in the guest room with the ability to connect up to 5 devices, unlimited local and domestic long-distance phone calls, self-parking, and also includes our daily rituals: scheduled morning guided hikes into the…
Saturday, March 13 5 – 6:30 pm Early Arrival Reception/Beers with Peers Sunday, March 14 7 am Mitakeye Oyasin at Sunrise (Salud Terrace/Patio) 8 am Guided Trail Walk (out the front door of hotel) 10 am Emmett Cornibe Memorial Golf Tournament 10 am Jeep Excursion into the Desert (with lunch) $200 per person 1 – 5 pm Conversation Cafe Open (snacks/beverages/cornhole) 5:30 pm Tequila Toast (Salud Terrace)…

NEW FOR NIOP MEMBERS ONLY January 26th 12 pm – 12:30 EST Bite-Sized Webinar NIOP has teamed up with The Jacobsen to provide a new member benefit. Check out our first team effort on January 26th at 12 pm – 12:30 EST. This “bite-sized” webinar is available as a free, lunch-and-learn for NIOP members only. Jacobsen Senior Analyst, John Cusick will review the demand placed on vegetable oils per the surge in forecasted biomass-based diesel expansion efforts. …

Sweeping vistas framed by spectacular mountain ranges. More than 325 days of sunshine each year. Outdoor sightseeing galore, spacious indoor and outdoor venues for hosting safe, social distanced meetings and events. There’s no better place to spread out — than the 2021 NIOP Convention to be held in Tucson, Arizona. (Picture above NIOP’s 2021 host hotel: the JW Marriott Starr Pass, Tucson, AZ.) Thanks to near perfect weather, being outdoors is the norm. In fact, the majority of Arizona’s hotels…

The NIOP will be employing many health and safety measures at the 2021 Convention. Each day of the convention, attendees will have their temperature taken prior to entering the meeting/meal space. A “I’m cool” sticker will be applied to the required convention nametag to indicate that the attendee’s temperature is within the safe and healthy range as indicated by the CDC. This will be one of the many ways in which the NIOP will do what it can to keep…

Based on member feedback, the NIOP leadership is planning positive. We’re planning for a 2021 Annual Convention IN PERSON. Plan positive! Plan NOW to attend. Start by putting the dates on your calendar: March 14 – 17.

Day 2 of the 2020 OIT is in the books! Great job to the Education Committee, the Education Committee Chairman Will Swanson (Cargill, Inc.), and the presenters!

A sold out class of attendees will participate in NIOP’s 2020 OIT (Oilseed Industry Training) this week. Thank you in advance to the companies who are supporting the OIT by allowing their team members to partipate either as presenters or as attendees. AMCOM ADM Ag Processing, Inc. Agri Trading Agrimin Control International Pte, Ltd. Bridgewell Agribusiness, LLC Bunge Cargill, Inc. Clasen Quality Chocolate CMC Foods, Inc. Foresta Foods Inc. Fuji Vegetable Oil, Inc. StoneX Group PYCO Industries, Inc. Refinitiv Renewable…

NIOP’s OIT set for September 29th and 30th is currently full but if there’s enough membership interest, a second OIT could be offered later this fall. Please contact NIOP Headquarters at 803-252-7128 or email leigh@niop.org if you would be interested in attending an OIT course this fall.