IFB Annual Meeting • December 3-6, 2011

To some, heroes are extraordinary. To us, heroes are ordinary farming men and women doing extraordinary things each and every day - heroes like you! Thanks to your good deeds, we have worked to protect and preserve our farming community. This year's Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting is a celebration of your heroic efforts, from calling legislators to teaching children about farming.

We'll also be recognizing the heroic efforts of our keynote speaker Richard Picciotto, Battalion Commander the New York Fire Department. He will share his story of survival from September 11, 2001. Buried for more than four hours, he emerged almost unscathed and was the highest-ranking firefighter to survive the collapse. 

Join us in Chicago and December 3-6, 2011 at the Palmer House in Chicago for the 97^th Illinois Farm Bureau meeting.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3

8:00am - Learn about Young Leaders
Stop by and learn how the Young Leader program is unleashing potential in future heroes. Click here for all the Young Leader activities during the Annual Meeting.

11:30am - Young Leader Discussion Meet, Round #1

1:15pm - Young Leader Discussion Meet, Round #2

2:00pm - Resolutions Open Session

Farm Bureau members are invited to present matters to the committee at this time.

2:30pm - Young Leader Discussion Meet, Round #3
The final four finalists will be announced at 4:00 p.m. during the Ice Cream Social.

3:15-4:15pm - Ice Cream Social
Yum!

3:45pm - IAA Foundation Live Auction
Check out some of the items on the auction.

5:00pm - Young Leader Discussion Meet Finals

7:30pm - General Session
Join us as we recognize the county Farm Bureaus and their members who have worked so hard to make it a heroic year. The event ends with the inspiring personal story of 9/11 fireman and hero, Richard Picciotto.  

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4

8:00 am - Young Leader Recognition Program

8:00am - Illinois Agricultural
Auditing Association Annual Meeting

9:00 am - Morning Devotions
Join us in worship, as we hear from Kevin Garner, Pastor of Fox River Lutheran Church in Norway, IL and the Women's Chorale Ensemble of Wheaton College.

10:00am - General Session 1

1:30pm - Constituent Coffee
Illinois' two U.S. Senators, the Honorable Richard J. Dubin and the Honorable Mark S. Kirk have been invited to hold a "constituent coffee" for Illinois Farm Bureau members in this special one-hour question and answer session.

3:15pm - District Meetings
Even numbered districts meet.

4:30pm - District Caucuses
Odd numbered districts meet.

5:30pm - IFB Board & County Presidents' Meeting

8:15pm - Trivia Night

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5

8:00am - General Delegate Session


8:30am - Mini-Seminars

9:45am -  Mini-Seminars

11:00am -  Mini-Seminars

1:30pm - General Delegate Session

4:30pm - A.I.A.A. Partnership Meeting

A.F.B.I. Partnership Meeting

CFB Presidents-Grant Committee

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6

8:00am - General Delegate Session