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Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 4/10/13
More than 80 university students from the United States and abroad will attend a summit at N.C. State University this weekend to learn about agriculture and tourism in North Carolina and to explore interests in international agriculture.
N.C. State is hosting the U.S. national summit of the International Association of students of Agricultural and related Sciences (IAAS). Students attending the summit represent 16 universities from five countries, including the U.S., Canada, Guatemala, Liberia and Brazil.
“The focus of the summit is to bring together students in agriculture and life sciences to talk about issues on an international scale,” said Lynn Clark II, a graduate student in business administration at N.C. State and one of the summit organizers. Clark said many of the students are interested in working in the area of international agricultural development.
Delegates will arrive in Raleigh on Thursday and will leave Friday morning for a tour of eastern North Carolina that will include stops in Duplin, Bladen and New Hanover counties. Sites will include D’Vine Foods, EJ Cox Peanut Plant, Fort Fisher Aquarium and Duplin Winery.
Saturday will include a full day of IAAS business at N.C. State’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The group will hear from administrators in N.C. State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, elect new national officers and more. All delegates will present information about their colleges and agriculture in their home states or countries.
For a complete schedule of events, visit the IAAS Summit website: https://sites.google.com/site/iaasusa2013/nationalsummit
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