ARLINGTON, VA- Early bird registration for the 2015 USA Rice Outlook Conference ends Friday, but that won't matter to Louisiana's A.J. Sabine who is this week's winner and the Grand Prize recipient of the #USARiceOutlook hashtag contest. Sabine will receive free registration to the 2015 USA Rice Outlook Conference in New Orleans for his active participation in the social media contest.
The month-long #USARiceOutlook contest encouraged members to use the designated hashtag to share promotional content about the highly-anticipated annual USA Rice Outlook Conference. The successful initiative resulted in more than 40 uses of the hashtag and nearly 200 interactions on social media platforms.
"I think the thing that draws me to the USA Rice Outlook Conference year after year is the diversity of issues the conference addresses," said Sabine, a member of the 2014-2016 Rice Leadership Development program. "From international trade policy to rice cooking classes, the USA Rice Outlook Conference offers the ultimate in education on our industry. That, combined with the camaraderie of catching up with growers, marketers, and industry leaders-who are just as passionate about rice as I am, in my home town-well, you just can't beat that kind of experience!"
Weekly winners Mark Isbell, Sean Doherty, and Paul Johnson will receive rice "swag bags" for their participation in the #USARiceOutlook contest. Members are encouraged to continue using the #USARiceOutlook hashtag throughout the conference.