LITTLE ROCK, AR – The USA Rice Outlook Conference kicks off this weekend and USA Rice has worked with a team of developers to design a new meeting app to help attendees navigate the show and connect with each other, presenters, and exhibitors. Once again, the meeting app is sponsored by BASF.
“We have 35 sessions and even more speakers packed onto three education stages, a Main Stage, and an Awards Stage, so there’s pretty much always something happening,” said USA Rice President & CEO Peter Bachmann. “The app will help attendees look at all their options, read about sessions and presenters, build a personalized schedule, connect with others at the conference, and download presentations.”
Bachmann said new features have been added – including a Chat Function, individual QR codes for all attendees, and a faster notification system.
“This new app integrates with our upgraded badging system,” Bachmann said. “Attendees and Exhibitors can scan each other’s QR codes right off their badges to keep in touch after the conference or talk business. This kind of lead retrieval is an added benefit for our exhibitors that we know they appreciate.”
The conference grand opening reception is Sunday, December 8, at 6 p.m. and Bachmann said attendees can download the app right now and start building their experience.
“Be sure to enable notifications so you can stay up to date on special events and programming changes,” he added. “We also encourage people to update their profiles with a photo and anything you want to share.”
Registered attendees and speakers should follow these links to the
Apple App store or the
Google Play store, download the new USA Rice app and set up their account using the same email address used to register for the conference. And if you haven’t registered yet, come on down to the Little Rock Marriot and Statehouse Convention Center and register onsite!