the Chair
The Second International Conference
on
Women in
Agriculture
June 28 - July 2, 1998
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Planning for the New Millennium
Bringing together women from all walks of life in agricultural communities to network with experts, meet their peers, exchange
views with policymakers, and develop strategies and devise recommendations to improve our world.
President Clinton proclaimed October 15, 1997, as International Rural Women's Day. Please read this historic proclamation.
 Please visit the Women in Agriculture (WIA) website, on-line since January 20, 1999. The WIA site follows-up on the First and Second Conferences and is part of a worldwide communications network for ag women.
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This Conference is sponsored by the President's Interagency
Council on Women and is hosted by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Please visit our Breakout Sessions site and our Conference Agenda site for details on the Conference schedule, including the speakers for events, and the times and topics for all workshops.
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For more information about the Conference, please contact ICWA or call (202) 720-4356.
times since April 19, 1999.
This site was updated November 23, 1998, to remove the outdated "Hotel Information" and "Registration" links. This site was last updated February 1, 1999, to add a link to the Women in Agriculture website.