The McLean, Virginia, USA-headquartered National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has opened registration is open for the Virtual Global Seafood Market Conference (GSMC) set for February 1-5, 2021. The event will feature two hours of daily plenary sessions with industry experts discussing markets, economics and consumer insights in the age of Covid-19.
During the summer of 2020, the trade association announced that the annual in-person event would be rescheduled from January to May 23-28, 2021 at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in Coronado, California, in hope that coronavirus pandemic would be brought under control by then. But such is not to be.
Meanwhile, NFI also unveiled a year-long GSMC Webinar Series which kicks off on January 13. The overarching theme for GSMC virtual and the webinar series is “Succeeding in the Ever-Changing Seafood Industry.”
“We’ll kick off the webinar series with the popular GSMC Shrimp Panel on January 13, and a few weeks later the virtual GSMC will feature popular experts like Duane Lenz of Cattlefax, and new voices like Bo Jackson of Jackson and Partners,” said NFI Senior Vice President Judy Dashiell. “We listened and have created a robust program that spans 2021. We are committed to delivering programming with excellent speakers, seamless technology and respect for people who are attending during their workday.”
Dashiell also noted that the NFI will further expand its 2021 educational focus to include the Future Leader’s Program and the NFI Shrimp School, as well as introducing the NFI Salmon, Lobster and Scallop Schools.
Registration information is available by contacting Suzanne Low at slow@nfi.org. Persons doing so by January 7 will be offered a “early bird” rate.
