Regional NBB meetings offer outstanding opportunity for collaboration, feedback

摘要

NBB recently hosted a set of regional meetings to get feedback and offer support to members across the country. The meetings facilitated information-sharing and collaboration on hot-topic issues that affect members nationwide. They also allowed for more concentrated discussions on regional efforts. "The biodiesel industry has many commonalities that run throughout, but is a very diverse group from region to region," said Doug Whitehead, NBB director of operations and membership. "Each location is unique to the industry and provides a different set of opportunities and challenges." Meetings held in May included Adantic City, N.J., Sacramento, Calif, and Des Moines, Iowa, with the final meeting scheduled for Houston July 16-17. NBB has hosted smaller informal regional meetings in the past with the success of those events leading to the larger, more formal effort.