National support
Rabobank is committed to supporting a range of Australian organisations – all who are focused on developing and enriching Australian agribusiness. In keeping with this commitment the bank undertakes a range of national sponsorships aligned to industry and key commodity groups. In most cases these sponsorships allow us to demonstrate our “expert knowledge” and provide the opportunity for one of our expert speakers to share knowledge at both a local and global level.
Rabobank’s national sponsorships for 2012:
Australian Dairy Conference
Nuffield Australia Farming Scholars
Australia & New Zealand Dairy Cooperative Leaders Forum
Rabobank Star Prize for Rural Broadcasting
Beef Australia
PMA Fresh Connections Conference & Trade Show
16th Australian Cotton Conference
AMIC Meat Industry Forum
Australian Dairy Conference
February 20-24 2012
Rabobank is a platinum sponsor of the nation’s premier dairy conference event, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012. Taking place in the Gippsland region of Victoria the Conference includes a trade exhibit and line up of local and international speakers. Rabobank will again host the conference Gala Dinner.
www.australiandairyconference.com.au
Nuffield Australia
As part of a unique global network of farmers Nuffield Australia Farming Scholars provides a scholarship scheme for the benefit of the Australian farming community. Through the adoption of local and international best practice and continuous development, the scheme promotes excellence in all aspects of Australian agricultural production, distribution and management. At the end of their study tour each scholar produces a full study report that is available from the Nuffield website. Rabobank sponsors one full scholarship enabling an Australian primary producer to experience the life changing Nuffield Farming Scholars program.
www.nuffield.com.au
Australian and New Zealand Dairy Cooperative Leaders’ Forum 2012
April 16-17, 2012
The Australian and New Zealand Dairy Cooperative Leaders’ Forum provides directors and senior managers from Australian and New Zealand dairy cooperatives with an annual opportunity to explore important industry issues and hear from leading national and international dairy experts. Rabobank is the official sponsor and works with Dairy Australia to assist in organising and delivering the forum.
www.dairyaustralia.com.au
Rabobank Australian Star Prize for Rural Broadcasting 2012
Rabobank sponsorship enables the winner of this national broadcaster award access to the international agricultural journalists' congress event in Sweden. The award recognises excellence in rural broadcasting and is one of a series of 'Australian Star Prize' categories hosted by the Australian Council of Agriculture Journalists.
www.acaj.org.au
Beef Australia
May 7-12, 2012
The nation’s biggest beef event takes place every three years in Rockhampton, Queensland and features cattle competitions, education, trade fair and a range of social events. Rabobank is proud to continue its major supporting partner status of Beef Australia. Kicking off the week is the Rabobank Beef Industry Awards that will announce six major industry awards, including the Rabobank Young Beef Ambassador.
www.beefaustralia.com.au
PMA Fresh Connections Conference & Trade Show
The fresh produce sector’s annual conference and trade show is the leading networking, education and information event for the Australian and New Zealand fresh produce and floral industries, drawing large crowds from across the fresh produce supply chain both locally and abroad. The 2012 event is taking place in Melbourne, Victoria and will include a Gala Dinner event. Rabobank’s sponsorship includes a speaker in the education sessions component of the Conference program.
www.pmafreshconnections.com.au
16th Australian Cotton Conference
August 14-16, 2012
The biennial Australian Cotton Conference will host its 16th event at the Gold Coast Exhibition and Convention Centre in August. Themed ‘Growing Better All the Time’ the event continues to offer something for operators across the entire supply chain through the program, social events and trade exhibit site. Rabobank is proud to continue its sponsorship of the country’s premier cotton industry conference.
www.australiancottonconference.com.au
AMIC Meat Industry Business Forum
September 4-6, 2012
A new event delivered by the Australian Meat Industry Council in 2012 that will be held on alternate years to the AMIC Meat Industry Conference. This boutique, less formal style forum aims to attract a range of processors to hear from speakers addressing industry issues. The forum will include a range of networking activities and a business site tour. Rabobank continues to maintain its support to the processing sector’s annual information and networking forum.
www.amic.org.au
For more information about our national sponsorships email sydney.sponsorships@rabobank.com.