Plans are currently underway for the Fourth Annual Leading the BEST Conference that will be held January 23-25, 2009. Click below for a registration form and more information.

09 Leading the BEST Conference Registration Form


The OCA BEST Program annually holds its Leading the BEST Conference. The two day conference is coordinated by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation and focuses on education and leadership development in a social and interactive setting. This conference is designed to follow the model of many breed association youth leadership conferences and is an event you will not want to miss! The conference includes BEST participants between 11 and 21 years of age (Junior, Intermediate and Senior Divisions), and provides various breakout sessions that are age appropriate. The goal of this conference is to develop leadership skills, expand industry knowledge and provide mentoring opportunities for the youth of Ohio’s beef industry.

The conference is held in Columbus at the Fairfield Inn & Suites and the Ohio State University Ag Campus. OCA provides chaperons and conference volunteers to oversee youth participants. The registration fee for each participant is $105, which includes all meals, hotel room shared with other participants, participant notebook and a participant gift. Registration was only open to the first 50 BEST participants to sign up.