Walmart is planning what it calls a "summit" for the WIC and SNAP programs to take place this summer. The date of the event is July 30 at the retailer's corporate office in Bentonville, AR.
Conference organizers for Walmart have distributed notices about the event. Distribution was limited to state WIC and SNAP directors, according to sources. Including in the notice is a link to an online survey. The purpose of the online survey is to solicit programming ideas from the invitees.
The question arises whether programming and program participation is open to all EBT professionals or if this is intended solely for state and federal EBT staff and is a way for Walmart to get state program managers in a room for eight hours without having to share their attention with financial institutions, processors, manufacturers, consultants and other critical thought leaders in the EBT community.
Conference organizers for Walmart have distributed notices about the event. Distribution was limited to state WIC and SNAP directors, according to sources. Including in the notice is a link to an online survey. The purpose of the online survey is to solicit programming ideas from the invitees.
The question arises whether programming and program participation is open to all EBT professionals or if this is intended solely for state and federal EBT staff and is a way for Walmart to get state program managers in a room for eight hours without having to share their attention with financial institutions, processors, manufacturers, consultants and other critical thought leaders in the EBT community.
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