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Wednesday, December 10, 2014 – Downtown Banff EVENING AGENDA – PUB TOUR 6:30 – 6:45 p.m. – Dow AgroSciences Liquid Achieve Pub Tour Meet in the Main Lobby of the Banff Springs Hotel for the Shuttle Bus to Downtown at 6:30 p.m.
1) 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Rose and Crown 2) 8:15 – 9:15 p.m. Banff Ave. Brewing Co. 3) 9:30 – 11:00 p.m. Elk and Oarsman 4) 11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Lower Rundle Lounge (Banff Springs Hotel)
A shuttle bus will be available from 6:45 p.m. to midnight in the rear parking lot of the Mount Royal Hotel. The bus will make numerous trips back to the Banff Springs Hotel throughout the evening. Thursday, December 11, 2014 – Alhambra Room, except where noted
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. – Networking Breakfast (Alberta Room) 8:00 a.m. – Registration Opens (Alhambra Room Foyer) 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. – Business Meeting (Alhambra Room)
• Chairman’s Report – Matt Sawyer • General Manager’s Report – Lisa Skierka • Finance Committee Report – Bernie Klammer • Election Results – Matt Sawyer • Resolutions – Bernie Klammer
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. – Barley Council of Canada Update – Jason Lenz, Alberta Barley Director on BCC 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. – U.S. Plant Variety Protection Model – Mark Hermeling, PVP Examiner for Wheat, Barley and other Small Grains, Plant Variety Protection Office, United States Department of Agriculture 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. – Coffee Break 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. – Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission Update – Cam Goff, Chair 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. – Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre Update – Peter Watts, Managing Director
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – What do Tim Hortons and Twitter have in common? – Allison Ammeter, Alberta Pulse Growers Commission Vice-‐Chair and Janet Hueglin Hartwick, President of Soilleirich Communications Group 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch (Alberta Room) 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. – Alberta’s Vision for Agriculture – Jason Krips, Deputy Minister, Alberta Agriculture 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. – Sustainability in Canadian Crops
• Introducing the Alberta Crops Sustainability Certification Pilot Project – Erin Gowriluk, Alberta Barley • Sustainability Programs and Platforms: What this Means on My Farm – Jason Lenz, Alberta Barley • Sustainability Panel – Moderated by Dennis Rogoza, Rogoza Consulting Group and Sustainability Advisor
with the Canola Council of Canada o Sustainability at McDonald’s Corporate: Verified Sustainable Beef Project – Jeffrey Fitzpatrick -‐
Stilwell, Senior Manager o AB-‐InBev’s “Smart Barley” Program – Patrick Rowan, Senior Manager, Busch Agriculture
Resources o Introducing the FieldPrint Calculator Tool – Bob Burden, Senior Partner, Serecon
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. – Coffee Break 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. – Canadian Grain Commission Update – Jim Smolik, Assistant Chief Commissioner 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. – A Tough Year: Grain Transportation in Canada
• Transportation Panel – Moderated by Trevor Bacque, GrainsWest Magazine o Dale McKeague, Director of Industry Determinations and Analysis for the Canadian
Transportation Agency o Bruce McFadden, Director of Research and Analysis, Quorum Corp o Michael Mohan, Assistant Vice President of Grain, CN Rail**
4:45 – 4:50 p.m. – Closing Remarks 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. – Board Meeting – Closed Meeting (Angus Room) 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. – Beer with Bayer: Craft Beer Tasting and Reception (Riverview Lounge) 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. – Poster Session – Hosted by the Research Committee (Riverview Lounge) 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Cocktails @ 6:30 p.m. • Dinner at 7:00 p.m. (Cascade/Conservatory) 8:30 – 10:00 p.m. – ATB Presents “Music in the Mountains” with Trevor Panczak (Cascade/Conservatory)
Friday, December 12, 2014
COMMITTEE MEETINGS 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
• Networking Breakfast (Alberta Room) • Market Development Committee Meeting (Norquay Room)
o Committee members asked to bring breakfast in from the Alberta Room for an early start.
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. • Finance Committee (Strathcona Room) • Communications Committee (Oak Room) • Research Committee (Angus Room)