2013 Annual Meeting – Schedule
**Schedule subject to change. Please consult final program.**
Monday, October 28
| 12:30 – 2:30 pm | International Trade Committee Meeting & Lunch |
| 2:30 – 4:30 pm | Corn Milling Division Member Business Meeting |
| Oat Milling Division Member Business Meeting | |
| 4:30 – 5:00 pm | New Member Reception |
| 5:00 – 6:30 pm | President’s Reception |
| Dinner on your own | |
| 7:00 pm | Executive Committee Member Dinner |
| Corn Milling Division Member Dinner | |
Tuesday, October 29
| 7:30 – 10:00 am | General Session I & Continental Breakfast |
| Chairman’s Remarks | |
| James M. Meyer, Italgrani U.S.A., Inc. | |
| President’s Remarks | |
| James A. McCarthy | |
| Assessing Your Corporate Social Program | |
| Paul Klein, President and Founder, Impakt | |
| Paul has helped Fortune 500 companies and other large corporations including DeBeers, Home Depot, McKesson, Nestle-Purina, National Bank, Petro-Canada, Pfizer, RONA, Shoppers Drug Mart, SNC-Lavalin, Starbucks, sanofi-aventis, and 3M to assess and improve the value of their social programs. Paul has also helped many leading non-profit organizations to understand their social purpose and build shared value partnerships with corporations. | |
| Sustainability Panel | |
The carbon footprint of grain foods has been a hot topic within the sustainability world for the last couple years. As strategic suppliers into the branded food industry, millers are being asked more frequently to quantify the steps taken to become more sustainable. The panel will discuss how the industry can:
Moderator: Gary H. Baise, Principal Attorney, OFW Law
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| Panel Members: | |
| Earl Dotson, CEO, Validus Services | |
| Validus Services is an ISO 9001: 2008 certified company dedicated to socially responsible practices in on-farm production. Certification from Validus Services allows consumers to easily identify products that meet their animal welfare, environmental and food safety criteria. | |
| Fred W. Luckey, Chairman, Field to Market, The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture | |
| Field To Market is a diverse alliance working to create opportunities across the agricultural supply chain for continuous improvements in productivity, environmental quality, and human well-being. The group provides collaborative leadership that is engaged in industry-wide dialogue, grounded in science, and open to the full range of technology choices. | |
| Rasma I. Zvaners, Policy Director, American Bakers Association | |
| NAMA has partnered with the American Bakers Association and the National Association of Wheat Growers to provide meaningful data to large food manufacturers and mega-retailers that measure performance against their sustainability goals. | |
| Consumer Education | |
| Fight BAC! | |
| Shelley Feist, Executive Director, Partnership for Food Safety Education | |
| Fight BAC! is the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) public relations campaign to educate consumers about safe food handling and preparation. PFSE was formed as a response to the report, “Putting the Food Handling Issue on the Table: The Pressing Need for Food Safety Education.” NAMA is a member of the partnership. | |
| Using Science and Bloggers to Promote Grain-Based Foods | |
| Christine M. Cochran, Executive Director, Grain Foods Foundation | |
| Americans have been inundated with often conflicting and sometimes suspect nutritional advice. The Grain Foods Foundation, of which NAMA is a founding member, works with its Scientific Advisory Board and bloggers to give consumers the fact-based information they need and to promote a common sense approach to including grains in a healthy diet. | |
| Pasta Fits | |
| Alexandra Smith Ozerkis, Senior Account Supervisor, Kellen Communications | |
| Pasta Fits is the public relations campaign of the National Pasta Association. The campaign promotes pasta by showing consumers how to include pasta in a healthy diet. | |
| 9:30 am – 12:00 pm | Spouse/Guest Program |
| Tour of National Gallery of Art West Building | |
| 10:15 am – 12:15 pm | Board of Directors Meeting |
| 12:15 – 12:45 pm | Milling and Associate Member Networking Lunch |
| Lunch Speaker: Fred W. Luckey, Chairman, Field to Market, The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture | |
| 12:45 – 1:15 pm | Associate Member Meeting |
| 1:15 – 4:00 pm | Choice of three options: |
| Option 1 | |
| Meet individually with your Congressional representative (NAMA can assist with making your appointment) | |
| Option 2 | |
Join other millers in meetings with a regulatory agency or Congressional Agriculture Committee (Choose up to two)
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| Option 3 | |
| Tour U.S. Capitol, Senate and House Chambers (for members, spouses and guests) | |
| 6:00 pm | Reception and Dinner at the Mt. Vernon Inn |
| Sponsored by the Associate Members | |
Wednesday, October 30
| 7:45 – 8:15 am | Member Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | General Session II |
The Corn-Wheat Connection
Food Safety and Feed
Grain Foods and U.S. Nutrition Policies
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Teaching Tomorrow’s Millers
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| 10:00 am – 12:30 pm | Executive Committee Member Meeting & Lunch |
| Afternoon | Departures |
Hotel Information and Room Reservations
Have a question?
For further information about the meeting, please contact Terri Long, Director of Meetings, at 202.484.2200, extension 11 or [email protected]
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Arlington, VA 22202
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