Conference Planning Committee
Program
Wednesday, May 18
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5:00 p.m. | NAMA Member Meeting Executive Board Room, Embassy Suites East Peoria |
6:30 p.m. | Reception for Conference Attendees Grandview Room, Embassy Suites East Peoria |
7:00 p.m. | Dinner for Conference Attendees Grandview Room, Embassy Suites East Peoria |
Thursday, May 19 |
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8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Conference National Center for Agricultural Research |
8:30 a.m. | Introduction and Preliminaries Sean X. Liu, Ph.D., Program Chair |
8:45 a.m. | Sustainability from a Retail Perspective |
Michael A. Smith, director, Real Estate & Sustainability, Hy-Vee, Inc., West Des Moines, IA | |
9:15 a.m. | What’s New in Allergen Testing |
Stephen L. Taylor, Ph.D., professor, Food Science and Technology Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE | |
9:45 a.m. | World Corn Supply and Demand |
Edward Allen, agricultural economist, Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC | |
10:15 a.m. | BREAK |
10:45 a.m. | Twin Row Studies: Impact on Grain Quality |
Chuck Hill, specialty products manager, AgriGold Hybrids, Jacksonville, IL | |
11:15 a.m. | Un-corny Corn Bran – Development of High Fiber, Low-Calorie, and Low Carbohydrate Baked Foods |
Sean X. Liu, Ph.D., research leader, Functional Foods Research Unit, NCAUR, ARS, USDA, Peoria, IL | |
11:45 a.m. | Corn Ephemera |
Cynthia Rubin, Ph.D., visual culture specialist, Orlando, FL | |
12:15 p.m. | LUNCH |
1:15 p.m. | Diplodia |
Donald T. Wicklow, microbiologist and Bruce S. Dien, chemical engineer NCAUR, ARS, USDA, Peoria, IL |
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1:45 p.m. | Predictive Modeling |
Patrick F. Dowd, entomologist, NCAUR, ARS, USDA, Peoria, IL | |
2:15 p.m. | 3272 Regulatory Process & NAMA Response |
Mary K. Waters, president, North American Millers’ Association, Washington, DC | |
2:45 p.m. | BREAK |
3:15 p.m. | Unifed Audits |
Maureen Olewniak, Ph.D., vice president, Audit and Technical Services, American Institute of Baking International, Inc., Manhattan, KS | |
3:45 p.m. | Future of Output Traits |
Steve Petersen, end use market manager, Monsanto, Chelsea, IA | |
4:15 p.m. | Transgenic Trait Stacking Realities & Future |
James W. Bing, trait development leader, Dow AgroSciences, LLC, Zionsville, IN | |
4:45 p.m. | Discussion |
Attire for all meetings and events is business casual.
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].