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Events
Description & Dress Code
Hall of Famer Bob "Rapid Robert"
Feller in Bullpen Theatre
Friday,
September 16
Registration table open 11 am – 6 pm
7:00 - 10:00 am Breakfast
7:30 - 11:30 am Charter fishing
for early arrivals
7:30 - 12:00 pm Golf for board members
and other early arrivals
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 - 3:00
pm Biotechnology Task Force Meeting
2:00 - 3:00 pm Audit
Committee Meeting
3:00 - 6:00 pm NASDA
Board of Directors’ Meeting
5:45 - 7:00 pm Trolley
service from The Otesaga to Edgewater
6:00 - 7:00 pm Welcome
to Cooperstown Reception at Edgewater
7:00 - 8:00 pm National
Baseball Hall of Fame Hall of Famer Bob ‘Rapid Robert” Feller
in Bullpen Theatre
8:00 - 9:30 pm Dinner
in Hall of Plaques Gallery
9:00 pm - 12:00 am Hospitality
Suite
Saturday,
September 17
Registration table open 7 am – 5 pm
7:00 - 8:00 am Breakfast
7:00 - 8:00 am Interstate
Pest Compact Meeting
8:00 - 9:30 am Spouse/Guests’
Breakfast
9:30 - 12:00 pm Spouse/Guest
activity—Hyde Hall Tour
8:00 - 9:45 am Plenary
Session
Speakers:
Under Secretary for Rural Development Tom Dorr
Under
Secretary for Marketing & Regulatory Programs Bill Hawks
9:45 -10:15 am Break
10:15 am -1:00 pm Regional
Meetings (working lunch)
12:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch for
Spouses/Guests at The Otesaga
1:30 - 5:00 pm Food
Regulation and Nutrition Committee Meeting
Rural Development and Financial Security
Committee Meeting
3:00 - 4:00 pm Spouse/Guest activity—Cruise
on the Glimmerglass Queen
5:30 - 6:30 pm Taste
of Little Italy Reception at The Otesaga
6:30 - 8:30 pm Taste
of Little Italy Dinner at The Otesaga
8:30 - 9:30 pm Forbidden
Broadway
9:00 pm -12:00 am Hospitality
Suite
Sunday
September 18
Registration table open 7 am – 5 pm
7:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast
“ Global Overview of Biotech Crops” presentation
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Spouse/Guest activity—Cooperstown
Trolley Tour
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Natural Resources and Pesticide Management
Committee Meeting
Animal and Plant Industries Committee
Meeting
12:00 - 2:00 pm Brunch
12:00 - 1:30 pm Tobacco Task
Force Meeting
12:00 - 1:30 pm Dairy Policy
Meeting
1:00 - 6:00 pm Optional
tours in Cooperstown vicinity/free time
Hayrides available through village
6:00 – 8:00 pm Tailgate
Party on The Otesaga’s Lakeside Patio
8:00 pm - 12:00 am Hospitality
Suite
Monday,
September 19
7:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast
7:00 - 9:00 am Sponsors’
Breakfast
7:30 - 9:00 am
Specialty Crops Task Force Meeting
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Food and Agriculture Security Committee
Meeting
Marketing and International Trade Committee
Meeting
9:00 am - 6:00 pm Spouse/Guest
activity—Spa and Shopping Day in Saratoga Springs
12:00 pm
Load buses (box lunches)
12:30 - 6:00 pm Pride of New York
Tours
6:00 - 9:30 pm Pride
of New York Reception and Dinner at the Hall of Springs, Saratoga Springs
11:00 pm - 1:00 am Hospitality
Suite
Tuesday,
September 20
7:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast
with Howard Helmer (fastest omelette maker in the world)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Plenary Session
Speakers:
9:15 - 10:00 am Administration Perspectives
Chuck Connor, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture (invited)
10:00 - 10:15 am
James Farr, President, National Association of Produce Market Managers
10:15 - 10:40 am Agriculture's Role in Ensuring U.S. Energy Independence
J. Read Smith, Co-Chair, 25 x 25 Project (tentative)
10:40 - 11:10 am David Lehman, President of Business Development,
Chicago Board of Trade (tentative)
11:10 - 11:55 am
Gary Blumenthal, President, World Perspectives, Inc.
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Spouse/Guest
activity—Olana Tour
12:00 - 2:00 pm Awards Luncheon
2:00 - 5:00 pm Business
Meeting
5:30 - 6:30 pm Reception
at The Otesaga
6:30 – 11:00 pm Hop-Pickers’ Ball at The Otesaga
featuring The Burner’s UK
11:00 pm
Fireworks on Otsego Lake
Wednesday,
September 21
7:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast
8:00 -10:00 am NASDA
Board of Directors’ Meeting
10:30 am
Optional New York City transportation departs
2:30 pm
Drop off at Novotel Accor Hotel in New York City (Located
in Midtown Manhattan’s theater district on 52nd and Broadway)
HOST CONTACT INFORMATION—
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Nathan L. Rudgers
c/o Tim Pezzolesi, tim.pezzolesi@agmkt.state.ny.us
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