NASDA 2008
Guest Activities
Updated August 5, 2008

REGISTRATION FOR THE BIRD HUNTING, GOLFING, AND CANOEING EVENTS ENDS SEPT. 1.
Important information about the bird hunting adventure.

Friday, September 19
9:00 am – 3:00 pm Optional Events**: 

• Golf Outing - Hawktree Golf Course (9am – 2pm)        
• State Capitol & Heritage Center (9 am – 11:30 am)       
• Bird Hunting Adventure (9am – 3pm)       
• River Road Walk (10:00 am – 11:30 am)       
• Canoeing on the Missouri River (9 am – 1 pm)      

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch**     
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm North Dakota Capitol Tour and Heritage Center     
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Welcome Reception** - Bank of North Dakota     

Saturday, September 20
7:00 am – 7:45 am Organized Walk     
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast with Special Guest Speaker     
1:00 pm – 5:30 pm Agricultural Tours**     
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm An Evening at Fort Lincoln**     

Sunday, September 21
7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast**
8:00 am – 8:45 am Ecumenical Service – Hotel (Kermit Culver)**
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch** – “International Protocol Presentation”
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm “Create Your Own Jewelry” Experience   
5:30 pm – 6:45 pm Dinner at the Radisson**     
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm "A Tribute to the American Farmer and Rancher" - Belle Mehus Auditorium**       
9:15 pm - 10:00 pm Reception with Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer** (invited)    

Monday, September 22
7:00 am - 7:45 am Organized Walk     
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast with Special Guest     
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch on the bus**     
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm North Dakota’s Energy Trail Tour**     
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Wine & Cheese Reception** - Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center     
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Dinner and Entertainment** - Fort Mandan     

Tuesday, September 23
7:00 am – 7:45 am Organized Walk       
8:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast**       
9:00 am – 10:30 am Hirsch Florist       
10:45 am – 12:15 pm Classic Yard Garden Center
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch at the Governor’s Residence
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm Visit to the Glass Box Gift Shop
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm Tour – Former Governor’s Residence      
5:30 pm – 9:00 pm President’s Reception and Banquet**        

** Indicates full NASDA group participation event

HOST CONTACT INFORMATION—
NASDA President and North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson.
c/o Joanne Beckman, 701/328-4754, jbeckman@nd.gov