NASDA 2008 Program (tentative)
Updated July 8, 2008

Friday, September 19
7:30 am – 6:00 pm Registration Desk Open
8:00 am – 3:30 pm NASDA Board Meeting (Working Lunch)
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Task Force Meetings
          • Specialty Crops Task Force
          • Food & Agriculture Security Task Force
          • Biotechnology Task Force
9:00 am – 3:00 pm Optional Events:
          • Golf Outing - Hawktree Golf Course (9am – 2pm) [REGISTRATION DEADLINE SEPT. 1]
          • State Capitol & Heritage Center Tour (9 am – 11:30 am)
          • Bird Hunting Adventure (9am – 3pm) [REGISTRATION DEADLINE AUG. 15]
          • River Road Walk (10:00 am – 11:30 am)
          • Canoeing on the Missouri River (9 am – 1 pm) [REGISTRATION DEADLINE SEPT. 1]
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Opening Plenary Session
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Welcome Reception - Bank of North Dakota
8:30 pm – 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite Open (Featuring NASDA 2008 cookbook recipes)

Saturday, September 20
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open
7:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am – 12:00 pm Regional Meetings
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Lunch at the hotel
1:00 pm – 5:30 pm Agricultural Tours
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm An Evening at Fort Lincoln (social, dinner, entertainment)
9:30 pm – 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite Open (Featuring Pride of Dakota products)

Sunday, September 21
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open
7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:00 am IPCC Meeting
8:00 am – 8:45 am Ecumenical Service – Hotel (Kermit Culver)
9:00 am – 11:00 am New Member Orientation
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Standing Committee Meetings
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch - International Protocol Presentation
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm Standing Committee Meetings
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 Mohus Auditorium
9:15 pm - 10:00 pm Reception with Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer (invited)
10:00 pm -11:00 pm Hospitality Suite Open (Featuring ND ethnic foods)

Monday, September 22
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open
7:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am - 11:30 am Standing Committee Meetings
11:45 am – 12:00 pm Load buses
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
8:40 pm – 9:40 pm Return to Bismarck
9:45 pm – 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite Open (Featuring NASDA 2008 cookbook recipes)

Tuesday, September 23
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open
7:00 am – 8:30 am Sponsors and NASDA Board Breakfast
7:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Plenary Session
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm NASDA Awards Luncheon
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm NASDA Business Meeting
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Reception
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm President’s Banquet
9:00 pm -11:00 pm Hospitality Suite Open (Featuring Pride of Dakota products)

Wednesday, September 24
7:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am – 11:00 am NASDA Board Meeting

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