Below are a list of the different programs we have available. Click on a section to see more information.
10:00am
Golf
5 km run / walk - Stanley Park: Sponsored by All Seasons Mushrooms
6:00-8:00pm - President's Reception
7:15-8:15am - Buffet Breakfast
Chair: Burton Loveday
8:30-8:45am - Welcome
8:45-9:30am - Future Trends in Agri-Business
9:30-10:15am - Panel: Raw Materials | Dr. David Beyer, Charlee Kelly, Dr. David Sauchyn
10:15-10:30am - Break
Chair: Mike Manion
10:30-11:15am - Panel: Worker Health & Safety on Mushroom Farms | David Nguyen, Travis Brock
11:15-12:00pm - Sustainability: What does that mean? | Brett Wills
12:00-1:00pm - Buffet Lunch in EXPO Hall
Chair: Gary Marzetti
1:15-2:00pm - Airhandling and Climate Issues in Mushroom Growing | Jan Roemermann
2:00-3:00pm - Panel: Food Safety Regulations, US & Canada | Dr. Ruby Lee, Dr. David Gombas
3:00-5:00pm - EXPO Open
7:15-8:15am - Buffet Breakfast
Chair: Dave Knudsen
8:30-8:45am - Welcome
8:45-9:30am - Stop Marketing, Start Engaging | Scott Stratten
9:30-10:15am - Corporate Visioning | Donald Cooper
10:15-10:30am - Break
10:30-11:00am - Panel | Scott Stratten, Donald Cooper
11:00-11:45am - You're Getting Cooked: Communicating Through a Crisis | Sharon Stevens
11:45-12:00pm - Cast Your Vote for the Next NAMC Site
12:00-1:00pm - Buffet Lunch in EXPO Hall
Chair: Liz O'Neil
1:15-2:00pm - Mushrooms Around the World | Peter Christiaens
2:00-2:45pm - Andrew O'Neil Memorial Lecture: Mushrooms for Weight Control & Health | Dr. Lawrence Cheskin
3:00-4:00pm - EXPO
Gala:
6:00-7:00pm - Poolside Reception
7:00-8:00pm - Gala Dinner (Stanley Park Ballroom)
8:00-11:00pm - Music by Federico Fuoco
9:00AM: Pickup from the Westin Bayshore Hotel
Tour through Chinatown, Gastown, Robson Street, Stanley Park (with a stop at the Totem Poles and Prospect Point), English Bay and Granville Island (30 to 45 minute stop)
12:30-1:00PM: Arrive at Grouse Mountain
Lunch
3:00PM: Depart Grouse Mountain
3:30PM: Drop off at the Westin Bayshore Hotel
6:00PM Westin Bayshore Poolside Reception
7:00PM Dinner with Dance to follow, with entertainment provided by Federico Fuoco and his band