• ANNUAL MEETING

    July 24-26, 2022 | Charlottetown, PEI, Canada

The International Association of Milk Control Agencies’ (IAMCA) 84th annual meeting.

 

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Preliminary Agenda

  • Executive Board meeting
  • Welcome Reception
  • United States and Canada Dairy Update
    • US Department of Agriculture
    • Canadian Dairy Commission
    • Dairy Farmers of Canada
  • The Dairy Industry in Mexico
    • Dr. Sergio Gardea
      Regulation, Products, Operations and Trade
      Director General, COFOCALEL Mexico
  • Issues in Dairy
    • Ducks Unlimited Canada and Dairy Farmers of Canada
      • Partnership to improve environmental sustainability
    • Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities for Agriculture
      • Charles Kooyman, Colorado Department of Law
  • Dairy Production Research
    • Atlantic Veterinary College
  • Presentation by Amalgamated Dairies Limited
  • Executive Committee Meeting
  • IAMCA Meeting
    • Improving membership
    • Improving deliverables
    • Ongoing operations
  • IAMCA 2023 – Introduction
  • Networking Reception
  • Banquet

A tour is being planned that will include sites related to the meeting content.

Venue & Lodging

Delta Prince Edward Hotel
(part of the Marriott Hotels group)

Book Your Reservation

Request the group rate for the “Canadian Dairy Commission”

Phone: 1-844-496-8550

This meeting is being held prior to our Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee and associated meetings on the 27th and 28th of July, so a single reservation block has been established for the two events.

Local Attractions

Explore everything that Prince Edward Island has to offer at www.tourismpei.com.

Transportation

New flight options have been added to Prince Edward Island this year. You can see all the available options at www.flyyyg.com.

Questions?

Contact Doug Thompson, General Manager

Phone: (902) 393-2892

Email: DThompson@dfpei.pe.ca

All information below is for the Golden, Colorado Meeting 2019

Agenda

(Golden, Colorado Meeting 2019)

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Board Members, guided tour of Mount Evans. Lunch in Idaho Springs.

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Executive Board meeting
Location: Boardroom

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

President’s Reception
Location: Buffalo Rose Stateroom
Wine/Beer and Hors d’oeurves

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Location: Golden Hotel, Golden Vista and Boardroom

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

Welcome
Location: Clear Creek Ballroom
Peter Hunkar
President, IAMCA
Kate Greenberg
Commissioner, Colorado Department of Agriculture

8:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Motivational Speaker – Survival and Overcoming Adversity
William Gallegos
Mr. Gallegos was a U.S Marine and Long Time member of the (JTTF) Joint Terrorism Task Force and involved in the American Embassy take-over in Iran.

9:00 a.m – 2:00 p.m.

Family members and guests guided tour of Mount Evans. Lunch in Idaho Springs.

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Coffee break and nutrition break
Location: Area outside of Ballroom

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

USDA Studies
Dr. Mark Stephenson
Director of Dairy Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Director of Wisconsin’s Center for Dairy Profitability

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch
Location: At hotel

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

United States and Canada Dairy Update
Dana Coale
Deputy Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cliff Carmen
Assistant to the Deputy Administrator, Dairy Program, AMS, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Steve Couture
M.Sc., Senior Economist, Dairy Farmers of Canada

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Coffee break and nutrition break
Location: Area outside of Ballroom

2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The Dairy Industry in Mexico
Dr. Sergio Gardea
Regulation, Products, Operations and Trade
Director General, COFOCALEL Mexico

Dinner on your own
Numerous local restaurants within walking distance

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Location: Golden Hotel, Golden Vista and Boardroom

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

R & D and Agricultural Technologies
Management of technological innovation and R&D
Gregory D. Graff Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Colorado State University

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Coffee break and nutrition break
Location: Area outside of Ballroom

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 p.m.

Legal Issues in Agriculture
Charles Kooyman
Assistant Attorney General
Colorado Department of Law

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Perten Delta Instruments
Specific Dairy Equipment and Technology
Speakers TBD

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Discussion Session

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch on your own
Numerous lunch locations near hotel

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Executive Committee Meeting
Location: Hotel Boardroom (box lunch)

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

IAMCA Meeting
Improving membership
Amending IAMCA Constitution
Dan McCarthy, Peter Hunkar

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Coffee break and nutrition break
Location: Area outside of Ballroom

2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Milk Beer
Dr. Sam Alcaine
Professor, Cornell University
Fermented dairy beverages and current research

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Vodkow
Omid McDonald
Founder of Dairy Distillery, holder of several patents and involved in developing high value applications for excess lactose

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

IAMCA 2020 – Prince Edward Island – Introduction
Doug Thompson

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Networking Reception
Location: Golden Hotel

6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Banquet
Location: Golden Hotel

Optional Tour: Technologically Advanced Milk Plant (Limited Availability)

8:00 a.m.

Vans depart for processing plant tour
Location: Kroger Mountain View Processing Plant

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Kroger Plant Tour

10:45 a.m.

Vans Board for Return to Golden Hotel

11:45 a.m.

Vans arrive back at Golden Hotel

Venue

Buffalo Rose
www.buffalorosegolden.com
1119 Washington Ave
Golden, CO 80401

Lodging

The Golden Hotel
www.thegoldenhotel.com
800 Eleventh Street
Golden, CO 80401

A block of rooms is reserved until July 11, 2019. Discounted room rates are not available after this date. To reserve your room:

Transportation

Denver International Airport (DEN) serves Denver, Colorado.

For information on getting to and from the airport, visit Car Rentals or click on Transportation at www.flydenver.com/parking_transit/car-rentals.

Questions?

Contact Peter Hunkar or Ken Hauser at the Colorado Milk Marketing Board

Phone: (303) 757-7418

Email: cmmb@qwestoffice.net