| Thursday, February 18 Agenda - REVISED |
| **TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO CHANGE** |
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8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION |
Opening General Session - Legislative Update, TDA Grant Program and Scholarship Awards with Gabe Parker, Texas Wine & Grape Growers Legislative Committee Chair and Becky Dempsey, Deputy Assistant Commission, Rural Economic Development, Texas Department of Agriculture |
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| 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. |
Networking Coffee Break |
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| 9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. |
Break-Out Sessions - Group 1 (repeating) |
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
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Grower Track: Frost Protection Techniques
with Monte Nesbitt, Pecan & Fruit Crops Program, Texas A&M University |
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Winery Track: Sensory Evaluation & Flaw Detection with Mike Sipowicz, Extension Program Specialist I, Enology, Texas A&M Universtiy |
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Marketing Track: Social Media Marketing Panel with Dr. Russell Kane, Wine Writer, VintageTexas.com; Jeff Siegel, Wine Writer, Wine Curmudgeon; Denise Fraser, DC Communications |
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Compliance Track: State & Federal Regulatory Program with Scott Cain, Chief of Winery Application Section, TTB and TABC |
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11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
GENERAL SESSION
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General Session Luncheon: Three-course Texas wine-paired Annual Member Meeting and Awards Luncheon |
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| 1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
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1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
BREAK-OUT SESSION - GROUP 1 (See Above) |
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| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
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3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
BREAK-OUT SESSION - GROUP 1 (See Above) |
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| 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
GENERAL SESSION: STRATEGY FOR THE 2010 INTERIM HEARING - 2,4-D |
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| 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
REGIONAL WINE RECEPTION MEETINGS |
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| 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. . |
Dinner on your Own |
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| 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. |
PRESIDENT'S HOSPITALITY RECEPTION sponsored by Premier Wine Blends |
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