113th Annual IOMSA Convention—Agriculture For Food and Fuel
Hilton Head, South Carolina

Convention Calendar of Events

Saturday, June, 23
3:00-5:00 p.m.     Registration (Hospitality Suite)
Be sure to pick up your registration packet!

11:00-11:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite open for socializing

Sunday, June 24
9:00-11:00 a.m.   Registration Hours
l:00-3:00 p.m.      Registration Hours
11:00-5:00 p.m.   Hospitality Suite Hours

Scheduled Activity Agenda:
8:00 a.m.               Golf—Shipyard Plantation
6:00-9:30 p.m.     President’s Reception
(Entertainment at Pavilion by the Beach with
heavy hors d’oeuvres.)

Monday, June 25
7:00-8:00 a.m.     Registration Hour
1:00-5:00 p.m.     Hospitality Suite Hours

Scheduled Activity Agenda
8:00-8:05 a.m.     Call to Order
8:05-8:30 a.m.     Welcome

Theme:  Processing For Food
8:30-9:15 a.m.     Technical Session—Program 25 x 25, America’s Energy Future, by Bart Ruth, 25 x 25 National Steering Committee
9:15-10:00 a.m.   Technical Session—Biomass and Waste fuels for Steam Generation, by Charlie Coffee, Hurst Boilers
10:00-10:15 a.m.                Coffee Break      
10:15-11:00 a.m.                Technical Session—Trans Fat Solutions, by Gary List, USDA
11:00-11:45 a.m.                Technical Session—NFPA 70E Requirements, by Brent Kooiman, Interstate Engineering
11:45-12:00         Break
12:00-1:30 p.m.   Lunch for all attendees and guests. Featured Speaker: Bernie Saggau, Executive Director of the Iowa High School Athletic Assoc.  Child care provided and will include lunch.  (This presentation will take the place of the Ladies Luncheon.)

Theme:  Processing—Security and Safety
2:00-2:45 p.m. Technical Session—BP Accident Investigation, by William Wright, Board Member, Chemical Safety Board

2:45-3:30 p.m. Technical Session—Food Safety and Security Legislation, by Dave Ailor, NOPA Vice President for Regulatory Affairs

3:30-4:15 p.m. Technical Session—Bio-Terrorism Act and Tracking Commodities thru the Processing Facility by Howard Shepherd, Iowa State University
4:15 p.m.  Adjourn for the day.
6:00 p.m.  Social Hour (Pavilion by the Beach)
7:00 p.m.   Dinner (Pavilion by the Beach).
Entertainment after dinner by the beach.

Tuesday, June 26
Theme:  Processing for Fuel
7:30-7:35 a.m.     Call to Order
7:35-8:15 a.m.     Technical Session—Producing High Quality Biodiesel, by Hal Wrigley, President, Ecogy Biofuels
8:15-9:00 a.m.     Technical Session—Haze Reduction in Biodiesel, by Jim Willits, Vice President, DeSmet Ballestra North America
9:00-9:15 a.m.     Coffee Break
9:15-10:00 a.m.   Technical Session—Biodiesel Plant Safety, by Tim Kemper, President, DeSmet Ballestra North America
10:00 - 10:45 am   Technical Session-- Biodiesel Feedstocks: A Domestic and Global Outlook, by Greg Waranica, Sales Manager , Oils & Fats for Crown Iron Works
10:45 to 11:30 a.m.   Vendor’s Forum
11:30-noon         IOMSA Business Meeting
Noon            Adjourn

Bowling—To Be Determined
Tennis—Shipyard Plantation “Van Der Meer Tennis Center”
Other Activities—To Be Determined

6:00 p.m.               Social Hour
7:00 p.m.               Awards Banquet and
                                Children’s Dinner