PROGRAM
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SUNDAY November 1, 2009 |
R&DA “Boot Camp 101”
3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
"Doing Business with the Government"
Mr. Jim Fagan
Executive Director
R&DA
"Fielded Group Ration Improvement Project"
Ms. Meg Aylward
Food Technologist
NSRDEC (Natick)
"Fielded Individual/Assault Ration Improvement Project
Ms. Judy Aylward
Food Technologist
NSRDEC (Natick)
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MONDAY November 2, 2009 |
Welcome & Administration
8:15 A.M.
Grand Ballroom
Mr. James Fagan
Executive Director, R&DA
Special Event: The Wedding of the Century
"Commitment To The Wounded Warrior Program"
(slide show pictures coming soon)
Session I:
8:20 A.M.
Grand Ballroom
“Army Subsistence Challenges & Accomplishments”
LTC Rob Barnes, Director
ACES
“US Marine Corps Subsistence Program”
LTC Carlos Sanabria
Food Service Program Director
Headquarters, USMC
CMDR Thomas Dailey
Navy Food Services
US Navy
Session II: Keynote Addresses
9:30 A.M.
Grand Ballroom
Ambassador Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.
Minister, government leader, pastor, communicator and entrepreneur
Session III: Rations Work Group
Grand Ballroom
10:30 A.M.
I: Military Group and Commercial Rations
“UGR-A and H&S Field Test Updates and Rations Improvement Program”
Ms. Sue Harrington
NSRDEC (Natick)
“Group Rations/Commercial Contracts/Acquisitions News”
Mr. Harry Streibich
DSCP
II: Inspections, Product Specifications & Quality Systems/Audits
Richard Boyd
PPB, FV, AMS, USDA
“NATICK Product Specifications Status”
Mary Canniff
NSRDEC (Natick)
Gary Walker
DSCP
III: Military Individual Rations
“MRE Field Test Update and Ration Improvement Program”
Ms. Jeannette Kennedy
NSRDEC (Natick)
“Assault, Special Purpose Ration Improvements, Status Update”
Ms. Julie Smith
NSRDEC (Natick)
“Individual Rations Contracts/Acquisitions News”
Mr. Russell Manuel, DSCP
Session IV: Meeting Keynote
Grand Ballroom
1:00 P.M.
Ms. B. Smith;
Fashion Model, Television Personality, Restaurateur, Author, Entrepreneur and Entertainer
(Do to copyright issues the video from B. Smith's presentation cannot be displayed)
Session V: Rations Keynote
Grand Ballroom
1:40 P.M.
"Army Center of Excellence Procedures"
Mr. David Sheriff
ACES
"Army Central Procedures"
CW4 David Longstreet, Food Advisor
Army Central Command
Mr. Ray Miller
Deputy Director
DSCP
Session VI: Keynote Address:
Science & Technology
Grand Ballroom
2:55 P.M.
“Why Should Military Food Suppliers Be Concerned with Sustainable Packaging?”
Dr. Kay Cooksey
Clemson University
"Unit Load Design for Protection of Military Food Packages"
Mr. Ralph Rupert
Virginia Tech
“Pressure Pack-Low Energy, High Quality Processing of Foods Containing Large Particulate”
Mr. Robert W. Fox
Synergy Packaging, LLC
THIS COMPLETES THE FORMAL SESSIONS FOR THE DAY
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TUESDAY November 2, 2009
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SESSION VII: Keynote Address:
Science & Technology
Grand Ballroom
8:00 A.M.
“The Future of Advanced Meal Processing, Preparation, and Presentation”
Dr. Kenneth Swartzel
Director, Kellogg/APLU Leadership Institute
North Carolina State University
Session VIII: Food Service, Packaging, Equipment & Technologies Work Group
Grand Ballroom
8:45 A.M.
"X-Green Produce Sanitation System"
Mr. Josh Magnone
NSRDEC (Natick)
"CAMBRO, Past, Present, and Future; Working on Military Needs"
Mr. Chip Jarvis
VP Engineering & Business Development
CAMBRO Mfg. Co.
"Phytochemically-Rich Muscadine Nutraceutical Powders"
Mr. Chris Paulk
CEO, Muscadine Products Corp. &
GM, Paulk Vineyards
"FDA Filing of Pressure Assisted Thermal Sterilization (PATS) and Microwave Sterilization (MW)"
Dr. C. Patrick Dunne
NSRDEC (Natick)
Session IX: Wounded Warrior Update
Grand Ballroom
10:30 A.M.
Mr. Jim Fagan
Executive Director
R&DA
“Chairman Emeritus Program”
Mr. Barney Rosner, R&DA
Ms. Heidi-Marie Ferren
MISS USO 2009
&
Ms. Mary Lou Austin
CEO, USO Georgia, Inc.
“Ft. Sam Houston Warrior and Family Support Center Program”
Chad Fleming
CAPT (Ret) US Army Special Forces
“Walter Reed Medical Center and IHOOT”
Mr. Phil Strambler
Director IHOOT
LTC (Ret) Don Vtipil
Red Cloud Food Service
Session XI: NATICK Updates
Grand Ballroom
1:00 P.M.
“Food Safety and Defense Team Overview”
Mr. Josh Magnone, NSRDEC (Natick)
“Food Processing Engineering and Technology Team Overview”
Ms. Michelle Richardson, NSRDEC (Natick)
“Ration Nutrient Analysis Program”
Ms. Holly McClung, USARIEM (Natick)
“Omega-3 Fatty Acids; Synopsis of Nutritional Armor for the Warfighter Workshop”
Ms. Betty Davis, NSRDEC (Natick)
Session XII: Industry Innovations
and Key Updates
Grand Ballroom
2:30 P.M.
"Automated Inspection Using Machine Vision"
Mr. Clay Flannigan
Analyst, Southwest Research Institute
"Providing Work Opportunities for the Disabled Workforce"
Mr. Glen Tilton
America Manufacturing and Packaging
THE FOLLOWING SESSIONS OPERATE CONCURRENTLY
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Special Session XIII-R: Rations Special Session
Library
3:00 P.M.
By invitation only.
Special Session XIII-G: The Executive Directors’ Question and Answer Session
Grand Ballroom
3:00 P.M.
Special Session XIV-R: Group Rations
Library
4:00 P.M.
