PROGRAM 

SUNDAY

May 2, 2010

R&DA “Boot Camp 101”

 

 

"Doing Business with the Government"

"Improving Business with the Government"

Mr. Jim Fagan

Executive Director

R&DA

 

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Fielded Individual Rations Improvement Project

 

"Unitized Group Rations (UGRs)"

Ms. Meg Aylward

Food Technologist

NSRDEC

 

&

 

"Individual Combat Rations"

Ms. Jeannette Kennedy

Food Technologist

NSRDEC

 

 

 

MONDAY

May 3, 2010

Welcome & Administration

 

 Mr. James Fagan

Executive Director, R&DA

 

&

 

"R&DA Certifications"

Mr. Ed Manley

R&DA Training Program

Meeting Keynote Address

 

Mr. Dan Clark

Clark Success Systems

 

 

Session I: Rations Keynote

 

 

"Sustaining our Army During a Time of Persistent Conflict"

Mr. John McNulty

Chief Subsistence & Liquids

HQ Department of the Army, G4

 

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"CFD Update"

Ms. Kathy-Lynn Evangelos

Executive Assistant

Natick Soldier RD&E Command

 

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"USDA, AMS Fruit and Vegetable Programs"

Mr. Richard Boyd

Head Defense, Contract Inspection Section

PPB, FV, AMS, USDA

 

 

Session II: Government/Military Keynote

 

"JCCoE Update"

LTC Rob Barnes

Director

Joint Culinary Center of Excellence (JCCoE)

 

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"Food Service and Subsistence Program"

LTC Carlos Sanabria

Director, Food Service & Subsistence

HQS USMC

 

 

Session III: Rations Work Group: Part I

 

 

Work Group Chairmen:

 

Mr. Jim Lecollier,  DSCP

Mr. Harry Streibich, DSCP

Mr. Gabriel Castillo, The Wornick Company

               

 

 

 

I:  Individual Rations  

 

 

"Assault Rations Program"

Ms. Julie Smith, NSRDEC 

 

"Packaging Issues"

Mr. Peter Sherman, NSRDEC

 

"Natick MRE Status"

Ms. Jeannette Kennedy, NSRDEC

 

"DSCP Contracting Status"

Mr. Jim Lecollier, DSCP

 

 

  

II:  USDA Inspections & DSCP Quality Systems and Audits Update

 

 

"Quality History"

Mr. Gary Walker, DSCP

 

"USDA Facts and Findings"

Mr. Richard Boyd, PPB, FV, AMS, USDA

 

“Document Preparation”

Ms. Mary Canniff, NSRDEC

 

III: Military Group and Commercial Rations 

 

"UGR Update: UGR-H&S FY 12 and UGR-A FY11 Menu Changes, As Well as UGR FY Field Testing Planning

Ms. Sue Harrington, NSRDEC

 

"DSCP Group Perspectives"

Mr. Harry Streibich, DSCP 

 

 

 

 

 Special Session IV: State of the Art Food

 

 

"The Spice of Life...Ethnic Food Trends"

Chef Gerard Bertholon

Cuisine Solutions

 

 

 

   

Session V: Joint Subsistence Operational

Rations Forum & NATO Feeding

 

 

"JSORF 2010 Summary"

Mr. Rick Byrd

Chief, Quality Assurance Division

JCCoE

 

"Italians vs. Europeans Video"

"NATO Support"

CMDR Alex Pini

Italian Ministry of Defense

 

 

 

 Session V: Exhibition

 

                                               

THIS COMPLETES THE FORMAL SESSIONS FOR THE DAY 

 

TUESDAY

May 4, 2010

 

 

Session VII: Food Service, Packaging, Equipment &

Technology Work Group

 

Co-Chairs:

 

Mr. Robert Bernazzani, NSRDEC

Ms. Michelle Richardson, NSRDEC

Dr. Colin Meyer, Cadillac Products

 

 

"The Next Step in Food Preservation and Safety" 

Mr. Dave Cope

President & CEO

Purfresh, Inc. 

 

 

"R&DA Projects for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Forces Food Service Equipment"

Mr. Robert Bernazzani

Team Leader, SEET, CFD

 

"Unlocking the Value of Rice Bran"

Mr. Philip Sanders

Vice President of Sales

NutraCea

 

&

 

Dr. Gits Prabhu

Food Scientist

Iowa State University

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Session VIII: Key Issues

 

"Electrolyzed Water-Totally Green Non-Chemical Cleaning, Sanitizing & Disinfecting Technology”

 Dr. Glynn Hopkins

Conquest International

 

"California Almonds, Nutritious, Delicious, and in Demand"

Mr. Richard Waycott

CEO

Almond Board of California

 

"Envision Industries: Capabilities in Military Food and Packaging”

 Ms. Suzy Reber

Envision Industries

 

"Humanitarian Feeding"

Mr. Tom Payne

Thomas J. Payne Market Development

 

 

Session IX: R&DA  Wounded Warrior Update

 

 

 

Introduction: Mr. Jim Fagan

                     Executive Director, R&DA       

_______

 

 

Mr. Barney Rosner

Chairman Emeritus

R&DA

 

"IHOOT, Our Reason" 

“Wounded Warrior WRMC Update”

 Mr. Phil Strambler

Director of Marketing

Walter Reed Medical Center

 

&

 

"Hunting Video" 

SFC Charles Eggleston

Walter Reed Medical Center

 

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LTC (Ret) Don Vtipil

Vice President

Red Cloud Food Service

 

  

Session X: Expert Panel

 

Panel Members: Representative from the following organizations

 

Headquarters, Department of the Army

Headquarters, US Marine Corps.

US Army Quartermaster Center and School

US Army Research Center, Natick

Defense Support Center Philadelphia

USDA

VETCOM

 

 

Session XI: Rations Work Group - Part II

 

Work Group Chairmen:

 

Mr. Jim Lecollier, DSCP

&

Mr. Gabriel Castillo, The Wornick Co.

 

 

Session XII: UGR IPT

                                                                                                                                            

Moderator:  Mr. Harry Streibich, DSCP

                

                                                                                    

WEDNESDAY

May 5, 2010

 

 

 

R&DA Golf Tournament

6:45 AM - 7:45 AM Open Range

8:00 AM Shotgun Start

 

 

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 Special Session:  Nutrition IPT

 

Moderator Ms. Julie Smith, NSRDEC

 

 

"Nutritional Analysis and Labeling IPT"

Ms. Julie Smith

Food Technologies

NSRDEC

 

 

Special Session:  NATO Rations IPR

 

 

 

This is an open meeting of all interested in support to NATO forces. 

 

 

Special Session:  Rations IPR

 

This session time is reserved to address nay outstanding issues

in the rations areas which remain previous sessions.