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Tuesday, September
16, 2008
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4:00pm |
Registration
(until 7:00pm) |
Wednesday, September
17, 2008
|
7:30am |
Registration
(until 5:00pm) |
|
7:30am |
Morning
Refreshments
Sponsored
by:
- Vincent
Corporation |
|
8:30am |
Welcome
and Introductory Remarks
Renée
Goodrich Schneider,
UF, IFAS, FSHN
Neil Shay,
Department Chair, UF, IFAS, FSHN
Doug
Archer, Associate
Dean for Research, UF, IFAS
Gary Merritt,
Conference Program Chair, JBT FoodTech |
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Session 1- Global Citrus and Processing Industry |
|
9:00am |
European
Marketing Focus, Lynn Dornblaser, Mintel International Group
[Slides] |
|
9:45am |
Citrus Industry in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean,
Jose Guarjardo,
JBT FoodTech [Slides] |
|
10:20am |
Break |
|
10:40am |
Costa
Rica – An Update,
Carlos Odio,
TicoFrut /Tampa Juice
[Slides] |
|
11:20am |
Citrus
Production and Utilization in China,
Alvin Cheng,
JBT FoodTech [Slides] |
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Session 2 - Marketing and Consumer-Driven Trends |
|
1:45pm |
The
Science Behind the Superfruits,
Liwei Gu,
UF, IFAS, FSHN
[Slides] |
|
2:30pm |
Trends in
Nutritional Ingredients for Beverages,
Ram Chaudhari,
Fortitech
[Slides] |
|
3:05pm |
Afternoon
Refreshments
Sponsored by:
- Paper Systems, Inc. |
|
3:30pm |
Sustainable Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges for the Citrus
Industry,
Kevin Ogorzalek,
World Wildlife Fund
[Slides] |
|
6:00pm |
Networking
Reception (until 7:00pm)
Sponsored
by:
- Brown
International Corporation, LLC
-
Chemical Systems
-
Firmenich
-
Food Equipment & Engineering Company
-
Givaudan Flavors Corp.
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Thursday, September
18, 2008
|
Session 3 - Processing and Technology Updates |
|
7:30am |
Registration
(until 5:00pm) |
|
7:30am |
Morning
Refreshments
Sponsored
by:
- Givaudan Flavors Corp. |
|
8:30am |
State
Test House Updates for 2008-09,
Shannon Shepp,
FDACS |
|
9:05am |
Bioenergy:
Separating Science from Politics,
Ann Wilkie,
UF, SNRE
[Slides] |
|
9:40am |
Nanotechnology in the Food Industry,
José Reyes De Corcuera,
UF, IFAS, CREC [Slides] |
|
10:15am |
Break |
|
10:35am |
New Developments and Applications of
Resin Systems for the Treatment of Citrus Products containing Pulp and
Cloud,
Tim Schofield,
Bucher-Alimentech
(NZ) Ltd.
[Slides] |
|
11:10am |
Florida
Orange Juice Outlook: Factors that Impact Sustainability of Florida
Citrus,
Bob Norberg,
Florida Dept. of Citrus
[Slides] |
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Session 4 - Processing By-Products and Quality |
|
1:30pm |
Validation of Tanker Cleaning Protocols, Paul Winniczuk, UF,
IFAS, CREC
[Slides] |
|
2:05pm |
Citrus
Oils: The Regulatory Horizon,
Jon Leonard,
Florida Chemical Company, Inc.
[Slides] |
|
2:40pm |
Break |
|
3:00pm |
Biogasification of Citrus Processing Waste – A Case Study,
Pratap Pullammanappallil,
UF, IFAS, ABE |
|
3:35pm |
The
Florida Section IFT: Professional Meetings in the 2008-2009
and Industry
Awards Ceremony |
|
6:30pm |
Dinner &
Entertainment (until 8:30pm)
Sponsored
by:
- ENERFAB,
Inc.
- JBT
FoodTech
- JBT FoodTech FranRicaTM |
Friday, September 19,
2008
|
Session 5 - Citrus Industry Challenges and Solutions |
|
7:30am |
Registration
(until 10:00am) |
|
7:45am |
Breakfast
Sponsored
by:
- Bell
Chem Corp
- BioSun Flavors & Food Ingredients
- HT/DcR
Engineering, Inc.
- D.
L. Newslow & Associates, Inc.
- Safe
Chem Inc. |
|
8:30am |
Huanglongbing - A Research and Extension Update,
Megan M. Dewdney,
UF, IFAS, CREC
[Slides] |
|
9:05am |
Mechanism
for the Release of Genetically-modified Citrus,
Greg McCollum,
USDA, ARS, USHRL
[Slides] |
|
9:40am |
Labor Issues Facing The Florida Citrus Industry,
Mike Sparks,
Florida Citrus Mutual
[Slides] |
|
10:15am |
Mechanical Harvesting and Abscission,
Fritz Roka,
UF, IFAS, SWFREC
[Slides] |
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11:00am |
Adjourn |
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