FEMA 2011 Annual Convention

Schedule of Events:

Saturday, April 30th
11:00AM - 5:00PM Registration
Sunday, May 1st
7:30AM - 5:00PM Registration/Hospitality
7:30AM - 11:30AM FEMA Regulatory Affairs Committee - [Continental Breakfast 7:00AM-7:30AM]
11:30AM - 12:30PM Program Committee
12:00PM - 2:00PM Lunch On Your Own
2:00PM - 3:20PM Alcohol Tax and Trade Committee Guest Speaker: Janet Scalese, Chief of the Non-Beverage Products Laboratory of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
4:00PM - 5:00PM

Vanilla Subcommittee
5:30PM - 6:30PM First-Time Attendee and New Member Reception
6:30PM - 8:00PM Welcome Reception
  • Welcome Remarks: FEMA President Raymond J. Hughes
  • Presentation to former FEMA Executive Director Glenn Roberts
Monday, May 2nd
7:30AM - 5:00PM Registration/Hospitality
8:30AM - 9:30AM Flavor Labeling Committee - [Continental Breakfast 8:00AM-8:30AM]
10:00AM - 11:30AM

Science Committee:
Scientific Aspects of the Food Safety Modernization Act: Implications for Flavors and Panel Discussion -

  1. Overview: John Hallagan, FEMA
  2. Consumer-Customer Focus: Kirk Kealey, PepsiCo
  3. Implications for Flavors: Dolf DeRovira, Flavor Dynamics, Inc.
  4. Discussion: Moderated by Nancy Higley, PepsiCo

10:00AM - 12:00PM "Women Helping Women (spouse and guest activity)
11:30PM - 12:30PM Education and Training Committee
12:00PM - 2:00PM Lunch On Your Own
1:30PM - 3:30PM Consumer Product Companies Forum - [Consumer product company representatives and FEMA committee chairs only]
3:30PM - 4:30PM Communications and Membership Committee
6:30PM - 8:00PM Networking Reception
Tuesday, May 3rd
7:30AM - 5:00PM Registration/Hospitality
7:30AM - 8:50AM Hot Topics Breakfast Session: William Kingsley: Managing Director UHY Advisors MI, Inc.; Partner, UHY LLP
9:00AM - 12:00PM General Session:

David Hemmings: President, PRA Global
"Maximizing Business Opportunities in East Asia: A Comparison of the Business Opportunities in China, Korea, Indonesia and Vietnam";

Peter Hempstead: Non-Executive Director, World Kitchen LLC
"The Consumer of the Future is in Asia. Win There, Win Big... or Die"

Donald Wilkes: President/CEO, Blue Pacific Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
"An American Odyssey... Doing Business in Asia; Observations of Unlimited Opportunity and Unthinkable Reality."
9:30AM - 11:30AM Bicycle Tour (spouse and guest activity)
12:15PM - 5:30PM Deep Sea Fishing Tournament
1:00PM - 5:30PM Free Time
7:00PM - 8:00PM Presidents' Reception (Dress: Resort Casual)
8:00PM - 11:00PM Buffet Dinner (Dress: Resort Casual)
Wednesday, May 4th
8:30AM - 9:45AM Hot Topics Breakfast Session: Dr. Lawrence Marnett: Chair, FEMA Expert Panel; Mary Geddes Stahlman Professor of Cancer Research, Vanderbilt University
"Update on FEMA Expert Panel Activities"
10:00AM - 11:30AM Business Meeting
  • Election of Board of Governors 2011-2012
  • Approval of Annual Budget
  • Presentation of the Dr. Richard L. Hall Award

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