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Why attend Making the Grade?
The demands on dairy manufacturers to improve quality and food safety, guarantee regulatory compliance, respond quickly to supply chain demands and changing consumer preferences, and sustain profit margins will continue to increase.
Real time information can give you the edge you need to meet these demands and convert them into business opportunities. In this seminar, we will show how executives and dairy professionals can gain access to the types of information, such as production, hot topic research, regulatory trends, and accounting benchmarks that can help them succeed in today’s challenging market.
Agenda of
Events
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December 6, 2004 |
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11:00 am |
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Golf outing at the Morro
Bay Golf Course |
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11:00 am |
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Hearst Castle Tour |
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5:00 pm |
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Dairy Products
Technology Center Tour |
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6:30 pm |
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Networking Reception
at the Inn at Morro Bay |
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December
7, 2004 (at the Dairy Products Technology Center) |
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7:30 am |
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Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 am |
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Morning sessions
(sessions and speakers listed below) |
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12:00 pm |
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Lunch |
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1:15 pm |
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Afternoon Sessions
(sessions and speakers listed below) |
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4:00 pm |
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End of seminar |
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Speakers/Sessions:
Dr. Bill Haines, Vice President, Product Innovation, Dairy Management Inc,
outlines new trends in
the dairy industry.
Ms. Brenda Holman, Pacific Region Director, FDA,
presents the regulatory climate and upcoming regulations.
Mr. Joseph O’Donnell, Executive Director, California Dairy Research Foundation,
considers how the dairy industry can link with emerging technology and research.
Dr. Wally Mark and Dr. Phil Tong, Dairy Products Technology Center,
highlight hot topics research and its implications for dairy companies.
Mr. Ron Mong, Dairy Industry Manager, Herbein + Co.,
discusses lean manufacturing, industry benchmarks, and presents a case study for a new product: drinkable yogurt.
Mr. Alberto Sanz,
Director of Production, Leche Pascual,
and Khris Kammer,
Director of Product Marketing and Consulting, US, Siemens,
demonstrate – live - how SIMATIC IT connects the plant floor to the ERP system.
Ms. Bonnie Haferkamp, Industry Manager, Siemens and Mr. Peter de Moerloose, Consulting Application Engineer, Siemens,
Show how SIMATIC IT can help dairy processors to improve manufacturing opportunities and achieve regulatory compliance.
Dairy Products Technology Center
The Dairy Products Technology Center, on the campus of California Polytechnic State University is hosting this event, in line with its mission:
The overall mission of the Dairy Products Technology Center is to support the maintenance, growth and continued economic health of the dairy foods industry. To accomplish this mission, the DPTC will:
- Conduct timely research that will provide the scientific and technological basis for new and improved dairy food products and processes which utilize dairy-based ingredients.
- Increase the number of well-trained students available to enter careers in the dairy industry and allied fields.
- Enhance technology transfer by offering short courses, symposia, and publications to the dairy/foods industry.
- Ensure that dairy products are safe, wholesome and nutritious.
For more information about the DPTC and its activities, click here:
http://www.calpoly.edu/~dptc/
Directions to the DPTC
(8KB, pdf)
Lodging
 Plan to stay at the scenic
Inn at Morro Bay.
In order to book your travel arrangements, phone World Travel at: 888-875-7587, dialing "5" for group travel. Please reference the "Making the Grade III" event.
Rooms, Rates and Directions
(11KB, pdf)
Golf Outing
 Join us for a golf outing at the Morro Bay Golf Course, beginning at 11:00 am on December 6, 2004. For further information about this event,
or to register, please contact Diane Dunn at 215-646-7400, ext. 2200, or
diane.dunn@siemens.com.
At your very doorstep when staying at the Inn, lovely Morro Bay Golf Course is one of several San Luis Obispo County recreation facilities. A golf game is not the only attraction here.
The short drive from the golf course up to the Black Hill view area is a major photo op, and for spectacular 360-degree views, take the 15-minute walk up to the top of Black Hill.
For more information about the course, go their their website at: www.slocountyparks.com/facilities/morrobay.htm
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