NPLC Meets in May

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The National Pedigreed Livestock Council holds its annual meeting in May of each year.  The Annual Meeting is a time to reacquaint with industry counterparts and also to enjoy the fellowship of fellow Breed Association Directors, Managers and Staff.  If you have not been to the NPLC Annual Meeting or the Mid-Year Leadership Seminar, you definitely should make plans to do so.


2008 Annual Meeting
Meeting Dates: May 5-7, 2008

Embassy Suites Hotel     (View Details, Get Rates, and Make Reservations)
100 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA
Phone 916-326-5000

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NATIONAL PEDIGREED LIVESTOCK COUNCIL

            ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM

                          May 5 – 7, 2008

                  Sacramento, California

(Download the Meeting Program PDF)

 

Monday, May 5

 

2:00 p.m.                    NPLC Board of Directors Meeting 

5:30-7:30 p.m.           Reception on the Terrace 

Evening                      Dinner on your own and Specie groups meet at their option.

  

Tuesday, May 6

 

  8:30 a.m.                  Emerging Genetic Technologies for the Livestock Industry – What NPLC Organizations Need to be Aware of – Mark F. Allan, Research Geneticist (Animals), U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska 

  9:30 a.m.                  Genomic Enabled Animal Selection – Alison L. Van Eenennaam, Ph.D., Animal Genomics and Biotechnology Extension Specialist, University of California, Davis  

10:30 a.m.                  Break 

10:45 a.m.                  The Legal Perspective on the Intellectual Property of Breed Associations – Attorney Penny R. Slicer, Partner - Stinson, Morrison, Hecker LLP, Kansas City, Missouri 

11:30 a.m.                  Questions of Speakers 

12:00  Noon               Lunch 

  1:00 p.m.                  Group Discussion on Ideas Presented in the Morning Session 

  1:30 p.m.                  Speaking in Support of Animal Agriculture – Charlene McLauchlan, DVM, Dairy Sales Manager, West Team, Monsanto 

  2:30 p.m.                  Break

  2:45 p.m.                  Dos and Don’ts of Managing Breed Associations – A Panel of Former Breed Association Executive Secretaries Speaking on Things They Would Do Again as Well as Things They Wouldn’t

·        Dr. Roger E. Hunsley, Former Executive Secretary, American Shorthorn Association

·        Mr. Jim Kelly, Former Executive Secretary, American Paint Horse Association

·        Mr. Evans Wright, Former Executive Secretary, Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association of the USA

5:00 p.m.                    Adjourn 

6:30 p.m.                    Dinner at Murder Mystery Theater 

 

Wednesday, May 7

 

8:30 a.m.                   Effective Association Governance – Presentations by:

·        John R. Crouch, Chief Executive Officer, American Angus Association – Effective Committee Utilization

·        Debbie Fuentes, Sr. Dir. Customer Services, Alliances, Registrar, Arabian Horse Association – The Board’s  Role in Cultivating New Board Members

·        Dr. Joseph M. Massey, Executive Vice President, International Brangus Breeders Association – Effective Communications Regarding Governance Issues

10:00 a.m.                  Break 

10:15 a.m.                  Keynote Speaker – Brian McCulloh Woodhill F arms Inc., Viroqua, Wisconsin – What Breed Associations Need to do in the Future to be Relevant

11:30 a.m.                  NPLC Annual Business Meeting 

12:30 p.m.                  Lunch

  1:30 p.m.                  Board buses for tour of Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at UC Davis 

  5:30 p.m.                  Return to Embassy Suites 

  6:30 p.m.                  Annual NPLC Recognition Banquet – Embassy Suites

 

 

 

 

Latest update: February 12, 2008

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