Friday 3/13/2020 (Tentative schedule)
8-9 REGISTRATION – Visit with Vendors and Other Attendees
9:00 WELCOME TO THE 2020 MIDWEST ARONIA ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
9:15 Market Research Speaker (alternative – lay out our new direction ) Brendon Evans Jill Gifford – National Entep. program at UNL
10:00 – End User Panel
- Shari Coulter Ford, CEO, Tohi
- Wade Gronwold, CEO & Co-Founder, ax-water
- Bob Howard, County View Dairy, yogurt
11:15 – BREAK – Visit with Vendors and Other Attendees
11:45 – Frank and Kim Spillers (Strategic Plan)
12:30 LUNCH – Visit with Vendors and Other Attendees
1:30 – Marketing Consultant Representative (The firm we recommend has agreed to having a presence and speaking at the conference.)
2:15 Dr. John Halloran [we need his area of topic]
3:00 Drawings
3:05 BREAK – Visit with Vendors and Other Attendees
3:30 Regional Break-Outs (Outline)
4:45 Final announcements
6:00 – 7:00 Cash Bar and Social
7:00 BANQUET – (Immediately following the banquet, bring your aronia baked goods, wine, products, etc for taste testing and sharing with other members)
*Keynote speaker: Andrew Tickle
Saturday 3/14/2020 (Tentative schedule)
8:00 Testimonials
9:00 Mike McNeill – Product Development
10:00 Regional Break Out Reports
10:15 Introduction of Potential New Board Members
10:30 BREAK – Visit with Vendors and Other Attendees
11:00 10 year reunion celebration (founder’s recognition) (Annual Attendees) Past Presidents Peggy
11:30 Speaker on Weed Control (speaker with first hand experience with aronia )
12:00 LUNCH – Visit with Vendors and Other Attendees
1:00 ANNUAL MEETING –
2:00 New Board Announcement
2:15 CLOSE – THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF MAA
3:00 New Board Member / Existing Board Meeting
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Annual Conference Single Day Ticket – NonMember
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