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Agenda for October 23-25, 2009

Friday, October 23 

9:00 – 11:00 AM                   Tour of Yocom-McColl Laboratories

                                                           

1:00 – 3:00 PM                     Tour of Yocom-McColl Laboratories

                                                           

5:00 – 6:00 PM                     Registration

6:00 – 8:00 PM                     Western Hospitality Meet and Greet

                                                           

Saturday, October 24 

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM              Late Registration

                                                           

AM “Today” Session

9 AM – 9:15 AM                    Introductions, Meeting Format, Logistics

                                                            Information on first symposium

9:15 AM – 12:00 PM            "'Sessions' with today's fiber groups"

 

                                              

                                               AFCNA

                                               Alpaca Blanket Project

                                               Back to Back Fiber Products

                                               North American Alpaca Fiber Producers

                                               The Shepherd’s Mill

                                                The Suri Network
                                               Rocky Mountain Weaving Company 
                                    

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM            Lunch Break

                                                           

1 PM – 1:45 PM                    Schmidt/Donovan

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM               Break

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM              "Business Planning is the Key to
                                                 a Successful Business"

                                                Merle Rhoades, PHD

 

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM              Break



3:00 PM – 3:45 PM              Scott Grey

 

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM              Sam Buff – Gaston College

                                                           

Sunday 

8:30 AM – 9 AM                    Recap, Logistics for Sunday

                                                           

9:00 AM – 10 AM                  "Repositioning a product"

                                                Dr. Catherine Keske

 



10 AM – 10:15 AM                Break



10:15 Am – 11:15 AM          "Marketing Wool Today"


                                                 Ron Cole, Cole Consulting,



                                                "Formation of a Wool Co-op"


                                                 Steve Le Valley, CSU



11:15 AM – 12:45 PM        "Learning from the Wool Path"


                                                  Panel discussion:

                                                 Dr Catherine Keske

                                                 Ron Cole

                                                 Steve LeValley

                                                 Angus McColl

                                                 John Anderson

                                                 Bob Woodbury



12:45 PM – 1:30 PM            Lunch



1:45 PM – 2:45 PM                John Anderson

 

2:55 PM – 4:00 PM                 Open forum

   

4:00 PM                                   Wrap-up