2007 Conference Agenda

7:00 a.m.	Registration / Check-in
8:00 a.m.	Welcome Aaron Reardon, Snohomish County Executive Elson Floyd, Washington State University President Rick Larsen, US House of Representatives, "Farm Bill in the Northwest" USDA Rural Business Enterprise Check Presentation Emcee:  Steve Pottle, Snohomish County Office of Economic Development
9:35 a.m.	Keynote: "Climate Change Impacts on Regional Agriculture," Chad Kruger, BioAg Educator, Washington State University
10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.	Breakout Sessions
12:30 noon 1:00 p.m.	Lunch (prepared by local chefs using Northwest products) Keynote:  "Meeting Agriculture's Challenges in a Rapidly Changing World," Dr. Fred Kirschenmann, Iowa State University's Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.	Breakout Sessions
4:30 p.m.	Wine & Cheese Tasting, Networking
6:00 p.m.	Conference Concludes

Please take time to visit our Trade Show participants, located throughout the concourses and the outer southeast perimeter of the convention center (accessed through the lower concourse).