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*All meetings and events will be held at the Embassy Suites Portland Downtown Hotel, unless otherwise specified. Program subject to
change. Full schedule with program content and speakers will be available in early February.

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2016 Milling & Baking Division Spring Technical Conference
Wednesday, April 20
 8:30 a.m. Golf Tournament, Glendoveer Golf and Tennis Club, East Course
 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Tour at Wheat Marketing Center (limited to first 15 who sign up)
 4:00 p.m. Milling and Baking Division Advisory Board Meeting

 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Manager’s Reception, Embassy Suites
Thursday, April 21
 7:15 – 8:00 a.m. Registration
 8:00 – 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Art Bettge, ADB Wheat Consulting
 8:10 – 8:40 a.m. International Wheat Utilization Outlook and Trends
Steve Wirsching, US Wheat Associates
 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Ocean Grain Transport and Logistics
Amer Badawi, Columbia Grain
 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. International Issues in Formulation
Tim Christensen
 9:30 – 9:50 a.m.  International Quality Needs and Specifications for Wheat
Janice Cooper, Wheat Marketing Center
 9:50 – 10:20 a.m. Refreshment Break
 10:20 – 10:50 a.m. Sorghum Utilization in Food Products
Earl Roemer, Nu Life Market
 10:50 – 11:20 a.m. Effects of Sprouted Whole-Wheat Flour Concentration on Quality Properties of Refined Wheat and Whole-Wheat Flour Tortillas
Ting Liu, University of Minnesota
 11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Halverson Memorial Lectureship Award Presentation: Advances in Wheat Quality and Cereal Science
Craig F. Morris, USDA-ARS Western Wheat Quality Lab
 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon
 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Wheat Variety Production and Consumer Perceptions
Laura Hansen, General Mills
 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Breeding for Quality
Sean Finnie, Bay State Milling
 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. GMO / CRISPR-Cas9 Technologies and Potential Impact on Production and Utilization
Eric Jackson
 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Refreshment Break
 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Heat Treatment of Flour for Aging or as a Kill Step
Glen Weaver, Ardent Mills
 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Effect of Particle Cohesion on the Sifting Behavior of Wheat Flour
Kaliramesh Silveru, Kansas State University
 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. How to Manage Shelf Life Issues
Mark Sewald
 4:30 p.m. Adjourn for the day
 5:30 p.m.
Manager’s Reception, Embassy Suites
Friday, April 22
 7:15 – 8:00 a.m. Registration
 8:00 – 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Overview
Art Bettge, ADB Wheat Consulting
 8:10 – 8:40 a.m. Chemical Leavening Regulatory Environment, Domestic and International
Kim Powell, Innophos
 8:40 – 9:10 a.m. Soft Durum Wheat: a New Functional Grain Class
Jessica Murray, Washington State University
 9:10 – 9:40 a.m. Gluten-Free Formulation
Jeff Casper
 9:40 – 10:10 a.m. Refreshment Break
 10:10 – 10:40 a.m. Variation and its Impact on Grain, Flour and Ingredient Specifications
Barbara Heidolph
 10:40 – 11:10 a.m. Validation of the baking process as a kill-step for controlling Salmonella
Kantha Channaiah, AIB Director of Microbiology
 11:10 – 11:30 a.m. Milling and Baking Division Business Meeting
 11:30 a.m. Closing Comments and Adjournment
 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Tour of Columbia Grain T5 Grain Terminal (first 15 registrants only; prior ID check required)