2014 EXPO & CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
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Centennial Celebration Dinner Entertainment
Sunday, January 12 | 9:00 pm – 9:45 pm
The Capitol Steps began as
a group of Senate staffers
who set out to satirize the
very people and places that
employed them. The group
was born in December 1981
when some staffers for
Senator Charles Percy were
planning entertainment for
a Christmas party. Their first idea was to stage a nativity play,
but couldn’t find three wise men or a virgin in all of congress!
They decided to dig into the headlines of the day, and
created song parodies and skits which conveyed a special
brand of satirical humor.
Although not all of the current members of the Steps are
former Capitol Hill staffers, taken together the performers
have worked 18 Congressional offices and represent 62 years
of collective House and Senate staff experience.
Since they began, The Capitol Steps have recorded over 30
albums, including their latest, “Fiscal Shades of Gray”. They’ve
been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS, and can be heard
four times a year on National Public Radio stations nationwide during their Politics Takes a Holiday radio specials.
A Look at the Obama Administration, Congress
and the Future of the Republican Party
Monday, January 13 | 7:30 am to 9:30 am | General
Session with Breakfast
Tucker Carlson is a veteran journalist and
political commentator. He is the co-host of
Fox and Friends Weekend and the editor-inchief of TheDailyCaller.com, one of the largest and fastest growing news sites in the
country. Carlson joined Fox from MSNBC,
where he hosted several nightly programs.
Previously he was the co-host of Crossfire on CNN, where
he was the youngest anchor in the history of that network.
During the same period, Carlson also hosted a weekly public
affairs program on PBS.
A longtime writer, Carlson reported from around the world,
including dispatches from Iraq, Pakistan, Lebanon and Vietnam. He has been a columnist for New York magazine and
Reader’s Digest. He currently writes for Esquire and The New
York Times magazine. His most recent book is entitled, Politicians, Partisans and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News. In
2006, he appeared on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Carlson is
currently working on his third book.
Celebrating 100 Years
Going Forward: New Rules in Food Safety Enforcement
Tuesday, January 14 | 7:30 am – 9:30 am | General Session with Breakfast
Katy Coba was appointed Director of
the Oregon Department of Agriculture
by Governor Kulongoski in 2003, and
reappointed by Governor Kitzhaber. Her
career in state government includes
serving in Governor Kitzhaber’s first
administration in a number of capacities
including Chief Policy Advisor, Economic Development
and International Trade Policy Advisor, as well as Director
of Executive Appointments. Coba worked at the Oregon
Department of Agriculture from 1989-1995 as a special
assistant to the director. Ms. Coba believes that the
productivity of the land is determined by how well we take
care of it.
» CONFERENCE TRACKS
Energy/Sustainability
• Improving Boiler Water Quality and Reducing Operational Costs
• Improve Organizational Fitness with a Compressed
Air Project
• Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization – MATSTM / Advanced Post-Packaging Food Preservation Technology
• Evaluation of Cost-Effective Distributed Generation Options for Food Processing Centers in the Northwest
Operations/Technical Affairs
• Supply Chain Risk Management Strategies
• NACCP and HARPC: Distinguishing Between Apples
and Oranges
• X-Ray Inspection: Understanding the Technology to
Maximize Your Results
• Food Safety for Imports
• Exploring Obstacles to Exporting Food: Financial and
Regulation Hurdles
Environmental
• Factors in Evaluating Food and Beverage Facilities for
Potential Process Water Reuse
• Total Dissolved Solids: What is it and how does it affect
land treatment?
Business Development
• Identifying and Prioritizing Growth Opportunities
• Defending the Brand
• FREDi Launch and Risk Management Demo
• Success Stories from Business Model Innovation
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