AGENDA

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              Small Business Development Center

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 – 12:00 Noon        "Learning from the Wool Path"

                                                  Panel discussion

12:00 noon – 1:00 PM          Lunch

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM                 John Anderson

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM                 Open forum

3:00 PM                                   Wrap-up