Ontario Hemp Alliance Field Day
Friday, July 16, 2004
Ridgetown College/University of Guelph |
Field Day Agenda and Assigned Topics
Seminar Sessions in Ag Theatre |
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| 9:00 am | Registration and set up. Refreshments. |
| 10:00 am | Opening and Welcome: Gordon Scheifele, OHA President |
| 10:10 am | Dr Gary Ablett, Director/Host, Ridgetown College/University of Guelph. Welcome Address |
| 10:20 am | Dr. Peter Frise, University of Windsor. Introduction to Auto 21 and future of bast fibres in Auto Industry. |
| 10:45 am | Feature Speaker. Dr. Gord Surgeoner, Ontario Agri-Food Technologies, Guelph. The future of Industrial Hemp and Flax in Ontario Agriculture, Food and Bio Composite Industry. |
| 11:15 am | David Marcus, Natural Emphasis Ltd. Hemp cultivar development in Canada and importance to success of hemp food and fibre industry. |
| 11:45 am | Gordon Scheifele, President of OHA. Canadian BioFibre Mission Tour to Germany. |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch prepared by Ridgetown Catering Services. |
| 1:00 pm | Trade Show. |
| 1:30 pm | Claude Pinsonneault, Chair of OHA Breeding/Seed Propagation Committee. Brief outline of OHA/Ridgetown College/U of G hemp breeding and seed propagation project. |
| 2:00 pm | Geof Kime, Hempline, Delaware. Potential Role of Ontario Bast Fibres in Bio Products/Composite Industry in Ontario, Canada and North America. |
| 2:30 pm | Dr. Mohini Sain, University of Toronto. Building the Science and Engineering Capacity to Grow the Industrial BioComposite Economy in Ontario and Canada. |
| 3:00 pm | Refreshments and Trade Show |
| 3:30 pm | Panel Discussion. Jim Nash, Wellington Polymer, Chatham; Don Elliott, Canada Cordiage, Kitchener; Dr. Jan J. Slaski, Alberta Research Council, Vegreville, Alberta; Dr. Caroline Baillie, Queens University, Kinston. Role of Research in Industry Development |
| 4:15 pm | Peter Elkerton, Executive Director, OHA. Closing Comments. |
| 4:30 pm | Field tour. |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn. |
