Monday April 28 2008 · 8:00 am–6:30 pm · Hart House at the University of Toronto
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| Time | The Great Hall | East Common Room |
| 8:30–9:00 | Registration | |
| 9:00–9:15 | Conference Opening and Welcome Kathleen Mackintosh; President, Culinarium | |
| 9:15–10:15 | Keynote A:Tapping into Emerging Locovore Markets. Mike Schreiner Vice President: Local Food Plus | |
| 10:30–11:30 | Tasting A Beer and Cheese Pairing Ralph Morana, owner Bar Volo | |
| 11:30–11:45 | Break | |
| 11:45–12:45 | Seminar A Producing the Terroir of Cheese Dr. Kenneth Iain MacDonald Dept. of Geography Program in Diaspora and Transnational Studies University of Toronto | |
| 12:45–1:45 | Lunch AGM Host: Petra Cooper OCS Chair & Founder; Fifthtown Artisan Cheese | |
| 11:30–11:45 | Break | |
| 2:00–3:00 | Seminar B Ethnic Cheese Production Nissim Avraham Ethnic Market Specialist: Dairy Farmers of Ontario |
Seminar C Culturing Web Marketing Dana Ditomaso, Anita Windisman, Al Poullis |
| 3:00–3:15 | Break | |
| 3:15–4:15 | Seminar E Managed Grasslands Dr. E. Ann Clark Associate Professor Plant Agriculture University of Guelph |
Seminar F How do you merchandize 246 types of cheese? Dr. Richard Michon Associate Professor Ted Rogers School of Retail Management Ryerson University |
| 4:15–5:30 | Keynote B The Raw Truth About Cheese Safety Dr Catherine Donnelly Director of the Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship co-director the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese | |
| 5:30–5:35 | Closing Remarks Host: Petra Cooper OCS Chair & Founder; Fifthtown Artisan Cheese | |
| 6:00–9:00 | Ontario Artisan Market and Tasting | |