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OCS Conference 2009—schedule

Our exiting speakers and presentations from the 2009 Conference!

TimeEast Common RoomGreat Hall
8:30–9:00Registration
9:00–9:15 MCs Cole Snell; Owner, Provincial Fine Foods
Alison Chang; Sales Manager, Provincial Fine Foods

Opening Remarks
Kathleen Mackintosh; Conference Chair, Founder Culinarium
9:15–10:15Keynote A
Research in Artisan Food Trends
Dr. Betsy Donald
Associate Professor, Queen's University
10:25–11:25Panel A
Québec Cheese: Then and Now
André Piché, Owner Fromagerie Maître Corbeau
Jean Philippe Gosselin, Founder/Co-Owner, Les Dépendances
Panel B
New News in Cheese: Cheese Safety (Listeria); Canadian Dairy Commission Programs; Manufacturing of Raw Milk Cheese
Bruce Keown; Dairy Food Scientist, OMAFRA
Shana Allen: Marketing Officer, Canadian Dairy Commission
11:25–11:45Break
11:45–12:45Tasting
“Anything but Ordinary”—Cheese and Spirit Pairing
Sue Riedl; Food Writer, Globe and Mail
Doris Miculan Bradley; Restaurateur, CN Tower, 360 Revolving Restaurant
12:45–2:00Lunch
AGM
Host: Petra Cooper
OCS Chair & Founder; Fifth Town Artisan Cheese
2:00–3:00Seminar B
History of Ontario Cheese
Heather Menzies, Author of By the Labour of Their Hands: The Story of Ontario Cheddar Cheese
3:00–3:15Break
3:15–4:15Panel C
Packaging for Success
Cole Snell, Owner, Provincial Fine Foods
Kathlyne Ross, Senior Category Manager, Deli Cheese, Loblaws
4:15–4:30Advancing Ontario Culinary Tourism
Magdalena Kaiser-Smit, Membership Director, Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance
4:30–5:30Keynote B
Cheese Politics and History
Carlos Yescas, Food Consultant
5:30–5:45Closing Remarks
6:00–9:00Reception: Ontario Artisan Cheese Marketplace and Tasting