Programme
Pre-Tour and Post Tour
| Pre-Tour 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Oct 29 | Arrival in Edmonton |
| Oct 30 | Beef Value Chain Tours & Jasper, AB tour including Planetarium & Dinner (Overnight at Marmot Lodge) |
| Oct 31 | Jasper Tour including Sky Tram, Lunch at Jasper Park Lodge & optional self-guided short hike & Return to Edmonton Self hosted dinner |
| Nov 1 | Dairy & Vegetable (Rock Ridge Dairy– Lacombe, AB) (Sunfresh Farms– Edmonton, AB) & (Doef’s Greenhouse– Lacombe, AB) Value Chains Tours & Dinner at Laronde |
| Nov 2 | Cropping Value Chain Tours (Galloway Seeds– Fort Saskatchewan, AB) (Righand Distillery– Nisku, AB) & Self hosted dinner at West Edmonton Mall |
| Post-Tour 2018 | |
|---|---|
| November 8 | Farmfair International & International Reception |
| November 9 | AgriTrade Tour (Red Deer, AB) |
| November 10 | Farmfair International (Alberta Supreme Show of Champions) & Dinner at Craft Beer Market |
| November 11 | Beef Farm Tours |
NG, CEO and Main Programmes
| Saturday, 3 November 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Next Generation Session | |
| 13.00hrs | Welcome to the NG Forum Introduction to the NG Forum – William Hyde and Aled Jones, Honorary Next Generation Facilitators | |
| 13.30hrs | Overview of the RASC | |
| 13.40hrs | Welcome – Northlands | |
| 14.00hrs | Getting to know each other | |
| 14.15hrs | “What has the RASC done for me?…” | |
| 14.45hrs | Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 15.00hrs | Keynote Session – Is food making the world smaller? Prof. David Hughes Emeritus Professor of Food Marketing at Imperial College London | |
| 16.00hrs | NG Speaker | |
| 16.25hrs | Daily Summary – William Hyde and Aled Jones | |
| 16.30hrs | Depart for Chateau Lacombe | |
| 18.30hrs | Evening Activity – Culinary Experience Ernest’s at NAIT | |
| Sunday, 4 November 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Next Generation Session | CEO Session |
| 09.00hrs | Post Secondary Symposium | |
| 13.00hrs | RASC Does TED talks | |
| 14.45hrs | Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 15.00hrs | Case Studies on Canadian Agri Youth Initiatives | |
| 15.45hrs | NG Understanding & Assistance Mission Report: South Africa | |
| 16.15hrs | Daily Summary- William Hyde and Aled Jones | |
| 16.30hrs | Depart for Chateau Lacombe | |
| 18.00hrs | Depart for Downtown YEG Venue | |
| 18.30hrs | Welcome Reception | |
| 20.00hrs | Depart for Chateau Lacombe or to self-hosted dinner | |
| Monday, 5 November 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Next Generation Session | CEO Session |
| 08.30hrs | Joint CEO/NG Group Session 1 | |
| 10.00hrs | Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 10.15hrs | Joint CEO/NG Session 2 | |
| 12.00hrs | Buffet Lunch | |
| 13.30hrs | Welcome & Opening Remarks | |
| 13.35hrs | Welcome – Lieutenant Governor of Alberta | |
| 13.50hrs | Welcome on behalf of Host Society – Laura Gadowsky, Deputy President, RASC | |
| 14.00hrs | Opening Keynote Speaker Robert Saik- The Agriculture Manifesto- Robert Saik – The Agriculture Manifesto |
|
| 15.15hrs | Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 15.30hrs | Plenary Speaker | |
| 16.25hrs | Daily Conclusion | |
| 16.30hrs | Buses depart for Chateau Lacombe | |
| 18.00hrs | Buses depart for Fort Edmonton Park | |
| 18.30hrs | Arrival at Fort Edmonton Park | |
| 19.00hrs | Opening Reception: Indigenous Cultural Showcase |
|
| 21.30hrs | Departure for Chateau Lacombe | |
| Tuesday, 6 November 2018 | |
|---|---|
| 09.00hrs | Opening of the Main Conference Government of Alberta Welcome |
| 09.15hrs | RASC President’s Reply HRH, The Princess Royal |
| 09.30hrs | Address by Commonwealth Secretary – General Baroness Patricia J Scotland of Asthal |
| 10.00hrs | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 10.30hrs | Concurrent Sessions |
| 12.00 hrs | Buffet Lunch |
| 13.30hrs | Concurrent Sessions |
| 15.00 hrs | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 15.30 hrs | Plenary Speaker |
| 16.30hrs | Conference end & Departure for Chateau Lacombe |
| Free Evening | |
| Wednesday, 7 November 2018 | |
|---|---|
| 09.00hrs | Plenary Speaker |
| 10.00hrs | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 10.30hrs | Concurrent Sessions |
| 12.00hrs | Buffet Lunch |
| 13.30hrs | Concurrent Sessions |
| 15.00hrs | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 15.30hrs | Plenary Speaker |
| 16.30hrs | Conference end & Departure for Chateau Lacombe |
| 18.45hrs | Buses depart for Northlands |
| 19.30hrs | Taste of Canada Gala Dinner, Edmonton EXPO Centre |
| 22.00hrs | Departure for Chateau Lacombe |
| Thursday, 8 November 2018 | |
|---|---|
| 9.00hrs | Closing Keynote: Peterson Brothers |
| 10.00hrs | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 10.15hrs | Conference Summary |
| 10.45hrs | 29th Commonwealth Agriculture Conference Presentation Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association |
| 11.15hrs | 30th Commonwealth Agricultural Conference Presentation Agri-Expo, Western Cape, South Africa |
| 11.30hrs | Closing Ceremonies |
| 12.00hrs | Lunch |
| 13.00hrs | Delegates depart or attend Farmfair International |