2008 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium
Draws Record
Crowds
A record-breaking 11,500 wine and grape
industry professionals filled the Sacramento
Convention Center during
the 14th annual Unified Wine & Grape Symposium. If you attended
the three-day symposium, held January 29-31, then you probably are already well
aware of this.
"On
the opening day, the crowd attending the general session was the largest we
have seen to date," said American Society for Enology and Viticulture Executive
Director Lyndie Boulton, whose organization is a co-host of the Unified
Symposium. "Our pre-registration indicated we would most likely end up with
a record attendance."
"The exhibits, including our new outdoor tented mezzanine, were very full during show hours both days of the trade show,"
said Karen Ross, president of the California Association of Winegrape Growers, which also co-hosts the Unified Symposium. "We also had to reassign some of the breakout sessions to
larger rooms because of higher than expected pre-registration."
In 2009, the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium will
again be held at the Sacramento
Convention Center, January 27-29. For additional information, go to www.unifiedsymposium.org.
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Join ASEV and/or CAWG for Registration Rate Discount
With a little planning, you can benefit from a discounted
registration rate to attend the 2009 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium
sessions. All you have to do is be
either an ASEV or CAWG member for the year you want to attend.
In addition to the member
registration rate for the Unified Symposium, both ASEV and CAWG offer a myriad
of other benefits and services that could save you even more on other things
that matter to you.
Visit their Web sites to see which organization is the best
fit for you.
Click here to visit the ASEV membership page
Click here to visit the CAWG membership page
Take the time to consider your options. Membership with either ASEV or CAWG will enhance your
professional knowledge, and could save you a lot of money.
Did You Miss A Session at This Year's Unified Symposium?
There
is no question that there is a lot to choose from during the three-day Unified
Symposium. So here is some help to get access to some of the presentations that you
may not have had time to hear.
We
have posted the PowerPoint presentations from sessions that were provided to us
by the speakers. Just click here for a listing and to download
those presentations that are available.
You can also buy audiotapes, CDS or MP3s of all the presentations for a small fee. Click here for a listing.
See you at the 2009 Unified!
2009 Program Ideas
Got an idea that you
would like to see as a program session for next year's Unified Symposium? The
program development committee is always on the lookout for ideas that are of a
broad interest to the wine and grape industry.
Send your ideas to either
Camron King at camron@cawg.org or call him at (800) 241-1800, or to Dan Howard at dan@asev.org or call him at (530) 753-3142.
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2008 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Major Sponsors
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