January 29 - 31, 2013 • Exhibits: January 30 & 31
Sacramento Convention Center • Sacramento, California
Daily Schedule
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2012 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Daily Schedule
as of 12/16/2011
All sessions and other events will be held at the Sacramento Convention Center (SCC) and the Hyatt Regency unless noted otherwise. Speakers are listed in alphabetical order.
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| Monday, January 23, 2012 | ||
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| Time | Event | Location |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Registration | SCC |
| Tuesday, January 24, 2012 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 7:30 am - 4:30 pm | Registration | SCC |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Press Room | SCC |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Speaker Ready Room | SCC |
| 9:00 am - noon | Quality Grapes and Wine in a Challenging Climate General Session |
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| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Managing Your Vineyards under Adverse Weather Conditions Grapegrowing |
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| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Winemaking in the Presence of Unusual Grape Maturity Winemaking |
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| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | How to Navigate through the Complicated World of Grape Contracts Business/Operations |
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| 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm | How to Successfully Market Each Vintage, Despite the Weather Marketing/Public Relations |
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| 3:10 pm - 4:40 pm | The Operational Side of Grape Purchasing Contracts: Topics Rarely Mentioned Business/Operations |
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| 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm | How to Establish Parameters to Determine Acceptable Fruit Joint Grapegrowing & Winemaking |
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| 4:30 pm - 9:00 pm | CAWG Annual Meeting and Awards of Excellence Reception | Sheraton Grand |
| Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 7:30 am - 5:00 pm | Registration | SCC |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Press Room | SCC |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Speaker Ready Room | SCC |
| 8:30 am - 11:00 am | State of the Industry General Session |
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| 9:00 am - 6:00 pm | Exhibits Open | |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Leveraging the Supply Side of the Global Wine Market Joint Marketing/Public Relations & Business/Operations |
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| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Productive Ways to Talk About Quality Joint Grapegrowing/Winemaking |
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| 3:10 pm - 4:10 pm | Leveraging the Demand Side of the Global Market Joint Marketing/Public Relations & Business/Operations |
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| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Regional Wine Tasting | SCC |
| 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm | Cal Poly Alumni & Friends Reception | Hyatt Regency |
| 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm | Fresno State Annual Alumni & Friends Reunion | Hyatt Regency |
| 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm | UC Davis V & E Alumni Reception | Hyatt Regency |
| Thursday, January 26, 2012 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Registration | SCC |
| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Press Room | SCC |
| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Speaker Ready Room | SCC |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Creating a Successful Branding Tool Box—Brands that Sell General Session |
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| 9:00 am - noon | Spanish Sessions Track Presented in Spanish Click here to download a PDF and distribute to Spanish speaking winery and vineyard employees. |
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| 9:00 am - 4:00 pm | Exhibits Open | |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Hosted Buffet Luncheon |
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| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Sweet Wines—Tasting & Discussion Joint Grapegrowing & Winemaking |
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| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Sustainable Certification: Does Certification Make Sense for You? Joint Marketing/Public Relations & Business/Operations |
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