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2020 Daily Schedule

As of January 24, 2020

When the links are available, you will be able to view detailed program information. Speakers will be listed in alphabetical order in the session detail.

This schedule will be updated with more details as available and is subject to change without notice. All sessions and events will be held at Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, California 95815 and the Sheraton Grand, 1230 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814 unless noted otherwise.

Monday, February 3, 2020
Time	Event	Location
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Registration	Cal Expo – Bldg. 1
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Time	Event	Location
7:30 am – 5:00 pm	Registration	Cal Expo – Bldg. 1
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm	Registration	Sheraton – Grand Nave Foyer
8:00 am – 5:00 pm	Speaker Ready Room	Cal Expo – Bldg. 2
10:00 am – 5:00 pm	Press Room	Cal Expo – Bldg. 2
11:30 am – 1:30 pm	Keynote Speaker Luncheon Jeff O’Neill, O’Neill Vintners & Distillers Separate Registration Fee Required	Cal Expo – Bldg. D
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Sustainable Groundwater Management Act – What You Need to Know (CEUs available) Grapegrowing Regulatory Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 3
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Thiols: They are in More than Sauvignon blanc! (includes tasting) Joint Grapegrowing & Winemaking Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 5
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Innovation & Adaptation Marketing/Public Relations Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 4
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Strategies for Managing through Oversupply Business/Operations Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 6
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm	Regulatory Compliance for a New Decade. What’s New, What’s Changing and When Is It Happening? Winemaking Regulatory Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 7
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm	MRLs & You: A Global Look at What Your Strategy Could Be (CEUs available) Grapegrowing Regulatory Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 3
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm	Welcome Reception	Sheraton – Grand Nave Ballroom
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Time	Event	Location
7:30 am – 5:30 pm	Registration	Cal Expo – Bldg. 1
8:00 am – 5:00 pm	Press Room	Cal Expo – Bldg. 2
8:00 am – 5:00 pm	Speaker Ready Room	Cal Expo – Bldg. 2
8:30 am – 11:00 am	State of the Industry *General Session*	Cal Expo – Bldg. D
9:00 am – 6:00 pm	Exhibits Open	Cal Expo – Bldgs. A, B, C & Pavilion
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm	Tapping into Consumer Trends (& Why They Matter for Wine) Marketing/Public Relations Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 4
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Three Biggest Technology Moves that Paid Off Big Time Business/Operations Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 6
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Potassium Tartrate Stability: Strategies for Stabilizing Potassium Tartrate Salts in White, Red and Rosé Wines (includes tasting) *Winemaking Breakout Session*	Cal Expo – Bldg. 7
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm	Vineyard Mechanization: Innovations for Successful Grapegrowing and Winemaking (includes tasting) Grapegrowing Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 5
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm	Data Matters – It’s Not Your Size, It’s How You Use It Marketing/Public Relations Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 4
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm	Recruiting and Retaining Talent in an Era of Talent Shortages Business/Operations Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 6
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm	New Technologies in Cap Management and Red Fermentation Monitoring and Controls Winemaking Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 7
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Regional Wine Tasting	Cal Expo – Bldgs. A, B, C & Pavilion
6:15 pm – 8:00 pm	Cal Poly Wine & Viticulture Department Alumni & Friends Reception	Hyatt Regency, Vines Café
6:15 pm – 8:00 pm	UC Davis Viticulture & Enology Alumni, Students, Faculty and Friends Reception	Hyatt Regency, Ballroom C
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Time	Event	Location
8:00 am – 4:00 pm	Registration	Cal Expo – Bldg. 1
8:00 am – 4:00 pm	Press Room	Cal Expo – Bldg. 2
8:00 am – 4:00 pm	Speaker Ready Room	Cal Expo – Bldg. 2
9:00 am – 4:00 pm	Exhibits Open	Cal Expo – Bldgs. A, B, C & Pavilion
9:00 am – 10:30 am Presentada en español (Presented in Spanish)	Percepción de la Calidad, Mitos y Realidades (incluye degustación) Sesión general en español Quality Perceptions, Myths, and Reality (includes tasting) *General Session in Spanish*	Cal Expo – Bldg. 5
9:00 am – 11:30 am	A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats – Perspectives on Growing the Market for Wine through Brand Development *General Session*	Cal Expo – Bldg. D
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Presentada en español (Presented in Spanish)	Temperaturas Extremas: Olas de Calor y Heladas Sesión de viticultura en español Weather: Heat Waves and Frosts *Grapegrowing Session in Spanish*	Cal Expo – Bldg. 5
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Presentada en español (Presented in Spanish)	Tecnologías Modernas “Detrás de Escena” para la Estabilización y Ajuste de Vinos Previo al Embotellado Sesión de enología en español Behind the Scenes Technologies Used for Wine Stabilization and Adjustment *Winemaking Session in Spanish*	Cal Expo – Bldg. 6
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm	Weed Control in Vineyards: Sustainability and Consumer Perception (CEUs available) Grapegrowing Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 3
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm	What Happened to My Wine? Production and Package Planning for Canned and Bag-in-the-Box Wines (includes tasting) *Winemaking Breakout Sessions*	Cal Expo – Bldg. 7
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm	Preparing for and Mitigating the Impact of Natural Disasters and Emergencies Business/Operations Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. D
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm	It’s Not Generational, It’s Attitudinal *Marketing/Public Relations Breakout Session*	Cal Expo – Bldg. 4
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Presentada en español (Presented in Spanish)	Nuevas Tecnologías Sostenibles Para el Manejo de Plagas y Enfermedades del Viñedo (CEU disponibles) Sesión de viticultura en español Sustainable New Technologies for Managing Vineyard Pests and Diseases (CEUs available) Grapegrowing Session in Spanish	Cal Expo – Bldg. 5
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Presentada en español (Presented in Spanish)	Dále el toque final a tu vino y descubre los beneficios de los agentes enológicos Sesión de enología en español Spice Up Your Wine and Discover the Benefits of Enological Additives Winemaking Session in Spanish	Cal Expo – Bldg. 6
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm	Innovations in Sustainable Pest Management (CEUs available) Grapegrowing Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 3
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm	Path to Market for Smaller Wineries beyond the Tasting Room Business/Operations Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. D
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm	20/20 Foresight – Wine’s Challenging Next Decade Marketing/Public Relations Breakout Sessions	Cal Expo – Bldg. 4
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm	Laboratory Best Practice: A Practical Guide to Analytical Method Selection, Method Performance Validation and Adoption of Effective Laboratory Quality Practices (SO2 case study) Winemaking Breakout Session	Cal Expo – Bldg. 7

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