BPIA 2019 Annual Meeting and Symposium
Co-located with
Biocontrols USA West 2019 Conference & Expo
March 11-15, 2019 • Portland, OR • Marriott Portland Downtown Waterfront Hotel
Meeting Agenda
Subject to change
Day 1 — Monday, March 11, 2019
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
BPIA Farm Tour sponsored by Valent BioSciences
Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
Siri & Son Farms
Terra Nova Nurseries
North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University • Tour and Lunch
Oregon Hophouse
Willamette Valley Vineyards
Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
BPIA Board of Directors Lunch
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
BPIA Board of Directors Meeting
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
BPIA Board of Directors Dinner
Day 2 — Tuesday, March 12, 2019
8:00 am-5:30 pm
BPIA 2019 Annual Meeting
8:00am-10:00am
Morning Refreshments and Check-in sponsored by TSG
9:00am-4:00pm
Member Networking Space Available
9:00am-10:30am
BioProtection Global Meeting
9:00am-10:30am
Regulatory Committee Meeting
10:30am-11:00am
Coffee Networking Break sponsored by Oil-Dri
11:00am-12:00pm
Government Affairs Committee Meeting
11:00am-12:00pm
Specialty Markets Committee Meeting
11:00am-12:00pm
State Regulatory Subcommittee
12:00pm-2:00pm
New Member Introductions Luncheon sponsored by Certis USA
2:00pm-3:30pm
Biostimulant Integration Committee
2:00pm-3:30pm
Communications Committee Meeting
2:00pm-3:30pm
Membership Committee Meeting
3:30pm-4:00pm
Coffee Networking Break sponsored by Gowan
4:00pm-5:30pm
BPIA All Member Meeting
6:00pm-9:00pm
BPIA Group Dinner sponsored by Marrone Bio Innovations
Day 3 — Wednesday, March 13, 2019
8:00 am-5:00 pm
2019 Symposium
8:00 am-10:00 am
Morning Refreshments and Check-in sponsored by Osprey Biotechnics
9:00 am-9:30 am
Opening Keynote Speaker
Speaker: Stephanie Page, Oregon Department of Agriculture
9:30 am-10:30 am
Biological Products in Canada
Moderator: Jayne Walz, Valent BioSciences
Speakers: Emma Babij, PMRA; Sue Boyetchko, AAFC ; Michael Brownbridge, Vineland Research & Innovation; and Theresa Wildman, Plant Products, Inc.
10:30 am-11:00 am
Coffee Networking Break sponsored by BIODAC
11:00 am-12:30 pm
Biological Products and Organics
Moderator: Cindy Smith, Conn & Smith
Speakers: Sam Schaefer-Joel, WSDA; Doug Currier, OMRI; Cassandra Christine, OTA; and Bill Wolf, Wolf, DiMatteo and Associates
12:30 pm-2:00pm
Symposium Luncheon sponsored by Indigo Ag
2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Biostimulants Update
Moderator: David Hiltz, Acadian Seaplants
Speakers: Matt Haynes, Oregon Department of Agriculture; Colin Stewart, USDA; and Massimo Toni, EBIC
3:00 pm-3:30 pm
Coffee Networking Break sponsored by Valent BioSciences
3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Biological Product Users
Moderator: Michael Larose, BioSafe Systems
Speakers: Ragen Darrington, Industrial Ventilation; Brian Winn, 1, 4 Group; and Kyle Peterson, Pacific Crest Nursery
4:30 pm-5:00 pm
Closing Keynote: Kobus Pienaar
Supply Chain Transformation