43rd Annual Convention of MBAA District Caribbean

TECHNICAL SESSION
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2004

Opening Remarks: Mr. Ramón García Tatis, Technical Chairman
1st. Session Moderator: Miss. Virginia Clarke

8:30 - 8:55 "Malt Handling - Benefits of Replacing a Pneumatic Plant" Speaker: Mr. Steven Gittens BANKS BREWERIES LTD

8:55 - 9:20 "Malting Plant Design and How These Decisions Impact Malt Quality and Brewhouse Performance" Speaker: Mr. Chris J. Mulder INTERNATIONAL MALTING COMPANY

9:20 - 9:45 "A Journey Towards World Class Maintenance At Red Stripe" Speaker: Mr. Cedric Blair RED STRIPE

9:45 - 10:10 "Correlation of Two Vitality Tests (Acidification Power And Safranine-0 Staining) and The Brewing Yeast Fermentation Performance In The Propagation And Fermentation Stages" Speaker: Mr. Fernando A. Soto CERVECERIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA, C. POR A.

10:10 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK

2nd. Session Moderator: Mr. Richard Cozier

10:30 - 10:55 "New Technology at WLBL - Experience With a New Bottle Washer and Refrigeration Plant" Speaker: Mr. David Nicholls WINDWARD & LEEWARD BREWERY LIMITED

10:55 - 11:20 "Pumpable Slush Ice - The New Cleaning Medium" Speaker: Professor Richard Sharpe BREWING RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

11:20 - 11:50 Panel Discussion (All Speakers)

FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2004

Opening Remarks: Mr. Ramón García Tatis Technical Chairman
3rd. Session Moderator: Mr. Noel Da Costa

8:30 - 8:55 "New Bottling Line Project At Red Stripe - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly!" Speaker: Mr. Alan Loy RED STRIPE

8:55 - 9:20 "Packaging Strategies For The Growth an Profits Of The Beer Industry." Speaker: Mr. Ricardo A. Yunis OWENS ILLINOIS

9:20 - 9:45 "Brewery Experience Using a Dissolved Air Flotation Unit Is To Optimize The Wastewater Treated By Anaerobic Reactor" Speaker: Mr. Elvin De Peña CERVECERIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA, C. POR A.

9:45 - 10:15 Panel Discussion (All Speakers)

10:15 - 10:45 COFFEE BREAK

10:45 - 11:30 Master Conference "Biotechnology And Nanotechnology - What's New" Speaker: Dr. Inge Russell MBAA