The 5th Canadian Barley Symposium & District Western Canada MBAA

are pleased to announce a joint meeting:

“The Science And Joy
Of Canadian
Barley And Beer”

June 25 -29, 2007
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Read the Brochure

Convention website: www.barleybeer07.ca

The four day program will cover various aspects of feed, food and malting barley and will feature oral and poster presentations on topics ranging from production, to the recent advances in science and the end uses of barley.

This conference will be of interest to producers, researchers, brewers, marketers and end-users. Everyone is encouraged to participate and to pass this information on to colleagues and associates.

We look forward to your participation.

Topics and Speakers:

• Spectroscopy workshop – Optek - Al Worley
• Malt milling using 2 roll wet mills – Steinecker - Andrew Fratianni
• Heat exchange and refrigeration – how to save on utility dollars - Alfa Laval - Stanley Foster
• Growth in the Canadian alcoholic beverage market - Ron Subden
• Water savings opportunities in the brewery – Enviro-tower- Don Toporowski
• “Leading Change in Breweries” – Eric Candy
  The paper will cover the interrelationships between Leadership, Teambuilding and Change with a special focus on Culture and Problem Solving. The objective will be to promote discussion on the different approaches and a suggested optimal approach.
• Energy Savings Workshop – Natural Resources Canada (Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation)
  A customized workshop for the industry that will provide information on how to calculate energy savings, where to look for savings, technologies/processes to save energy, areas of energy wastage that are usually ignored, creating business cases for energy savings projects as well as information on government funding or programs that are available to offset capital costs of energy savings projects.

For Canadian Barley Symposium topics and speakers, see www.barleybeer07.ca

Further Information

To indicate your interest and to receive future updates and registration information, please contact:

The Science and Joy of Canadian Barley and Beer
Canadian Grain Commission
1404-303 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3G8
Email: cbsmbaa@grainscanada.gc.ca

Registration & Important Dates

Early Registration*
(before April 15th, 2007) - $350
Full Conference Registration*
(after April 15th, 2007) - $400
* all meals and activities are included in the registration fees

Online registration and/or hotel reservations will be available January 15th, 2007 through York the Hotel. A link to the hotel’s registration site can be accessed through the conference website www.barleybeer07.ca Payments online can be made by credit cards.

Payments by cheque payable to York the Hotel should be mailed in with the completed registration form to:
York the Hotel
161 Donald Street
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 1M3

CALL FOR POSTERS

The deadline for submission of abstracts for poster presentations is April 15th, 2007 Please submit abstracts by e-mail to cbsmbaa@grainscanada.gc.ca, steven.stradiotto@molson.com, or jeff.bird@molson.com. For additional program details, please visit: The Science and Joy of Canadian Barley and Beer web site at www.barleybeer07.ca or contact:
Tricia Chornick or Sharon Bazin
Canadian Grain Commission
1404-303 Main Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 3G8
Phone: (204) 984-2497
Fax: (204) 983-0724
E-mail: cbsmbaa@grainscanada.gc.ca.

VENUE

York the Hotel 161 Donald Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 1M3

Nearby Points of Interest:
Can West Global Ballpark – 6 blocks
Fork’s Market – 1.5 km
Winnipeg Art Gallery – 8 blocks

From the Airport to York the Hotel:
Approximately 20 minutes

Program Committee

Canadian Barley Symposium
Michael Edney and Marta Izydorczyk
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)

MBAA
Rob McCaig, Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre
Doug Wilkie, International Malting Company
Steve Stradiotto, Molson Canada
Jeff Bird, Molson Canada

Organizing Committee

Sharon Bazin, CGC
Tricia Chornick, CGC
Len Dushnicky, CGC
Dennis Langrell, CGC
Shirley Lowe, CGC
Aaron MacLeod, CGC
Al Morris, Barley Merchant/Consultant
Shawn Parsons, CGC

Scope of the Meeting

The four day program will cover various aspects of feed, food and malting and will feature oral and poster presentations on topics ranging from production, to the recent advances in science and the end uses of barley. This conference will be of interest to producers, researchers, brewers, marketers and end-users.

Preliminary Program Details

Oral Session-tentative topics

• Barley for functional food and feed ingredients
• Advances in analytical methods for measuring barley constituents and functionality
• Novel processes/techniques for breeding, growing, and using barley
• Quality assurance and consistency of brewing raw materials
• Effect of environment on crop quality
• Current industry developments

Panel Discussions:

• Disease resistance through genetics or chemistry?
• Developing Canadian malting barley for global need

Poster Session

• Interested participants are invited to send abstracts by no later than April 15th, 2007

Tentative Program

Times are subject to change

Confirmed Speakers

Erin Armstrong
Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute

François Belzile
Université Laval

Michael Brophy
Canadian Wheat Board

Wayne Buckley
AAFC, Brandon Research Centre

Randy Clear
Canadian Grain Commission

Jim Dexter
Canadian Grain Commission

Christine Fastnaught
Fargo, ND

Andrew Fratiani
Steinecker

Bryan Harvey
University of Saskatchewan

Scott Heisel
American Malting Barley Association

Robert Hill
University of Manitoba

Yueshu Li
Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre

Rex Newkirk
Canadian International Grains Institute

John O’Donovan
AAFC, Beaverlodge Research Farm

Daniel Perry
Canadian Grain Commission

Vadivambal Rajagopal
University of Manitoba

Brian Rossnagel
University of Saskatchewan

Ron Subden
University of Guelph

Kelly Turkington
AAFC, Lacombe Research Centre

Xiang Yin
Prairie Malt Limited