DRAFT SCHEDULE
DRAFT SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Wednesday
Thursday
8-Feb-17
9-Feb-17
8:30 Opening Session (ALL LEVELS)
9 AM
9:30
REGISTRATION OPENS BREAK
10 AM
10:30
Navigating TTB Cider Regulations & Forms (ALL LEVELS) Susan Evans
Cider Apple Orchardist Workshop
BREAK
LUNCH
Introduction to CiderCon (BEGINNER) Presented by the USACM Board of Directors
Cider Apple Orchardist Workshop - Part II (ADVANCED)
(ADVANCED)
The Yeast Whisperer (ALL LEVELS) Shea Comfort
Presentations from Cider Researchers (ALL LEVELS)
Navigating TTB (ALL LEVELS) Susan Evans
Before you trademark… (INTERMEDIATE) Martha Engel
11 AM
11:30 Noon 12:30 1 PM 1:30 2 PM
Cider Lesson from Cider's Women (BEGINNER) Pomme Boots
Managing Cider Inventory (ADVANCED) James Kohn
Distributor Partnerships (ADVANCED) Simon & Jason House
BREAK
3:30 Cider Share & Welcome Reception ****TASTING****
Blending Craft Ciders (INTERMEDIATE) Andrew Byers
USACM Grantee: James Schupp, SmartFresh
USACM Grantee: Nikki Rothwell, Apple Scab
French Keeving ****TASTING****
Lean Practices (INTERMEDIATE) Mellie Pullman
Terroir & Bittersweet Apple Characteristics (ADVANCED) Allison Capper
Cider Lab Analysis (INTERMEDIATE) Darren Michaels
Artisinal Distributor Panel ( ADVANCED) Lauren Sheperd
Comparing Orchard Designs (INTERMEDIATE) Carol Miles
French Perry ****TASTING** **
BREAK
4 PM
Evaluating Single Varietals ****TASTING*** *
BREAK Cost of Production All About Hops (INTERMEDIATE) (ADVANCED) Terry Bradshaw Nat West & Joe Casey
4:30
Where to Cut Financial Corners (INTERMEDIATE) Joel Goodwillie
BREAK
2:30
3 PM
LUNCH
Apple Orchard Mythology (ADVANCED) Pete Brown
Cider Tourism (INTERMEDIATE) Carol Kline
Online Branding (INTERMEDIATE) Meredith Colins
Northeast Ciders ****TASTING** **
5 PM
5:30
6 PM
6:30
Production Track Business Track Sales Track
Cider Orchard Track Cidermaking Track Tasting
DRAFT SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Friday 10-Feb-17 8:30 USACM Business Meeting & Elections (ALL LEVELS)
9 AM
9:30 BREAK 10 AM
10:30
Growing the US Cider Market (ALL LEVELS) Danny Brager, Neilson
11 AM
Modernism v. Traditionialism in Fermentation (ADVANCED) Claude Jolicoure folllowed by book signing
11:30 Noon 12:30
Navigating TTB (ALL LEVELS) Susan Evans
Carbonation Fundamentals (ADVANCED) Phil Kelm
Sensory Analysis ****TASTING**** Charles McGonegal
LUNCH & USACM AWARDS
1 PM 1:30 2 PM
Cider Lab Analysis (ADVANCED) Darren Michaels
Truth & Awe: Breakthrough Branding (INTERMEDIATE) Matt Ebbing
Managing Cider Inventory (INTERMEDIATE) James Kohn
Cost of Goods Sold (INTERMEDIATE) Chris Farmand
Ins and Outs of Apple Juice (INTERMEDIATE) John Baranowski
How About Them Apples (INTERMEDIATE) Mike Beck BREAK
USACM Grantee: James Schupp, Crab Apples
Business 101 for Cideries (BEGINNER) Jeff Nicol; Emily Ritchie - NWCA
Why You Should Open a Cider Bar Instead of a Cidery (INTERMEDIATE) Colin Schilling
Leadership for Larg & Small (INTERMEDIATE) Andrew Byers
The History of US Apple Culture (INTERMEDIATE) Gidon Coll
Building Complexity in Dessert Apple Fermentations (ADVANCED) Michael Jones
Selling Against the Trends (ADVANCED) Lauren Sheperd
Home Away from Home: Selling Outisde Your Home Market (ADVANCED) John Hoyos
When to Outsource (INTERMEDIATE) Erin Rue
Yeast Assimiable (INTERMEDIATE) Amanda Stewart
BREAK 2:30
3 PM
3:30
4 PM
4:30
5 PM
Expansion Planning (ADVANCED) Paul Vander Heide
BREAK Cheese & Cider ****TASTING****
BREAK
5:30
6 PM
6:30
Ciders de France & Commencement Toast ****TASTING****
Calvados ****TASTING****