IACP Food History Symposium Agenda
Friday, September 28 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Tours of Winterthur Winterthur, the former home of Henry Francis du Pont is world-renowned for its collections of antiques and Americana. Its fields and farmland illustrate the workings of a great American country estate, and there are paths through the 60-acre naturalistic Winterthur Garden. |
| 5:00 p.m. | Opening Reception, Marriott Courtyard at the University of Delaware The symposium hotel serves as a research site for the University of Delaware Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management (HRIM), and we will be able to look at new technologies for hospitality and foodservice environments. |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner on your own or with friends |
Saturday, September 29 | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast at the Soda House Conference Center at Hagley Museum and Library |
| 9:15 a.m. | Welcome Remarks Doug Duda, Chair of IACP Food History Committee |
| 9:30 a.m. | Product Innovation Roger Horowitz, Hagley Museum and Library Todd Menacker, Certified Research Chef, Innovation and Culinary Services Manager, Ventura Foods Dennis Pogue, Chief Historian and Director of Preservation, Mount Vernon |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch at Soda House |
| 12:30 p.m. | Design Innovation Laurene Boym, designer, Boym Partners Rubén García, Director of Reseach & Development, THINKfoodGROUP Darra Goldstein, Williams College |
| 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. | Marketing Innovation Adam Borden, CEO, Bradmer Foods venture capital Bruce Kraig, Professor Emeritus, Roosevelt University Andrew Smith, The New School University |
| 5:00 p.m. | Reception The Hagley Museum and Library hosts a reception and tour of the facilities. Private small group tours will also be conducted of Eleutherian Mills, the historic DuPont home and gardens, adjacent to the Hagley grounds. |
| 7:30 p.m. | Dinner (included) University of Delaware |
Sunday, September 30 | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | Innovation in Service Environments Cihan Cobanoglu, University of Delaware HRIM Fred DeMicco, University of Delaware HRIM |
| 10:00 a.m. | Closing Session Keynote speaker: Donald Sloan, Head of the Department of Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Management at Oxford Brookes University |
IACP Symposium Hotel
Attendees are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. The University of Delaware Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management, partnering with the Hagley Library and Museum in bringing the IACP Food History Symposium to their campuses, has an on-site Marriott Courtyard www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ilgud-courtyard-newark-university-of-delaware at their Newark, Delaware campus that will serve as the official hotel of the symposium. The rate for both Single King and Double rooms is $129 per night. Those wishing to stay near the Hagley Museum and Library in nearby Wilmington, Delaware, may choose from a number of hotels in the area, including the Hotel Dupont www.dupont.com
IACP Food History Symposium Registration
Registration Deadline: Friday, September 21
The Registration fee, which includes the Winterthur tour and opening reception on Friday and Saturday dinner, breakfasts and coffee breaks, is $299 per person. There is a $199 option for Saturday day pass registrants, as well as a limited number of student registrations for $25.
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