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February 11-12, 2009
Holiday Inn Select Executive Center
2200 I-70 Drive, S.W.
Columbia, Missouri
(573) 445-8531
Group Rate: $79.95 (single/double)
Reservations must be made by January 27, 2009 to receive
the group rate. When making reservations, please inform the hotel staff that you
are with the Missouri Pork Expo.
A Current List of Exhibitors at the
2009 Missouri Pork Expo will be added soon.
Click
Here for the In the Show Ring Registration Form
(pdf file)
Costs:
Expo Registration (2-11-09) -
$10
MPA members get in FREE,
Includes FREE lunch and admittance into Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning producer education sessions
Pork Industry Buffet (2-11-09) -
$25 Pork Leadership Breakfast (2-12-09) -
$35
Exhibitor Information:
To exhibit at the Expo Trade Show, you must complete an Exhibitor
Contract and return to the Missouri Pork Association. One 8' x 10' booth is
$450. If you return the contract prior to November 7, the booth cost is $400. Links to all associated forms are below. Each document is
in pdf format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. If you do not have
this program, visit
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html to download the FREE
version. 2009 Expo Exhibitor Contract
2009 Expo Trade Show Floor Layout
2009 Pork PAC Fundraising Auction Donation Form
Tentative Schedule of Events:
Tuesday , February
10, 2009
| 2:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Trade Show Set-Up |
Wednesday , February
11, 2009
| 7:00 am - 7:45 am |
Trade Show Set-Up |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Registration Open - Sponsored by
Davidson Construction & Management Co.
Hospitality Open - Sponsored by MFA Incorporated
Trade Show Open |
| 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |
Silent Auction Room Open |
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| 9:00 am |
In the Show Ring
See complete agenda below |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Swine Advisory Committee Meeting |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
FFA Pork Speaking Contest Finals -
Sponsored by MFA Incorporated |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 pm |
Producer Education Session
- No cost to attend with paid Trade Show admittance
Swine Industry Update -
Sponsored by Alltech
Steve Meyer - Paragon Economics |
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| 11:45 am - 1:00 pm |
Expo Barbecue -
Sponsored by Cargill
and Cargill Pork |
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| 1:00 pm - 4:45 pm |
In the Show Ring
Session - Off site
See complete agenda below |
| 2:00 pm -
3:00 pm |
Producer Education Sessions
- No cost to attend with paid Trade Show admittance
University of
Missouri Commercial Agriculture Program
Topics to be Determined |
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| 4:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Trade Show Cash Bar -
Beer and soda sponsored by UPI/Parks, LLC |
| 4:30 pm |
Silent Auction Closes |
| 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Trade Show Tear Down |
| 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
Pork Industry Buffet -
Sponsored by the
Pork Checkoff and Farmland
Missouri Wine Tasting - Sponsored by the Missouri Wine
and Grape Program
$25 per person, must have ticket to attend |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Pork Industry Fundraising Auction |
In the Show Ring Agenda
for February 11, 2009
Pigs for Sessions at Trowbridge Livestock Center
provided by: OBC Genetics - Eddie & Tammy Robinson, Wellsville, MO
Youths attending the entire session will receive Show Me Quality
Assurance certification/recertification.
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Registration at Holiday Inn Select |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am |
Show Me Quality Assurance |
| 11:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Lunch and Trade Show Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt sponsored by FCS Financial |
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Depart for Sessions at Trowbridge Livestock Center
Own transportation required |
| 1:30 pm -
2:00 pm |
Concurrent Sessions
A. Show Pig Nutrition
- Expert
B. Show Pig Health - Novice
Linda Hickam, DVM -
Missouri Department of Agriculture |
| 2:00 pm -
2:30 pm |
Concurrent Sessions
A. Show Pig Nutrition
- Novice
B. Show Pig Health - Expert
Linda Hickam, DVM - Missouri
Department of Agriculture |
| 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm |
Break - Refreshments |
| 2:45 pm -
3:10 pm |
Concurrent Sessions
A. Selection/Evaluation - Novice
B. Showmanship - Expert
C. Skillathon |
| 3:15 pm -
3:40 pm |
Concurrent Sessions
A.
Showmanship - Novice
B.
Grooming/Clipping - Expert
C. Skillathon |
| 3:45 pm -
4:10 pm |
Concurrent Sessions
A. Selection/Evaluation - Expert
B.
Grooming/Clipping - Novice
C. Skillathon |
| 4:15 pm |
Closing and Depart for Holiday Inn Select |
Thursday , February
12, 2009
| 8:00 am - 10:00 am |
Pork Leadership Breakfast -
Sponsored by Premium Standard Farms, LLC,
Murphy Brown LLC and the
National Pork Producers Council
Keynote Speaker - Jim Wiesemeyer, Informa Economics
$35 per person, must have ticket to attend |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Producer Education Session
No cost to attend with paid Trade Show admittance
or Pork Leadership Breakfast
University of Missouri Commercial
Agriculture Program
Topics to Be Determined
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| 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
MPA Board Meeting and Lunch
Keynote Speaker - To be determined |
View Scenes from the
2008 Missouri Pork Expo.
For more information, or to exhibit at the trade show, please
contact:
Diane Slater
Director of Communications
Missouri Pork Association
(573) 445-8375
diane@mopork.com
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