Conference Program
| AOA AGM – WEDNESDAY 17 OCT 2018, BOARD ROOM – WAGGA RULES CLUB, WAGGA WAGGA NSW | |||||||
| 4:00PM | AGM Registration Desk Open – Plenary Foyer Area | ||||||
| AGM Chair: Peter O’Meara | |||||||
| 5:00PM | AGM | Boardroom | |||||
| 6:30PM | Networking Function | Plenary Foyer | |||||
| 8:00PM | Casual Meal | Rules Club Bistro | |||||
| CONFERENCE DAY 1 – THURSDAY 18 OCT 2018, Jezza Rooms 1 & 2, WAGGA RULES CLUB, WAGGA WAGGA NSW | |||||||
| 7:30AM | Registration Desk Open – Plenary Foyer Area | ||||||
| Session Chair: Peter O’Meara | |||||||
| 8:30AM | Welcome & Housekeeping | Peter O’Meara | |||||
| 8:35AM | Conference Overview, AOA Update, Industry Statistics | TBA | |||||
| 9:00AM | Impact of Climate Change on the Aust Olive Industry | Dr Dane Thomas | |||||
| 9:30AM | Focus Grove Project | Andrew Taylor, NZ | |||||
| 10.00AM | IPDM Project Update | Dr Robert Spooner-Hart | |||||
| 10.20AM | Session Round up & Questions | ||||||
| 10:30AM | MORNING TEA | ||||||
| 11:00AM | TBA | TBA | |||||
| 11:30PM | Food Service Project | Beth Scholes | |||||
| 12:00PM | Succession Planning | Oliver Portway | |||||
| 12:20PM | Session Round up & Questions | ||||||
| 12:30PM | LUNCH | ||||||
| Session Chair: TBA | |||||||
| 1:30PM | The future of personal health | Dr Amy Logan | |||||
| 2:00PM | Olive Wellness Institute | Professor Catherine Itsiopoulos | |||||
| 2:30PM | Health Benefits of Table Olives | Linda Costa | |||||
| 3:00PM | Session Round up & Questions | ||||||
| 3:10PM | AFTERNOON TEA | ||||||
| 3:40PM | Everyday Report | Will Fuller | |||||
| 4:10PM | Export Market Opportunity – India | TBA, Austrade | |||||
| 4:40PM | Session Round up & Questions | ||||||
| 5:00PM | DAY 1 CLOSE – | ||||||
| 6:00PM | First Bus Departs Wagga Rules Club for Conference Dinner | ||||||
| 6:10PM | Last Bus Departs Wagga Rules Club for Conference Dinner | ||||||
| CONFERENCE DINNER, 6.15 pm – 12.00 pm at the RIVERINE CLUB, WAGGA | |||||||
| 10:00 PM First Bus Departs Riverine Club for Wagga Rules Club
11:00 PM Second Bus Departs Riverine Club for Wagga Rules Club 12:00 AM Last Bus Departs Riverine Club for Wagga Rules Club |
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| DAY 2 – FRIDAY 19 OCT 2018, WAGGA RULES CLUB, WAGGA WAGGA NSW | |||||||
| 8.00AM | Registration Desk Open. | ||||||
| TABLE OLIVE Concurrent Session, BOARD ROOM – WAGGA RULES CLUB, WAGGA WAGGA NSW
Session Chair: TBA |
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| 8:30AM | Table Olive Market in Australia and Overseas | Mimmo Lubrano | |||||
| 9:00AM | Overview of Key Quality Determinants for Table Olives | Linda Costa | |||||
| 9:30AM | Mechanical harvesting of Table Olives | Andrew Taylor | |||||
| 10:00 AM | Session Round up & Questions | ||||||
| 10:10AM | MORNING TEA | ||||||
| 10:40AM | A Descriptive Language for Table Olive Flavours | Dr Soumi Paul Mukhopadhyay | |||||
| 11:10AM | Food Safety for Table Olives | Dr Stan Kallis | |||||
| 11:40AM | Testing of Table Olives | Peter McFarlane | |||||
| 12:00PM | Session Round up & Questions | ||||||
| 12:10PM | LUNCH | ||||||
| EVOO Concurrent Session, WAGGA RULES CLUB, WAGGA WAGGA NSW
Session Chair: TBA |
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| 8:30AM | Proposed Changes to OliveCare Code of Practice | Peter McFarlane | |||||
| 9:00AM | Irrigation Management | Ketema Zeleke | |||||
| 9:30AM | Megasonics in EVOO Processing | Dr Pablo Juliano | |||||
| 10:00AM | Session Round up & Questions | ||||||
| 10:10AM | MORNING TEA | ||||||
| 10:40AM | Benchmarking | TBA | |||||
| 11:10AM | From shed to bottle – best practice / how to keep defects out of olive oil | Ed Vercoe | |||||
| 11:40AM | Drones in Groves | Michael Thomsett | |||||
| 12:00PM | Session Round up & Questions | ||||||
| 12:10PM | LUNCH | ||||||
| FIELD SESSION – Buses Depart Wagga Rules Club at 1.10 pm | |||||||
| 1:30PM | NSW DPI Grove Walk | Ketema Zeleke + various | |||||
| 2:30PM | CSU Olive Oil Research Facility Visit | Prof Paul Prenzler | |||||
| 3:15PM | AFTERNOON TEA | ||||||
| 3:45PM | NSW DPI Testing Lab and Sensory Panel | Jamie Ayton NSW DPI Staff | |||||
| 4:30PM | Official Close and Thank You | Peter O’Meara | |||||
| 5:00PM | DAY 2 CLOSE | ||||||
| AIOA GALA PRESENTATION DINNER, 6.15 pm – 12.00 pm at the Rules Club, WAGGA | |||||||
| DAY 3 – SATURDAY 19 OCT 2018, Super Saturday Workshops & More. For more details click here. | |||||||
| 09:00 – 11:00 | TasteBook Live – EVOO & Olive Sensory Workshop | Dr Soumi Paul Mukhopadhyay, Shane Cummins | |||||
| 11:00 – 4:30 | Table Olive Workshop – Wollundry Grove
Bus departs Rules Club at 10.45am |
Linda Costa | |||||
| 11:00 – 4:30 | Field Tour – Junee Liquorice and Coolamon Cheese
Bus departs Rules Club at 10.45am |
Bus Tour | |||||
| 4:30PM | Grove Walk – Wollundry Grove Wagga | Joo-Yee and Bruce Spinks | |||||
| 6:00PM | Farewell Pizza dinner | Joo-Yee and Bruce Spinks | |||||
| 8:00PM | Dinner Concludes | Bus departs for Rules Club | |||||
NOTE: The National Olive Industry Conference and Trade Exhibition Program is subject to change without notice.
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