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2013 Schedule At-A-Glance


2013 Schedule At-A-Glance: 

 
 

This preliminary schedule is subject to change. *Requires additional registration fees.

Wednesday March 6, 2013

11 am - 5 pm            

Registration 

1 pm - 4 pm           

Outing: Experimental Food Tour of Downtown Charlotte*

   
11:15 am - 6 pm    

Golf Tournament and RCF Fundraiser

   

1 pm - 5 pm

Workshops*

1) Wine Tasting and the Art of Sensory Science*
 


2)
CRC Exam Prep: Basics of Food Science for Culinologists* 

3) ABS's of Flavors - Tasting and Evaluating*

4) Food Product Development Toolkit: Designing Deliciousness from Tip to Tail* 
 
   
   
*Requires additional registration fees.   

Thursday March 7, 2013

6:30 am - 2 pm

Student Culinology® Competition

6:30 am - 9 am

Research Chefs Foundation 5K Race & Fun Run*


8 am - 6:30 pm

Registration

8:30 am - 9:30 am

Breakfast

9:30 am - 10:45 am

Breakout Sessions A

A1) Sprouted Grain: The New Frontier in Baking

A2) Nail the Sale: Skills to Help You Sell Your Ideas

A3) What's On the Menu? Trends and Predictions

A4) Using New Generation Oils to Create Better, Healthier Products
 

A5) The Conscious Chef and the Meatless Movement

10:45 am - 11 am

Networking Break

11 am - 12:15pm

Breakout Sessions B

B1) BAM - Beef Alternate Merchandising for Better Profits

B2) Flavor Science & Social Networks

B3) Natural Functional Ingredients for Improved Application Results

B4) Gold Standard Delivery: Leveraging Research at Every R&D Stage

B5) Creating a Successful R&D Co-Pack and Relationship
   
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch-and-Learn: Taking the Next Step in Your Career

1:45 pm - 3 pm 

General Session 1

 

Food Product Development Toolkit: Designing Deliciousness from Tip to Tail 

   

3 pm - 3:30 pm

Networking Break

   

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

RCA Annual Business Meeting

4:45 pm - 5:45 pm

CRC and CCS Reception

4:45 pm -5:45 pm

New Member and First Time Attendee Reception

4:45 pm -5:45 pm

Student/Professional Speed Meet & Greet

6:15 pm - 8 pm

Opening Reception

Friday March 8, 2013

6:30 am - 1 pm

Registration

   
6:30 am - 2:00 pm

Professional Culinology® Competition

   

7:00 am - 8 am

RCA Regionals Breakfast

8 am - 8:10 am

President’s Welcome

8:10 am - 9 am

Keynote Address

Homaro Cantu, Chef, Moto Restaurant

9 am - 9:30 am

Networking Break

9:30 am - 10:45 am

Breakout Sessions C

C1) Savory Does It: Flavor Enhancements to Satisfy Customer Tastes

C2) Wine Tasting and the Art of Sensory Science

C3) Turning Up the Heat - Creativity with Pungent Ingredients
 

C4) The Bold New World of School Food Science
  C5) The New Definition of Health and Wellness and the Ever-Changing Needs of (mis)Informed Consumers

11 am - 12:15pm

General Session 2

Global Food Challenges, the Future of Food and the Implications for R&D Professionals

12:30 pm - 5 pm

Culinology® Expo

Culinology Poster Presentations

6 pm - 7 pm

Student Member Town Hall Meeting and Reception

   

Saturday, March 9, 2013

7 am - 4 pm

Registration

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast

8:30 am -9:45 am

Breakout Sessions D

 

D1) Mixology Meets Culinology: Techniques Influence the Modern Cocktail

D2) Marketing Strategy Basics for Culinary Professionals

D3) Natural Food Protection: A Step-by-Step Approach

 


D4) Regional Cuisine: An Exploration RCA-Style

9:45 am - 10 am

Networking Break

10 am - 11:15 am

General Session 3

The Future of Food & Beverage: Authenticity, Risk Taking & Experimentation

 

 

11:15 am - 11:45 am

Networking Break

 

11:45 pm - 1 pm

Breakout Sessions E

 

E1) When Your Intuition Fails You, Timing and Temperature are Everything

E2) Sparkling the Senses for Rapid Prototyping with Co-Creation Groups

 

E3) Foodpairing: New Tools to Help Create New and Surprising Recipes

E4) A Flavor Chemist's Perspective on the Taste Buds
   
   
   
   
1:15 pm - 3 pm 

Annual Awards Luncheon
  

 
 

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