Conference Schedule
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Saturday, October 10
- 7:35 – 9:00 am
- Breakfast in the Market (only for those attending a field trip)
- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Field Trips
- 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
- From People Power to Public Policy: A Gathering of Local and State Food Policy Councils
Sunday, October 11
- all day
- Poster Session
- all day
- Exhibit Hall
- all day
- Food Film Festival
- all day
- Food History Timeline
- all day
- Museum Exhibit: Jerry DeWitt, “Farm and Heartlands” Photography Exhibit
- 7:30 – 9:00 am
- Registration & Breakfast
- 8:30 – 11:00 am
- Plenary: From Commodities to Community Food Systems
- 11:15 am – 12:45 pm
- Workshop Session #1
- 12:45 – 2:30 pm
- Lunch, Food Sovereignty Prize award and Keynote from Via Campesina
- 2:30 – 3:45 pm
- Committee Meetings/Structured Networking
- 2:30 – 3:45 pm
- Farmscape Theatrical Presentation
- 4:00 – 5:30 pm
- Workshop Session #2
- 5:45 – 7:00 pm
- Meet & Greet Poster Session Presenters
- 5:45 – 7:00 pm
- Walking tour of downtown Des Moines
- 6:30 – 9:30 pm
- Iowa Garden of Eatin: Taste of Des Moines Reception at the Des Moines Sculpture Garden
Monday October 12
- all day
- Poster Session
- all day
- Exhibit Hall
- all day
- Food Film Festival
- all day
- Food History Timeline
- all day
- Museum Exhibit: Jerry DeWitt, “Farm and Heartlands” Photography Exhibit
- 7:30 – 9:00 am
- Registration & Breakfast
- 8:30 – 10:00 am
- Plenary: From Commodity to Communities of Practice: Building Resilient Networks for Food System Change
- 10:00 – 10:30 am
- CFSC Annual Meeting
- 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- Committee Meetings/Structured Networking
- 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- Meet & Greet Poster Session Presenters
- 12:15 – 2:00 pm
- Lunch on your own
- 2:00 – 3:30 pm
- Workshop Session #3
- 4:00 – 5:30 pm
- Workshop Session #4
- 5:45 – 7:30 pm
- How [What] Will the World Eat? US Impact on Global Food Security
A Reception Featuring a keynote by World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Hans R. Herren
Tuesday October 13
- until Noon
- Poster Session
- until Noon
- Exhibit Hall
- until Noon
- Food History Timeline
- until Noon
- Museum Exhibit: Jerry DeWitt, “Farm and Heartlands” Photography Exhibit
- 7:30 – 9:00 am
- Breakfast
- 8:30 – 10:00 am
- Plenary: A Fair Share for Labor in the Food System
- 10:15 – 11:30 am
- Workshop Session #5
END OF OFFICIAL CONFERENCE EVENTS
You are also invited to the following events after the conference:
- 12:00 – 1:30 pm
- Hunger Luncheon at the Iowa Hunger Summit (Please register separately if you plan to attend)
- 12:00 – 5:00 pm
- Strategy Session on a Campaign to End the World Food Crisis
