20th Annual Meeting of ISBN

Dates: June 5-9, 2012

Place: Half Moon Bay, CA  USA

Organizer: Audrey Duarte

Main Conference Site: Half Moon Bay Lodge.  The website for the hotel is here.

Welcome Reception Site:

The welcome reception will be in the Fireside Room at the Half Moon Bay Lodge on Tuesday, June 5th 6pm-8pm. Wine, beer, and appetizers will be provided.

Banquet Site:

The banquet will be held on Thursday, June 7th at La Nebbia Winery in Half Moon Bay between 5 and 9 pm.  Prices per adult and child TBD.

Group Outing:

Private wine tour with The Santa Cruz Experience.  Tour buses will pick up from the Half Moon Bay Lodge at 12:30 pm on Friday, June 8th and drop off by 6 pm. We will visit 3 or 4 wineries in the Santa Cruz area. Catered lunch and tasting fees for 3-4 wineries included.  Price per person $95.

Transportation and other useful info: Information regarding transportation, area attractions, restaurants, grocery stores, activities, and childcare can be found here.

Registration and payments: Please go to our ISBN conference registration website.

Meeting Schedule:

June 5, 2012 (Tues)

6 pm – 8 pm Welcome Reception, Half Moon Bay Lodge

June 6, 2012 (Wed)

8:30-9:00 am  Breakfast
9:00-10:00      Symposium #1, Mark Baxter organizer

Ludise Malkova (25min), Mark Baxter (25 min)
10:00-10:30    Break
10:30-11:45    Symposium #1 cont.
Patrick Forcelli* (25 min), Yogita Chudasama (25 min), Panel Discussion (15 min)
11:45-1:15      Lunch
1:15-2:15        Traditional session #1
Jens Pruessner (20 min), Dominic Cheng* (20 min), Jessica Payne* (20 min)
2:15-2:45        Break
2:45-4:05        Traditional session #1 cont.
Natasha Rajah (20min), Nancy Dennis* (20 min), Lynette Tippett (20 min), Alison Preston (20 min)

June 7, 2012 (Thurs)

8:30-9:00 am   Breakfast
9:00-10:00       Symposium #2, Donna Rose Addis organizer
Donna (10 min intro), Jessica Andrews-Hanna* (25 min), Muireann Irish* (25 min)
10:00-10:30     Break
10:30-11:45     Symposium #2 cont.
Scott Hayes (25 min), Mary Pat McAndrews (25 min), Panel Discussion (15 min)
11:45-1:15       Lunch
1:15-2:45         Presidential Speaker: Mark D’Esposito
5:00-9:00pm   Banquet Dinner (@ La Nebbia Winery)

June 8, 2012 (Fri)

8:30-9:00 am   Breakfast
9:00-10:00       Traditional paper session #2
Morgan Barense (20min), Jessica Grahn (20 min), Melanie Cohn (20 min)
10:00-10:30     Break
10:30-11:30     Traditional paper session #2 cont.
Cherie Marvel (20 min), Audrey Duarte (20 min), Bart Rypma* (20 min)
12:30-6:00pm  Group Outing (The Santa Cruz Experience Wine Tasting Tour)

June 9, 2012 (Sat)

8:30-9:00 am   Breakfast
9:00-10:20       Business meeting
10:20-10:50     Break
11:00-12:00     Traditional paper session #3
Paula Croxson (20 min), Stefan Kohler (20 min), Angela Gutchess (20 min)
12:00                End of Meeting/Lunch