Schedule
Monday, April 27
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Registration – Hilton Garden Inn Hotel Lobby
4:00 p.m. Load Buses for Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Grounds
4:30 p.m. Tour of Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo – NRG Stadium and Studio
6:00 p.m. President’s Reception & Dinner – Rodeo Houston
7:45 p.m. Load buses to return to hotel
8:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite Open – Hilton Garden Inn
Tuesday, April 28
6:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. Breakfast on your own – Hilton Garden Inn
7:00 a.m. Registration Open – Hilton Garden Inn Hotel Lobby
8:00 a.m. Business Meeting – Hilton Garden Inn
8:45 - 9:45 a.m. Welcome to NALSRMA: Leading with Growth in Mind
presented by Dr. Chris Boleman, CEO, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Volunteer Leadership Development: From Sign-Up to Significance
presented by Mel Underhill, Chief Volunteer and Human Resources Officer, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
10:35 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 11:40 a.m. The Why Behind the Buy: Auctions, Sponsors and More Panel Discussion
11:40 - 11:55 a.m. Hot Topics
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch: Mentor Mingle – Hilton Garden Inn
1:00 p.m. Load Bus for Industry Tours
2:00 p.m. Johnson Space Center NASA Tour (pants and closed-toed shoes are required)
5:00 p.m. Load buses
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Dinner at Landry’s & Kemah Boardwalk
8:00 p.m. Load buses to return to hotel
8:30 p.m. Hospitality Suite Open – Hilton Garden Inn
Wednesday, April 29
6:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. Breakfast on your own – Hilton Garden Inn
8:00 a.m. Business Meeting – Hilton Garden Inn
8:45 - 9:15 a.m. Houston, We Have a Problem: Preventing & Managing Animal Health & Welfare
presented by Dr. Lewis R. “Bud” Dinges, State Veterinarian & Executive Director, Texas Animal Health Commission
9:15 - 10:00 a.m. Are All Positives Created Equal? Improving Interpretation of Drug Testing Results
presented by Dr. Brandon Dominguez, Section Head, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
10:00 - 10:20 a.m. Break
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Does One Size Fit All? Judging Formats
presented by Dr. Scott Greiner, Professor & Extension Animal Scientist, Virginia Tech University
11:30 - 11:50 a.m. Hot Topics
11:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch: Industry Conversations – Hilton Garden Inn
12:30 - 1:20 p.m. TBA
1:20 - 1:40 p.m. Hot Topics
1:40 - 1:50 p.m. Unfinished Business, Adjourn Business Meeting
2:00 p.m. Load Bus for Industry Tours & Dinner
2:30 - 4:45 p.m. Houston Zoo Tour
4:45 p.m. Load buses and depart
6:00 p.m. Saint Arnold Brewery Tour & Dinner
8:00 p.m. Load buses to return to hotel
8:30 p.m. Hospitality Suite Open – Hilton Garden Inn