AREA MEETING UPDATES
Central Atlantic Area
The Central Atlantic Area meeting will be held at the University of Delaware on April 1 & 2. Attendees can look forward to a tour and samples from the creamery, a networking reception, speakers and much more! For more information, please contact Molly Brannock at mcbrannn@ncsu.edu.
Midwest Area
The Midwest area meeting will be held April 1-3, in West Lafayette, IN at Purdue University. OSU, Michigan State, Illinois, Kentucky, Purdue, and Tennessee will be competing in the College Bowl competition. The weekend will kick off with a mixer on Friday evening that will feature a product development competition and a tour of the local Moonlight Brewery. On Saturday, there will be a tour of the Purdue food science facilities and a networking luncheon with a presentation from a few distinguished professors. After lunch, the College Bowl Competition will be held and all attendees can look forward to a hog roast dinner. On Sunday there will be a send-off breakfast. For more information on the Midwest area meeting, please contact Jessica Rombach at jrombach@purdue.edu.
Mountain West Area
The Mountain West area meeting is scheduled to take place at Cal Poly Pomona-Wine Symposium at the Collin's College on April 8 & 9. Attendees should look forward to hearing what other clubs in their area have been up to over the past year and a number of other surprise events! For more information on the Mountain West area meeting, please contact Siyuan "Simon" Zhousiyuan at zhousiyuan2008@gmail.com.
North Atlantic Area
The North Atlantic area meeting is scheduled to take place at Rutgers University on April 8 & 9. Five universities will be attending the area meeting: Rutgers, Cornell, UMass, PSU and UMaine. Attendees should look forward to a dinner on Friday night, a fun-filled college bowl competition, and raffle prizes! For more information on the North Atlantic area meeting, please contact Andy Tuy at andytuy@gmail.com.
North Central Area
Minnesota is hosting the North Central area meeting on April 1 & 2. So far, four college bowl participants have been confirmed: Minnesota, Madison, Iowa State, and Nebraska. Attendees of the North Central area meeting can look forward to a guest lecture by the Enologist from University of Minnesota. There will also be a short product development game and a networking event with industry professionals. For more information on the North Central area meeting please contact Ian Ronningen at ronni079@umn.edu.
Pacific West Area
The Pacific West area meeting is going to be held on April 1 & 2 at the Oregon State University Campus in Corvallis, OR. A total of five schools have confirmed attendance including OSU, Davis, Fresno, UBC, and WSU/UID. For more information on the Pacific West area meeting, please contact Arthi Padmanabhan at the.arthi@gmail.com.
South Central Area
The South Central area meeting and College Bowl Competition will be held at Frito Lay Corp in Plano, TX on April 14 & 15. On the 14th, a welcome dinner will be held for area meeting attendees in conjunction with the local Dallas area IFT section, Longhorn IFT, where students can meet local industry professionals. After the college bowl competition on the 15th, attendees can look forward to a luncheon. For more information on the South Central area meeting, please contact Paula Simons at paulasimons@neo.tamu.edu.
Southeast Area
The Southeast area meeting will be held at Clemson University in Clemson, SC on April 2 & 3. Five teams will be competing in the College Bowl Competition. For information on the Southeast area meeting, please contact Lisa Disney at lisadisney86@yahoo.com.
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