The 36th ICAR
Session and INTERBULL Meeting to be held 16-20
June 2008 in Niagara Falls (USA). The US Dairy
Industry and National DHI would host the
session. Post-session seminars, short training
courses and tours will also be organized.
Being
held in beautiful Niagara Falls, New York, United
States, this is the first time these meetings will
be held in and hosted by the USA.
The
Congress will focus on animal recording and genetic
improvement strategies that are vital to innovative
animal production systems.
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Date |
From |
To |
Activity |
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Day 1 - Monday 16 June |
7:00 a.m. |
8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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7:00 a.m. |
9:30 a.m, |
Registration Desk Open |
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8:00 a.m. |
10:00 a.m. |
ICAR Board Meeting |
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8:00 a.m. |
10:00 a.m. |
ICAR Sub-Committees, Task Force, Working Groups
Meetings |
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8:00 a.m. |
10:00 a.m. |
ICAR Reference Lab Meeting |
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10:00 a.m. |
10:30 a.m. |
Health Break |
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10:00 a.m. |
12:00 p.m. |
Interbull Technical Committee |
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10:30 a.m. |
12:00 p.m. |
ICAR Board Meeting |
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10:30 a.m. |
6:00 p.m. |
ICAR Sub-Committees, Task Force, Working Groups
Meetings |
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10:30 a.m. |
12:00 p.m. |
ICAR Reference Lab Meeting |
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12:00 p.m. |
1:00 P.M. |
Lunch |
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1:00 P.M. |
4:00 p.m. |
ICAR Board Meeting |
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1:00 p.m. |
4:00 p.m. |
Interbull Steering Committee |
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1:00 P.M. |
4:00 p.m. |
ICAR Sub-Committees, Task Force, Working Groups
Meetings |
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1:00 p.m. |
4:00 p.m. |
NALMA and ICAR Lab Joint Meeting |
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4:00 p.m. |
4:30 p.m. |
Health Break |
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4:30 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. |
ICAR Board Meeting |
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4:30 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. |
Interbull Steering Committee |
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4:30 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. |
ICAR Sub-Committees, Task Force, Working Groups
Meetings |
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4:30 p.m. |
6:00 p .m. |
NALMA and ICAR Lab Joint Meeting |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Joint Dinner ICAR Board-Interbull Steering and
Technical Committee |
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7:00 p.m. |
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NALMA and ICAR Lab Joint Dinner |
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Day 2
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Tuesday 17 June |
7:30 a.m. |
8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast (in Hall of Technologies) |
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7:30 a.m. |
9:30 a.m. |
Registration Open |
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7:30 a.m. |
12:00 p.m. |
Hall of Technologies Exhibits Open |
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8:00 a.m. |
9:45 a.m. |
ICAR Sub-Committees, Task Force, Working Groups
Meetings |
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8:00 a.m. |
9:45 a.m. |
Interbull Business Session |
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8:30 a.m. |
9:45 a.m. |
NALMA and ICAR Lab Joint Meeting |
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9:45 a.m. |
10:15 a.m. |
Health Break |
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10:15 a.m. |
12:00 p.m. |
ICAR Sub-committees, Task Force, Working Groups
Meetings |
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10:15 a.m. |
12:00 p.m. |
DHI Managers Workshop |
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10:15 a.m. |
12:00 p.m. |
Interbull Open Session |
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12:00 p.m. |
1:00 P.M. |
Lunch (in Hall of Technologies) |
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1:00 P.M. |
6:00 p.m. |
Hall of Technologies Open |
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1:00 P.M. |
3:00 p.m. |
ICAR Sub-committees, Task Force, Working Groups
Meetings |
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1:00 P.M. |
3:00 p.m. |
DHI Managers Workshop |
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1:00 P.M. |
3:00 p.m. |
Interbull Open Session |
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3:00 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Health Break |
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3:00 p.m. |
4:00 p.m. |
Registration Open |
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3:30 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. |
ICAR Sub-committees, Task Force, Working Groups
Meetings |
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3:30 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. |
DHI Managers Workshop |
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3:30 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. |
Interbull Open Session |
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6:30 p.m. |
8:30 p.m. |
Wine and Cheese Reception (All Participants) |
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Day 3 -
Wednesday 18 June |
7:30 a.m. |
8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast (in Hall of Technologies) |
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7:30 a.m. |
10:00 a.m. |
Registration Open |
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7:30 a.m. |
12:00 p.m. |
Hall of Technologies Exhibits Open |
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8:00 a.m. |
9:30 a.m. |
ICAR General Assembly I |
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8:00 a.m. |
9:30 a.m. |
Interbull Open Session |
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9:30 a.m. |
10:00 a.m. |
Health Break |
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10:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. |
ICAR Opening Session and Session 1 |
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12:30 p.m. |
1:30 p.m. |
Lunch (in Hall of Technologies) |
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1:00 P.M. |
6:00 p.m. |
Hall of Technologies Exhibits Open |
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1:30 p.m. |
4:00 p.m. |
Interbull-ICAR Joint Session |
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4:00 p.m. |
4:30 p.m. |
Health Break |
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4:00 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. |
Registration Open |
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4:30 p.m. |
6:30 p.m. |
ICAR Manufacturers' Showcase |
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4:30 p.m. |
6:30 p.m. |
Interbull Open Session |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Social Time and Dinner with Visit to Niagara
Falls |
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Day 4 -
Thursday 19 June |
7:30 a.m. |
8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast (in Hall of Technologies) |
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7:30 a.m. |
8:30 a.m. |
Registration Open |
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7:30 a.m. |
10:45 a.m. |
Hall of Technologies Exhibits Open |
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8:00 a.m. |
8:00 p.m. |
Technical Lab Tour Departs (for Ithaca, New
York) |
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8:00 a.m. |
10:00 a.m. |
ICAR Parallel Session 2 |
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8:00 a.m. |
10:00 a.m. |
Interbull Business Session |
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10:00 a.m. |
10:30 a.m. |
Health Break |
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10:30 a.m. |
12:00 p.m. |
ICAR Parallel Session 3 |
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10:30 a.m. |