AMSA eNews 5/5/2016 - RMC Speakers Announced, Ballots Launched and More! NEWSLETTER The official publication of the American Meat Science Association May 5, 2016 Volume 53e Number 282 What's New in eNews? AMSA Membership Information: Featured Articles Artisanal Meats: Growth, Trends and Future Prospects Symposium Speakers Announced AMSA 2016-2017 Student Board Director Election Key Reminders and Updates: Communicating Science and Engaging the Public at the 2016 RMC AMSA membership RMC Sponsorship Opportunities information please click AMSA Officer and Director Ballot for 2016-17 Elections - here: Your Vote is Needed In Memoriam: Dr. Rhule Bailey (RB) Sleeth AMSA's Sustaining AMSA 69th RMC Quiz Bowl - Reminders Partners New AMSA Educational Webinars Diamond Sustaining Scroll below for more updates! Partner: Be sure to follow AMSA on Twitter, like us on Facebook and check the Website daily to stay up to date on important Elanco Animal Health AMSA information! Platinum Sustaining Got news? Send information and news items to Deidrea Partner: Mabry for inclusion in a future edition of AMSA eNews. Cargill Smithfield Foods Tyson Foods, Inc. Artisanal Meats: Growth, Trends and Future Gold Sustaining Partners: Prospects Symposium Speakers Announced Food Safety Net Services AMSA is pleased to announce, Lynn Dornblaser, Desmond Hormel Foods, Inc. Johnston and Lorenza Pasetti, will be the featured speakers at Kemin Food Technologies the AMSA 69th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) Artisanal Merck Animal Health Meats: Growth, Trends and Future Prospects Symposium, on National Pork Board Tuesday, June 21, in San Angelo, Texas. This session is Zoetis sponsored by Hawkins and the presentations from these speakers will focus on the topics below: Silver Sustaining Partners: ADM Charcuterie and Artisanal Meats: ConAgra Foods Why They Are Important Today: Corbion Purac Artisanal meats, whether they are from DuPont Nutrition & Health unusual sources, or raised or made “the Hawkins Food Ingredients old fashioned way” tie into key Group consumer trends today. Consumers Iowa State University increasingly want to understand where Jack Link's® Protein Snacks the food they eat comes from, and they JBS, USA are looking backward to a “better” time Johnsonville Sausage for inspiration. Come listen to Lynn Company Dornblaser, Director, Innovation and Insight, Mintel Kraft Heinz Company about what’s currently on the market, consumer Sealed Air's Cryovac® brand thoughts on artisanal meats, and what may lie ahead. Texas Tech University International Center for Food Industry Excellence Artisanal Meats: Growth, Trends Bronze Sustaining Partners: and Future Prospects – Culinary Certified Angus Beef Point of View: Chef Desmond Colorado State University Johnston, Instructor, School of Center for Meat Safety and Hospitality and Tourism, will explore Quality today’s trends in the retail market as ICL Food Specialties Charcuterie gains popularity and IEH Laboratories & establishes itself as a true culinary Consulting Group movement. How Pate’, Terrines and Kerry Ingredients Galantines are reemerging as the go to Land O'Frost Inc. item for today’s foody culture. Maple Leaf Foods Oklahoma State University Perdue Foods Artisanal Meats: Growth, Seaboard Foods Trends and Future USDA, AMS, Livestock, Prospects: Lorenza Pasetti, Poultry and Seed Program President and CEO, Volpi U.S. Meat Export Foods, Inc. will focus her Federation presentation on the growth of artisanal meats including recent Neilson data showing the category which grew in sales dollars 9% in 2014, increased to 12% growth in 2015. The Italian meats To make a donation to the category is now the third largest deli meat category AMSA Educational after turkey and ham. The trends for the category Foundation please click include two major focuses: Real Food and Mindful below! Eating. Real food encompasses clean ingredients, concern over what’s in the food we eat, and where it is AMSA Educational sourced and produced. Mindful eating includes the Foundation General Fund - authenticity of the products (and therefore the used in the area of companies that produce them), the satisfaction these greatest need products give when all the senses are used to enjoy them, and the effects consuming them has on the AMSA Meat Judging Fund community as a whole. Mentor Recognition Funds, For more information regarding the AMSA 69th RMC please click here to donate today! visit: http://www.meatscience.org/rmc. Chris Raines AMSA 2016-2017 Student Board Director (supports agriculture advocacy and Election consumer outreach We are excited to launch the Directors ballot for the 2016-17 efforts for the meat AMSA Student Membership Board of Directors! This year we and livestock have 14 outstanding students running for Director Positions. industries) AMSA Student members received a ballot via email last week, Tom Carr (supports if you did not receive a ballot, make sure your AMSA AMSA youth membership is current and contact Deidrea Mabry! programs including meat judging) The ballot will close on May 10th at 5 pm CT. For more Melvin "Hunter" Hunt information on the candidates click here! We encourage you (supports student to take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about travel to international each of the candidates for the Student Board of Directors, as meetings) there are 14 qualified, enthusiastic nominees for this year's Robert G. Kauffman board. We look forward to your participation in the Student (support meat Board elections! science student development) William Moody (supports meat science students) Robert Rust RMC News (supports meat science students) H. Russell Cross Communicating Science and (supports meat Engaging the Public at the 2016 judging and student RMC: AMSA is excited to announce activities) that Jeanne Braha, Project Director Robert Cassens with the American Association for the (support PhD Advancement of Science (AAAS), will students) lead the final keynote session at the C. Boyd Ramsey 69th Reciprocal Meat Conference (supports (RMC). This session, sponsored by undergraduate Elanco Animal Health, will be held students) Wednesday, June 22, at Angelo State University in San Jimmy Wise (support Angelo, Texas. meat judging activities) Jeanne Braha’s presentation will capture the audience’s F. C. Parrish (support attention as she addresses how to “Communicate Science and will endow AMSA Engage the Public,” encouraging the audience to take a more student activities) personal and proactive interest in public engagement. She Dell Allen (supports will address why researcher involvement in public meat judging) communication and engagement of science is not only John Forrest valuable, but also something that is needed. Braha will also (supports AMSA share strategic science communication tips and resources, programs) and discuss how to find outreach opportunities. Dale Huffman (supports Braha is a science communications and public engagement AMSA programs) professional and is responsible for the management of the Robert Bray AAAS Center for Public Engagement with Science and (supports R.C. Technology. Since 2004, the Center has worked to further Pollock Award) awareness of science and the scientific process and increase Vern Cahill (supports public input into scientific research and policy agendas, R.C. Pollock Award) encouraging and facilitating dialogue between policymakers, C. Ann Hollingsworth the general public, and the scientific community. She (supports student previously worked in civic engagement, science education, scholarships) and science communications at the National Academy of Donald Kinsman Sciences and other organizations. (supports student RMC Sponsorship Opportunities: AMSA would like to take international this opportunity to thank the current AMSA 69th RMC program) sponsors, with your support. This is shaping up to be a very Roger Mandigo exciting and educational gathering for meat science (supports RMC) individuals! Robert Merkel (supports RMC) However, there is still time and sponsorship opportunities Gary Smith (supports available if your company or organization is interested in meat judging becoming a sponsor. Through RMC sponsorship, an program) organization establishes itself as a meat industry leader in the R. C. Pollock minds of the top food, animal and meat scientists and (supports R.C. students. Sponsors achieve a level of familiarity with students Pollock Award) through their experiences in these programs that enables the sponsor to enhance its recruitment efforts. We currently have some technical session, breaks and lunches available, reservations will be taken in order received for any open sponsorship events. Please contact Deidrea Mabry, with any questions and/or requests that you have. In order for your company or organization to be recognized for their sponsorship in the RMC printed material please submit your reservation by 5:00 pm CDT on Friday, May 13th! Register for the AMSA 69th RMC Career Fair Today!: The AMSA Student Membership extends an invitation for your company/university to participate in the 14th annual AMSA Networking and Career Fair which will occur Sunday, June 19th from 12-5pm at RMC in San Angelo, TX. This is different from previous years, as it will be held throughout the day, in conjunction with quiz bowl and research competitions. This is an excellent opportunity for employers to network with talented and enthusiastic individuals! Even if your company is not currently hiring, this is a great way to meet talented students who will be looking for future employment.