2018 Eastern Technical Conference

Starts: Mar 23, 2018 13:00 (ET)
Ends: Mar 24, 2018 20:00 (ET)

Associated with District Officers

MBAA
EASTERN TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC CITY
MARCH 23-24, 2018

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED

MBAA DISTRICT MID ATLANTIC, DISTRICT PHILADELPHIA, AND DISTRICT NEW YORK
are pleased to announce the
2018 MBAA Eastern Technical Conference.

Join us in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for two days of
technical education, trade exhibits, and camaraderie
at the historic Claridge Hotel, on the boardwalk in
Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 23-24, 2018.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

All events will take place inside the Claridge Hotel

FRIDAY, MARCH 23

10am-9pm Exhibits and Posters
Grand Ballroom

10am-1pm Conference Registration
Avalon Conference Center

1pm-5pm Technical Presentations
Avalon Conference Center

1pm Pattie Aron, Rahr Malting

FAN and Flavor Impacts: The Fundamentals of a Brewer's Dilemma

2pm   John Paul Maye, Hopsteiner
Dry Hopping and Its Effects on Beer Bitterness, the IBU Test, pH, and Beer Foam
3pm   Gregg Norris, GEA
An Innovation For Improving Performance and Flexibility of Unitank Fermentations
4pm   Richard Preiss, Escarpment Labs
Characterization of Kveik, Landrace Norwegian Brewing Yeast

5pm-630pm Reception in the Grand Ballroom

630pm-9pm Keynote Dinner with Steve Dresler, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
A Career in Craft

SATURDAY, MARCH 24

8am-8pm Exhibits and Posters
Grand Ballroom

8am Breakfast
Avalon Conference Center

9am-12pm Technical Presentations
Avalon Conference Center
9am Andy Tveekrem, Market Garden Breweries
Sooner Rather Than Later: Six Things That Can Go a Long Way Toward Ensuring Higher Quality Beer
10am Stijn Mertens, KU Leuven
The Yeasts of Tomorrow
11am Bob Hansen, Briess Malt
Understanding Beer and Foam Color

12pm-115pm Lunch
Grand Ballrooom

130pm-430pm Technical Presentations
Avalon Conference Center
130pm  Tim Kostelecky, John I. Haas
New Hop Varieties-The Art and Science
230pm  Bill Maca, HWM Yeast Solutions
Fermentation Flavors and the Influence of Various Operational Parameters on their Production
330pm  Joe Hertrich
Challenges of All Malt Brewing with North American Two Row Barley

5pm Raffle and Wrap-up
Avalon Conference Center

6pm Closing Happy Hour
Grand Ballrooom

CONFERENCE PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
For up-to-date information, be sure to check the ETC website here.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED

EARLY BIRD: $79 MBAA members/$99 non-members by 1/26/18

REGULAR: $110 MBAA members/$130 non-members by 2/28/18

PROCRASTINATOR: $145 MBAA members/$165 non-members after 3/1/18

HOTEL INFORMATION:

We have reserved a room block for Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24, at the Claridge Hotel for a great offseason rate of $149/night.

[THE ROOM BLOCK FOR THE CLARIDGE HOTEL IS SOLD OUT]

This weekend coincides with the Atlantic City Beer Festival, one of the nation's largest, so it will be a busy weekend in Atlantic City. Once registration opens, be sure to book your room right away, to avoid missing out on this price.

If you missed out on the special rate at the Claridge, there are many hotels close to the conference, some for very good rates. Some hotels you might try are:

Days Inn Atlantic City Beach Block
Super 8 Atlantic City
Best Western Envoy Inn
Howard Johnson Inn Atlantic City
TRYP by Windham Atlantic City

If you are interested in the full Atlantic City experience, you might want to check out Bally's, right next door to the Claridge, or Caesar's, just a block away.
Good luck at the tables.

Just this week, Mike Kivowitz from New Jersey Craft Beer extended an offer to ETC attendees to use a special rate at the Tropicana that he arranged for the Atlantic City Beer Festival. Details can be found here. Mike is also hosting an AC Beer Festival Kickoff Party on Thursday evening at the Tropicana, so if you come in early for the conference, and are looking for something to do, drop in and say hello to the folks from New Jersey Craft Beer.