District Ontario - 43rd Annual Technical Conference

Starts:  Jan 28, 2016 08:00 (ET)
Ends:  Jan 29, 2016 14:00 (ET)
Associated with  District Officers

 

Master Brewers’ Association of Canada MBAC, affiliated with

Master Brewers’ Association of the Americas, District Ontario

 

 

 

Phone

E-mail

Board of Governors Representative

Chris Williams

+1 (519) 822-1834 x 4112

cwilliams@sleeman.ca

President

Phil Taylor

+1 (416) 675-8703

Philippe.Taylor@molsoncoors.com

Past President

Ueli Schrader

+1 (416) 779 5937

Ueli.schrader@gmail.com

Vice-President and Membership Chair

Bill Lawrence

+1 (905) 761-9000

blawrence@generalfiltration.com

Secretary

Jonathan Morse

+1 (416) 679-7549

Jonathan.morse@molsoncoors.com

Treasurer

Debbie Mowat

+1 (289) 990-9591

Debbie@Back2Health4you.com

Technical Chairperson

Kaitlin Vandenbosch

+1 (416) 759-6565 x 250

kvandenbosch@millstreetbrewery.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ontario Technical Conference 2016

102 Years of the Master Brewers’ Association of Canada

  1. Location                                       Welcome to the 2016 Technical Conference!  Please join us for this 2-day event in January at the Westin Bristol Place Toronto Airport Hotel, 950 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario. 

                                                       

    Parking                                         Complimentary parking is available for all conference attendees.

     

    Time                                             Thursday January 28th, 2016

    Conference session - enjoy technical presentations in the morning & afternoon.  Full-course lunch provided.

     

    Beer Stube 730pm - 12am

    Join us for the social event of the conference!  Meet new friends, catch up with old friends over beers from breweries across Ontario. 

     

    Friday January 29th, 2016

    Conference session - enjoy technical presentations in the morning, followed by full-course lunch.

     

    The conference registration desk will be open Thursday 8am-4pm and Friday 8am-12pm.

     

     

    Registration                                  Please register online via Eventbrite:

                                                        https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mbac-district-ontario-technical-conference-2016-tickets-19476024313

                                                       

                                                        Password: beer2016

                                                       

                                                       

     

     

    Ticket Prices

                                                        Member                                                               $225.00

                                                        Non-Member                                                        $320.00

                                                        Student/Honorary Member                                                $175.00

                                                       

                                                        Register by January 14th to avoid late registration fees!

     

                                                        Member – late registration                                     $260.00

                                                        Non-Member – late registration                              $360.00

                                                        Student/Honorary Member – late registration          $200.00

                                                       

                                                        Payment at the door will be available at the late registration rates – cash/check only.

     

         Badges                                        Please wear your MBAA badges.

                                                        If you are a MBAA District Ontario member and you do not have a badge, please, contact Chris Williams at cwilliams@sleeman.ca to get one. 

     

    1. Thursday 2015-Jan-28

       

      08:00h – 09:00h Sutton Foyer         Breakfast (Continental Breakfast Buffet)

      08:00h – 09:00h                             Registration

       

      09:00h Sutton Hall A & B               Session 1: Stories & Laws

      Peter Chiodo                           Flying Monkeys, “Brewery Stories”

            Gary Gillman                           Lawyer, “Recent Legal Developments Pertaining to the Beer Industry in Ontario”

            Luke Chapman                        Beer Canada, “Current State of Beer Industry in Canada”

       

      10:30h – 11:00h                             Coffee break

       

      11:00h Sutton Hall A & B               Session 2: Quality

            Kevin Hryclik                           Blue House Consulting, “Quality Systems from Basic to Enhanced”

      Jonathan Morse                       Molson, “Traceability in a Brewery”

       

      12:30h Sutton Hall C                      Lunch-break (Lunch will be provided)

       

      14:00h Sutton Hall A and B            Session 3: Energy, Equipment & Automation

      Paul Scott                               GEA Mechanical Canada, “Centrifuge Applications”

      Andrea Dwight                         Blue Sky Energy & Engineering Consulting, “Energy Recovery in a Brewery”

      Steve Harkenss &                    Cemcorp, ”Automation Scale-Up”

      Steve Durston                         Eri-son Instrumentation

       

      19:30h Bristol Suite                       Beer-Stube

       

    2. Friday 2015-Jan-29

       

      08:00h – 09:00h Sutton Foyer         Breakfast (Continental Breakfast Buffet)

      08:00h – 09:00h                             Registration

       

      09:00h Sutton Hall A and B            Session 4: Yeast

            Inge Russell                            Editor – Journal of the Institute of Brewing, “The Secret Life of Brewer’s Yeast”

      Kevin Lane                              Fermentis, “Active Dry Yeast”

       

      10:30h – 11:00h                             Coffee break

       

      11:00 h Sutton Hall C                     Session 5: Beer Tasting

      Nick Muzzin Molson, “Beer History & Guided Tasting”

       

      12:00h Sutton Hall C                      Lunch-break (Lunch will be provided)

      14:00h                                          End of Conference, Farewell

       

          

       

  2. Hotel Rooms.

Hotel                                            Our premier choice: The Westin Bristol Place hotel enjoys a well-deserved reputation as one of the premier hotels on the Airport Strip.  If you plan to stay at the hotel, please reserve directly through the hotel. Please, book your reservation prior to January 8th, 2015 at the discounted rate.

                                                    THE WESTIN BRISTOL PLACE TORONTO AIRPORT.

                                                    950 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario M9W 5N4, Canada.

                                                    Telephone            +1 (416) 675 - 9444

                                                    Fax                      +1 (416) 675 - 2037

                                                    Web                     http://www.westinbristolplace.com

 

                                                    To book your room at the special rate of 155.00 CAD per room per night, please, either call via phone or click on the web-link as given below:

                                                    Phone for reservation:      +1 (866) 837 5184 and state that you are with the Master Brewers Association Conference

 

            Web-link            https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/MasterBreweriesAssociationofCanada

 

                                                    Please, note that for the hotel guests the wireless Internet connection is complimentary in the lobby only. In the rooms there is a charge for Internet usage. Please, book your rooms January 8th, 2015. The rates will go up after that.  If you need to cancel your hotel rooms, please, give 48 hours notice prior to arrival date. Please, note that the hotel provides a completely smoke-free environment.

 

Do NOT drink and drive                 Enjoy the products of our industry and craftsmen responsibly. Do not drink and drive.

 

Website                                        Visit our website at http://www.mbaa.com/Districts/Ontario

 

Vegetarian?       Please let us know if you prefer a vegetarian lunch. Just send an email to Kaitlin Vandenbosch (kvandenbosch@millstreetbrewery.com

Location

Westin Bristol Place
950 Dixon Rd
Toronto, ON M9W 5N4