WestGen Days 2016
As a member owned and directed organization, our Annual General Meeting is an important event on our calendar. With members spread across a vast geography, we recognize that attending the meeting isn’t convenient for many. For that reason, over the last decade we’ve worked to enhance the AGM by adding seminars and social functions to make it into an event, now named WestGen Days; and we provide members from outside of the BC Lower Mainland with financial assistance to offset their travel expenses.
WestGen Days 2016 will be held from March 21-23 in Abbotsford, BC.
| Monday, March 21 | |
| Afternoon | Travel to Ramada Plaza Abbotsford |
| 20:00 | Wine & Cheese Welcome Reception – Mount Baker Room |
| Tuesday, March 22 – Pinnacle 2 Ballroom | |
| 9:00 | AGM Registration |
| 10:00 | Annual General Meeting |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | David MacTaggart “Looking to the Future” |
| 13:15 |
Producer presentations on the theme of “Building for the Future” Guest speaker 1: Ben Loewith, Summitholm Holsteins, Lynden, ON |
| 15:00 | Producer Panel – Ben + Gert + Anton – “Genetic tools that build my future” |
| 16:00 | Tour of WestGen’s new office |
| 18:00 | Dinner & Casino Night (Please RSVP by March 19th) |
| Wednesday, March 23 | |
| 8:30 | Depart Ramada Plaza Abbotsford |
| 9:00 | Arrive UBC, Agassiz – On-farm Culturing Made Easy – Workshop |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 | A user-friendly Farm Software alternative + Benchmarking with DairyTrack |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 12:30 | Tour of UBC Dairy Herd |
| 13:30 | Leave UBC |
| 14:00 | New barns + Robotic Rotary – Gracemar Farms, Chilliwack |
| 17:00 | Dinner – Local restaraunt |
| Evening / Thursday AM travel home | |
| *Itinerary is subject to change | |
Venue
Ramada Plaza Abbotsford
36035 N Parallel Road, Abbotsford, BC
Phone: 604-870-1050 Website: Ramada Plaza
Room Rate: $99.00+tax Booking Code: 6764 / WestGen
*All Events take place at the Abbotsford Ramada Plaza unless otherwise noted.
Transportation
Airport: Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), serviced by WestJet.
Please book your own flight. Call Kristin Dahl if you require assistance or for suggested flights.
Transportation will be provided between the airport and hotel and to other program venues for all out of town guests.
Download a printer friendly itinerary here.
If you’d like to attend, please contact your Genetic Advisor or Product Support Specialist Kristin Dahl to reserve your spot. Hotel rooms will be held at the Abbotsford Ramada Plaza until March 7th.
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