Click here to see the results of the 2009 Fleece Event.
Empire's 2009 Winter Alpaca Event
Arrive in time for Friday's workshops or come
Friday evening in time for our friendly Friday evening
Meet and Greet. Saturday morning will begin bright and
early with breakfast, followed by the beginning of our
Symposium Seminars and Fleece Event. Lunch will be
provided for workshop participants and vet session
attendees on Friday, and seminar participants on
Saturday and Sunday.
This event is very costly to produce (free seminar
for vets, speakers, meals, workbooks, etc). The fees do
not come close to covering the cost of putting on this
event and we appreciate the support of sponsors who help
underwrite the event. Be a platinum sponsor ($500) and
get a full page color ad in the seminar workbook that
will be used all weekend by the participants!
Cancellation policy: Winter weather in the Northeast
is unpredictable so you must remember that when you sign
up for the seminars and workshops. Please be sure to
read the cancellation policy on the registration page.
For more information and registration for the various
events, click on the subject below:
| Times, events, titles and speakers are subject to change without notice. |
| Friday, February
6, 2009 |
| Time |
Description |
| 8:30 - 5:00 pm |
Registration |
| 8:30 - 12:30pm |
Morning Workshops (individual registrations required). |
| |
Lunch |
| 1:30 - 5:30 pm |
Afternoon Workshops (individual registrations required). |
| 1:00 - 8:00 pm |
Event - Fleece collection begins for show |
| 5:30 - 7:30 pm |
Meet and Greet - cash bar, hors d'oeuvres will be passed |
| Saturday,
February 7, 2009 |
| Time |
Session |
Session |
Session |
| 7:30 - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast – Registration Continues |
| 8:30 - 10:00 am |
Dr. Toni Cotton
Reproductive Ultrasounds in Alpacas |
Polly Michaelis
What’s so great about alpaca – debunking the fleece! |
Brett Kaysen, PhD
Expected Progeny Differences (EPD) |
| 10:00 - 10:15 am |
Coffee Break |
| 10:15 - 11:45 am |
Dr. Toni Cotton
Eimeria Macusaniensis & Mycoplasma Haemolama in
Alpacas |
Robert Van Saun, PhD
Alpaca Nutrition 101 |
Wini Labrecque
Determining the Best Use of Your Alpaca Fiber |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm |
Dr. Toni Cotton
Reproductive Ultrasounds in Alpacas |
Robert Van Saun, PhD
Understanding
Your Feed Supplements |
Chris McCue
Setting up a Farm Store |
| 2:30 - 2:45 pm |
Coffee Break |
| 2:45 - 4:15 pm |
Brett Kaysen,
PhD
Alpaca Industry Today and Tomorrow |
Robert Van Saun, PhD
Nutrition and Reproduction - Keys to Success |
Chris McCue
Setting up a Farm Store |
| 4:15 - 4:30 pm |
Coffee Break |
| 4:30 - 6:00 pm |
Dr. Toni Cotton
Eimeria Macusaniensis & Mycoplasma Haemolama in Alpacas |
Robert Van Saun, PhD
Alpaca Nutrition 101 |
Wini Labrecque
Value Adding Your Fiber |
| Sunday, February 8, 2009 |
| Time |
Session |
Session |
Session |
| 7:30 - 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 9:30 am |
Dr. Toni Cotton
Reproductive Case Presentations in Female Alpacas |
Polly Michaelis
What’s so great about alpaca – debunking the fleece! |
Brett Kaysen,
PhD
Alpaca Industry Today and Tomorrow |
| 9:30 - 9:45 am |
Coffee Break |
| 9:45 - 11:15 am |
Brett Kaysen, PhD
Expected Progeny Differences (EPD) |
Robert Van Saun, PhD
Nutrition and Reproduction - Keys to Success |
Wini Labrecque
Determining the Best Use of Your Alpaca Fiber |
| 11:15 - 12:00 am |
Fleece Show Orals in the Gallery |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm |
Dr. Toni Cotton
Reproductive Case Presentations in Female Alpacas |
Beginning Spinning Part 1 |
Cheryl Gehly
The Meaning of Micron |
| 2:30 - 2:45 pm |
Coffee Break |
| 2:45 - 4:15 pm |
Wini Labrecque
Value Adding Your Fiber |
Beginning Spinning Part
2 |
Cheryl Gehly
The Meaning of Micron |
Educational Seminars – Saturday & Sunday:
Click here for the descriptions of the Seminars
Fiber Workshops:
Click here for the descriptions of the Seminars
Empire Fleece & Fiber Arts Event:
Click here for the description of the Fleece Event
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