NCA’s 34th Annual Meeting with Technical Presentations
& 8th Annual Trade Show
Monday April 14 |
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1:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Committee Meetings (MEMBERS ONLY): Associate Members (1:00 – 1:45 PM) Issues Management (2:00 – 2:45 PM) Membership Development (3:00 – 3:45 PM) Program Development(4:00 – 6:00 PM) |
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
Registration Open |
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Board Meeting & Working Dinner |
6:00 pm - |
Evening on Your Own |
Tuesday April 15 |
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8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Registration Open Trade Show Installation by Brede Exposition Services |
8:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Board Meeting & Working Lunch |
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Workshop: “Fragrance Evaluation – A Journey Into Fragrance” Can you tell the difference between ginger and pumpkin? Can you distinguish vanilla from lemon? Do you know the difference between synthetic fragrances and natural fragrances? Join us in this hands-on workshop lead by Michele Suffy, Vice President, Fragrance Evaluations, Belmay, Inc. This workshop will be repeated as listed below Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. Session I (1:00 – 2:30 PM) – Limited to 25 attendees Session II (3:00 – 4:30 PM) – Limited to 25 attendees |
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Exhibitor Registration & Booth Set-Up |
5:00 pm - |
Evening on Your Own |
Wednesday April 16 |
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7:30 am - 12:00 noon |
Exhibitor Registration & Booth Set-Up |
8:00 am - 6:00 pm |
Registration Open Trade Show bags courtesy of Atkins & Pearce, Inc. |
8:00 am - 11:30 am |
Concurrent Workshops: “Fragrance Evaluation – A Journey Into Fragrance” Can you tell the difference between ginger and pumpkin? Can you distinguish vanilla from lemon? Do you know the difference between synthetic fragrances and natural fragrances? Join us in this hands-on workshop lead by Michele Suffy, Vice President, Fragrance Evaluations, Belmay, Inc. This workshop will be repeated as listed below. Session III (8:00 – 9:30 AM) – Limited to 25 attendees Session IV (10:00 – 11:30 AM) – Limited to 25 attendees “Sustainable Packaging Design” What is sustainable packaging? How do you develop sustainable packaging? Can sustainable packaging promote your brand? Recent and sudden interest in sustainable products and packaging makes it essential to understand sustainability and its impact on your business. Lead by Rich Cohen, Founder & CEO of Distant Village, this workshop will provide a core understanding of sustainability, strategies to avoid green-washing, and a roadmap to designing sustainable packaging that creates successful brands. This workshop will be repeated as listed below: Session A (8:00 – 9:30 AM) – Limited to 50 attendees Session B (10:00 – 11:30 AM) – Limited to 50 attendees |
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
8th Annual Supplier Trade ShowThe ONLY trade show providing ONE-STOP sourcing for candle manufacturers. Exhibitors as of March 7, 2008 include:Alpine Aromatics International Inc. Anchor Hocking ARC International Arthur Weissbach GmbH Atkins & Pearce Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. Belle-Aire Fragrances Belmay Inc. Calumet Specialty Products Partners, LP Carmi Flavor & Fragrance Co., Inc. Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. Ciba Corporation Clean Cut LLC Copac Inc. Cosmo International Fragrances Creative Fragrances Ltd. E-PAK Machinery, Inc. ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialties Co. Fil-Tec Inc Flavor & Fragrance Specialties French Color & Fragrance Gibson Overseas, Inc. Golden Brands Herrhammer GmbH Spezialmaschinen Independent Can Company Intercontinental Fragrances The International Group Inc. Iowa Soybean Association Libbey Inc. Masterank America OMP – Officine Meccaniche Pontida Renewable Chemicals Corp. (formerly Cargill NatureWax®) RJBlaze Sasol Wax Americas South Chicago Packing Co. J & E Sozio, Inc. Strahl & Pitsch Inc. Wicks Unlimited Afternoon refreshment sponsors include Continental Aromatics Inc. and Masterank America. |
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
Welcome Reception on Trade Show Floor The reception is sponsored in part by Agilex Flavors & Fragrances; Belmay, Inc.; Calumet Specialty Products Partners, LP; Firmenich, Inc.; Libbey Inc. and Manheimer Fragrances. |
7:00 pm - |
Evening on Your Own |
7:30 pm - 11:30 pm |
Exhibit Booth Breakdown |
Thursday April 17 |
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7:00 am - 10:00 am |
Registration Open |
7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast – Sponsored in part by SEA, Ltd. (For Full Member and Non-Member Registrants and Spouse/Companions ONLY) |
8:30 am - 11:30 am |
NCA 34th Annual Business Meeting (MEMBERS ONLY) Includes reports of committee activities, updates on issues affecting NCA and the industry, election of new Board members & officers, and open forum for discussion. |
11:45 am - 1:00 pm |
Group Luncheon (For Full Member and Non-Member Registrants and Spouse/Companions ONLY) |
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Candles to Light Our Future Technical Presentations“Regulatory Issues for a Sustainable Candle Industry”(1:00 – 1:45 PM) – Rob Harrington, PhD, Director, Regulatory and Safety, Blyth, Inc. “Sustainable Waxes for Today’s Candles” (1:45 – 2:30 PM) – Scott Walters, Principal Scientist for Product Development & Applications, NatureWax from Renewable Chemicals Corp. “Sustainability from a Fragrance Perspective” (2:30 – 3:15 PM) – Cynthia Reichard, Executive Vice President, Arylessence, Inc. Break – Sponsored in part by Atkins & Pearce (3:15 – 3:30 PM) “World View of Beeswax and Its Affected Markets” (3:30 – 4:15 PM) – Kim Flottum, Publications Manager, Root Candles “Petroleum Wax Supply for Candles: Refining Industry Trends” (4:15 – 5:00 PM) – Amy Claxton, PE, President, My Energy Concluding Q & A, Closing Remarks (5:00 – 5:30 PM) |
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
NCA Closing Night Networking Event (Open to all attendees) Sponsored in part by Givaudan Fragrances Corp. and Manheimer Fragrances. |
Friday April 18 |
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8:30 am - 11:30 am |
ASTM F-15-45 Candle Products Subcommittee Meeting |