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The 2015 ASBC Annual Meeting will be packed with extensive programming for both large and small breweries.

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Preliminary Schedule

Schedule is subject to change. The poster area will be open additional hours during the meeting.

Saturday, June 13

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting Las Brisas
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Premeeting Workshop - Quality Parameters for Freshness and Flavor Fiesta 1–2
1:30–4:30 p.m. Premeeting Workshop - Barrel Aging: Knock on Wood! Fiesta 1–2
2:00–5:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open The Studio
3:00–11:00 p.m. Hospitality Room Open
 Diego Rivera Room
5:30–6:00 p.m. Orientation and Molecular Mixer Flores 2

Sunday, June 14

7:30–8:30 a.m. Speakers' Breakfast Flores 1–2
7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open The Studio
8:30–10:00 a.m. Opening Session and Keynote Fiesta 3,4,6,8
10:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Technical Session 1 - Sensory Fiesta 3,4,6,8
10:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Workshop - Statistical Process Control I Flores 1–2
2:00–3:15 p.m. Technical Session 2 - Industrial Yeast Management Fiesta 3,4,6,8
2:00–4:00 p.m. Special Interest Session - The Journey from Tribal Knowledge to Solid Science: Building a Quality Program Flores 1–2
4:00–6:00 p.m. Exhibits and Posters Opening: "The Buzz" Happy Hour Fiesta 1,2,3,7,9,11–14
6:00–11:00 p.m. Hospitality Room Open Diego Rivera Room

Monday, June 15

7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open The Studio
8:30–10:15 p.m. Technical Session 3 - Hop Aroma Fiesta 3,4,6,8
8:30–10:30 p.m. Workshop - The Science Behind Packaging Quality Flores 1–2
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Technical Session 4 - Flavor and Product Stability I Fiesta 3,4,6,8
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Technical Session 5 - Foam Flores 1–2
12:00–2:00 p.m. Exhibits, Posters, and Lunch Fiesta 1,2,5,7,9,11‐14
2:00–3:45 p.m. Technical Session 6 - Yeast and Microbiology Flores 1–2
2:00–4:00 p.m. Special Interest Session - State of the Hop Industry Fiesta 3,4,6,8
4:15–5:00 p.m. Guest Speaker: Chris Swersey Fiesta 3,4,6,8
5:00–6:30 p.m. Hospitality Room Open Diego Rivera Room
6:30–9:30 p.m. Luminosity: Reception under the Stars
 La Casa Complex
9:00–11:00 p.m. Hospitality Room Open Diego Rivera Room

Tuesday, June 16

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open The Studio
8:30–10:15 a.m. Technical Session 7 - Malt and Grain Fiesta 3,4,6,8
8:30–10:15 a.m. Workshop - Statistical Process Control II Flores 1–2
10:30–11:30 a.m. Special Interest Session - Dry Hop Aroma in Beer—
A Review		 Fiesta 3,4,6,8
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Exhibits, Posters, and Lunch Fiesta 1,2,5,7,9,11‐14
1:30–3:15 p.m. Technical Session 8 - Methods of Analysis Fiesta 3,4,6,8
1:30–3:30 p.m. Workshop - What's the Difference? Understanding and Selecting Sensory Difference Test Methods Flores 1–2
3:15–3:45 p.m. New and Alternate Methods of Analysis Fiesta 3,4,6,8
4:00–11:00 p.m. Hospitality Room Open Diego Rivera Room

Wednesday, June 17

8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open The Studio
8:30–10:15 a.m. Technical Session 9 - Hop Flavor and Analytics Fiesta 3,4,6,8
8:30–10:30 a.m. Special Interest Session - Science of Sour Beer Flores 1–2
10:40–11:40 a.m. Special Interest Session - Forum: “I’ve Always Wanted to Know...” Fiesta 3,4,6,8
1:00–2:15 p.m. Technical Session 10 - Fermentation Flores 1–2
1:00–2:15 p.m. Technical Session 11 - Flavor and Product Stability II Fiesta 3,4,6,8
2:30–4:00 p.m. Closing Session Fiesta 3,4,6,8
4:00–5:00 p.m. "Top Cosmos" Challenge Hotel Waterfall
5:00–11:00 p.m. Hospitality Room Open Diego Rivera Room