Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership
TALL VIII - Session 8
Energy/Technology/Science
April 20 - 23, 2004
(Revised 4/19/2004 - kw)
Crowne Plaza Hotel - Medical Center 6701 S. Main, Houston, Texas 77030 (713) 797-1110 (This is down town Houston - due to traffic, please make travel allowances) |
TUESDAY - April 20, 2004
Preside AND Scribe = Gene Camargo AND Michael Hampton ATTIRE: Nice Casual |
Austin Room in Hotel:
1:00 p.m. Welcome/Orientation, Schedule Changes & Update. . .Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz
1:30 p.m.
CHECK-IN TO HOTEL or LEAVE LUGGAGE AT FRONT DESK
1:30 p.m. Walk to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2:00 p.m. Department of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery
2:00 p.m. Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms. Stacy LeBlanc Marco
Animal Facility Operations Manager - Department of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
“Silent Hero’s” Video Presentation
Use of Animals in Cancer Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Kenneth N. Gray
MS, DVM, Diplomat ACLAM
DVMS Chairman & Professor of Comparative Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Tour Research Labs
Tour Animal Housing & Surgery
5:00 p.m. Adjourn - walk back to hotel
Preside AND Scribe = Beverly Baker-Shaw AND Matt Belew ATTIRE: Nice Casual |
San Antonio Room in Hotel:
6:30 p.m. Dinner at Hotel with Speaker
7:00 p.m. U.S. Intelligence and National Security Agencies. . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Jim Olson
7:45 p.m. Professor/CIA Officer-in-Residence, George Bush School of Government
and Public Service, Past Chief of Counterintelligence -CIA
9:00 p.m. Adjourn for evening
WEDNESDAY - April 21, 2004
Preside AND Scribe = Joe Behrens AND Terri Barber ATTIRE: Business |
Breakfast on your own:
7:45 a.m. Depart Hotel via bus
Tour and Speaker Presentations:
Port of Houston Authority at Barbour’s Cut Container Terminal
1700 East Barbour’s Cut; Morgan’s Point, Texas
9:00 a.m. Welcome & Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Wade Battles
9:15 a.m. Managing Director - Port of Houston Authority
9:15 a.m. Operations Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Jimmy Jamison
9:30 a.m. Barbour’s Cut Container Terminal Manager/Port of Houston Authority
9:30 a.m. Homeland Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. C.H. May
10:00 a.m. Supervisor Inspector USDA Customs & Border Protection
10:00 a.m. Homeland Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Greg Vawter
10:30 a.m. Supervisor Inspector USDA Customs & Border Protection
10:45 a.m. Tour of Cargo Container Area Within Terminal
11:45 a.m.
12:00 noon Depart for Johnson Space Center / NASA - with boxed lunch on bus
Preside AND Scribe = Clint Robinson AND Reed Stewart ATTIRE: Business |
1:00 p.m. Arrive for VIP Tour- Johnson Space Center
4:30 p.m. Depart for Hotel
Preside AND Scribe = Clay Allison AND Jay Wilder ATTIRE: Business |
San Antonio Room in Hotel:
6:00 p.m. Optional TAMU “Muster” - Lead by Charles Ring
6:30 p.m. Dinner at Hotel
Texas Prison System & Agriculture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Tom Fordyce
Director, Agriculture Division - Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Ms. Tamra Lira - Administrative Assistant to Mr. Fordyce
9:30 p.m. Meet in Hotel Lobby - Police Night Ride Along’s. . . . . . Officer D.L.Henderson
Operations Coordinator, Houston Police Department
(DRESS: *See Below)
Optional Night Rides with Houston Police Department (Must have Drivers
License, SS card and/or Passport (exactly what you submitted originally for pre-approval) identification, “lunch money”, *cannot wear jeans or neckties, slacks or nice khaki’s are required; WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES)
THURSDAY - April 22, 2004
Preside AND Scribe = Jack Baggett, Jr. AND Karen Reichek ATTIRE: Nice Casual |
Breakfast on your own:
9:00 a.m. Depart Hotel via bus
Gulf Coast Farming Day
10:15 a.m. LCRA - Lakeside River Plant - Eagle Lake. . . . . . . . . .Mr. Mike Shoppa/LCRA
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Tour Rice Fields and Irrigation Canal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Rick Jahn
11:15 a.m. Wharton County Extension Agent - Ag/NR
11:15 a.m. Gertson Farms Partnership & Lissie Flying Service. . . . . . Mr. John Gertson
12:00 Noon Partner and TALL VIII
12:00 Noon Rice Growing Presentation - Gertson’s Home
12:30 p.m.
Preside AND Scribe = Alan Eubank AND Brad Roeder |
12:30 p.m. Sponsored Lunch at Gertson’s Home:
1:15 p.m. Brad Crist with John Deere Co. - Katy;
Rick Schmidt with Helena Chemical Co - El Campo
Chad Elms with UAP Southwest - El Campo
1:45 p.m. Turf Grass Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Johnny Cosper
2:45 p.m. Retired Wharton County Extension Agent - Ag/NR
3:00 p.m. Aquaculture Fish Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Peter Woods
5:45 p.m. Regional Aquaculture Specialist, Texas Cooperative Extension
Preside AND Scribe = Clay Crist AND Blake Lewis ATTIRE: Nice Casual |
6:00 p.m. Arrive for Wharton County Fairgrounds in Crescent - Ag Appreciation Day
6:30 p.m. Attend Ag Appreciation Night - Wharton County
8:30 p.m. (Dinner sponsored by Gertson Farms Partnership & Lissie Flying Service)
8:30 p.m. Depart back to Hotel - Houston
FRIDAY - April 23, 2004
Preside AND Scribe = Don Clift AND Stan Meador ATTIRE: Nice Casual |
Breakfast on your own:
7:00 a.m. Check-out of Hotel
Galveston Room in Hotel:
8:00 a.m. Welcome/Introductions & The Energy Value Chain:Trends & Issues
8:45 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Steven Parker
Energy Partner - Business Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Business Advisors & Tax Services
Friday - April 23, 2004 - Continued
8:45 a.m. The Future of Oil & Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBC
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. The Future of Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Don Claar
10:15 a.m. Director-Utilities Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Business Advisors & Tax Services
10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Sustainable Development: What It Means. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Phillips
11:15 a.m. Senior Manager - Energy & Utilities Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Business Advisors & Tax Services
11:15 a.m. Wrap-Up and Adjourn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11:30 a.m.
11:45 a.m. Depart in private vehicles for sponsored lunch
Cayennes Hot Wings & Bayour Café
8236 Kirby Drive
(Directly across the street from Reliant Stadium)
Preside AND Scribe = Michael Kuck AND Trey Buzbee |
12:00 Noon Running a Restaurant & Being A Superbowl Vendor. . . . . . . . . Oscar Taylor
TALL-Alumni; Corrections Specialist/Neuroscience Division of Lilly &
Owner with his wife
1:00 p.m. Session Adjourn
Dr. Jim will provide a ride back to Hotel for those with airport pick-up
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