78th RMC Schedule of Events

Schedule of Events

Saturday, June 21
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	AMSA Board Meeting
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM	Beef to Business - Iron Chef/Culinary Experience Competition	Certified Angus Beef Facility, Wooster, OH
Sunday, June 22
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM	Undergraduate Quiz Bowl Competition - Preliminary Rounds
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Student Research Competitions: Undergraduate; Master; and Ph.D.
7:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Golf Tournament
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Student Promotional Items and Silent Auction
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM	General ePoster Viewing
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM	RMC Career Fair
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Intercollegiate Meat Coaches Association Meeting
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM	RMC Welcome Reception
7:15 PM - 7:30 PM	RMC Research ePoster Competitions Awards Presentation
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Undergraduate Quiz Bowl Finals
Monday, June 23
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM	General ePoster Viewing
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	78th RMC Opening Sessions and Mentorship Presentation
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Keynote Presentation - How to Professionally Fail at Understanding the Complexities of Nourishment - Frederic Leroy, Ph.D., Vrije Universiteit Brussel
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Student Promotional Items and Silent Auction
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM	RMC Supplier Showcase
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	ePoster Presentation and Viewing Session
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Networking Break
10:30 AM- 12:30 PM	Concurrent Technical Sessions: Concurrent Session I - Meat in the Diet and the Nutritive Value of Meat Concurrent Session II - Combating Heat Stress in Livestock: Strategies for Sustainable Meat Production in a Changing Climate Concurrent Session III – Advancing the Poultry Industry: Tackling Salmonella with Innovative Research, Tools, and Methodologies
12:30 PM- 1:45 PM	Networking Lunch AMSA Committee Meetings AMSA RMC Planning Committee Meeting AMSA Carcass Assessment AMSA National 4-H Committee Meeting AMSA Development Council AMSA Student Membership
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Reciprocation Sessions and Tech Talks- Multiple Topics
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM	ePoster Presentation and Viewing Session
2:45 PM - 3:45PM	Networking Break
3:45PM - 4:30 PM	Reciprocation Sessions and Tech Talks- Multiple Topics
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM	ePoster Presentation and Viewing Session
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Processed Meats Competition
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM	RMC Family Picnic and Mixer T-Shirt Auction
Tuesday, June 24
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM	AMSA Emeritus Breakfast
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM	General ePoster Viewing
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Opening Session and Mentorship Presentation
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Keynote Presentation - The Societal Role of Meat & Livestock: Science, Misinformation, and Public Responsibility - Keith Belk, Ph.D., Colorado State University
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Student Promotional Items and Silent Auction
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	ePoster Presentation and Viewing Session
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Networking Break
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM	RMC Supplier Showcase
10:30 AM- 12:30 PM	Concurrent Technical Sessions: Concurrent Technical Session IV - Nitrite in Processed Meats: An Update Concurrent Technical Session V - Red Meat Yield Concurrent Technical Session VI - Proteomic Techniques for Meat Quality Research: An Introduction and Exploration of Opportunities to Advance our Science
12:30 PM- 1:45 PM	Networking Lunch AMSA Business Meeting and Student Board Business Meeting
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Reciprocation Sessions and Tech Talks- Multiple Topics
2:45 PM - 3:45PM	ePoster Presentation and Viewing Session
2:45PM - 3:45 PM	Networking Break
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM	Reciprocation Sessions and Tech Talks- Multiple Topics
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM	Tech Talks
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM	ePoster Presentation and Viewing Session
6:45 PM - 7:15 PM	RMC Awards Reception
7:15 PM - 9:45 PM	RMC Awards Banquet
Wednesday, June 25
6:00 AM- 7:00 AM	Fun Run
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Keynote Panel - Meat Science Branding and Consumer Engagement Speakers and Panelists Include: John Stika, Ph.D., Certified Angus Beef David Newman, Ph.D., National Pork Board Kelly Coughlin, Wendy's Shawn Spencer, Kroger Pet Food Representative
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM	Final General Session and 2026 RMC Welcome Video
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Networking Break
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM	Workshops - Details posted soon!