For Early Arrivals
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THURSDAY, Octover 13, 2011   

Early Arrivals: Check at the front desk for GFBA early arrivals

Suggested Activities: Check the Athens Website for Area Attractions

6:00 P.M. Dinner:    Dinner at the new Mexican Restaurant next to hotel

8:30 P.M. Social Time:

Check at the front desk to ask where the GFBA group is...

 

121th Annual GFBA Member Conference Guinea Fest '11 ~ October 13, 15, 16

The 12th Annual GFBA Conference, otherwise known as Guinea Fest, will be held at The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia logcated in North East Georgia.

Nestled amongst the rolling hills of northeast Georgia, Athens is a vibrant college town of more than 110,000 residents. Incorporated in 1806, the city is actually younger than the University of Georgia, which was chartered in 1785. Over the years, Athens has become a cultural hotspot, a mecca for music and the arts. It has become commonplace to see Athens ranked in any variety of polls, ranging from Best College Towns and Arts Destinations to Cheap Summer Trips and Best Places for Retirement.

The centerpiece of Athens is its downtown area. Downtown is full of life from morning to night. More than 65 specialty shops, 55 restaurants and cafes, and 40 taverns and nightspots fill downtown and maintain a constant buzz of action. Downtown is a must-see for any visitor.


GFBA MEETING AGENDA- October 14, 15, 16 2011
 2011 GuineaFest - Athens, Georgia

Athens, Georgia is in the Eastern Time Zone

~~ Schedule of Events ~~
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NOTICE:

  • All Programs will be open discussion format with time for questions and answers from guinea fowl experts.
  • Time allotted per session is approximate and may vary somewhat from the following schedule:

FRIDAY, October 14, 2011

Complimentary Breakfast at your hotel

9:00 A.M. Meet in hotel lobby to carpool to the University of Georgia Botanical Gardens

12:00 P.M. Lunch - at the Botanical Gardens

1:30 P.M. Guinea Fowl Craft Project in the hotel meeting room

6:00 P.M. Dinner: Gather in hotel lobby to carpool Shane’s Rib Shack, 2301 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605  706-543-0050 www.shanesribshack.com

8:00 P.M. Social Time in our hotel conference room

SATURDAY, October 15, 2011 - Speakers & Details

Complimentary Breakfast at your hotel

8:30 A.M. Meet in the Hotel in the Lobby

9:00 A.M. Carpool to the University of Georgia Poultry Science Department

The address for the Poultry Research Center is 2416 South Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA. The PRC is a complex of buildings detached from main campus on the south side of Athens outside the Athens Perimeter Highway. You can find it on the interactive campus map. You'll have to zoom in quite a bit to see the building numbers displayed. The building we plan to meet in is called Poultry Science Building A and is numbered 2850. There is only one classroom inside and it is easy to find. The food for lunch should be delivered to the same building.

9:00 A.M. Poultry Nutrition: What it's all about (Dr. Nicholas Dale)

10:30 A.M. Break

10:45 A.M. Frequent Issues in Avian Reproduction and Incubation (Dr. Brian Fairchild)

11:30 A.M. Disease Prevention and Identification (Dr. Casey Ritz)

12:15 P.M. Lunch: at the University - included in registration fee

1:15 P.M. Poultry Behavior and Welfare (Dr. Bruce Webster)

2:45 P.M. Break

3:00 P.M. Bird Necropsy and Egg Breakout Workshop (Drs. Fairchild and Ritz)

4:30 P.M. Adjourn

5:30 P.M. Dinner at The Hilltop Grille which is very close to our hotel.  2310 W. Broad Street, Athens, GA  30606  706-353-7667 www.hilltopgrille.com

8:00 P.M. Social Time - Meet in our hotel conference room

SUNDAY, October 16, 2011

Complimentary Breakfast at our hotel

Program today is at our hotel Conference Room.

9:00 A.M.-9:30 A.M. Look at Display Tables and Purchase some Goodies. Take Home Literature and Brochures.

10:30 A.M Distribution of Door Prizes
       Sales Tables Open
       Social Time & Farewells

1:00 P.M. Hotel Check Out Time

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