Tentative Agenda
TSCRA Annual Convention, Trade Show & School
March 14-17, 2008 – Corpus Christi, Texas

(All meetings held at the American Bank Center (ABC) unless otherwise noted.)

Friday, March 14, 2008

8:00 a.m. – 300 p.m.	TSCRA School for Successful Ranching	ABC, Room C225 & Water Garden B
10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.	TSCRA Registration Desk	ABC, Exhibit Hall Lobby
11:30 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.	Executive Committee Meeting	Omni Bayfront Hotel, Corpus Christi Ballroom C
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Trade Show Opens	ABC, Exhibit Hall
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	TSCRA Silent Auction Benefits TSCRA Special Rangers’ training and equipment needs	ABC, Trade Show
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	TSCR Foundation Trustees Meeting	Omni Bayfront Hotel, Aransas Room
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	TSCRA RAP Team Meeting	ABC, Room C103, San Jacinto
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	TSCRA New Member Welcome	ABC, Exhibit Hall, TSCRA Insurance Services Booth #712
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Trade Show Reception Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres Entertainment by Mike Blakely and Arthur Martinez	ABC, Exhibit Hall
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Texas Tech Alumni Reception	ABC, Room C104, Lexington
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.	Young People’s Party Hors d’oeuvres and Cash Bar	Brewster Street Grill Corner Brewster St. & N. Tancahua
6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.	TSCR Foundation Gala	Solomon Ortiz Center

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Attention Committee Members: Sign in sheets are located outside the door of each committee meeting room.
If you serve on a committee(s), please sign in for the appropriate committee(s).

7:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon	TSCRA Registration Desk	ABC, Exhibit Hall Lobby
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon	TSCRA School for Successful Ranching	ABC, Water Garden B
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Trade Show Opens	ABC, Exhibit Hall
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.	TSCRA Silent Auction Benefits TSCRA Special Rangers’ training and equipment needs	ABC, Trade Show
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Board of Directors Meeting ▪    NCBA President Andy Groseta, “The Future of NCBA” ▪    David V. Aguilar, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol, and Robert Harris, Chief Patrol Agent, Spokane Sector, U.S. Border Patrol, “Immigration, Homeland Security Issues” followed by Q&A ▪   Blake Denbow, Matt Etheredge, Wesley Welch, Reports on NCBA’s 2007 Young Cattlemen’s Conference”	ABC, Bayview Ballroom A
11:00 a.m. – 12 Noon	Trade Show Hour	ABC, Trade Show
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch at the Trade Show	ABC, Trade Show
1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	TSCRA Registration Desk	ABC, Exhibit Hall Lobby
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Association Promotion Committee Meeting ▪    “Rap Team Reports and Miscellaneous Business”	ABC, Bayview Ballroom C
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Natural Resources and Environment Committee Meeting ▪      Kevin Wagner, Texas Water Resources Institute, “Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Best Management Practices Update” ▪    Paul Goranson, Chairman, Uranium Committee, The Texas Mining and Reclamation Association and Vice President and Operations Manager, Mestena Uranium, LLC, “Uranium Mining 101”	ABC, Water Garden B
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Texas GLCI Meeting	ABC, Room C103 (San Jacinto)
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Brand and Inspection Committee Meeting ▪   James E. Link, Administrator, USDA-GIPSA, “Restructuring of GIPSA—Progress Report”	ABC, Room C101&102
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Agricultural Research Committee Meeting ▪    Dr. Bucky Gwartney, “Executive Director, Product Enhancement Research, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, “Convenience Beef Cuts for New Consumers”	ABC, Bayview Ballroom C
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Book Signing ▪    Laurie Lasater, Tailwind Both Ways: A Cowman’s Chronicle ▪    Marjorie Parker, The Crippled Champion and David and the Mighty Eighth ▪    John Dyer, Photographer, El Vaquero Real: The Original American Cowboy	ABC, Inside Trade Show
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Legislative and Tax Committee Meeting ▪   Ed Small, Jackson Walker, “Emerging Legislative Priorities & Challenges” ▪   Jason Skaggs, TSCRA Executive Director, Government Affairs and Public Relations, “Legislative Update”	ABC, Room C225A&B
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Trade Show Closing Reception Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres Entertainment by Mike Blakely and Arthur Martinez	ABC, Trade Show
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Settlement of TSCRA Silent Auction Benefits TSCRA Special Rangers’ training and equipment needs. Please pay for your purchase(s) by 6:00 p.m. today.	ABC, Trade Show
6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.	TSCRA PAC Dinner Speaker: Karl Rove Cocktails, Dinner, Auction benefiting TSCRA Special Rangers, Young Cattleman’s Conference and TSCRA PAC	Omni Bayfront Hotel, Nueces Ballroom

Sunday, March 16, 2008

7:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.	TSCRA Registration Desk	ABC, Exhibit Hall Lobby
8:00 a.m.– 9:00 a.m.	Cowboy Church Music by Susie Luchsinger of Atoka, OK. Message by Russ Weaver of Cleburne, Texas	ABC, Room C101&102
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	First General Session Speakers: ▪   Jon Means, TSCRA President’s Annual Report ▪    Fred Barnes, Executive Editor of The Weekly Standard and FOX News Commentator, “A Closer Look at Election ‘08” ▪   Todd Staples, Commissioner, Texas Department of Agriculture ▪   Bruce Knight, USDA ▪    Special Presentations -TSCRA Century Member Recognition (Brite Ranch) - “D.A. of the Year” (Michael Elliott, Assistant District. Attorney, Fort Bend County) -“Outstanding Rangeland Stewardship Award” (Bradley 3 Ranch)	ABC, Bayview Ballroom A
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon	Texas Purebred Cattle Alliance	ABC, Room C103 (San Jacinto)
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Keynote Luncheon ▪   Welcome: TSCRA First Vice President Dave Scott ▪   TSCR Foundation: Recognition of Scholarship Award Recipients ▪   Special Presentations – TSCRA RAP Team Leaders ▪   Speaker: Orion Samuelson, WGN Radio, “From Reaper to Satellite”	ABC, Bayview Ballroom B
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	TSCRA Registration Desk	ABC, Exhibit Hall Lobby
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Marketing Committee Meeting ▪   Bruce Knight, Undersecretary, USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs, “The New Rules of Marketing”	ABC, Bayview Ballroom C
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Wildlife Committee Meeting ▪   Carter Smith, Executive Director, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, “Parks and Wildlife Priorities…A Look Ahead”	ABC, Room C225A&B
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Animal Health Committee Meeting ▪   Edwin Bowers, Director, Fever Tick Eradication Program, USDA, “Update on Eradication” ▪   Dr. Bob Hillman, Executive Director, Texas Animal Health Commission, “Texas Brucellosis Free Status” ▪   Special Presentation	ABC, Bayview Ballroom C
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Labor Committee Meeting ▪   Dr. Parr Rosson, TAMU, Texas AgriLife Extension, “How Immigration Issues Impact Beef Industry Exports and Imports” ▪   Ritchie Jackson, Executive Director, Texas Restaurant Association, “How Immigration Laws Impact the Restaurant Industry” ▪   T. Michael O’Connor, Sheriff of Victoria County and TSCRA Director, “Experiences in Law Enforcement and Suggestions on Resolving immigration Issues in Ranching Country”	ABC, Room C101&102
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Resolutions Committee	ABC, Room C103
7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.	Cocktails and Dinner at the Aquarium Bus transportation provided from Omni Bayfront and Holiday Inn Emerald Beach Catering by John Welder of Victoria, Texas	Texas State Aquarium

Monday, March 17, 2008

9:00 a.m.	Second General Session Speakers: ▪  Joe Parker, Opening Remarks ▪  Kay Johnson-Smith, EVP, Animal Agriculture Alliance, “Priorities and Activities of Animal Rightist Groups” ▪  Richard Wortham, Executive Vice President, Texas Beef Council, “Twenty Years of Beef Checkoff” ▪  Mike Miller, Chief Operating Officer, Cattle-Fax, “Market Update” ▪  Eldon White, TSCRA Executive Vice President Annual Report ▪  Doris Koehne, President, Texas CattleWomen: “Report on CattleWomen Activities,” Beef Ambassador Presentation ▪  Resolutions Committee Report: Dave Scott, Chairman ▪  Nominating Committee Report: Dr. C. R. “Dick” Sherron, Chairman ▪  Bylaws Committee Report ▪ **Presentations to outgoing Executive Committee Members	Omni Bayfront Hotel, Corpus Christi Ballroom A
12:00 Noon	Adjourn