| 4:00 p.m. | Registration Opens |
| 5:00-7:00 p.m. | Reception - Roland E. Powell Convention Center |
| 7:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 7:00 a.m. | Registration Opens |
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks - Dr. Claudia Osorio, Chairperson, DCA National Meeting Planning Committee |
| 8:10 a.m. | Hot Topics for Poultry - Brian Earnest, CoBank |
| 9:00 a.m. | U.S. Poultry Export Overview - Garrett Borkhuis, USAPEEC |
| 9:45 a.m. | Questions & Answers |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:20 a.m. | USDA Food Safety Update - Trey Forsyth, Chief of Staff, Office of Food Safety, USDA |
| 11:00 a.m. | Salmonella Preharvest Dynamics: Successess and Challenges - Dr. Nikki Shariat, University of Georgia |
| 11:45 a.m. | Questions & Answers |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. | Chasing Clarity - aMPV Experiences in Layers - Dr. Gunnar Dunnam, Cal-Maine Foods inc. |
| 1:40 p.m. | Avian Metapneumovirus in Turkeys - Dr. Becky Tilley, Butterball |
| 2:05 p.m. | AMPV in Broilers - Helpless or Hopeful? - Dr. Eric Heskett, Case Farms |
| 2:30 p.m. | Avian Metapneumovirus (Type A): Our Experience, Unexpected Findings, and Current Vaccination Strategy - Dr. Robin Gilbert, Sanderson Farms |
| 2:55 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. | Monitoring Flock aMPV Status Using the BioChek ART ELISA - Dr. Gwenn Slacum, BioChek |
| 3:15 p.m. | Pneumovirus Serology - Ricardo Munoz, IDEXX |
| 3:45 p.m. | AMPV Panel - Questions & Answers |
| 4:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
| 5:30 p.m. | Reception - Seacrets 49th Street |
| 6:30 p.m. | Buffet Dinner - Seacrets 49th Street |
| 1:15 p.m. | Industry Update on Legislative & Regulatory Priorities - Dr. Ashley Peterson, National Chicken Council |
| 2:00 p.m. | The Future of Moving Birds Panel - Dr. Luke Baldwin, Lincoln Premium Poultry; Emanuele Grighi, CMC Industries; Jay Russell, Marel |
| 2:45 p.m. | Questions & Answers |
| 2:55 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. | New Capability for FM Detection - Ed Stovall, Perdue Farms |
| 3:45 p.m. | Pathogen and Microbiological Monitoring Tools for Plants and Live Production Areas - David Luedeke, Hygiena |
| 4:15 p.m. | Questions & Answers |
| 4:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
| 5:30 p.m. | Reception - Seacrets 49th Street |
| 6:30 p.m. | Buffet Dinner - Seacrets 49th Street |
| 7:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 7:00 a.m. | Registration Opens |
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks - Dr. Claudia Osorio, Chairperson, DCA National Meeting Planning Committee |
| 8:10 a.m. | HPAI Delmarva - Shared Experiences - Georgie Cartanza, Freedom Farm & Soul Shine; Rusty Covington, Perdue Farms; Dr. Carl Heeder, Mountaire Farms; Chris Brosch, DDA; Holly Porter, DCA; Sarah Firebaugh, USDA |
| 9:20 a.m. | Managing Through Catastrophe - Dr. Phil Stayer, Dr. Phil Stayer Poultry Consulting, LLC; Dr. Bill Ricken, Amick Farms |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Chicken Embryo Origin Vaccines: Ally or Foe in the Control of Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus (ILTV) Control? - Dr. Maricarmen Garcia, University of Georgia |
| 10:40 a.m. | ILT Control - A Paradigm Shift - Dr. Mark Burleson, Wayne Sanderson |
| 11:05 a.m. | Administration of ILT Vaccine via Gel Droplet at Day-of Age - Dr. Bill Hewat, Tyson Foods |
| 11:30 a.m. | Flushing/Huddling Syndrome - Dr. Michael Quist, Mountaire Farms; Dr. Andy Bishop, Wayne Sanderson |
| 12:00 p.m. | Questions & Answers |
| 12:15 p.m. | Adjourn & Lunch |
| 10:15 a.m. | Biosecurity Compliance Audit Program (BCAP) - What to Expect - Rita Harkless, Perdue Farms |
| 10:35 a.m. | New House Construction/Retrofitting Lessons from HPAI - Chad Carpenter, Mountaire Farms; Jim Karsnitz, Eastern Shore Poultry Supply |
| 10:55 a.m. | Conservation Benefits - More than Out of Sight - Liz Warren, Delmarva Chicken Association; Tyler Walston, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay |
| 11:10 a.m. | What Are Your Chickens Telling Me? - Dr. Nanette Olmeda-Geniec, University of Delaware |
| 11:50 a.m. | Questions & Answers |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. | Outstanding Flock Supervisor Awards - Mary Lou Brown, Delmarva Chicken Association President |
| 1:25 p.m. | Under Pressure: Safeguarding the Future of Poultry from Activist Threats - Hannah Thompson-Weeman, Animal Ag Alliance |
| 1:45 p.m. | Flock Success = First Two Weeks - Dr. Brian Fairchild, University of Georgia |
| 2:30 p.m. | Stacking the Deck in Your Favor: Litter Management - Georgie Cartanza, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension |
| 2:50 p.m. | Questions & Answers |
| 3:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
