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UNIFIED EXHIBIT ORS Symposium Attuned to the Times while the trade show runs Wednesday and Thursday only and includes more than 600 companies. Seminar sessions cover grapegrowing, winemaking, market- T ing, labor, distribution, finance and more. Topics that could have been ripped from recent headlines include "Doing More With Monday, Jan. 24 Tuesday, Jan. 25 1 p.m.–5 p.m. Registration General 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Registration 9 a.m.–Noon 5 p.m.–8 p.m. Needed: People General Session CAWG Annual Meeting and Reception he Unified Wine & Grape Symposium presents a topical seminar program alongside the continent's biggest showcase for wine industry suppliers Jan. 25-27 at the Sacramento Convention Center and nearby hotels. The symposium keeps its familiar schedule of seminars Tuesday through Thursday, Less" for winemakers, "Where Is the Money Now?" for business and operations staff and "Biodynamics: Point-Counterpoint" for grapegrowers. The symposium is a joint project of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture and the California Association of Wine- grape Growers. Wines & Vines will be active at the event. Meet Wines & Vines magazine representatives at booth No. 430 and learn more about the market research services of WinesVinesDATA for win- eries and suppliers at booth No. 1809. —Jim Gordon Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Schedule Break-out Sessions 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Addressing Safety Issues and Protecting Your Workforce and Yourself Grapegrowing 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Doing More with Less Winemaking 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Crisis Communications: When Unfortunate Things Happen to Good People Marketing/Public Relations 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Labor Issues from the Business Side Business/Operations 2:40 p.m.–4 p.m. Distribution Issues Winemaking 2:40 p.m.–4 p.m. What Matters to Millennials Marketing/Public Relations The annual varietal focus (this year for Pinot Noir) includes tasting. Wednesday, Jan. 26 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. 9 a.m.–6 p.m. 4 p.m.–6 p.m. Registration 8:30 a.m.–11 a.m. State of the Industry General Session Exhibits Open Regional Wine Tasting 2 p.m.–4 p.m. 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 8 a.m.–4 p.m. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Registration Exhibits Open 9:30 a.m.–11 a.m. When in Rome: Succeeding in an Inter- national Marketplace General Session 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Hosted Buffet Luncheon 86 Wines & Vines JAnUARY 2011 9 a.m.–Noon 2 p.m.–4 p.m. 2 p.m.–4 p.m. 2 p.m.–4 p.m. 2:40 p.m.–4 p.m. Developing and Supporting Front-Line Supervisors Grapegrowing 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Update on TTB Issues and Industry Affairs Business/Operations 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Biodynamics: Point/Counterpoint Grapegrowing Focus on Quality Winemaking Making Your Direct to Consumer Work Marketing/Public Relations Spanish Sessions Track Presented in Spanish Varietal Focus: Pinot Noir (includes tasting) Grapegrowing/Winemaking Legal and Privacy Issues with Social Media Marketing/Public Relations Where Is the Money Now? Business/Operations QSEE US AT UNIFIED, BOOTH #1001g KEN FREEZE