The annual 2011 Ag Machinery Conference (AMC), a three-day agriculture engineering and education conference, will be held May 2, 3 and 4 at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in downtown Waterloo, Iowa. New for 2011, the Ag Machinery Conference will hold its opening ceremony at the Cedar Valley TechWorks on the Monday, May 2. The evening’s events will kick off with comments by 2011 AMC chairman Jim Evans of John Deere, and the mayor of the city of Waterloo, followed by a tour of the National Ag-Based Lubricants Center.
Network with fellow attendees with hors d'oeuvres and refreshments as the keynote address is presented by Darrin Drollinger, executive director of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), St. Joseph, Michigan, on “The Future of Agriculture.” Sign up for the evening ceremony when you register for the Ag Machinery Conference at www.amc-online.org.
Tuesday, May 3, begins the Ag Machinery Conference’s two-day educational technical sessions. Frank Moore, owner of Moore Farms and Three Rivers Consulting, Cresco, Iowa, will begin the day on the exhibit floor with a breakfast presentation “Down on the Farm: Rare Skills.” Attendees can also take this opportunity to visit with a variety of industry suppliers exhibiting at the conference. The exhibit floor will be open Tuesday and Wednesday so be sure to visit with exhibitors showcasing the latest products, technologies and services.
Tuesday morning will continue to provide informative continuing education sessions with this year’s focus on J1939, ISO11783 and more. Technical sessions include topics on Product Safety Standards, New Products, CANbus Control, Recreational Engineering and New Technologies in Operator Safety and Automation.
Tuesday's lunch includes a presentation from Clyde Foles, professor of the Transportation Design Dept. at the College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan, on “Innovation – Why does it seem so difficult?” The evening will wrap up with an evening social from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on the exhibit floor, providing another opportunity to connect with industry professionals and experts.
Wednesday, May 4, the event opens with breakfast and remarks on “Engineering Influence in Modern Production Ag” from Sheldon Stevemer from Blue Earth, Minnesota. Technical sessions include industry relevant topics such as Tier 4 - Engine Solutions, Tier 4 - Support Systems, Fire Prevention Technology, Crop Sensing, AE50 Award Recipients and Materials.
The Ag Machinery Conference’s Wednesday lunch presenter is Dennis Banasiak, president, Avello Bioenergy, Des Moines, Iowa, who will speak about “The Evolution of Biofuels…from Ethanol to Hydrocarbons and Biomaterials.”
For more information on the Ag Machinery Conference, or to register for the conference, contact Jim Evans at (319) 292-8249. To exhibit at the Ag Machinery Conference contact Pam Strum at (309) 672-7174. PD
—From AMC news release
