AMSA 70th Reciprocal Meat Conference ~ "Where History, Tradition, and Science Meat"

Texas A&M University is hosting the AMSA 70th RMC June 18-21, 2017.  Texas A&M University is the state of Texas' first public institution of higher education. With a student body of more than 59,000 and more than 5,200 acres on the College Station campus, Texas A&M is also among the nation's largest universities. College Station, Texas is situated in East-Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley, in the center of the region known as the Texas Triangle. It is 90 miles northwest of Houston and 87 miles northeast of Austin.

The Texas A&M host committee has put a lot of time and effort into making sure that every event at the AMSA 70th RMC will be a memorable and unique experience for all attendees. RMC will kick off the Welcome Reception at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Deetails and speakers for each of the Monday and Tuesday keynote sessions, as well as the eight different concurrent sessions and 50 plus reciprocation sessions are being finalized. Below is a list of what the different concurrent sessions to be featured: 
 
Concurrent Sessions:

• Meat Flavor Chemistry
• A Debate on Current Perspectives in Meat Science
• Food Security/Insecurity in the USA and Internationally
• Muscle Biology
• Food Safety
• Culinary Insights
• History of Meat Science
• State of the Industry: Outlook and Opportunities

At the 70th RMC, you will also have the chance to sign up and participate in newly developed workshops. These workshops will provide unique opportunities of hands-on learning. The workshops will focus on:

• Ingredient Technologies
• Processed Meats
• FBI Food Defense
• Consumer Messaging and Education
• Hands-on Pork Variety Meats

So make sure to book your travel early and join us at Texas A&M as we kickoff the 70th RMC on June 18th!