NCIFT MEETING MINUTES

Meeting Minutes August 20, 2018

NCIFT Executive Board Planning Meeting

DATE: Monday, August 20, 2018

DESCRIPTION: Executive Board Planning Meeting

NEXT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING: 10/XX/18

Meeting Called to Order 8:45 AM

Attendees

• Brad Olson, Erin Evers, Nikoo Arasteh , Craig Rothe, Bruce Ferree , Anjali Ganpule, Elaine Chow, Abigail Selya- Executive Committee
• Susannah Smith-UC Davis NCIFT Representative

Steve Cooper Memorial

• Discussion of how to cover donations towards mortum members.
• Carol and Steve Cooper Scholarship fund for travel grants
• Nominated to rename the travel fund to be the Carol and Steve Cooper Grant, and do an additional $100 donation to the fund.
  • Additionally moved to donate 100$ to St. Jude – Erin, Anjali Seconded Approved.

New NCIFT Website

• New website launched, will go live after review.
• Add the new professional events to the events tab
• Add a link to the facebook and linkedin pages.
• Update membership dues information- Remove the description of the options and have it link directly to IFT website.
• Update the University websites to have only food science programs related to us
• On contacts add a link to the emails of those people
• Get updated information for all members listed.

Hornblower

• Establish a Hornblower Committee with training and succession to assist with the newsletter.
• Need a job description with volunteer opportunities to kick start the new Hornblower.

Social Media

• Elaine- to lead presence on Linkedin and Facebook
  • Events
  • Hornblower release
  • New professional events

Event Planning

• Discussion below:
• Craig- Want to do an event in Reno, Nevada to do an Elite Spice to host venue, to do a get to know you event.
• Bruce-Fairfield event and do a Jelly Belly/Budweiser event.
• Bruce- Prop 65 event location TBD. Bruce to be in charge.
• Erin/Brad-2018 October Fall opener-Have a speaker and bring a friend night.
• Brad/Erin- Webinar- Executive Committee Meeting- Chair of Statistics and Strategy for IFT.
• Craig-Event at the Oakland A’s to do a tour of the food facilities and event.
• Jasp/Brad-Holiday Dinner- December, 13, 2018- Doing a place in Dublin and would allow for a speaker. Send a request to IFT presidents or other speakers to participate in events and give speeches for holiday dinner.
  • Brad to reach out to National to see availability of speakers and Nikoo to reach out to Peet’s coffee
• March event at the Oakland Zoo or Oakland Museum.
  • Linda Harris could do a talk for us on where food is going and address future needs, call and give her dates.
• Could do a new professionals hike.
• Livermore grape stomping event.
• Next year 2 holiday Meetings
• Dates:
• 10/24/18: Nevada Event- Craig/Bruce/Marty
• 10/XX/18: 3rd week or beyond NCIFT Mixer- Bring a Friend Night Potential to have Bruce and Quality Division Speak- Pallavi
• 1/XX/19- Prop 65 Seminar 100-150 attendance location TBD- Bruce
• 2-3/XX/19- Student Awards Banquet- UC Davis Students to Help
• 2/12/19-CLFP (California League of Food Processors) Luncheon- Speaker TBD Nikoo/Pallavi to find speaker
• 3/XX/19- FIG in Santa Rosa/Petaluma-NIkoo
• 3-4/XX/19 TBD- Location TBD East Bay-Night Mixer: Potential Future of Food Speaker- Bruce German, Dr. Biltekoff or Lauren Shimek. – Susannah
• 5/6-7/19-NCIFT Suppliers Night and Golf Event
  • 5/6/18: Golf -Marty/Dave
  • 5/7/18: Bruce/Erin/Pallavi
• 6/2-5/19: IFT19 New Orleans- Brad
  • West Coast/Best Coast Mixer
  • UCD Gathering
• 7/X/19: TBD
• 11/XX/19: Turkey Raffle

*Pallavi to plan 2019 holiday party to plan and schedule location and event.

Budget:

• Topline Discussion- Exact budget available on request
• Cruess Fund- Move to seperate account for student scholarships
• Membership Dues were lower- because of reduced membership
• Follow up on the credit card and baking fees

Meeting Adjourned 12:30 Motioned- Erin Evers, Seconded- Nikoo