SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Expo open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Registration open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Expo open 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Exploring the Future with the IFT NEXT Think Tank 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. IFT Central Booth open 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Debate: Utilizing Blockchain for Improved Traceability 10:30 a.m. - noon Scientific and applied sessions 8:30 - 10 a.m. Scientific and applied sessions 10:30 a.m. - noon Scientific and applied sessions 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ePoster/Poster sessions 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. IFT Career Center Live Networking Event 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. IFT NEXT Quickfire Discussions: Considering Sustainability 9 - 10 a.m. IFT NEXT Quickfire Discussions: From Data to Drones: Innovative Food Safety Applications 12:30 - 1 p.m. Using Data to Improve the Organic & Non-GMO Marketplace 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Competitive Technical Intelligence - Knowing the Outside World 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. When Data, Data Science and Computation Meet Food 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. The Future of Next Generation Food Waste: How the Almond Industry is Unleashing the Potential for Co-products 2:15 - 3:45 p.m. Scientific and applied sessions 3 - 4 p.m. Edibilomics: Using Metabolomics in Food-related research 3 - 5 p.m. ePoster/Poster sessions 4:45 - 6:15 p.m. IFT18 Division Networking reception 5:30 - 7 p.m. IFTSA Student Celebration 7 - 9 p.m. IFTSA Closing Ceremony 8 Wednesday, July 18 MEAT+ POULTRY / IFT PROTEIN PLANNER 2018 9 - 11 a.m. Poster sessions 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. Scientific and applied sessions