Brangus® Activities in Houston 2018
Tuesday, February 27 All Tuesday Events at the Royal Sonesta Hotel
- 10 am – 6 pm Registration, Hotel Lobby
- 1 pm – 8 pm Trade Show Open, Discovery Rooms A/B, Lobby Level
- 4 pm – 5:30 pm Federation of International Brangus Associations (FIBRA) Meeting
Welcome Reception
- 6 pm – 8 pm Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres
- 6:30 pm Houston Welcome from the Chamber of Commerce, International Brangus Breeders Association, and the Texas Department of Agriculture
- 7 pm Music by Recording Artist John Baumann
Wednesday, February 28
- 7 am – 6 pm Registration, Hotel Lobby
- 8 am Board buses for Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University, 10 am – 4 pm, College Station (lunch included)
- Guided tour of the Large Animal Veterinary Center
- Meat science demonstration at the Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology Center
- Tour of the Hildebrand Equine Complex
- Beef Quality Assurance vaccine injection sight demonstration at the Beef Center
- 5:30 pm Buses return from Texas A&M University
- 6 pm – 8 pm Trade Show Open, Discovery Rooms A/B, Lobby Level
- 7 pm Cocktail Hour
Free evening for participants to explore Houston
Thursday, March 1
- 7:30 am – 4 pm Trade Show Open, Discovery Rooms A/B, Lobby Level
- 7:30 am Breakfast in the Trade Show, Discovery Rooms A/B, Lobby Level
- 8:30 am Participants line up for Opening Ceremonies
Opening Ceremony
- 9 am World Brangus Congress Opening Ceremony, Legends Ballroom, Lobby Level
- 9:30 am Keynote Speaker: Damian Mason “Ag Trends,Topics & Tomorrow”
- 10:30 am Coffee & Tea Break in Trade Show, Discovery Rooms A/B, Lobby Level
- 11 am Texas A&M University Clare Gill, PhD. “Genetics of Coat Color, Horned Status and Other Traits in Brangus Cattle”
- 11:45 am Lunch – Informa Economics IEG David Williams “Global Cattle and Beef Outlook–2018 and Beyond”
- 1 pm Livestock Genetic Services Owner John Genho “The Value of Single-Step Genetic Estimation of Genomic Enhanced EPDs”
- 1:30 pm Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Joe Paschal, PhD. “Adoption and Use of Technologies in Global Beef Production”
- 2 pm Neogen GeneSeek Operations Ashby Green, DVM “Commercial Application of Breed Specific DNA Profiles”
- 2:30 pm agFRONT.com Elisa Marquez, PhD. “Using Genomics to Sell More Genetics”
- 3:30 pm Buses depart for Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
- 4 pm Genetic Edge Sale XXIII, NRG Center at the Livestock Show, Rooms 201-203
- 6:45 pm RodeoHouston and Blake Shelton Concert, NRG Stadium
Friday, March 2
- 7 am – 9 am Trade Show Open, Discovery Rooms A/B, Lobby Level
- 7 am – 8 am Breakfast in Trade Show, Discovery Rooms A/B, Lobby Level
- 7:30 am-9:30 am Board bus to Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
- 8 am International Brangus & Red Brangus Bull Shows (Ultra Bull Show to follow)
- 2 pm- 3:30 pm Board buses to Royal Sonesta Hotel
- 2 pm IBBA Annual Meeting, Royal Sonesta Hotel
- 4 pm – 8 pm Trade Show Open, Discovery Rooms A/B, Lobby Level
- 6 pm Cocktail Hour for IBBA Awards Banquet
- 7 pm – 10pm IBBA Awards Banquet
Saturday, March 3
- 7:30 am – 9 am Trade Show Open, Discovery Rooms A/B, Lobby Level
- 7 am – 8:30 am Breakfast in Trade Show, Discovery Rooms A/B, Lobby Level
- 7:30 am-9:30 am Board buses to Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
- 8 am International Brangus & Red Brangus Female Shows (Ultra Female Show to follow)
- 3 pm Board Buses to Royal Sonesta
Gala Night – Cowgirl/Cowboy Chic Attire
- 6:30 pm Hors d’oeuvre’s and Cocktails
- 7 pm World Brangus Show Results –P.J. Budler
- 7:30 pm Sale of Champions Auction – Caesar Cantu
- 8 pm The Gala Dinner and Entertainment by Chinatown–A Real Party Band :: Sponsored by Neogen GeneSeek