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TUESDAY, APRIL 17
6:30 – 8:00 pm Pre-Conference Service Project & Social
Prairie Roots Food Co-op & Wild Terra Cidery

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
7:00 am – 7:50 am Breakfast
7:50 am – 8:00 am Conference Welcome - Michelle Strang, NDNC President
8:00 am – 8:30 am Opening Keynote – Making the Connection -Melissa Joy Dobbins, MS, RDN, CDE, The Guilt-Free RD® & CEO of Sound Bites® Sponsored by the North Dakota Beef Commission
8:30 am – 9:30 am Maternal Nutrition and Developmental Programming: What Mom Eats Matters! - Joel Caton, PhD, North Dakota State University, Department of Animal Science
9:30 am – 10:00 am Networking While Walking
10:00 am – 10:15 am Break
10:15 am – 11:15 am Early Childhood Development and Nutrition - Savanna Jellison, NDSU Doctoral Student, Department of Developmental Science
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Little Eaters, Big Opportunities: Nutrition Considerations for Preschoolers - Krystle McNeal, RD, Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Annual Membership Meeting & Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Are you Aging Well? - Jane Strommen, PhD, NDSU Extension Gerontology Specialist
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Networking While Walking
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Closing Keynote – Making the Connection: Communication Skills for the Educator at Heart - Melissa Joy Dobbins, MS, RDN, CDE, The Guilt Free RD and Sound Bites
4:30 pm Closing Remarks