PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL WHEAT QUALITY CONFERENCE
May 18-22, 1997
Holiday Inn - Holidome
Manhattan, Kansas, USA

Sunday, May 18

6:30 - 8:30 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION - INTERNATIONAL Buffet Dinner

 7:00   WELCOME - AACC
          William C. Hurley, President, AACC

 7:10   WELCOME - ICC
          Wilfried Seibel, President, ICC

 7:20   WELCOME - ASAE
          Allen R. Rider, President, ASAE

Monday, May 19

OPENING SESSION

 8:00   WELCOME
          Marc A. Johnson, Dean, College of Agriculture, KSU

 8:10   WELCOME
          Virgil W. Smail, President, American Institute of Baking

 8:20   WELCOME
          Donald E. Koeltzow, Director, GMPRC, USDA-ARS

 8:30   KEYNOTE SPEAKER
          Dan Glickman, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, invited

 9:00   KEYNOTE SPEAKER
          Wilda H. Martinez, Area Director, USDA-ARS
 9:30   KEYNOTE ADDRESS
          Ian B. Edwards, Worldwide Research Director, Pioneer Hi-Bred
             International, Inc.

10:00   BREAK

I. BIOCHEMICAL DETERMINANTS FOR QUALITY PREDICTION

10:15   Definition of Wheat and Flour Quality
          Bernard L. Bruinsma, Roman Meal Co., Tacoma, WA, USA

10:40   Wheat Protein as a Quality Determinant
          Colin W. Wrigley, CSIRO, Plant Industry and Quality Wheat,
             N. Ryde, NSW, Australia

11:05   Wheat Starch as a Quality Determinant
          Paul A. Seib, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA

11:30   Wheat Lipids as a Quality Determinant
          Okkyung Kim Chung, GMPRC, USDA-ARS, Manhattan, KS, USA

11:55   Wheat Enzymes as a Quality Determinant
          James E. Kruger, Canadian Grain Commission,
             Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

12:20   LUNCH

II. RAPID QUALITY PREDICTION SYSTEMS

 1:30   Near-Infrared Technology in the Cereal Industry: Reflectance and
        Transmittance Applications
          Philip C. Williams, Canadian Grain Commission,
             Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

 2:00   Single Kernel Characterization System
          James J. Psotka, Perten Instruments NA, Inc., Reno, NV, USA

 2:30   Image Analysis-Prediction and Assessment of Wheat Quality and Milling
        Properties
          Samuel J. Millar, Campden and Chorleywood Food Res. Assoc.,
             Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, UK

 3:00   BREAK


 3:20   Objective Determination of Bread Crumb Visual Texture by Image Analysis
          Graeme D. Coles, Crop and Food Research, Christchurch, New Zealand

 3:50   Quality Evaluation on a Micro-Scale
          Peter W. Gras, CSIRO, N. Ryde, NSW, Australia


 4:20   Wrap-Up of the Two Sessions on Quality Prediction (Round Table)


 5:20   ADJOURNMENT

POSTER VIEWING

 5:20 - 5:40 Poster Viewing - Presenter Attendance Optional - ADJOURNMENT



 6:00   Tour-History of U.S. Hard Winter Wheat, KSU Farm and BBQ DINNER
          (Rollin G. Sears and Timothy J. Herrman)

Tuesday, May 20

III. BREEDING AND GENETICS OF WHEAT QUALITY

 8:00   Breeding for Quality
          Rollin G. Sears, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA and
          C. James Peterson, WSFR, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, USA

 8:30   The Suitability, Development and Application of Early-Generation Predictive
        Tests for Quality in Wheat Breeding Programs
          Richard W. Summers, Plant Breeding International, Paris, France

 9:00   An Integrated Approach for Improving Wheat Processing Quality
          Ram B. Gupta, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia
 
 9:30   Applications of Molecular Biology in Understanding and Improving
        Wheat Quality
          Ann E. Blechl, WRRC, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA, USA

10:00   BREAK


10:30   Taking Quality to the Market Place
          Robert F. Bruns, AgriPro Seeds, Inc., Berthoud, CO, USA

11:00   Wrap-Up (Round Table)


12:00   LUNCH

IV. SELECTION OF WHEATS FOR WET-MILLING AND MODERN METHODS OF SEPARATING COMPONENTS AND THEIR NEW USES

 1:00   Selection of Wheats and Their Dry-Milling Prior to Wet-Milling
          Meinolf G. Lindhauer, Institute for Starch and Potato Technology,
             Detmold, Germany

 1:30   Modern Methods of Separating the Components of Wheat
          Willi Witt, Westfalia Separator AG, Oelde, Germany

 2:00   Genetic Engineering of Wheat for Starch Modification
          Ravindra N. Chibbar, National Research Council, Saskatoon, Canada

 2:30   BREAK


 3:00   Update on Wheat Starch and Its Uses
          Clodualdo C. Maningat, Midwest Grain Products, Atchison, KS, USA and
          Paul A. Seib, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA

 3:30   New Uses of Wheat Gluten and Non-Starch Wheat Components
          Wolfgang J. Bergthaller, Institute for Starch and Potato Technology,
             Detmold, Germany

 4:00   Wrap-Up (Round Table)


 5:00   ADJOURNMENT

POSTER VIEWING

 5:00 - 5:30 Poster Viewing - Presenter Attendance Optional - ADJOURNMENT



 6:30   American Barn Dance and DINNER
          (Okkung Kim Chung and Franklin H. Arthur)

Wednesday, May 21

V. ECONOMICS OF END-USE QUALITY AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS

 8:00   Effect of Changing Global Marketing Systems upon Wheat Quality
          Dennis G. Stephens, Meadowood Consultants, Dugald, Manitoba, Canada

 8:30   Demand, Supply and Competition for Quality Characteristics of Hard Wheat
          William W. Wilson, North Dakota University, Fargo, ND, USA

 9:00   Market Responses to Wheat Quality
          Kyle W. Stiegert, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA

 9:30   Economic Aspects of Quality Issues in Wheat Variety Improvement
          John P. Brennan, Agriculture Research Institute,
             Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

10:00   BREAK


10:30   Import Wheat Buyers: How Their Quality Demands are Changing and Why
          John D. Oades, Director, U.S. Wheat Associates, Portland, OR, USA

11:00   Wrap-Up (Round Table)


12:00   LUNCH

VI. PRESERVATION OF QUALITY

 1:00   Biological Preservation of Grain Quality: Losses in Storage and Handling
          Gerrit W. Cuperus, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA

 1:30   Effect of Wheat Scab and Karnal Bunt on Quality
          Richard A. Meronuck, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA

 2:00   Engineering Aspects of Grain Storage for Quality Maintenance
          Digvir S. Jayas, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

 2:30   Strategic Planning for Effective Integrated Pest Management in
        Private Industry: A Case Study
          Patrick J. Collins, Dept. of Primary Industries,
             Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia

 3:00   BREAK

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

3:15 - 5:15 Poster Viewing - Presenters in Attendance - ADJOURNMENT



6:00 - 9:00 Social Hour - BANQUET DINNER, M.C. - Okkyung Kim Chung

            Chemical Detectivists - FDA
              Clifton E. Meloan, Professor Emeritus, Kansas State University,
                 Manhattan, KS, USA

Thursday, May 22

VII. GRADE DETERMINANTS AND PREDICTION OF CLEANLINESS AND SOUNDNESS

 8:00   French Perspective and Need for International Standards
          Jean-Philippe Leygue, I.T.C.F., Paris, France

 8:30   Australian Perspective and Need for International Standards
          Robert L. Cracknell, Australian Wheat Board,
             Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

 9:00   Canadian Perspective and Need for International Standards
          E. Leonard Seguin, Canadian Grain Commission, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

 9:30   USA Perspective and Need for International Standards
          David R. Shipman, USDA-GIPSA, Washington, D.C., USA

10:00   BREAK

10:30   Round Table Discussion
          Eugene A. Bannikov, "Exportkhleb", Moscow, Russia
          Chong-Ho Lee, Chun Buk National University, Chunju, Korea
          Jean-P. Leygue, Robert L. Cracknell, E. Leonard Seguin, David R. Shipman

CLOSING OF CONFERENCE

12:00   Closing Remarks
          Okkyung Kim Chung, Conference Co-Chair


12:15   LUNCH (on your own)

OPTIONAL TECHNICAL TOURS*

 1:30   Department of Grain Science and Industry, KSU (B. J. Donnelly, Head, GS&I)
 2:45   American Institute of Baking (V. W. Smail, President, AIB)
 4:00   U.S. Grain Marketing Research Lab., USDA-ARS (D. E. Koeltzow, Director, GMPRC)
 5:15   Tours complete