DAY

ACTIVITIES

Monday, September 30, 2019 – Boston, MA

3:00 PM

Meet in Hotel Lobby (Boston Marriott Long Wharf)

3:30-4:30 PM

Sappi Innovation Showcase, Sappi HQ

225 State Street, Boston, MA

6:00 PM

Meet in Hotel Lobby (Boston Marriott Long Wharf) for bus to dinner

6:30-9:00 PM

Group Dinner - Hampshire House

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – Boston, MA

7:45 AM

Meet in Hotel Lobby (Boston Marriott Long Wharf) for bus to Ginkgo Bioworks

8:00 AM

Board bus, travel to Ginkgo Bioworks

8:30-11:30 AM

Tour of Ginkgo Bioworks

27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA

         8:30 Brief Welcome & Around the room introductions - (while attendees get coffee, food, get situated)

         9:00 Opening Remarks: High level Ginkgo strategy

         9:20 Ginkgo Technical Overview (Pre-tour) + ideas on relevance of Ginkgo technology for the global pulp and paper industry - maybe provide takeaways in handout form

         10:00 Ginkgo Tours - 3 to 4 groups (staggered)

         11:00 Q&A

         11:15 - 11:30 depart

11:30

Board bus for Convention Center 

12:00-2:30

Global AI Conference

Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA

Lunch on your own at venue

2:30

Board bus for Green Town Labs

3:00-4:30

Green Town Labs

444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA

4:30

Board bus to return to hotel

Evening

Dinner on own

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 – Boston à Portland à Bangor

7:00-9:30 AM

Travel to Portland, ME

9:30-11:45 AM

Sappi R&D Center

89 Cumberland Street, Westbrook, ME

9:30-10:00 – R&D overview

10:00-11:00 – Tour

11:00-11:45 – IRMC Business Meeting

11:45

Travel to IDEXX

12:00-3:15 PM

IDEXX

One IDEXX Drive, Westbrook, ME

12:00-1:00 – Lunch & IDEXX Corporation Overview

1:00-2:30 3:00 –Innovation Workshop/Speakers

2:30 -3:15 – Facility Tour

3:30-5:30 PM

Bus to Bangor, ME

6:30 PM

Group Dinner – Timber Kitchen & Bar

(Located in Bangor Residence Inn building)

Thursday, October 3, 2019 – Orono, ME

6:00 – 7:30 AM

Full American Complimentary Breakfast

7:30 AM

Board Bus for Tours

8:00 – 12:00 PM

Welcome, Tours of TRC, PDC, ASCC

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Lunch on campus

1:00 – 4:00 PM

Speakers – Buchanan Alumni House

Potential Speakers: ND Paper, Fiberight, Others

4:00 – 6:00 PM

Reception & Student Poster Session

Buchanan Alumni House

6:30 – 9:00 PM

Dinner – Buchanan Alumni House

Friday, October 4, 2019 - Optional

10:00 - 3:00PM

Tour, optional Acadia National Park