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 2012 National Convention - Preliminary Schedule* Schedule subject to change Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday
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| 07:00 AM - 01:00 PM | Tee It Up! ACFEF Golf Tournament Join your fellow golfing chefs at the ACFEF Golf Tournament at the Beautiful Hawk’s Landing Golf Course conveniently located on the grounds of the World Center Marriott. Four-person teams will begin in reverse-shotgun format at 7 a.m. Make your plans now to come to Orlando early.  Registration
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| 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Hands-On Workshops | |
| 08:30 AM - 03:00 PM | Chefs Outreach to the Community ACF members will once again lend their skills and expertise to teach kids and their families that healthy cooking and nutritious eating can be easy—and fun. Volunteers will gather at The Boys & Girls Club of Orlando to lead interactive healthy cooking demonstrations during the 3rd ACF Chefs Outreach to the Community Day. Round trip transportation between the World Center Marriott and the Boys & Girls Club will be provided. |
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| 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM | Accreditation Workshops | |
| 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM | Judging Competitions | |
| 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Hands-On Workshops | |
| 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Pirates of the Floribbean Ice Breaker Reception Parrrty Harrrd Maties! This year’s Ice Breaker Reception will be a treasure for sure! Don your eye-patch and pirate clothes as we celebrate our return to Florida in true pirate fashion. Themed entertainment, food and beverages will have you walking the plank. |
Saturday, July 14, 2012
| 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 08:00 AM - 10:30 AM | General Session I: Demo Impossible With more than 25 years in the culinary profession, Robert Irvine has cooked his way through Europe, the Far East, the Caribbean and the Americas in hotels and on the high seas. He brings this vast experience to The Food Network as host of “Restaurant: Impossible,” and has been featured on “Dinner: Impossible” and “Worst Cooks in America.” Irvine faces the latest challenge in his “Impossible” series. He will perform a culinary demonstration in front of several hundred of his peers during General Session. His plan is to source everything he needs from trade show exhibitors who are part of the convention. However, because of a “miscommunication” between his team and ACF, he finds out when he arrives that the trade show doesn’t begin until the day after his scheduled demo. With the help of the ACF events and sales teams, Irvine “borrows” the supplies from unsuspecting ACF demo presenters, sponsors, the Marriott kitchens and the not-so-secure trade show floor in a late-night culinary raid. Don’t miss the entertaining and impressive outcome as Irvine overcomes every obstacle imaginable and once again proves that nothing is as impossible as it seems. |
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| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Regional Forums | |
| 11:30 AM - 04:45 PM | Educational Programming | |
| 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM | Chef Professionalism Award Lunch | |
| 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM | Board of Governors Meeting and Credentialing | |
| 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM | 2012 Foundation Fundraiser Be a part of the excitement as ACF prepares for the “culinary Olympics” in Erfurt, Germany, Oct. 5–10, 2012. Members of ACF Culinary Team USA will host several food stations during this evening reception. Tickets for this event require separate purchase, and the proceeds will support ACF’s efforts as ACF Culinary Team USA goes for the gold! |
Sunday, July 15, 2012
| 07:00 AM–08:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM | AAC ® Fellows Meeting | |
| 08:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Educational Programming | |
| 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM | Knowledge Bowl Meeting | |
| 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM | Family Outing to Kennedy Space Center Attendee spouses and children will have the opportunity to visit nearby Kennedy Space Center for an up close and personal experience into one of America’s greatest achievements—the space program. Transportation will be provided and you will be back in plenty of time to make the AAC Dinner. |
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| 12:30 PM - 05:30 PM | Trade Show After the excitement of witnessing ACF competitions and walking the trade show floor, stop by the Wellness Pavilion and get a chair massage, learn basic yoga techniques or partake in a variety of other health and well-being offerings. Get the scoop on 2013 at the ACF Gathering Spot where representatives from each of the four host chapters from next year’s Regional Conferences will be on hand to answer questions about what’s in store when you come to “their town.” |
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| 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Baron H. Galand Culinary Knowledge Bowl | |
| 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM | National Championship Competitions | |
| 06:30 PM | American Academy of Chefs® Reception and Dinner Celebrate culinary excellence with the American Academy of Chefs as they celebrate new inductees and award honorees. Enjoy an amazing meal hosted by Executive Chef Bernard Fiemeyer, at the exclusive Waldorf Astoria Orlando. Purchase tickets by calling the Academy office at (904) 484-0202. |
Monday, July 16, 2012
| 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM | Coffee Service | |
| 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM | Educational Programming | |
| 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Brunch | |
| 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | General Session II: Pioneer of American Cuisine Join culinary legend Paul Prudhomme, HAAC, HHOF, chef/owner of K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen, New Orleans, and Magic Seasoning Blends Inc., Harahan, La., as he shares anecdotal stories from his illustrious career. In the early 1980s, he started the movement of regional American cuisine by bringing Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Louisiana Kitchen (William Morrow Cookbooks, 1984) and K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen to the national and international dining scene. Prudhomme will be joined onstage by award-winning chef Keith Keogh, CEC, AAC, corporate executive chef for Magic Seasoning Blends and former ACF national president. Keogh will demonstrate some of Prudhomme’s favorite recipes, bringing to life the creative genius of a true “pioneer of American cuisine.” |
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| 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Trade Show | |
| 04:00 PM | Theme Park Twilight Specials After the busy day is done, don’t miss your chance to take in some of what Orlando is famous for—its world-class theme parks! ACF will offer the chance to purchase discounted passes to the Disney, Universal and Sea World attractions. Disney passes can be purchased online. Other attraction tickets will be available for purchase from an on-site concierge. |
Tuesday, July 17,
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| 06:30 AM - 08:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM | Educational Programming | |
| 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Student Forums | |
| 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Chef Educator of the Year Competition | |
| 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM | Lunch | |
| 06:00 PM - 09:30 PM | President’s Grand Ball Reception and Dinner ACF recognizes its best and brightest during the President’s Grand Ball. Enjoy an excellent dinner prepared by the Executive Chef Greg Picard and his culinary team, discover who walks away with the titles of Knowledge Bowl and Student Team National Championships, as well as Chef of the Year, Pastry Chef of the Year, Student Chef of the Year, and Chef Educator of the Year honors. |
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| 09:30 PM - 12:00 AM | Post-Party: Kick-Off to 2013 |
     
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