Friday September 16 marks the deadline for submission of abstracts. There are three dozen abstracts or scheduled presentations listed on the website as of Thursday evening. I anticipate a number of Friday submissions. This does not count a number of presentations that will be included in the Penny Boston session. There may be additional presentations admitted because of various circumstances.
Registration fees increase to $180 after Friday. This is still a very good value for anyone deciding in the final 6 weeks to come to this years NCKMS. An excellent menu has been prepared for two of the featured evenings. Wednesday Evening Howe Caverns Reception Menu: Featuring food choices and served appetizers, by local culinary institute director and chef JoAnne Cloughly with service by the SUNY Cobleskill Culinary Arts Department Hosted Bar - featuring premium local brews, Cooperstown Brewing and Ommegang Brewery Special Ales Fly Creek Cider Mill: Apple and Apple-Cranberry Wines, Warm- mulled Cider Food Stations: Cheese, Fruit and Bread Board Crudite Station with blu-sabi and spinach dips Hummus with pita crisps Roast Turkey Carving Station with cranberry compote, mustard sauce, and zesty horseradish sauce- with crusty rolls for sandwich making Passed Foods: Chicken Satay Mini Potato Pancakes with roast corn salsa Pork Pot Stickers with soy dipping sauce Fried-breaded Ravioli with pink marinara sauce Water Chestnuts wrapped in bacon Chinese Chicken and green onion bites ______ Dinner choices for the Banquet on Thursday November 3 (Symposium participants will be contacted for selection after registration) Tilapia (white flaky fish) with a lemon dill sauce. Slices of oven roasted pork loin with a maple glaze Penne Anna; Penne, sun dried tomatoes, artichokes, red onions, and basil with a garlic olive oil sauce (Vegetarian) Each entree is served with a salad, rolls and butter, potato or rice and seasoned vegetable then finished with dessert and coffee service. Visit the 2005 NCKMS website to view all the updated information through links http://www.nckms.org/2005 Or you may visit the pages directly: The revised abstract list is at http://www.nckms.org/2005/abstracts.html The just released menus for the Howe Caverns reception and the Banquet is at http://www.nckms.org/2005/food.html
