2026 NCEAFCS ANNUAL MEETING, Kill Devil Hills, NC - September 13-16, 2026

SUNDAY, Sept. 13

3:00–4:00 PM Registration Table Open

4:00 PM  Hotel Check-In Opens — Hilton Garden Inn

4:00–5:00 PM Executive Board Meeting — Hotel Boardroom

5:00–6:00 PM Registration Table Open

6:00–8:00 PM Hospitality Room Hours

MONDAY, Sept. 14

6:30–8:30 AM Breakfast on Your Own
9:00–11:15 AM Pre-Conference Tours—Pre-registration required; transportation not provided
9:00–11:15 AM Option 1: Yoga ($5) with Scott Lawlor — Hotel Beach
9:00–11:15 AM Option 2: Delta Kite Design ($18) — Kitty Hawk Kites/Jockey’s Ridge
11:15–11:30 AM Break
11:30 AM–12:30 PM Lunch and Opening Session — Hotel Ballroom
12:30–1:00 PM Group 1: Board Vans and Travel to Theodosia — Designated Hotel Exit
12:30–1:00 PM Group 2: Break
1:00–2:00 PM Group 1: Theodosia—Culinary destination tour and presentation with Chef Vivian Howard — Sanderling Hotel
1:00–2:00 PM Group 2: PhytoFocus—How Phytochemicals Fit into Nutrition Education — Hotel Ballroom
2:00–2:30 PM Group 1: Return to Hotel
2:00–2:30 PM Group 2: Travel to Theodosia
2:30–3:30 PM Group 1: PhytoFocus—How Phytochemicals Fit into Nutrition Education — Hotel Ballroom
2:30–3:30 PM Group 2: Theodosia—Culinary destination tour and presentation with Chef Vivian Howard — Sanderling Hotel
3:30–4:00 PM Group 1: Break
3:30–4:00 PM Group 2: Return to Hotel
4:00–5:00 PM Business Meeting — Hotel Ballroom
5:00–6:00 PM Break and Hotel Check-In
5:00–6:00 PM Hospitality Room Hours
6:00–8:00 PM Friendship Event—Casual Dress; Buffet Style Hot Hors D’oeuvres and Bar — Pier House
8:00–10:00 PM Beach Games and Gathering — Hotel Beach

Registration Table Hours: 9:00–11:30 AM

TUESDAY, Sept. 15

6:30–8:00 AM Breakfast — Hotel Ballroom
8:00–8:30 AM Load Vans and Travel to Coastal Studies Institute; departure at 8:00 AM — CSI, Wanchese, NC
8:30–8:45 AM Divide into groups and proceed to assigned classroom locations — CSI
8:45–9:45 AM Track 1, Group A: Seafood Cleaning Lab — Room 251
8:45–9:45 AM Track 1, Group B: Dock and Processing Tour — O’Neal’s
8:45–9:45 AM Track 1, Group C: Commercial Harvest/Selection — Room 242
8:45–9:45 AM Track 2: Candice Christian—Food Safety Trends: Myths and Facts — CSI
9:45–10:00 AM Morning Break and Facility Transition — CSI
10:00–11:00 A Track 1, Group A: Dock and Processing Tour — O’Neal’s
10:00–11:00 AM Track 1, Group B: Commercial Harvest/Selection — Room 242
10:00–11:00 AM Track 1, Group C: Seafood Cleaning Lab — Room 251
10:00–11:00 AM Track 2: Virginia Stage—Childhood Development Insights — CSI
11:00–11:15 AM Break — CSI
11:15 AM–12:15 PM Track 1, Group A: Commercial Harvest/Selection — Room 242
11:15 AM–12:15 PM Track 1, Group B: Seafood Cleaning Lab — Room 251
11:15 AM–12:15 PM Track 1, Group C: Dock and Processing Tour — O’Neal’s
11:15 AM–12:15 PM Track 2: Katie Sanders—Exploring Alternative Proteins — CSI
11:15 AM–12:15 PM Track 2: Katryn Eske—Blender Bikes Hands-On Demo — CSI
12:15–12:30 PM Break — CSI
12:30–1:45 PM Joint Lunch: Basnight’s Lone Cedar Café — CSI: Coastal Studies Institute
1:45–2:15 PM Load Vans and Return to Hilton Garden Inn; departure at 1:45 PM
2:30–5:00 PM Track A: New Agent Training — Hotel Ballroom
2:30–5:00 PM Track B: Self-Guided Experiential Learning Tours; transportation not provided; select one outing
2:30–5:00 PM Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve — Kitty Hawk
2:30–5:00 PM Downtown Manteo Waterfront and Historic Town Walk — Manteo
2:30–5:00 PM Coastal Foodways and Heritage Seafood Exploration — Manteo Waterfront Area
2:30–5:00 PM Sandy Run Park — Kitty Hawk
6:00–8:00 PM Awards Banquet and Keynote Address — Hotel Ballroom
8:00–9:00 PM Hospitality Room Hours

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16

6:30–8:00 AM Breakfast — Hotel Ballroom

8:00–10:30 AM Closing General Session — Hotel Ballroom

10:30 AM Annual Session Adjourns