The 2009 ASHS Annual Conference

General Sessions and Other Events

Friday, July 24, 2009

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7:00 AM-7:00 PM

Nut Tour at the Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center-Sponsored by the NUTS Working Group

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

ASHS Board of Directors Meeting

12:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibitor Set-up - Friday

1:00 PM-5:30 PM

Missouri Botanical Garden and Forest Park - Professional Tour-

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Poster Set-up - Friday

7:00 PM-10:00 PM

AG*IDEA Committee Meeting - Session One

Saturday, July 25, 2009

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7:00 AM-10:00 AM

Exhibitor Set-up - Saturday

7:00 AM-12:00 PM

Poster Set-up - Saturday

7:30 AM-6:00 PM

Registration Open - Saturday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Working Group Chairs and Chairs Elect Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

AG*IDEA Committee Meeting - Session Two

Pyrus Crop Germplasm Committee Meeting

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardeners (CHMG) Working Group Business Meeting

Continuing Education Committee Meeting

Graduate Student (GRAD) Working Group Business Meeting

Moderators Training Session

Postharvest (PH) Working Group Business Meeting

Viticulture and Small Fruits (VSF) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

ASHS 2009 Awards Ceremony

ASHS Opening Plenary Session and William A. "Tex" Frazier Lecture

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Award Recipient Reception (by invitation only)

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 1

12:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibits - Saturday

12:45 PM-1:15 PM

Saturday All Delegate Luncheon

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 2

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist Certification Examination

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

BioEnergy (BioE) Working Group Business Meeting

Emeritus (EMER) Working Group Business Meeting

International Division Advisory Council Meeting

William A. "Tex" Frazier Lecture Series Selection Committee Meeting

2:00 PM-5:30 PM

The Anheuser-Busch Brewery & Ted Drewes

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH) Board Meeting

Floriculture (FLOR) Working Group Business Meeting

History of Horticultural Science (HIST) Working Group Business Meeting

Horticultural Landmark Selection Committee Meeting

Industry Division Advisory Council Meeting

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Fruit Breeding (FRBR) Working Group Business Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Awards Committee Meeting

International Horticultural Consultants (ICON) Working Group Business Meeting

Produce Quality, Safety and Health Properties (QUAL) Working Group Business Meeting

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

International Topics of Concern (ITCH) Working Group Business Meeting

Seed and Stand Establishment (SSEST) Working Group Business Meeting

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

American Pomological Society Board of Directors Meeting

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Student Reception

7:00 PM-8:00 PM

ASHS Welcome Reception Sponsored by Monsanto

Sunday, July 26, 2009

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7:30 AM-10:00 AM

Public Gardens Task Force Breakfast Meeting

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Sunday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Genetics and Germplams (GG) Working Group Business Meeting

International Opportunities and Interests Breakfast

Weed Control and Pest Management (WCPM) Working Group Business Meeting

8:00 AM-3:00 PM

Commodity Judging Contest Set-up

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

HortTechnology Editorial Board Meeting

Plant Biotechnology (BTCH) Working Group Business Meeting

Working Group of Asian Horticulture (WGAH) Working Group Business Meeting

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Exhibits - Sunday

9:30 AM-10:00 AM

Plant Growth Regulators (PGR) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Journal of ASHS Editorial Board Meeting

Ornamental/Landscape and Turf (O/LT) Working Group Business Meeting

Waste Utilization in Horticulture (WUH) Working Group Business Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

HortScience Editorial Board Meeting

Human Issues in Horticulture (HIH) Working Group Business Meeting

Invasive Plants (INPR) Working Group Business Meeting

Public Horticulture (PUBHORT) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 3

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Networking Luncheon/Session - Topic: Doing Horticultural Research in An Era of Outcome Funding

Pi Alpha Xi Luncheon

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 4

1:15 PM-2:00 PM

Special Graduate Poster Competition On Topics Related to Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Association of Collegiate Branches (ACB) Annual Business Meeting

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Environmental Stress Physiology (STRS) Working Group Business Meeting

Marketing and Economics (MKEC) Working Group Business Meeting

Tropical Horticultural Crops (TROP) Working Group Business Meeting

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Computer Applications in Horticulture (COMP) Working Group Business Meeting

Growth Chambers and Controlled Enviroments (CE) Working Group Business Meeting

Membership Committee Meeting

Nursery Crops (NUR) Working Group Business Meeting

3:00 PM-6:00 PM

The Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

American Pomological Society Tasting Session

Citrus Crops (CITR) Working Group Business Meeting

Scholarship Awards Committee Meeting

Water Utilization and Management (WUM) Working Group Business Meeting

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

American Pomological Society Annual Business Meeting

Endowment Fund Committee Meeting

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Specialty Nuts Germplasm Committee Meeting

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Industry Reception

6:30 PM-10:30 PM

St. Louis: The Spooky and the Supernatural

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

All Division Dinner

7:00 PM-11:00 PM

USDA Project NCDC-216: Water Management and Quality for Ornamental Crop Production and Health Meeting

Monday, July 27, 2009

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7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Industry Involvement Task Force Breakfast Meeting

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Monday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Crucifer Crop Germplasm Committee

Propagation (PROP) Working Group Business Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Administrators Working Group Breakfast

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Gateway to St. Louis Tour

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Finance Committee Meeting

9:00 AM-12:15 PM

Missouri Botanical Garden - Undergraduate Student Tour -

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Exhibits - Monday

9:15 AM-10:00 AM

Teaching Methods (TCHG) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Association of Horticulturists of Indian Origin (AHIO) Working Group Business Meeting

Root Growth and Rhizosphere Dynamics (RHIZ) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

ASHS National Issues Task Force Update Session

Local Food Systems Working Group Planning Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Crop Physiology (CRPP) Working Group Business Meeting

Extension Division Advisory Council Meeting

Production and Harvest Mechanization (MECH) Working Group Business Meeting

12:45 PM-1:15 PM

Monday All Delegate Luncheon

2:00 PM-3:30 PM

ASHS Presidential Address and Annual Business Meeting

2:15 PM-5:45 PM

Monsanto Biotechnology-Graduate Students Tour

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Horticultural Hall of Fame Selection Committee Meeting

Temperate Tree Nut Crops (NUTS) Working Group Business Meeting

Vegetable Crops Management (VCM) Working Group Business Meeting

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Consulting Editors Meeting

3:30 PM-5:30 PM

Earth-Kind Working Group Planning Meeting

3:30 PM-6:30 PM

B.Y. Morrison Lecturer: Fulfilling the Promise - Applying Molecular Tools to Horticultural Crops

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Nominations and Elections Committee Meeting

Organic Horticulture (ORGH) Working Group Business Meeting

Ornamental Plant Breeding (OPB) Working Group Business Meeting

5:30 PM-6:30 PM

Collegiate Activities Committee (CAC) Meeting

Pomology (POM) Working Group Business Meeting

Research Division Advisory Council Meeting

6:00 PM-6:30 PM

Plant Nutrient Management (PNM) Working Group Business Meeting

6:00 PM-10:00 PM

Baseball Night at Busch Stadium

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Annual Conference Technical Program Committee Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Meeting

Leafy Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee Meeting

8:00 AM-4:00 PM

Registration Open - Tuesday

9:00 AM-12:45 PM

Exhibits - Tuesday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Fellows Screening Committee Meeting

Graduate Student Activities Committee

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group Business Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Education Division Advisory Council Meeting

Investment Trustees Committee Meeting

Vegetable Breeding (VGBR) Working Group Business Meeting

12:45 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibitor and Poster Tear Down

1:00 PM-4:30 PM

Monsanto Biotechnology- Professional Tour

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Commercial Horticulture (CHEX) Working Group Business Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Herb, Spices and Medical Plants (HSMP) Working Group Business Meeting

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

American Consortium for Medicinal and Aromatic Crops (ACMAP) Organizational Meeting

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

ASHS Horticultural Landmark Dedication Ceremony