The 2011 ASHS Annual Conference

General Sessions and Other Events

Friday, September 23, 2011

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8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Southern Coordinating Committee 83: Quantifying the Linkages Between Soil Health and Organic Farming and Food

Saturday, September 24, 2011

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7:00 AM-8:00 PM

Nursery and Water Management Tour

8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Commercial Horticultural, Production In Waimea Area Tour

9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist Certification Examination

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Registration Open - Saturday

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibitor Set-up - Saturday

Sunday, September 25, 2011

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7:00 AM-7:45 AM

Moderators Training Session

7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Working Group Chairs and Chairs-Elect Business Meeting

7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Registration Open - Sunday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Citrus Crops (CITR) Working Group Business Meeting

Endowment Fund Committee Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Administrators Working Group Breakfast

Prunus and Apple Crop Germplasm Committee (CGC) Meeting

Root and Bulb Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee (RBV-CGC) Meeting

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Poster Set-up - Sunday

8:00 AM-2:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Sunday

8:00 AM-7:00 PM

Big Island Circle and Volcano National Park Sightseeing Tour

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Collegiate Activities Committee (CAC) Meeting

Vegetable Crops Management (VCM) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

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

12:00 PM-12:30 PM

Sunday All Delegate Luncheon

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Awards Recipient (By Invitation)

12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 1

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Emeriti (EMER) Working Group Business Meeting

Research Division Advisory Council Meeting

Teaching Methods (TCHG) Working Group Business Meeting

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Computer Applications In Horticulture (COMP) Working Group Business Meeting

Journal of ASHS Editorial Board Meeting

Temperate Tree Nut Crops (NUTS) Working Group Business Meeting

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Association of Collegiate Branches (ACB) Annual Business Meeting

HortTechnology Editorial Board Meeting

Ornamental Plant Breeding (OPB) Working Group Business Meeting

Working Group of Asian Horticulture (WGAH) Business Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

History of Horticultural Science (HIST) Working Group Business Meeting

Local Food Systems (LOCSY) Working Group Business Meeting

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Capsicum Germplasm Committee Meeting

Leafy Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee Meeting

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Association of Horticulturists of Indian Origin (AHIO) Business Meeting

Plasticulture (PLAST) Working Group Business Meeting

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Student Reception

7:00 PM-8:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Monday, September 26, 2011

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7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest Set-up

7:30 AM-4:00 PM

Registration Open - Monday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH) Board Meeting

Consulting Editors Meeting

Industry Division Breakfast

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

HortScience Editorial Board Meeting

Industry Division Advisory Council Meeting

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

The Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest

The Horticultural Commodity Judging Plant Identification Written Examination

9:30 AM-2:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Monday

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Monday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Membership Committee Meeting

Tropical Horticultural Crops (TROP) Working Group Business Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Commercial Horticulture (CHEX) Working Group Business Meeting

William A. "Tex" Frazier Lecture Series Selection Committee

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants (HSMP) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Marketing and Economics (MKEC) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Pi Alpha Xi Luncheon - Annual Meeting

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group Business Meeting

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

ASHS Finance Committee Meeting

1:00 PM-8:30 PM

Production, Processing and Marketing of Local Specialty Crops-Coffee and Cocoa WG Tours

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Graduate Student (GRAD) Working Group Business Meeting

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

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

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

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

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Propagation (PROP) Working Group Business Meeting

Vegetable Breeding (VGBR) Business Meeting

6:00 PM-9:00 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Executive and Advisory Board Meeting

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Genetics and Germplasm (GG) Working Group Business Meeting

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Extension Breakfast

7:30 AM-4:00 PM

Registration Open - Tuesday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Fellows Screening Committee Meeting

Fruit Breeding (FRBR) Working Group Business Meeting

Nursery Crops (NUR) Working Group Business Meeting

Organic Horticulture (ORGH) Working Group Business Meeting

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Annual Conference Technical Program Committee Meeting

Crop Physiology (CRPP) [Formerly Plant Biology (PB)) Working Group Business Meeting

Pomology (POM) Working Group Business Meeting

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

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

9:30 AM-2:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Tuesday

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Tuesday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Graduate Activities Committee Meeting

International Division Advisory Council Meeting

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

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Education Division Advisory Council Meeting

International Horticulture and Issues (IHI) Working Group Business Meeting

Seed and Stand Establishment (SSEST) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-12:30 PM

Tuesday All Delegate Luncheon

12:00 PM-6:30 PM

Invasive Species & Weed Control and Pest Management WG Tour

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

2011 B.Y. Morrison Lecture - Small Steps or Quantum Leaps - How Will US Horticulture Maintain Its Competitiveness

Extension Division Advisory Council Meeting

Nominations and Elections Committee Meeting

Plant Biotechnology (BTCH) Working Group Business Meeting

Public Horticulture (PUBHORT) Working Group Business Meeting

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

B.Y. Morrison Reception and ARS Get-Together

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

EXtension (EEXT) Working Group Business Meeting

Horticulture Hall of Fame Selection Committee

Plant Nutrient Management (PNM) Working Group Business Meeting

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Tropical Fruit Tasting

3:45 PM-4:45 PM

Postharvest (PH) Working Group Business Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Environmental Stress Physiology (STRS) Working Group Business Meeting

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

USDA ARS All Employee Meeting

4:30 PM-6:00 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Annual Business Meeting

4:45 PM-5:45 PM

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

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Water Utilization and Management (WUM) Working Group Business Meeting

8:00 AM-8:30 AM

Horticultural Landmark Selection Committee Meeting

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Floriculture (FLOR) Working Group Business Meeting

Invasive Plants Research (INPR) Working Group Business

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

International Issues Breakfast

8:00 AM-2:00 PM

Registration Open - Wednesday

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

"Big Island" Gardens WG Tour

8:30 AM-9:00 AM

Awards Committee Meeting

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Growth Regulators in Fruit and Nut Production (PGR) Working Group Business Meeting

International Horticultural Consultants (ICON) Working Group Business Meeting

Viticulture and Small Fruits (VSF) Working Group Business Meeting

9:15 AM-10:15 AM

Production and Harvest Mechanization (MECH) Working Group Business Meeting

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

BioEnergy (BioE) Working Group Business Meeting

Scholarship Awards Committee Meeting

9:30 AM-12:45 PM

Exhibits Open - Wednesday

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Wednesday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Human Issues in Horticulture (HIH) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Crucifer Crop Germplasm Committee

Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Waste Utilization in Horticulture (WUH) Working Group Business Meeting

12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Presidential Address and ASHS Annual Business Meeting

12:45 PM-7:30 PM

Exhibitor Move-Out

2:00 PM-4:30 PM

ASHS Board of Directors Meeting

5:00 PM-10:00 PM

The Royal Luau

Thursday, September 29, 2011

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7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Temperate Nut Crop WG Tour

7:00 AM-6:15 PM

Floriculture Tour WG Tour

Friday, September 30, 2011

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6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Mealani's A Taste of the Hawaiian Range & Agriculture Festival