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Monday, July 30, 2012

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7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Nursery Crop Production and Water Utilization and Management in Florida

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

General Contractor Set up - Monday

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

By Invitation Only: Participatory Workshop for Rosaceae Crop Breeders/Marker Assisted Breeding in Action
NE-1036 Technical Committee Meeting

8:30 AM-5:30 PM

Invasive Species–Weed & Pest Mgmt. WG Tour of Miami Intl. Airport’s HSA–USDA Inspection Facilities and Everglades NP Invasive–Restoration Aspects

12:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibits Set-up - Monday

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Poster Set-up - Monday

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Registration Open - Monday

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

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7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Registration Open - Tuesday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Working Group Chairs and Chairs-Elect Business Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Crucifer Crop Germplasm Committee
Extension Breakfast
Leafy Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee Meeting
Open Meeting of U.S. Rosaceae Genomics, Genetics and Breeding Executive Committee

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

NE-1036 Technical Committee Meeting - Day 2

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Administrators Working Group Breakfast

8:30 AM-2:30 PM

Exhibits Open - Tuesday

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Moderators Training Session
Propagation (PROP) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

ASHS Opening Plenary Session and William A. (Tex) Frazier Lecture
Root and Bulb Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee (RBV-CGC) Meeting

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Awards Recipient (By Invitation)
Emeriti (EMER) Working Group Business Meeting
Plant Biotechnology (BTCH) Working Group Business Meeting
Weed Control and Pest Management (WCPM) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Pi Alpha Xi Luncheon - Annual Meeting

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 1

1:00 PM-1:45 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 2

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Awards Committee Meeting
Growth Chambers and Controlled Environments (CE) Working Group Business Meeting
Marketing and Economics (MKEC) Working Group Business Meeting
Seed and Stand Establishment (SSEST) Working Group Business Meeting

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Association of Collegiate Branches (ACB) Annual Business Meeting
Crop Physiology (CRPP) Working Group Business Meeting
Journal of ASHS Editorial Board Meeting
Postharvest (PH) Working Group Business Meeting

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Extension Division Advisory Council Meeting

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Citrus Crops (CITR) Working Group Business Meeting
Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardeners (CHMG) Working Group Business Meeting
Horttechnology Editorial Board Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Fruit Breeding (FRBR) Working Group Business Meeting
Industry Division Advisory Council Meeting
Ornamentals/Landscape and Turf (O/LT) Working Group Business Meeting

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Floriculture (FLOR) Working Group Business Meeting
Genetics and Germplasm (GG) Working Group Business Meeting
Horticultural Landmark Selection Committee Meeting
Scholarship Awards Committee Meeting

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

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7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest Set-up

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Wednesday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Fellows Screening Committee Meeting
International Horticultural Consultants (ICON) Working Group Business Meeting
Teaching Methods (TCHG) Working Group Business Meeting

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Industry Division Breakfast

8:30 AM-2:30 PM

Exhibits Open - Wednesday

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Horticulture Hall of Fame Selection Committee
Produce Quality, Safety, and Health Properties (QUAL) Working Group Business Meeting
Tropical Horticultural Crops (TROP) Working Group Business Meeting

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

The Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest
The Horticultural Commodity Judging Plant Identification Written Examination

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Wednesday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Government Employees - Proposed New Working Group Meeting
Membership Committee Meeting
Plasticulture (PLAST) Working Group Business Meeting
Viticulture and Small Fruits (VSF) Working Group Business Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Graduate Activities Committee Meeting
Local Food Systems (LOCSY) Working Group Business Meeting
Production and Harvest Mechanization (MECH) Working Group Business Meeting
Temperate Tree Nut Crops (NUTS) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Growth Regulators in Fruit and Nut Production (PGR) Working Group Business Meeting
History of Horticultural Science (HIST) Working Group Business Meeting

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 3

1:00 PM-1:45 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 4

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Endowment Fund Committee Meeting
Pomology (POM) Working Group Business Meeting

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Art Deco District Tour

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH) Board Meeting
Consulting Editors Meeting
Water Utilization and Management (WUM) Working Group Business Meeting

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

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

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

HortScience Editorial Board Meeting
Nursery Crops (NUR) Working Group Business Meeting
Plant Nutrient Management (PNM) Working Group Business Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Collegiate Activities Committee (CAC) Meeting
Vegetable Crops Management (VCM) Working Group Business Meeting

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

ASHS Finance Committee Meeting
USDA SCRI Eastern Broccoli Project Working Group Meeting

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Student Reception

6:00 PM-10:00 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Executive and Advisory Board Meeting

Thursday, August 2, 2012

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7:30 AM-8:30 AM

International Issues Breakfast

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Thursday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Bioenergy (BioE) Working Group Business Meeting
Research Division Advisory Council Meeting

8:30 AM-1:15 PM

Horticulture Research Station - National Germplasm Repository

8:30 AM-2:30 PM

Exhibits Open - Thursday

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Environmental Stress Physiology (STRS) Working Group Business Meeting
Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants (HSMP) Working Group Business Meeting
Root Growth and Rhizosphere Dynamics (RHIZ) Working Group Business Meeting

9:30 AM-5:00 PM

ASHS Board of Directors Meeting

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Thursday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Computer Applications in Horticulture (COMP) Working Group Business Meeting
Extension (EEXT) Working Group Business Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Graduate Student (GRAD) Working Group Business Meeting
Organic Horticulture (ORGH) Working Group Business Meeting

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 5

1:00 PM-1:45 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 6

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Vegetable Breeding (VGBR) Business Meeting
Waste Utilization in Horticulture (WUH) Working Group Business Meeting

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Miami City Tour

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group Business Meeting
International Horticulture and Issues (IHI) Working Group Business Meeting
Public Horticulture (PUBHORT) Working Group Business Meeting

2:00 PM-3:30 PM

International Division Advisory Council Meeting

2:30 PM-7:00 PM

Exhibits Move Out - Thursday

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Association of Horticulturists of Indian Origin (AHIO) Business Meeting
Ornamental Plant Breeding (OPB) Working Group Business Meeting
Working Group of Asian Horticulture (WGAH) Business Meeting

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Education Division Advisory Council Meeting

4:00 PM-4:30 PM

APS Tropical Fruit Tasting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Commercial Horticulture (CHEX) Working Group Business Meeting
Invasive Plants Research (INPR) Working Group Business

4:30 PM-6:00 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Annual Business Meeting

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Human Issues in Horticulture (HIH) Working Group Business Meeting
William A. Tex Frazier Lecture Selection Committee

Friday, August 3, 2012

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7:30 AM-3:00 PM

Registration Open - Friday

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Presidential Address and ASHS Annual Business Meeting

8:00 AM-12:30 PM

Tour of the Port-of-Miami U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection – Agriculture Facility

8:00 AM-2:40 PM

The Subtropical Horticulture of South Florida

8:30 AM-12:30 PM

Florida Everglades Airboat Adventure

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

Annual Conference Technical Program Committee Meeting

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

2012 B.Y. Morrison Lecture - Dr. Raymond Wheeler, Lead, NASA Advanced Life Support Biomass Production Element, Kennedy Space Center - Horticulture for Space: A Classic Exercise in Controlled Environment Research

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Certified Horticulturist (CH) Board Meeting

11:00 AM-11:45 AM

B.Y. Morrison Reception and ARS Get-Together

11:45 AM-12:30 PM

USDA–ARS All Employee Meeting

12:45 PM-2:45 PM

Joint Apple, Prunus, and Pyrus Crop Germplasm Committee (CGC) Meeting

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Nominations and Elections Committee Meeting

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist Certification Examination

Saturday, August 4, 2012

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9:00 AM-6:30 PM

Miami Area Public Gardens Tour

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Hortlandmark Award Presentation to Montgomery Botanical Center