The 2012 ASHS Annual Conference

General Sessions and Other Events

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