General Sessions and Other Events

Sunday, July 21, 2013

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7:00 AM-6:30 PM

Nursery and Botanical Garden Tour -Tour Lobby

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

University Garden Tour -Tour Lobby

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Citrus and Tropical Fruits Tour -Tour Lobby

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

General Contractor Set Up - Sunday -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Sunday -Center and North Registration Counters

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibitor Set-Up - Sunday -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8
Poster Set Up -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

Monday, July 22, 2013

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7:00 AM-5:00 PM

Huntington Gardens -Tour Lobby

7:30 AM-6:00 PM

Registration Open - Monday -Center and North Registration Counters

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Undergraduate Student (UG) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 12
Working Group Chairs and Chairs-Elect Business Meeting -Desert Salon 9-10

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Leafy Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee Meeting -Directors Suite VI

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

NC1186: Water Management and Quality for Ornamental Crop Production and Health -Springs Salon D/E

8:15 AM-8:45 AM

Graduate Student Working Group Morning Gathering - Monday -Starbucks at J.W Marriott Resort

8:30 AM-9:30 AM

Listening session with the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy -Springs Salon F

8:30 AM-2:30 PM

Exhibits Open - Monday -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Poster Hall Open - Monday -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Growth Regulators in Fruit and Nut Production (PGR) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C
Human Issues in Horticulture (HIH) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11
Marketing and Economics (MKEC) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 3
Moderators Training Session -Springs Salon A/B

9:30 AM-10:00 AM

Break - Monday -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

ASHS Opening Plenary Session and William A. (Tex) Frazier Lecture -Springs Salon F

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Service Project - Undergraduate Student Activity -Center and North Registration Counters

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Awards Recipient Reception (By Invitation) -Directors Suite V
Emeriti (EMER) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 3
Organic Horticulture (ORGH) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 1 -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

1:00 PM-1:45 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 2 -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8
eXtension (EEXT) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Propagation (PROP) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Floriculture (FLOR) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C
Journal of the ASHS Editorial Board Meeting -Desert Salon 3
Public Horticulture (PUBHORT) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

2:00 PM-6:00 PM

Palm Spring Aerial Tram -Tour Lobby

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Growth Chambers and Controlled Environments (CE) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11
HortTechnology Editorial Board Meeting -Desert Salon 3
Ornamentals/Landscape and Turf (O/LT) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Fellows Screening Committee Meeting -Desert Salon 3
Fruit Breeding (FRBR) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C
Plant Biotechnology (BTCH) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

SRASHS Executive Committee Meeting -Directors Suite VI

5:00 PM-5:30 PM

History of Horticultural Science (HIST) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Education Division Advisory Council Meeting -Desert Salon 3
Scholarship Awards Committee Meeting -Desert Salon 12
Viticulture and Small Fruits (VSF) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C

5:30 PM-7:30 PM

SoCal Advisors and Specialists -Desert Salon 11

6:00 PM-6:30 PM

Research Division Advisory Council Meeting -Desert Salon 3

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

Welcome Reception -Springs Patio

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Golf Course and Irrigation Tour -Tour Lobby

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest Set-up -Springs Salon F

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Tuesday -Center and North Registration Counters

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Root Growth and Rhizosphere Dynamics (RHIZ) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11
Seed and Stand Establishment (SSEST) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Extension & Industry Division Breakfast -Springs Ballroom Salons J-L
International Division Advisory Council Meeting -Desert Salon 3

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Whitewater Preserve & Wind Farms -Tour Lobby

8:15 AM-8:45 AM

Graduate Student Working Group Morning Gathering - Tuesday -Starbucks at J.W Marriott Resort

8:30 AM-2:30 PM

Exhibits Open - Tuesday -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Poster Hall Open - Tuesday -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Bioenergy (BioE) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 12
Nursery Crops (NUR) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11
Vegetable Breeding (VGBR) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

The Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest -Springs Salon F
The Horticultural Commodity Judging Plant Identification Written Examination -Directors Suite VI

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Tuesday -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Consulting Editors Meeting -Springs Salon C
Genetics and Germplasm (GG) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

HortScience Editorial Board Meeting -Desert Salon 3
Plasticulture (PLAST) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

2013 B.Y. Morrison Lecture -Springs Salon A/B
Horticultural Landmark Selection Committee Meeting -Desert Salon 12
William A. (Tex) Frazier Lecture Selection Committee -Desert Salon 3

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 3 -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Association of Collegiate Branches (ACB) Annual Business Meeting -Desert Salon 1-2

1:00 PM-1:30 PM

B.Y. Morrison Reception -Springs Salon C

1:00 PM-1:45 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 4 -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Project Leaders – National Strawberry Sustainability Initiative Program -Desert Salon 12

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Endowment Fund Committee Meeting -Desert Salon 3

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

USDA–ARS All Employee Meeting -Springs Salon C

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Awards Committee Meeting -Desert Salon 12
Postharvest (PH) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

2:00 PM-6:00 PM

Palm Springs Art Museum -Tour Lobby

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Crop Physiology (CRPP) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11
Federal Partners (FP) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C
Graduate Student Activities Committee Meeting -Desert Salon 12
Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants (HSMP) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 3

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Commercial Horticulture (CHEX) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 3
Invasive Plants Research (INPR) Working Group Business -Desert Salon 11

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Annual Conference Technical Program Committee Meeting -Desert Salon 12

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Collegiate Activities Committee (CAC) Meeting -Desert Salon 3
Pomology (POM) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

6:00 PM-9:00 PM

Controlled Environments Student Competition -Springs Salon D/E

6:00 PM-10:00 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Executive and Advisory Board Meeting -Desert Salon 3

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Landscape and Ornamentals -Tour Lobby

7:30 AM-1:30 PM

Joshua Tree National Park -Tour Lobby

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Wednesday -Center and North Registration Counters

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

ASHS Finance Committee Meeting -Desert Salon 12
Water Utilization and Management (WUM) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 3

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

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

8:15 AM-9:45 AM

Graduate Student Working Group Morning Gathering - Wednesday -Starbucks at J.W Marriott Resort

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Administrators Working Group Breakfast -Directors Suite III

8:30 AM-1:45 PM

Poster Hall Open - Wednesday -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

8:30 AM-2:30 PM

Exhibits Open - Wednesday -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

International Horticulture and Issues (IHI) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C
Nominations and Elections Committee Meeting -Desert Salon 12

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Extension Division Advisory Council Meeting -Desert Salon 3

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Coachella Valley Tour -Tour Lobby

9:30 AM-12:15 PM

Scholars Ignite - Student Competition -Springs Salon A/B

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Wednesday -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Tropical Horticultural Crops (TROP) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH) Board Meeting -Desert Salon 12
Crucifer Crop Germplasm Committee -Directors Suite VI

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Industry Division Advisory Council Meeting -Desert Salon 3
Working Group of Asian Horticulture (WGAH) Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Association of Horticulturists of Indian Origin (AHIO) Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 3

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Pi Alpha Xi Luncheon - Annual Meeting -Directors Suite III

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 5 -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

1:00 PM-1:45 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 6 -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Local Food Systems (LOCSY) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C
Production and Harvest Mechanization (MECH) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

1:30 PM-2:00 PM

Horticulture Hall of Fame Selection Committee -Desert Salon 3

1:45 PM-3:30 PM

Poster - Removal -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Membership Committee Meeting -Desert Salon 12
Plant Nutrient Management (PNM) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C
Temperate Tree Nut Crops (NUTS) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 3

2:00 PM-6:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist Examination -Directors Suite VI
Palm Spring Air Museum -Tour Lobby

2:30 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibits Move Out - Wednesday -Desert Ballroom: Salons 7-8

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

APS Tropical Fruit Tasting -Springs Salon C

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Citrus Crops (CITR) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 12
International Horticultural Consultants (ICON) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 3

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Annual Business Meeting -Springs Salon C

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Presidential Address and ASHS Annual Business Meeting -Springs Salon F

4:00 PM-7:00 PM

Graduate Student Jeep Tour -Tour Lobby

7:00 PM-8:00 PM

Student Reception -Springs Retreat Pool

Thursday, July 25, 2013

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Water Features Tour -Tour Lobby

7:15 AM-7:45 AM

Graduate Student Working Group Morning Gathering - Thursday -Starbucks at J.W Marriott Resort

7:30 AM-11:30 AM

The Living Desert -Tour Lobby

7:30 AM-3:00 PM

Registration Open - Thursday -Center and North Registration Counters

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Graduate Student (GRAD) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C
Waste Utilization in Horticulture (WUH) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

International Division Breakfast -Directors Suite III

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Produce Quality, Safety, and Health Properties (QUAL) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Thursday -Center and North Registration Counters

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardeners (CHMG) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C
Vegetable Crops Management (VCM) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist (CH) Board Meeting -Desert Salon 12
USDA SCRI Eastern Broccoli Project Working Group Meeting -Desert Salon 3

10:00 AM-4:00 PM

ASHS Board of Directors Meeting -Directors Suite VI

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Ornamental Plant Breeding (OPB) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Weed Control and Pest Management (WCPM) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Computer Applications in Horticulture (COMP) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 3

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist Examination Thursday -Desert Salon 12

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Environmental Stress Physiology (STRS) Working Group Business Meeting -Desert Salon 11
Teaching Methods (TCHG) Working Group Business Meeting -Springs Salon C

Friday, July 26, 2013

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8:00 AM-5:00 PM

NE-1036 Technical Committee Meeting -Griffin

Saturday, July 27, 2013

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8:00 AM-12:00 PM

NE-1036 Technical Committee Meeting - Day 2 -