2013 ASHS Annual Conference

General Sessions and Other Events

Sunday, July 21, 2013

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7:00 AM-6:30 PM

Nursery and Botanical Garden Tour

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

University Garden Tour

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Citrus and Tropical Fruits Tour

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

General Contractor Set Up - Sunday

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Sunday

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibitor Set-Up - Sunday

Poster Set Up

Monday, July 22, 2013

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7:00 AM-5:00 PM

Huntington Gardens

7:30 AM-6:00 PM

Registration Open - Monday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Undergraduate Student (UG) Working Group Business Meeting

Working Group Chairs and Chairs-Elect Business Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Leafy Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee Meeting

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

NC1186: Water Management and Quality for Ornamental Crop Production and Health

8:15 AM-8:45 AM

Graduate Student Working Group Morning Gathering - Monday

8:30 AM-9:30 AM

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

8:30 AM-2:30 PM

Exhibits Open - Monday

8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Poster Hall Open - Monday

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

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

Human Issues in Horticulture (HIH) Working Group Business Meeting

Marketing and Economics (MKEC) Working Group Business Meeting

Moderators Training Session

9:30 AM-10:00 AM

Break - Monday

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

ASHS Opening Plenary Session and William A. (Tex) Frazier Lecture

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Service Project - Undergraduate Student Activity

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Awards Recipient Reception (By Invitation)

Emeriti (EMER) Working Group Business Meeting

Organic Horticulture (ORGH) Working Group Business 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

eXtension (EEXT) Working Group Business Meeting

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Propagation (PROP) Working Group Business Meeting

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Floriculture (FLOR) Working Group Business Meeting

Journal of the ASHS Editorial Board Meeting

Public Horticulture (PUBHORT) Working Group Business Meeting

2:00 PM-6:00 PM

Palm Spring Aerial Tram

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

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

HortTechnology Editorial Board Meeting

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

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Fellows Screening Committee Meeting

Fruit Breeding (FRBR) Working Group Business Meeting

Plant Biotechnology (BTCH) Working Group Business Meeting

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

SRASHS Executive Committee Meeting

5:00 PM-5:30 PM

History of Horticultural Science (HIST) Working Group Business Meeting

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Education Division Advisory Council Meeting

Scholarship Awards Committee Meeting

Viticulture and Small Fruits (VSF) Working Group Business Meeting

5:30 PM-7:30 PM

SoCal Advisors and Specialists

6:00 PM-6:30 PM

Research Division Advisory Council Meeting

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

Welcome Reception

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Golf Course and Irrigation Tour

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest Set-up

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Tuesday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

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

Seed and Stand Establishment (SSEST) Working Group Business Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Extension & Industry Division Breakfast

International Division Advisory Council Meeting

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Whitewater Preserve & Wind Farms

8:15 AM-8:45 AM

Graduate Student Working Group Morning Gathering - Tuesday

8:30 AM-2:30 PM

Exhibits Open - Tuesday

8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Poster Hall Open - Tuesday

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Bioenergy (BioE) Working Group Business Meeting

Nursery Crops (NUR) Working Group Business Meeting

Vegetable Breeding (VGBR) 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 - Tuesday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Consulting Editors Meeting

Genetics and Germplasm (GG) Working Group Business Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

HortScience Editorial Board Meeting

Plasticulture (PLAST) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

2013 B.Y. Morrison Lecture

Horticultural Landmark Selection Committee Meeting

William A. (Tex) Frazier Lecture Selection Committee

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 3

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Association of Collegiate Branches (ACB) Annual Business Meeting

1:00 PM-1:30 PM

B.Y. Morrison Reception

1:00 PM-1:45 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 4

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Project Leaders � National Strawberry Sustainability Initiative Program

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Endowment Fund Committee Meeting

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

USDA–ARS All Employee Meeting

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Awards Committee Meeting

Postharvest (PH) Working Group Business Meeting

2:00 PM-6:00 PM

Palm Springs Art Museum

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Crop Physiology (CRPP) Working Group Business Meeting

Federal Partners (FP) Working Group Business Meeting

Graduate Student Activities Committee Meeting

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

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Commercial Horticulture (CHEX) Working Group Business Meeting

Invasive Plants Research (INPR) Working Group Business

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Annual Conference Technical Program Committee Meeting

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Collegiate Activities Committee (CAC) Meeting

Pomology (POM) Working Group Business Meeting

6:00 PM-9:00 PM

Controlled Environments Student Competition

6:00 PM-10:00 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Executive and Advisory Board Meeting

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Landscape and Ornamentals

7:30 AM-1:30 PM

Joshua Tree National Park

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Wednesday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

ASHS Finance Committee Meeting

Water Utilization and Management (WUM) Working Group Business Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

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

8:15 AM-9:45 AM

Graduate Student Working Group Morning Gathering - Wednesday

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Administrators Working Group Breakfast

8:30 AM-1:45 PM

Poster Hall Open - Wednesday

8:30 AM-2:30 PM

Exhibits Open - Wednesday

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

International Horticulture and Issues (IHI) Working Group Business Meeting

Nominations and Elections Committee Meeting

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Extension Division Advisory Council Meeting

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Coachella Valley Tour

9:30 AM-12:15 PM

Scholars Ignite - Student Competition

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Wednesday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Tropical Horticultural Crops (TROP) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH) Board Meeting

Crucifer Crop Germplasm Committee

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Industry Division Advisory Council Meeting

Working Group of Asian Horticulture (WGAH) Business Meeting

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Association of Horticulturists of Indian Origin (AHIO) Business Meeting

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Pi Alpha Xi Luncheon - Annual 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

Local Food Systems (LOCSY) Working Group Business Meeting

Production and Harvest Mechanization (MECH) Working Group Business Meeting

1:30 PM-2:00 PM

Horticulture Hall of Fame Selection Committee

1:45 PM-3:30 PM

Poster - Removal

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Membership Committee Meeting

Plant Nutrient Management (PNM) Working Group Business Meeting

Temperate Tree Nut Crops (NUTS) Working Group Business Meeting

2:00 PM-6:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist Examination

Palm Spring Air Museum

2:30 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibits Move Out - Wednesday

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

APS Tropical Fruit Tasting

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Citrus Crops (CITR) Working Group Business Meeting

International Horticultural Consultants (ICON) Working Group Business Meeting

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Annual Business Meeting

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Presidential Address and ASHS Annual Business Meeting

4:00 PM-7:00 PM

Graduate Student Jeep Tour

7:00 PM-8:00 PM

Student Reception

Thursday, July 25, 2013

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Water Features Tour

7:15 AM-7:45 AM

Graduate Student Working Group Morning Gathering - Thursday

7:30 AM-11:30 AM

The Living Desert

7:30 AM-3:00 PM

Registration Open - Thursday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Graduate Student (GRAD) Working Group Business Meeting

Waste Utilization in Horticulture (WUH) Working Group Business Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

International Division Breakfast

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

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

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Thursday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

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

Vegetable Crops Management (VCM) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist (CH) Board Meeting

USDA SCRI Eastern Broccoli Project Working Group Meeting

10:00 AM-4:00 PM

ASHS Board of Directors Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Ornamental Plant Breeding (OPB) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

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

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Computer Applications in Horticulture (COMP) Working Group Business Meeting

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist Examination Thursday

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Environmental Stress Physiology (STRS) Working Group Business Meeting

Teaching Methods (TCHG) Working Group Business Meeting

Friday, July 26, 2013

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8:00 AM-5:00 PM

NE-1036 Technical Committee Meeting

Saturday, July 27, 2013

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8:00 AM-12:00 PM

NE-1036 Technical Committee Meeting - Day 2