General Sessions and Other Events

Sunday, July 27, 2014

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8:00 AM-2:00 PM

General Contractor Set Up - Sunday -Ballroom A/B/C

8:00 AM-4:15 PM

Organic and Urban Farm Tour in Central Florida -Tour Departs From The Convention Entrance - Rosen Plaza

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibitor Set-Up - Sunday -Ballroom A/B/C
Poster Set Up -Ballroom A/B/C

3:00 PM-6:00 PM

Registration Open - Sunday -Registration Counters A/B

3:00 PM-7:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room - Sunday -Salon 15

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Moderator Training Session - Sunday -Salon 5

Monday, July 28, 2014

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6:30 AM-9:30 AM

Service Project - Student Activity -Tour Departs From The Convention Entrance - Rosen Plaza

7:00 AM-5:15 PM

Florida Citrus Production Practices: New Possibilities -Tour Departs From The Convention Entrance - Rosen Plaza

7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room - Monday -Salon 15

7:30 AM-6:00 PM

Registration Open - Monday -Registration Counters A/B

8:00 AM-8:30 AM

Graduate and UnderGraduate Student Morning Gathering - Monday -Smoooth Java (Hotel Lobby)

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Moderators Training Session - Monday -Salon 13/14
Working Group Chairs and Chairs-Elect Business Meeting -Salon 9/10

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Leafy Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee Meeting -Salon 2

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

National Horticulture Initiative Focus Group - Graduate Student -Salon 1
Research Division Advisory Council Meeting -Salon 18

9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Monday -Ballroom A/B/C
Poster Hall Open - Monday -Ballroom A/B/C

9:30 AM-10:00 AM

Break - Monday -Ballroom A/B/C

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

Recording or Presentation files available
ASHS Opening Plenary Session and William A. ("Tex") Frazier Lecture -Ballroom D

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Awards Recipient Reception (By Invitation) -Salon 4
Computer Applications in Horticulture (COMP) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2
Growth Chambers and Controlled Environments (CE) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Propagation (PROP) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 1

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Root and Bulb Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee (RBV-CGC) Meeting -Salon 17

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 1 -Ballroom A/B/C

1:00 PM-1:45 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 2 -Ballroom A/B/C

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Environmental Stress Physiology (STRS) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
History of Horticultural Science (HIST) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Open Meeting of U.S. Rosaceae Genomics, Genetics and Breeding Executive Committee -Salon 18

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

National Horticulture Initiative Focus Group - Undergraduate Student -Salon 1

1:45 PM-3:45 PM

Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants Silent Auction -Salon 11
Roundtable Discussion on the Standardization of LED Lighting for Horticultural Applications -Salon 9/10

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Genetics and Germplasm (GG) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Graduate Student (GRAD) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Horticultural Landmarks Selection Committee Meeting -Salon 18
Industry Division Advisory Council Meeting -Salon 17
International Horticulture and Issues (IHI) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Federal Partners (FP) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants (HSMP) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist (CH) Board Meeting -Salon 18
Crucifer Crop Germplasm Committee -Salon 17

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Monday During Welcome Reception -Ballroom A/B/C
Welcome Reception -Ballroom A/B/C

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room - Tuesday -Salon 15

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Tuesday -Registration Counters A/B

8:00 AM-8:30 AM

Graduate and Undergraduate Student Morning Gathering - Tuesday -Smoooth Java (Hotel Lobby)

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Awards Committee Meeting -Salon 17

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Administrators Working Group Breakfast -Salon 4
Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest Set-up -Ballroom D

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Three Facets of Public Horticulture -Tour Departs From The Convention Entrance - Rosen Plaza

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Graduate Student Activities Committee Meeting -Salon 17
International Division Advisory Council Meeting -Salon 18
Ornamentals/Landscape and Turf (O/LT) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Vegetable Breeding (VGBR) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Tuesday -Ballroom A/B/C
Poster Hall Open - Tuesday -Ballroom A/B/C

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Tuesday -Ballroom A/B/C

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Fellows Screening Committee Meeting -Salon 18
National Horticulture Initiative Focus Group - Administrators -Salon 1
Plasticulture (PLAST) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6

10:00 AM-1:00 PM

The Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest -Ballroom D
The Horticultural Commodity Judging Plant Identification Written Examination -Ballroom D

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Endowment Fund Committee Meeting -Salon 17

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

International Horticultural Consultants (ICON) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2
Teaching Methods (TCHG) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Membership Committee Meeting -Salon 18
Pi Alpha Xi Luncheon - Annual Meeting -Salon 4

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 3 -Ballroom A/B/C

1:00 PM-1:45 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 4 -Ballroom A/B/C

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Viticulture and Small Fruits (VSF) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Horticulture Hall of Fame Selection Committee -Salon 17
National Horticulture Initiative Focus Group - Industry Group -Salon 1
Vegetable Crops Management (VCM) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Annual Conference Technical Program Committee Meeting -Salon 18
National Horticulture Initiative Focus Group - Teaching Faculty Group -Salon 1
Pomology (POM) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH) Board Meeting -Salon 17

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

2014 B.Y. Morrison Lecture -Salon 9/10
Extension Division Advisory Council Meeting -Salon 18
Postharvest (PH) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Root Growth and Rhizosphere Dynamics (RHIZ) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

B.Y. Morrison Reception -Salon 9/10
Undergraduate Student (UG) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Floriculture (FLOR) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Invasive Plants Research (INPR) Working Group Business -Salon 11
Nursery Crops (NUR) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 7
Produce Quality, Safety, and Health Properties (QUAL) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 13/14
USDA–ARS All Employee Meeting -Salon 9/10

6:00 PM-9:00 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Executive and Advisory Board Meeting -Salon 18

6:15 PM-9:15 PM

Scholars Ignite - Student Competition -Salon 12
Young or Early Career Faculty and Professional Leadership Symposium/Competition -Salon 8

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

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7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room - Wednesday -Salon 15

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Wednesday -Registration Counters A/B

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Crop Physiology (CRPP) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Education Division Advisory Council Meeting -Salon 18
Production and Harvest Mechanization (MECH) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2
Weed Control and Pest Management (WCPM) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 1

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Extension & Industry Division Breakfast -Salon 4
SR-ASHS Executive Committee Meeting -Salon 17

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Collegiate Activities Committee (CAC) Meeting -Salon 18
Plant Nutrient Management (PNM) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Temperate Tree Nut Crops (NUTS) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 1

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Wednesday -Ballroom A/B/C
Poster Hall Open - Wednesday -Ballroom A/B/C

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Wednesday -Ballroom A/B/C

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Citrus Crops (CITR) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2
HortScience Editorial Board Meeting -Salon 18
Organic Horticulture (ORGH) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Scholarship Awards Committee Meeting -Salon 17

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Commercial Horticulture (CHEX) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2
Emeriti (EMER) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 1
Fruit Breeding (FRBR) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Journal of the ASHS Editorial Board Meeting -Salon 18
William A. ("Tex") Frazier Lecture Series Selection Committee -Salon 17

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Consulting Editors Meeting -Salon 9/10
Growth Regulators in Fruit and Nut Production (PGR) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Tropical Horticultural Crops (TROP) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 5 -Ballroom A/B/C

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

Seed and Stand Establishment (SSEST) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 12

12:15 PM-1:45 PM

Association of Collegiate Branches (ACB) Annual Business Meeting -Salon 8

1:00 PM-1:45 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 6 -Ballroom A/B/C

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Nominations and Elections Committee Meeting -Salon 18
Waste Utilization in Horticulture (WUH) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2
eXtension (EEXT) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist Examination -Salon 17

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

BioEnergy (BioE) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2
Public Horticulture (PUBHORT) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6
Working Group of Asian Horticulture (WGAH) Business Meeting -Salon 1

2:00 PM-6:00 PM

Precision Breeding of Muscadine Grapes for Disease Resistance and Seedlessness -Salon 18

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Association of Horticulturists of Indian Origin (AHIO) Business Meeting -Salon 1
Local Food Systems (LOCSY) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6

3:15 PM-4:00 PM

Ornamental Plant Breeding (OPB) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 12

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

APS Tropical Fruit Tasting -Salon 13/14

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Presidential Address and ASHS Annual Business Meeting -Ballroom D

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Annual Business Meeting -Salon 13/14

5:30 PM-6:30 PM

Student Reception -Pool

6:30 PM-9:45 PM

Controlled Environments Student Competition -Salon 9/10

Thursday, July 31, 2014

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7:00 AM-2:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room - Thursday -Salon 15

7:00 AM-2:30 PM

The Mosaic Company Phosphate Mine Tour -Tour Departs From The Convention Entrance - Rosen Plaza

7:30 AM-3:00 PM

Registration Open - Thursday -Registration Counters A/B

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

International Division Breakfast -Salon 4
Project Leaders – National Strawberry Sustainability Initiative Program -Salon 18

9:00 AM-1:45 PM

Poster Hall Open - Thursday -Ballroom A/B/C

9:00 AM-2:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Thursday -Ballroom A/B/C

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Thursday -Ballroom A/B/C

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardeners (CHMG) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 2
Human Issues in Horticulture (HIH) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

USDA SCRI Eastern Broccoli Project Working Group Meeting -Salon 17

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Plant Biotechnology (BTCH) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 6

12:00 PM-5:00 PM

ASHS Board of Directors Meeting -Salon 18

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

Marketing and Economics (MKEC) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 12
Water Utilization and Management (WUM) Working Group Business Meeting -Salon 9/10

1:45 PM-2:30 PM

Poster - Removal -Ballroom A/B/C

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibits Move Out - Thursday -Ballroom A/B/C

Friday, August 1, 2014

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8:00 AM-5:45 PM

Fruit Processing, Marketing and Challenges in the Sunshine State -Tour Departs From The Convention Entrance - Rosen Plaza