2014 ASHS Annual Conference

General Sessions and Other Events

Sunday, July 27, 2014

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8:00 AM-2:00 PM

General Contractor Set Up - Sunday

8:00 AM-4:15 PM

Organic and Urban Farm Tour in Central Florida

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibitor Set-Up - Sunday

Poster Set Up

3:00 PM-6:00 PM

Registration Open - Sunday

3:00 PM-7:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room - Sunday

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Moderator Training Session - Sunday

Monday, July 28, 2014

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6:30 AM-9:30 AM

Service Project - Student Activity

7:00 AM-5:15 PM

Florida Citrus Production Practices: New Possibilities

7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room - Monday

7:30 AM-6:00 PM

Registration Open - Monday

8:00 AM-8:30 AM

Graduate and UnderGraduate Student Morning Gathering - Monday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Moderators Training Session - Monday

Working Group Chairs and Chairs-Elect Business Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Leafy Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee Meeting

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

National Horticulture Initiative Focus Group - Graduate Student

Research Division Advisory Council Meeting

9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Monday

Poster Hall Open - Monday

9:30 AM-10:00 AM

Break - Monday

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

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

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Awards Recipient Reception (By Invitation)

Computer Applications in Horticulture (COMP) Working Group Business Meeting

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

Propagation (PROP) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

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

Environmental Stress Physiology (STRS) Working Group Business Meeting

History of Horticultural Science (HIST) Working Group Business Meeting

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

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

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

National Horticulture Initiative Focus Group - Undergraduate Student

1:45 PM-3:45 PM

Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants Silent Auction

Roundtable Discussion on the Standardization of LED Lighting for Horticultural Applications

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Genetics and Germplasm (GG) Working Group Business Meeting

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group Business Meeting

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Graduate Student (GRAD) Working Group Business Meeting

Horticultural Landmarks Selection Committee Meeting

Industry Division Advisory Council Meeting

International Horticulture and Issues (IHI) Working Group Business Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Federal Partners (FP) Working Group Business Meeting

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

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist (CH) Board Meeting

Crucifer Crop Germplasm Committee

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Monday During Welcome Reception

Welcome Reception

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room - Tuesday

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Tuesday

8:00 AM-8:30 AM

Graduate and Undergraduate Student Morning Gathering - Tuesday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Awards Committee Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Administrators Working Group Breakfast

Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest Set-up

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Three Facets of Public Horticulture

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Graduate Student Activities Committee Meeting

International Division Advisory Council Meeting

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

Vegetable Breeding (VGBR) Working Group Business Meeting

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Tuesday

Poster Hall Open - Tuesday

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Tuesday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Fellows Screening Committee Meeting

National Horticulture Initiative Focus Group - Administrators

Plasticulture (PLAST) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-1:00 PM

The Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest

The Horticultural Commodity Judging Plant Identification Written Examination

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Endowment Fund Committee Meeting

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

International Horticultural Consultants (ICON) Working Group Business Meeting

Teaching Methods (TCHG) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Membership Committee Meeting

Pi Alpha Xi Luncheon - Annual 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

Viticulture and Small Fruits (VSF) Working Group Business Meeting

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Horticulture Hall of Fame Selection Committee

National Horticulture Initiative Focus Group - Industry Group

Vegetable Crops Management (VCM) Working Group Business Meeting

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Annual Conference Technical Program Committee Meeting

National Horticulture Initiative Focus Group - Teaching Faculty Group

Pomology (POM) Working Group Business Meeting

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH) Board Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

2014 B.Y. Morrison Lecture

Extension Division Advisory Council Meeting

Postharvest (PH) Working Group Business Meeting

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

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

B.Y. Morrison Reception

Undergraduate Student (UG) Working Group Business Meeting

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Floriculture (FLOR) Working Group Business Meeting

Invasive Plants Research (INPR) Working Group Business

Nursery Crops (NUR) Working Group Business Meeting

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

USDA�ARS All Employee Meeting

6:00 PM-9:00 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Executive and Advisory Board Meeting

6:15 PM-9:15 PM

Scholars Ignite - Student Competition

Young or Early Career Faculty and Professional Leadership Symposium/Competition

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

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7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room - Wednesday

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Open - Wednesday

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Crop Physiology (CRPP) Working Group Business Meeting

Education Division Advisory Council Meeting

Production and Harvest Mechanization (MECH) Working Group Business Meeting

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

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Extension & Industry Division Breakfast

SR-ASHS Executive Committee Meeting

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Collegiate Activities Committee (CAC) Meeting

Plant Nutrient Management (PNM) Working Group Business Meeting

Temperate Tree Nut Crops (NUTS) Working Group Business Meeting

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Wednesday

Poster Hall Open - Wednesday

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Wednesday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Citrus Crops (CITR) Working Group Business Meeting

HortScience Editorial Board Meeting

Organic Horticulture (ORGH) Working Group Business Meeting

Scholarship Awards Committee Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Commercial Horticulture (CHEX) Working Group Business Meeting

Emeriti (EMER) Working Group Business Meeting

Fruit Breeding (FRBR) Working Group Business Meeting

Journal of the ASHS Editorial Board Meeting

William A. ("Tex") Frazier Lecture Series Selection Committee

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Consulting Editors Meeting

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

Tropical Horticultural Crops (TROP) Working Group Business Meeting

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 5

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

Seed and Stand Establishment (SSEST) Working Group Business Meeting

12:15 PM-1:45 PM

Association of Collegiate Branches (ACB) Annual Business Meeting

1:00 PM-1:45 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition - Session 6

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Nominations and Elections Committee Meeting

Waste Utilization in Horticulture (WUH) Working Group Business Meeting

eXtension (EEXT) Working Group Business Meeting

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist Examination

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

BioEnergy (BioE) Working Group Business Meeting

Public Horticulture (PUBHORT) Working Group Business Meeting

Working Group of Asian Horticulture (WGAH) Business Meeting

2:00 PM-6:00 PM

Precision Breeding of Muscadine Grapes for Disease Resistance and Seedlessness

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Association of Horticulturists of Indian Origin (AHIO) Business Meeting

Local Food Systems (LOCSY) Working Group Business Meeting

3:15 PM-4:00 PM

Ornamental Plant Breeding (OPB) Working Group Business Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

APS Tropical Fruit Tasting

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Presidential Address and ASHS Annual Business Meeting

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Annual Business Meeting

5:30 PM-6:30 PM

Student Reception

6:30 PM-9:45 PM

Controlled Environments Student Competition

Thursday, July 31, 2014

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7:00 AM-2:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room - Thursday

7:00 AM-2:30 PM

The Mosaic Company Phosphate Mine Tour

7:30 AM-3:00 PM

Registration Open - Thursday

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

International Division Breakfast

Project Leaders � National Strawberry Sustainability Initiative Program

9:00 AM-1:45 PM

Poster Hall Open - Thursday

9:00 AM-2:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Thursday

9:45 AM-10:15 AM

Break - Thursday

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

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

Human Issues in Horticulture (HIH) Working Group Business Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

USDA SCRI Eastern Broccoli Project Working Group Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Plant Biotechnology (BTCH) Working Group Business Meeting

12:00 PM-5:00 PM

ASHS Board of Directors Meeting

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

Marketing and Economics (MKEC) Working Group Business Meeting

Water Utilization and Management (WUM) Working Group Business Meeting

1:45 PM-2:30 PM

Poster - Removal

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibits Move Out - Thursday

Friday, August 1, 2014

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8:00 AM-5:45 PM

Fruit Processing, Marketing and Challenges in the Sunshine State