2016 ASHS Annual Conference: General Sessions and Other Events

General Sessions and Other Events

Sunday, August 7, 2016

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8:00 AM-5:00 PM

NE1336 Multistate Regional Project Meeting -Piedmont Room

12:00 PM-6:00 PM

ASHS Board of Directors Meeting -Athens Room

3:00 PM-6:00 PM

Poster Presenter Recording Room - Sunday -Georgia Booth/Room

Registration open - Sunday -Rotunda Registration Counter

Speaker Ready Room - Sunday -Georgia Booth/Room

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Moderator Training Session - Sunday -Atlanta 2 Room

Monday, August 8, 2016

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7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Poster Presenter Recording Room - Monday -Georgia Booth/Room

Speaker Ready Room - Monday -Georgia Booth/Room

7:30 AM-6:00 PM

Registration Open - Monday -Rotunda Registration Counter

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

NE1336 Multistate Regional Project Meeting - Day 2 -Piedmont Room

8:00 AM-2:00 PM

Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest Set-up -Capitol South Room

9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Using Technology in Extension: Technology Session for Extension Agents -Macon Room

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

USDA-ARS All-Employee Meeting -Savannah 2 Room

12:15 PM-12:45 PM

Moderator Training Session - Monday -Capitol North/Center Room

12:30 PM-1:00 PM

Viticulture and Small Fruits (VSF) Working Group Business Meeting -Valdosta Room

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

B.Y. Morrison Lecture -Capitol North/Center Room

Consulting Editors Meeting -Savannah 2 Room

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

B.Y. Morrison Reception -Atlanta 4/5 Room

Graduate Student (GRAD) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 2 Room

The Horticultural Commodity Judging Contest and Plant Identification Contest -Capitol South Room

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibitor Set-Up - Monday -Georgia Hall Pre-Function

Poster Set Up -Georgia Ballroom

2:30 PM-3:00 PM

ASHS Member Representative Meeting -Valdosta Room

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

International Horticultural Consultants (ICON) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 3 Room

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Leafy Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee Meeting -Piedmont Room

William A. ('Tex') Frazier Lecture and ASHS Awards Ceremony -Capitol North/Center Room

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Welcome Reception -Garden Courtyard Pool

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Citrus Crops (CITR) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 2 Room

Commercial Horticulture (CHEX) Working Group Business Meeting -Augusta Room

Federal Partners (FP) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 3 Room

Fruit Breeding (FRBR) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 1 Room

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group Business Meeting -Valdosta Room

Seed and Stand Establishment (SSEST) Working Group Business Meeting -Atlanta 2/3 Room

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Graduate and Undergraduate Student Morning Gathering - Tuesday -The Deli

7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Poster Presenter Recording Room - Tuesday -Georgia Booth/Room

Speaker Ready Room - Tuesday -Georgia Booth/Room

7:30 AM-6:00 PM

Registration Open - Tuesday -Rotunda Registration Counter

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Extension Division Advisory Council Meeting -Atlanta 4 Room

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

American Pomological Society (APS) Executive and Advisory Board Meeting -Atlanta 5 Room

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Collegiate Activities Committee (CAC) Meeting -Georgia 14 Room

Journal of the ASHS Editorial Board Meeting -Atlanta 4 Room

Working Group Chairs and Chairs-elect Business Meeting -Savannah 3 Room

9:00 AM-2:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Tuesday -Georgia Hall Pre-Function

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Poster Hall Open - Tuesday -Georgia Ballroom

9:30 AM-10:00 AM

International Horticultural Issues & Networking (IHIN) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 2 Room

Ornamental Plant Breeding (OPB) Working Group Business Meeting -Capitol North Room

Ornamentals/Landscape and Turf (O/LT) Working Group Business Meeting -Capitol Center Room

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Graduate Student Activities Committee Meeting -Georgia 14 Room

HortTechnology Editorial Board Meeting -Atlanta 4 Room

International Division Advisory Council Meeting -Atlanta 5 Room

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH) Board Meeting -Georgia 14 Room

Education Division Advisory Council Meeting -Atlanta 4 Room

Pi Alpha Xi Photography Contest Award Presentations -Georgia Hall Pre-Function

William A. "Tex" Frazier Lecture Series Selection Committee -Atlanta 5 Room

11:45 AM-12:15 PM

BioEnergy (BioE) Working Group Business Metting -Savannah 2 Room

Marketing and Economics (MKEC) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 1 Room

Nursery Crops (NUR) Working Group Business Meeting -Capitol Center Room

Working Group of Asian Horticulture (WGAH) Business Meeting -Savannah 3 Room

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Environmental Stress Physiology (STRS) Working Group Business Meeting -Atlanta 5 Room

Research Division Advisory Council Meeting -Atlanta 4 Room

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Endowment Fund Committee Meeting -Atlanta 5 Room

Nominations and Elections Committee Meeting -Atlanta 4 Room

Special Session-The Latest News and Research on Cannabis -Georgia Hall Pre-Function

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Annual Conference Technical Program Committee Meeting -Atlanta 5 Room

Fellows Screening Committee Meeting -Atlanta 4 Room

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Root and Bulb Vegetable Crop Germplasm Committee (RBV-CGC) Meeting -Georgia 14 Room

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibitors' Workshop-New Innovations in Commercial Horticultural Applications 1 -Georgia Hall Pre-Function

2:00 PM-6:00 PM

Special Session–Fund Your Future: Opportunities from National Competitive Programs -Capitol North Room

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Horticulture Hall of Fame Selection Committee -Atlanta 4 Room

Membership Committee Meeting -Atlanta 5 Room

3:15 PM-3:45 PM

Tropical Horticultural Crops (TROP) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 3 Room

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist (CH) Board Meeting -Atlanta 5 Room

Horticultural Landmarks Selection Committee Meeting -Atlanta 4 Room

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Eastern Broccoli Project Team Meeting -Georgia 14 Room

5:00 PM-5:30 PM

Computer Applications in Horticulture (COMP) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 2 Room

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Public Horticulture (PUBHORT) Working Group Business Meeting -Atlanta 5 Room

5:30 PM-6:00 PM

Floriculture (FLOR) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 3 Room

Invasive Plants Research (INPR) Working Group Business Meeting -Valdosta Room

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Local Food Systems (LOCSY) Working Group Business Meeting -Atlanta 4 Room

Organic Horticulture (ORGH) Working Group Business Meeting -Macon Room

Photography (FOTO) Working Group Business Meeting -Atlanta 5 Room

Plant Biotechnology (BTCH) Working Group Business Meeting -Capitol Center Room

Plant Growth Regulation (PGR) Working Group Business Meeting -Augusta Room

Plant Nutrient Management (PNM) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 2 Room

Plasticulture (PLAST) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 1 Room

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Early Career Competition -Valdosta Room

6:00 PM-9:00 PM

Graduate Student Poster Competition -Georgia Ballroom

6:30 PM-8:30 PM

American Pomological Society Fruit Showcase -Dahlberg Hall

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Graduate and Undergraduate Student Morning Gathering - Wednesday -The Deli

7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Poster Presenter Recording Room - Wednesday -Georgia Booth/Room

Speaker Ready Room - Wednesday -Georgia Booth/Room

7:30 AM-6:00 PM

Registration Open - Wednesday -Rotunda Registration Counter

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Crucifer Crop Germplasm Committee Meeting -Georgia 14 Room

8:00 AM-1:00 PM

International Symposium on Germplasm of Ornamentals - Wednesday -Valdosta Room

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

SR-ASHS Executive Committee Meeting -Atlanta 3 Room

9:00 AM-2:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Wednesday -Georgia Hall Pre-Function

9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Poster Hall Open - Wednesday -Georgia Ballroom

9:30 AM-10:00 AM

Association of Horticulturists of Indian Origin (AHIO) Working Group Business Meeting -Atlanta 4/5 Room

Human Issues in Horticulture (HIH) Working Group Business Meeting -Capitol South Room

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Emeriti (EMER) Working Group Business Meeting -Atlanta 3 Room

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Beginning Semi-automated Data Collection in Breeding Programs -Georgia Hall Pre-Function

10:15 AM-12:15 PM

Special Session-How to Write an Award-winning Grant for Horticulture, Plant Science, and Food Systems -Capitol North Room

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

History of Horticultural Science (HIST) Working Group Business Meeting -Georgia 14 Room

HortScience Editorial Board Meeting -Atlanta 3 Room

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

Updates about the Green Industry from the Georgia Green Industry Association -Georgia Hall Pre-Function

11:45 AM-12:15 PM

Teaching Methods (TCHG) Working Group Business Meeting -Capitol South Room

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Industry Division Advisory Council Meeting -Atlanta 3 Room

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

HortIM Program Launch Overview -Macon Room

12:45 PM-1:45 PM

Temperate Tree Nut Crops (NUTS) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 1 Room

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Production and Harvest Mechanization (MECH) Working Group Business Meeting -Georgia 14 Room

1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Specialty Crop Research Initiative Project Director Workshop -Capitol South Room

1:45 PM-3:45 PM

Special Session-Career Development Tool–Gaining International Presence for Promotion and Tenure -Capitol North Room

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Scholarship Awards Committee Meeting -Atlanta 3 Room

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibitors' Workshop-New Innovations in Commercial Horticultural Applications 2 -Georgia Hall Pre-Function

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Water Utilization and Management (WUM) Working Group Business Meeting -Atlanta 3 Room

3:15 PM-3:45 PM

Pomology (POM) Working Group Business Meeting -Macon Room

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Undergraduate (UG) Working Group Business Meeting -Atlanta 4/5 Room

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Young Faculty Focus Group -Atlanta 3 Room

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Association of Collegiate Branches (ACB) Annual Business Meeting -Atlanta 4/5 Room

5:15 PM-5:45 PM

Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardeners (CHMG) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 2/3 Room

5:30 PM-6:00 PM

Genetics and Germplasm (GG) Working Group Business Meeting -Capitol Center Room

Vegetable Crops Management (VCM) Working Group Business Meeting -Capitol North Room

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Vegetable Breeding (VGBR) Working Group Business Meeting -Augusta Room

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

SCRI Project Meeting -Capitol Center Room

Thursday, August 11, 2016

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Graduate and Undergraduate Student Morning Gathering - Thursday -The Deli

7:00 AM-2:00 PM

Poster Presenter Recording Room - Thursday -Georgia Booth/Room

Speaker Ready Room - Thursday -Georgia Booth/Room

7:30 AM-3:00 PM

Registration Open - Thursday -Rotunda Registration Counter

8:00 AM-9:30 AM

Presidential Address and ASHS Annual Business Meeting -Capitol Center/South

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

International Symposium on Germplasm of Ornamentals -Valdosta Room

9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Certified Horticulturist Examination -Georgia 14 Room

9:00 AM-3:00 PM

Exhibits Open - Thursday -Georgia Hall Pre-Function

Poster Hall Open - Thursday -Georgia Ballroom

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

Featured Speaker: Dr. Jian-Kang Zhu -Capitol Center/South

10:30 AM-12:00 PM

American Pomological Society (APS) Annual Business Meeting -Atlanta 3 Room

12:00 PM-12:30 PM

Crop Physiology (CRPP) Working Group Business Meeting -Augusta Room

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

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

Propagation (PROP) Working Group Business Meeting -Atlanta 4/5 Room

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture (NICH) Meeting -Savannah 2/3 Room

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Project Leaders – National Strawberry Sustainability Initiative Program -Atlanta 3 Room

2:45 PM-3:15 PM

eXtension (EEXT) Working Group Business Meeting -Savannah 1 Room

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Exhibitor Move Out - Thursday -Georgia Hall Pre-Function

Poster Removal -Georgia Ballroom

3:15 PM-3:45 PM

Growth Chambers and Controlled Environments (CE) Working Group Business Meeting -Atlanta 4/5 Room

Postharvest (PH) Working Group Business Meeting -Macon Room

3:30 PM-4:00 PM

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

Weed Control and Pest Management (WCPM) Working Group Business Meeting -Capitol South Room