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Florida State Horticultural Society

118^th Annual Meeting

5 –7 June 2005

Marriott Tampa Westshore

 

PRELIMINARY MEETING PROGRAM

 

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Registration Desk Hours

                     

Sunday 5 June         12:00 Noon – 7:00 PM

Monday 6 June         7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Tuesday 7 June        7:00 AM – Noon

 

 

Sunday Afternoon

 

2:00 - 4:00           Board of Directors Meeting

5:00 - 5:30        Awards Ceremony

6:00 - 7:00        Welcome Reception

                                                                       

 

Monday Morning

 

7:00 - 8:00            Continental Breakfast      

                                                                       

8:30 - 9:45           General Session

 

8:30                  Introduction and Welcome

 

8:40                  Presidential Address:

          George Hochmuth, President, FSHS

 

9:00                  General Session Keynote
          Dr. Gene Pollard, FAO, Plant Protection Officer for the Caribbean Region
          "Responding to the Threat of Alien Invasive Species in the Caribbean Sub-region"

 

10:00 - Noon     Concurrent Morning Sessions – A

 

-  Citrus Section                                            

-  Handling & Processing Section

-  Krome Memorial Institute

-  Ornamental, Gardening & Landscape Section

-  Vegetable Section

 

Monday Afternoon

 

1:30 - 3:00         Concurrent Afternoon Sessions - B

 

-  Citrus Section                                            

-  Handling & Processing Section

-  Krome Memorial Institute

-  Ornamental, Gardening & Landscape Section

-  Vegetable Section

    -  Special Session -  BMPs for Vegetables in Florida: Current Knowledge and Implementation

 

3:00                Sectional Business Meetings

 

3:15                 Break

 

3:30 - 5:00         Concurrent Afternoon Sessions - C

 

-  Citrus Section

    -  Special Workshop - Citrus Canker in Florida: Status and Prospect for the Future                                  

-  Handling & Processing Section

-  Krome Memorial Institute

-  Ornamental, Gardening & Landscape Section

-  Vegetable Section

    -  Special Session -  BMPs for Vegetables in Florida: Current Knowledge and Implementation

 

5:15 - 6:15          Extension Team Meeting

 

6:30 - 7:30             Industry Reception  

        

 

Tuesday Morning

 

7:00 - 8:00             Horticultural Breakfast           

                             Dr. Clyde Fraisse, Extension Scientist, UF/IFAS, Agricultural & Biological Engineering Dept.

                             "From Oceans to Farms: Disseminating Climate Information via Extension"

 

8:30 - 9:45             Annual Business Meeting           

            -Student Best Paper Competition Awards

                 

10:00 - Noon        Concurrent Morning Sessions  - D

 

-  Citrus Section                                            

-  Handling & Processing Section

-  Krome Memorial Institute

-  Ornamental, Gardening & Landscape Section

-  Vegetable Section

 

12:00 - 1:00         Extension Luncheon

                             Dr. Larry Arrington, Dean for Extension, UF/IFAS  

 

 

Tuesday Afternoon

 

1:30 - 4:30               UF/IFAS Extension In-service Training Program - Disease Resistance Management

                              Cosponsored by FSHS and the UF/IFAS Cooperation Extension Service

                             

 

 

END OF MEETING