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Sessions (53)

Media Room, sponsored by HM.CLAUSE (Room Asbury Rotunda Concierge Alcove)

28 Jan 17
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Offered again at this year’s Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference is a media work area with wireless internet and refreshments. Located in... More...

NSHAPP Meeting (Room Salon 6)

28 Jan 17
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Trading Room Open (Grand Harbor Ballroom)

28 Jan 17
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Trading Room Open (Grand Harbor Ballroom)

29 Jan 17
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
See the full Trading Room floor plan here. More...

Media Room (Room Asbury Rotunda Concierge Alcove)

29 Jan 17
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Offered again at this year’s Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference is a media work area with wireless internet and refreshments. Located in... More...

Phytosanitary Committee (Room Asbury A)

29 Jan 17
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
 In this meeting there will be an update by Dr. Tim Gottwald (USDA-ARS) on his research to develop models that will quantify the phytosanitary... More...

Disney's "Behind the Seeds" Custom ASTA Tour ($35, first of two tour times) (Room Meet at the ASTA Registration Desk at 2:30 pm)

29 Jan 17
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
See the full description of this tour on the 56th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference website. More...

Global Business Session: Cuba (Room Asbury B-C)

29 Jan 17
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Frederick Royce ; Jack Payne ; Matthew Johnston ; Pedro Sanchez ; William Messina
Join ASTA for a discussion with leading university and industry experts on the political, agricultural and business environment in Cuba. Through th... More...

EPCOT "Illuminations" VIP Viewing Dessert Reception ($89), sponsored by SGS (Room Meet at the Yacht Club Lighthouse by 7:45 p.m.)

29 Jan 17
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Get ready for a truly magical evening at Disney's world-famous EPCOT Center for the nighttime spectacular, "Illuminations"! This ench... More...

ASTA Exclusive Tour of Disney's Nursery and All-America Selections Trial Garden ($35 - first of two tour times) (Room Meet at the ASTA Registration Desk at 6:30 am)

30 Jan 17
6:30 AM - 8:30 AM
See the full description of this tour on the 56th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference website. More...

Trading Room Open (Grand Harbor Ballroom)

30 Jan 17
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
See the full Trading Room floor plan here. More...

Media Room (Room Asbury Rotunda Concierge Alcove)

30 Jan 17
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Offered again at this year’s Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference is a media work area with wireless internet and refreshments. Located in... More...

General Session/Vegetable & Flower Seed Division Meeting (Room Asbury B-D)

30 Jan 17
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Bernice Slutsky ; Debbie Mola Mickler ; Eric Darden ; Harold Browning ; Harry Klee ; Kevin Diehl
Be sure not to miss our two-part general session this year – including a special announcement  by Disney for the seed industry and a key... More...

Communications Session: Storytelling (Room Asbury A)

30 Jan 17
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Join ASTA’s Communications Committee for a storytelling session and Q&A with members of Walt Disney World’s horticulture team. W... More...

Challenge 2050 Student Poster Presentations: University of Florida (Grand Harbor Ballroom Foyer)

30 Jan 17
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Challenge 2050 Project Summary Increasing and ever-changing demands are being placed on agricultural and environmental systems worldwide. Ac... More...

Disney's "Behind the Seeds" Custom ASTA Tour ($35, second of two tour times) (Room Meet at the ASTA Registration Desk by 2:45 pm)

30 Jan 17
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
See the full description of this tour on the 56th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference website. More...

Food Safety Working Group (Saybrook Room)

30 Jan 17
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
In this meeting there will be an update on food safety recalls, a report from a recent Center for Produce Safety research symposium, an update on t... More...

Future Seed Executives (FuSE) Reception (Room Asbury Patio)

30 Jan 17
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Come network with friends, colleagues and the student delegation from the University of Florida for a reception with the Future Seed Executives. More...

ASTA Exclusive Tour of Disney's Nursery and All-America Selections Trial Garden ($35 - second of two tour times) (Room Meet at the ASTA Registration Desk at 6:30 am)

31 Jan 17
6:30 AM - 8:30 AM
See the full description of this tour on the 56th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference website. More...

Trading Room Open (Grand Harbor Ballroom)

31 Jan 17
7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
See the full Trading Room floor plan here. More...

Emerging Diseases Subcommittee (Room Asbury A)

31 Jan 17
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Topics to be covered in this meeting include an update on the NSHAPP/CGMMV pilot project; progress toward harmonization of seed test methods for PM... More...