Welcome, Students!

ASTA is thrilled to have a delegation of students, from a variety of universities around the United States, attending our 63rd Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference. This group will be attending several conference sessions, presenting posters and interacting with conference attendees. Don't miss your chance to meet and get to know these rising stars in the seed industry!

Get to know our Student Forum delegation and UC/CSU visiting students and make plans to meet them in Monterey!

Student Track of Sessions/Events:

Sunday, January 28, 2024
Innovation and Policy Session: Regulatory Approaches to Genome Edited Plants: Views from the UK, EU, Canada and the US9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
ASTA Student Session: Do you speak like a Millennial/Gen Z/Gen X? Does it make a difference?11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Women in Seed: Perspectives for Everyone1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Phytosanitary Committee2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Student Poster Presentation Showcase (sponsored by Bayer)5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Monday, January 29, 2024
GENERAL SESSION: What Does Sustainability and Regenerative Agriculture Mean to the Seed Industry?8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
LEAD Session: Creating Advocacy through Intentional Communication 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Intellectual Property Rights Committee1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Treated Seed Committee (Closed to media)2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
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