Agenda

Preliminary - Times Subject to Change

All sessions and meetings will take place at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort

8:00 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration Open
9:00 AM - 12:00 PMSIPA Flower & Vegetable Board Meeting (Board Members Only)
9:00 AM - 5:00 PMVegetable & Flower Seed Technical Subcommittee
9:00 AM - 5:00 PMSALT Workshop (Invitation Only)
1:00 PM - 4:00 PMSIPA Program Board Meeting (Board Members Only)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMTrading Room Exhibitor/Table Setup
7:00 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration Open
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMASTA Trading Room Open
8:30 AM - 1:30 PMASTA Golf Tournament
10:00 AM - 12:00 PMSIPA Educational Unit
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMEmerging Diseases Subcommittee
11:00 AM - 1:00 PMLunch
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMEmerging Issues Subcommittee
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMEmerging Solutions Session
4:30 PM - 6:00 PMStudent Poster Session
6:00 PM - 8:00 PMWelcome Reception
7:00 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration Open
7:00 AM - 6:00 PMTrading Room Open
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMInnovation and Policy Session
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMASTA Student Session
10:30 AM - 11:30 AMVegetable & Flower Seed Research Fund
10:30 AM - 1:30 PMReFResH Working Group (Invitation Only)
11:00 AM - 1:00 PMLunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PMSpouse/Family Guest Luncheon (meet at ASTA registration desk by 11:30)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PMWomen in Seed
2:30 PM - 3:30 PMFood Safety Pathogens Subcommittee
2:30 PM - 3:30 PMTreated Seed Committee
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMGENERAL SESSION: Technological Innovations Advancing Seed Production
5:30 PM - 7:30 PMAll-America Selections/National Garden Bureau Members Meeting and Reception
7:00 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration Open
7:00 AM - 6:00 PMTrading Room Open
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMGENERAL SESSION: Navigating Trends: Strategies for Fresh Market Growers, Ornamental Producers, and the Seed Industry
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMLEAD Session
11:00 AM - 1:00 PMLunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PMSeed Science Foundation Board of Directors (Board members only)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMIntellectual Property Rights Committee
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMPhytosanitary Committee
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMOrganic Seed Committee
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMTrading Room - Begin Tear-Down
5:00 PM - 7:00 PMHGSA/NGB/AAS Winter Meeting and Reception
7:00 AM - 8:30 AMContinental Breakfast
7:00 AM - 10:00 AMASTA Trading Room Open
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMCLOSING KEYNOTE: Insights from Cathy Burns, CEO of the International Fresh Produce Association
10:15 AM - 11:15 AMState and Federal Policy Session
11:30 AM - 1:00 PMInnovation in Plant Breeding Subcommittee (Closed to media)
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