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48th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference
February 7-10, 2009
Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina
Tampa, Florida

Schedule

 

Welcome | Community Service Project | Conference Registration | Exhibitor Information
Floorplan | Golf Tournament | Hotel Information | Schedule | Sponsorship
Tabletop & Reserved Appointment Table Registration | Visit the Exhibitors

 

48th Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference

 

Saturday, February 6
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. NGB Board Meeting
 
Saturday, February 7
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Exhibitor Setup
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. AAS Board Meeting
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Golf Tournament at TPC Tampa Bay
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Trading Room Opens
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. NGB Members Reception
   
Sunday, February 8  
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. "ASTA Gives Back" Community Project at Ronald McDonald House of Tampa Bay
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Trading Room
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Concessions in Trading Room
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. AAS Open Meeting
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Officers and Chairs Meeting
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ASTA Organic Seed Committee
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. V&F Admin Committee
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. "Gasparilla" Welcome Reception
   
Monday, February 9  
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Trading Room
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. General Session
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Joint Phytosanitary/International Committee
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Concessions in Trading Room
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Spouses' Luncheon
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Vegetable & Flower Seed Research Fund
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ASTA Associate Members
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ASTA Stewardship Committee
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Emerging Diseases Committee
4:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Home Garden Seed Association Meeting
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. FuSE Reception/Mixer
   
Tuesday, February 10  
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Trading Room
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Vegetable & Flower Seed Division Meeting
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Intellectual Property Rights Committee
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ASRF Board of Directors
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Legislative and Legal Concerns Committees
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Membership Committee (Closed)
   
Wednesday, February 11  
7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ASTA Board of Directors
   

 

 

 

  
 
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