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ASTA's 51st Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference
January 21-24, 2012
Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina
Tampa, FL

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Friday, January 20
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. National Garden Bureau Board Meeting
 
Saturday, January 21
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Golf Tournament: Westchase Golf Club
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. All America Selections Board Meeting
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Trading Room opens
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. "ASTA Gives Back" volunteer project: Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful seed planting at St. Peter Clever Catholic School
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. National Garden Bureau Membership Meeting & Reception
 
Sunday, January 22
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Trading Room
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast in the Trading Room
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Quality Management Guide Working Group (Closed)
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ASTA Food Safety Meeting
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. First the Seed Foundation Board of Directors (Closed)
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ASTA Vegetable & Flower Administrative Committee (Closed)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. All-America Selections Open Meeting
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Vegetable & Flower Seed Research Fund
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Emerging Issues Working Group (Closed)
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Associates Division
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Emerging Diseases Committee
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. NEW! International Reception
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 pm NEW TIME: Welcome Reception
 
Monday, January 23
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast in the Trading Room
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Trading Room
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. General Session
9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Phytosanitary Committee
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Spouse/Guest Luncheon/Program
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Intellectual Property Rights Committee
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. FuSE (Future Seed Executives) Meeting
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Organic Seed Committee
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. FuSE (Future Seed Executives) Reception/Mixer
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Home Garden Seed Association Meeting and Reception
 
Tuesday, January 24
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Trading Room
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast in the Trading Room
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Vegetable & Flower Seed Division Meeting
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. NEW TIME: Legislative and Legal Concerns Committee
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ASRF Board of Directors (Closed)
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. NEW TIME: Membership Committee (Closed)
 
Wednesday, January 25
7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ASTA Board of Directors Meeting (Closed)
   

 

 

 

 

 

  
 
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