The following Calendar of Events lists all seed industry-related events
throughout the country for your quick reference. For more information on a
specific ASTA convention, please click one of the links on the left margin
to learn more. For a general overview of ASTA conventions, we now offer
this brief summary of our four main events, so that you can ensure you are
attending the convention that is best suited to your needs. For more
information on conventions, please contact the ASTA Director of Meetings,
Jennifer Lord, or for exhibitor information, contact Nicoletta Clifford, Associate Director of Meetings & Membership, at (703) 837-8140.
| 2008 |
| 7/1 - 7/2 | OECD Seed Schemes Meeting Chicago, IL |
| 7/6 - 6/8 | Canadian Seed Trade Association 85th Annual Meeting Fairmont Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland Canada |
| 7/12 - 7/14 | Alabama Seed Trade Association Annual Meeting King Prince Beach & Golf Resort St. Simons Island, GA |
| 7/13 - 7/14 | Georgia Seed Association 68th Annual Convention St. Simons Island Georgia |
| 7/14 - 7/18 | AOSCA Annual Meeting Quebec City, Canada |
| 7/23 - 7/25 | Northern Seed Trade Association Annual Meeting Rakota Hotel Rapid City, SD |
| 7/23 - 7/23 | ASTA- FuSE Educational Unit AgReliant Genetics, LLC Champaign, IL |
| 7/24 - 7/26 | Arkansas Seed Dealer Association Summer Convention Peabody Hotel Little Rock, AR |
| 7/24 - 7/26 | South Carolina Seedsmen's Association Annual Meeting Marriott Hotel Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 7/26 - 7/30 | American Phytopathological Society Minneapolis, MN |
| 7/27 - 7/29 | North Carolina Seedsmen's Association Annual Meeting Grove Park Inn Ashville, NC |
| 7/27 - 8/2 | Turfgrass Producers International Summer Convention Fairmont Palliser Calgary, Alberta Canada |
| 8/6 - 8/9 | AASCO (Association of American Seed Control Officials) Annual Meeting Nashville, TN |
| 9/10 - 9/12 | ASTA Executive Committee Meeting Litigation Center at Hogan & Hartson, LLP 555 13th St., NW Washington, DC 20001 |
| 9/10 - 9/11 | Home Garden Seed Association 1st Annual Summer Conference & Trials Hotel Diamond Chico, CA |
| 9/16 - 9/16 | ASTA- FuSE Educational Unit Seminis Oxnard, CA |
| 9/16 - 9/17 | California Seed Association Mid Year Meeting Monterey Marriott Monterey, CA |
| 9/19 - 9/23 | NASDA Conference Bismarck Radisson Inn Bismarck, ND |
| 10/1 - 10/3 | Missouri Seedsmen's Association Annual Meeting Resort at Point Arrowhead Lake of the Ozarks, MO |
| 10/5 - 9/9 | American Society of Agronomy/ Crop Science Society of America/ Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting Houston, TX |
| 10/11 - 10/13 | Atlantic Seed Association Annual meeting Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill Washington, DC |
| 10/21 - 10/25 | NAPPO 2008 Annual Meeting Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico |
| 10/28 - 10/28 | Mexican Seed Trade Association (AMSAC) Annual Meeting Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 11/1 - 11/4 | Western Seed Association Westin Crown Center Kansas City, MO |
| 11/2 - 11/3 | ASTA Farm & Lawn Seed Conference Westin Crown Center 1 Pershing Road Kansas City, MO |
| 11/2 - 11/5 | Southern Crop Protection Association Annual Meeting Charleston Place Hotel Charleston, SC |
| 11/9 - 11/12 | Western Growers Association Annual Meeting LaQuinta, CA |
| 11/10 - 11/12 | 2008 Corn Belt Seed Conference Sheraton Indianapolis City Centre Hotel 31 West Ohio Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 317-635-2000 |
| 11/16 - 11/18 | Texas Seed Trade Association Moody Resort Galveston, TX |
| 11/18 - 11/20 | Canadian Seed Trade Association Semi-Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency Calgary, Alberta Canada |
| 12/2 - 12/4 | 2008 ARA Conference & Exposition Hilton Austin Hotel 500 East 4th Street Austin, TX 78701 (512) 482-8000
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| 12/9 - 12/12 | ASTA 63rd Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference ASTA 38th Soybean Seed Research Conference Seed Expo Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL (312) 565-1234 |
| 2009 |
| 1/11 - 1/14 | Farm Bureau Conference San Antonio, TX |
| 1/20 - 1/22 | IPSA Annual Conference Westin Hotel Indianapolis, IN |
| 2/7 - 2/10 | ASTA 48th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina Tampa, FL |
| 2/24 - 2/25 | BCPC Seed Treatment Symposium Seed Production and Treatment in a Changing Environment
The Belfry Hotel, Wishaw, West Midlands, UK |
| 2/26 - 2/28 | Commodity Classic Gaylord Hotel Resort & Convention Center Grapevine, TX
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| 3/1 - 3/4 | California Seed Association Annual Meeting Sir Francie Drake Hotel San Francisco, CA |
| 3/2 - 3/6 | ASTA Management Academy Purdue University Center for Food and Agriculture Business West Lafayette, IN 47907 |
| 3/9 - 3/10 | ASTA/USDA Conservation Workshop
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| 3/29 - 3/31 | NGFA's 113th Annual Convention
Westin Swan Hotel Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin 1500 Epcot Resorts Boulevard P.O. Box 22653 Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(www.swandolphin.com)
Orlando, FL
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| 4/15 - 4/17 | ASTA Executive Committee Meeting Hogan & HartsonLitigation Center at Hogan & Hartson, LLP 555 13th St., NW Washington, DC 20001 |
| 6/20 - 6/24 | 126th ASTA Annual Convention Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch Scottsdale, AZ |
| 7/26 - 7/30 | TPI 2009 Summer Convention & Field Days East Lansing, MI |
| 9/9 - 9/11 | ASTA Executive Committee Meeting Hogan & Hartson Litigation Center 555 13th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 |
| 10/6 - 10/7 | California Seed Association Mid Year Meeting Hyatt Regency Monterey, CA |
| 11/7 - 11/10 | Western Seed Association Westin Crown Center Kansas City, MO |
| 11/8 - 11/9 | ASTA Farm & Lawn Seed Conference Westin Crown Center Kansas City, MO |
| 12/8 - 12/11 | ASTA 64th Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference ASTA 39th Soybean Seed Research Conference Seed Expo Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL (312) 565-1234 |
| 2010 |
| 1/10 - 1/13 | Farm Bureau Conference Seattle, WA |
| 1/23 - 1/26 | ASTA 49th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference Red Rock Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
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| 11/6 - 11/9 | Western Seed Association Westin Crown Center Kansas City, MO |
| 12/7 - 12/10 | ASTA 65th Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference ASTA 40th Soybean Seed Research Conference Seed Expo
Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL (312) 565-1234
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| 2011 |
| 11/5 - 10/8 | Western Seed Association Westin Crown Center Kansas City, MO |
| 12/6 - 12/9 | ASTA 66th Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference ASTA 41st Soybean Seed Research Conference Seed Expo
Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL (312) 565-1234
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| 2012 |
| 11/3 - 11/6 | Western Seed Association Westin Crown Center Kansas City, MO |
| 12/4 - 12/7 | ASTA 67th Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference ASTA 42nd Soybean Seed Research Conference Seed Expo
Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL (312) 565-1234
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