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Corn & Sorghum and Soybean Seed Research Conference 2008
December 9 - 12, 2008, Hyatt Regency Hotel
Chicago, Illinois

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Monday, December 8
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Seed Expo Set-up: Large Equipment
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ISF STEC Meeting (Closed)
   
Tuesday, December 9
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Seed Expo Set-up: Small Equipment
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ISF/Crop Life Meeting (Closed)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Corn Variety Identification
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Seed Association of the Americas Board Meeting (Closed)
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. NEW!Production and Industry Workshop
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ISF AP Working Group (Closed)
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Seed Association of the Americas Open Meeting
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Soybean Basic Research Committee
4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. "Exhibitor Marketplace" Seed Expo Grand Opening!
   
Wednesday, December 10
6:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Fellowship Breakfast (send RSVP to mvelde@dairylandseed.com)
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Soybean Speaker's Breakfast (Invitation Only)
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Seed Expo 2008
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Opening General Session
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. GEM Network
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Soybean Super Session I
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. NCDC 214: Corn Disease Management Committee
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. NC 1035: Plant Parasitic Nematodes in the North Central Region (Closed)
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Corn & Sorghum Basic Research & Seed Improvement
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Concessions in the Seed Expo
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Maize Crop Germplasm Committee (Closed)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Seed Industry Relations Committee
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Soybean Super Session II
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Extension Agronomists
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Seed Treatment and Environment Committee
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. NEW!Production and Industry Workshop
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Seed Expo Reception
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Corn & Sorghum Speakers Briefing Session and Dinner
(Invitation Only)
   
Thursday, December 11
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m Seed Expo 2008
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Joint Corn & Sorghum and Soybean Seed Session
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. NC 1035: Plant Parasitic Nematodes in the North Central Region (Closed)
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Spouses' Breakfast
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Concessions in the Seed Expo
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. NCCPB Board of Directors (Closed)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 2009 Soybean Seed Planning Meeting (Closed)
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Corn Super Session
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sorghum and Millet Germplasm Committee (open)
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sorghum Session
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Future Seed Executives (FuSE) Meeting
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Seed Expo Exhibitors Meeting/ASTA Associates Division Meeting
   
Friday, December 12
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Corn & Sorghum Session
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m 2009 Corn & Sorghum Planning Luncheon (Closed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
 
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