Preliminary Program and Events

Friday, March 7

9:00 am- 6:00 pm	Optional trip to Florida Strawberry Festival www.FLStrawberryFestival.com
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Registration desk open
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm	Welcome reception

Saturday, March 8

8:00 am - 6:00 pm	Registration desk open
8:00 am - 9:00 am	Continental breakfast and moderators session
9:00 am  - 10:15 am	Keynote Session Speaker: Dr. Gene Giacomelli “Controlled Environment Opportunities - It’s Not Just Tomatoes”
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Award Presentations
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Break
11:00 am - Noon	General Session Speaker: Dr. Dan Cantliffe “The Last 50 Years of Plasticulture in Florida”
Noon - 1:00 pm	Group Luncheon
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm	General Session Speaker: Robert Krebs “The State of Plastics in the US”
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm	General Session Speaker: Tim Blank “Green Trim in Commercial and Urban Food Production”
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm	General Session Speaker: Steve Wildes “Industrial Chemicals and Products from Soybean Chemistry”
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Panel Discussion Moderator: George Hochmuth Panel: Dr. Jim Gilreath, Steve Olson “Research on Alternatives to Methyl Bromide”
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Q&A Session All general session speakers available for questions
6:00 pm	Open dine-around

Sunday, March 9

8:00 am - 5:00 pm	Registration desk open
9:00 am - 10:20 am	Two concurrent sessions for paper presentation
10:20 am - 10:40 am	Break
10:40 am - Noon	Two concurrent sessions for paper presentation
Noon - 1:00 pm	Group Luncheon
1:00 pm - 2:40 pm	Two concurrent sessions for paper presentation
2:40 pm - 3:00 pm	Break
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Two concurrent sessions for paper presentation
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm	ASP Board Meeting

Monday, March 10

Morning

Breakfast on own

Buses will depart at 8:30am from the Sheraton & return about 5:30pm (Pre-purchase of tour ticket is required.)