N E W S L E T T E R - American Society for Horticultural Science

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May 2005
8–13 May—8th International Workshop on Seeds.
Sheraton Brisbane Hotel, Brisbane, Australia.
Sponsored by the International Society for Seed
Science. Topics include: Seed Development, Seed
Biotechnology, Seed Desiccation & Conservation,
Seed Germination & Dormancy, Seed Ecology,
and Seed Biology of Australian Native Species.
[Allison Bertoni-Remmes, info@seedbio2005.
asn.au; seedbio2005@asn.au].
12 May—Managing Low-budget Sports Fields.
Da Vinci Building, 1632 Da Vinci Ct., Davis,
Calif. Fee: $165. Credit: 0.6 CEU, 6 PCA Hours,
6 CCA Hours. Sponsor: U.C. Davis Extension.
[tel. 800-752-0881; extension.ucdavis.edu/agriculture].
13 May—Practical Pruning: A Workshop for Arborists.
Univ. of California, Davis Extension.
$190 includes materials & box lunch. [800-752-
0881; agininfo@unexmail.ucdavis.edu; www.
extension.ucdavis.edu/agriculture].
*18–19 May—Floriculture Field Day. Paramount
Plaza Hotel & Suites in Gainesville, Fla. Sponsor:
Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape
Association (FNGLA). [For further information,
contact Julie Markowitz, 800-375-3642; e-mail,
jmarkowitz@fngla.org; www.fngla.org/floriseminar/gen-info.asp].
30 May–1 June—International Seed Federation
(ISF) World Seed Congress. Sheraton Santiago
Hotel & Convention Center, Santiago, Chile. [Mr.
Joël Diaz, Chemin du Reposoir 7, 1260 Nyon,
Switzerland, Phone : + 41 22 365 44 25, Fax : +
41 22 365 44 21, worldseed2005.com].
June 2005
5–8 June—World Congress on In Vitro Biology.
Hyatt Regency, Baltimore, Md. [Marietta Wheaton
Ellis, 704-588-1923; fax 704-588-5193; sivb.
org/meetings.asp].
6–10 June—5th International Cherry Symposium.
Bursa, Turkey. Organized by: the International
Society for Horticultural Science, Uludag
University, Bursa, and the Atatürk Central Horticultural
Research Institute, Yalova in cooperation
with the Scientifi c and Technical Research
Council of Turkey and the Turkish Society for
Horticultural Science. [www.5ics.org].
*9–11 June—2nd International Cherry Tomato
Conference. Petros M. Nomikos Conference
Center, Santorini, Greece. [heliotopos.conferences.gr/?cherrytomato2005].
12–16 June—XII International Sclerotinia Workshop.
Monterey, Calif. Host: Univ. of California
Cooperative Extension, Monterey. [Steven Koike,
stkoike@ucdavis.edu; ento.okstate.edu/iswg].
13–14 June—First International Berry Health
Benefi ts Symposium. La Sells Stewart Center,
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis. Sponsors: Dept.
of Food Science & Technol., Oregon State Univ.;
The Linus Pauling Institute; Oregon Raspberry
& Blackberry Commission; and the U.S. Highbush
Blueberry Council. [Info/registration: Cat
Horticultural Science Calendar
McKenzie, e-mail cat@oregon-berries.com;
oregonstate.edu/dept/foodsci/berryhealth.htm].
15–16 June—Plant Canada 2005. Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada. Sponsored in part by the Canadian
Society for Horticultural Science. [www.plantcanada2005.ca].
18–22 June—122nd American Seed Trade Association
Annual Convention. Seattle, Wash. [www.
amseed.org/mtg_2005ac].
24–26 June—Region 3 Meeting, American
Hemero callis Society. Wyndham Roanoke Airport,
Roanoke, Va. [Sponsor: Blue Ridge Area
Daylily Society. Registration info: c/o Elnora
Stubbs, 540-297-7567, EHS222@aol.com].
29 June–2 July—American Association of Botanical
Gardens & Arboreta Annual Conference.
Chicago, Illinois. Hosted by the Morton Arboretum
in partnership with the Chicago Botanic Garden,
Cantigny Park, and the Chicago Park District.
Registration begins 15 Feb. [Sharon Malgire at
1-302-655-7100, ext. 18, aabga.org].
July 2005
9–13 July—OFA Short Course. Greater Columbus
Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. Sponsored
by: OFA—an Association of Floriculture Professionals.
[OFA, 2130 Stela Court, Columbus, OH
43215-1033; tel. 613-487-1117; fax 614-487-
1216; ofa@ofa.org; ofa.org].
10–15 July—Xth International Turfgrass Research
Conference. Llandudno, North Wales
[Danny Thorogood, IGER, Plant Genetics and
Breeding, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, United
Kingdom SY23 3EB; tel. 44-1970-823176; fax
44-1970-821993; dannythorogood@bbsrc.ac.uk;
aber.ac.uk/itrc2005].
*12–14 July—International Grape Genomics
Symposium. Millenium Hotel, St. Louis, Mo.
[Laszlo Kovacs, lgk378f@smsu.edu;Wenping
Qiu, weq070f@smsu.edu; tel. 417-926-4105; fax
417-926-6646; www.mtngrv.smsu.edu/symposium].
12–14 July—2005 IASME/WSEAS International
Conference on Energy, Environment, Ecosystems
and Sustainable Development. Vouliagmeni,
Athens, Greece. Topics include: environment
and sustainable development; forestation;
soil and agricultural issues; and more. Sponsored
by International Association of Mechanical Engineers
(IASME) and World Scientifi c Engineering
Academy and Society (WSEAS). [www.worldses.org/conferences/2005/greece/energy].
15 July—Woody Plant Conference. Scott Arboretum,
Swarthmore College, Pa. Conference brochures
available May 2005. [Longwood Gardens,
610-388-1000, x507; longwoodgardens.org].
17–20 July—American Society of Agricultural
Engineers (ASAE) Annual International
Meeting. Tampa, Fla. [ASAE Meetings Dept.,
269-429-0300; asae.org].
17–21 July—National Association of County Agricultural
Agents Annual Meeting. Buffalo, N.Y.
[www.nacaa.com].
17–21 July—Potato Association of America 89th
Annual Conference. Westin Hotel, Calgary,
Alberta, Canada. [srwlyk@shaw.ca; fax 403-541-
0915; agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/
all/opp8616?opendocument].
*17–24 July—Perennial Plant Symposium and
Trade Show. Knoxville and Nashville, Tenn. Perennial
Plant Association. [tel. 614-771-8431; fax
614-876-5238; ppa@perennialplant.org; www.
perennialplant.org].
18–21 July—ASHS Annual Conference. The
Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev. 113 S. West
St., Suite 200, Al ex an dria, VA 22314 [tel.
703.836.4606; fax 703.836.2024; ashs@ashs.
org; ashs.org].
30 July–3 Aug.—American Phytopathological Society
Annual Meeting. Austin, Texas. [www.apsnet.org].
Abstract submissions due 1 Apr. 2005.
August 2005
10–13 Aug.—68th Annual Meeting of the Rural
Sociological Society. Hyatt Regency, Tampa,
Fla. [www.ruralsociology.org].
11–13 Aug.—SNA 2005 . . . The Worldʼs Showcase
of Horticulture ®
11–13 Aug.—SNA 2005 . . . The Worldʼs Show-
® . Georgia World Congress
Center, Atlanta. [Southern Nursery Assoc., Inc.,
sna.org].
16–19 Aug.—Association of Professional Landscape
Designers (APLD) Annual Conference.
Salt Lake City Marriott–Downtown, Salt Lake
City, Utah. [www.apld.org].
September 2005
12–16 Sept.—3rd International Cucurbit Symposium.
Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
[Gordon Rogers, gordon@ahr.com.au or Joanna
Embry, jembry@qfvg.org.au; fax +61 2 9544
3782; tel. +61 2 9527 0826; ahr.com.au].
18–22 Sept.—4th International Symposium on
Rose Research and Cultivation. Santa Barbara
Inn, Santa Barbara, California. [flowers.tamu.
edu/symposium/].
25–28 Sept.—International Plug & Cutting Conference.
Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, Michigan.
Sponsored by FloraCulture International and
GrowerTalks magazine. [Michelle Mazza 1-630-
208-9080, ext. 130; mmazza@ballpublishing.
com; ballpublishing.com/conferences].
28 Sept.–1 Oct.—Society of American Florists
121st Annual Convention. Ritz-Carlton Lake,
Las Vegas, Nevada. [www.safnow.org/meetings/
index.cfm].
October 2005
7–11 Oct.—ASLA Annual Meeting. Fort Lauderdale,
Florida. [American Society of Landscape
Architects, asla.org/meetings/am2005/call.html].
10–14 Oct.—International Symposium on Bio-
Technology of Temperate Fruit Crops and
Tropical Species. Adamʼs Mark Resort, Tampa,
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