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Watermelon Conference |
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All
activities at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center (SITCC)
unless otherwise noted. |
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2007 |
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2007 |
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7:00-2:30 pm |
ATTENDEE REGISTRATION OPEN
Savannah International Trade and Convention Center |
8:00 - 8:30 am |
WORSHIP SERVICE
Westin Savannah Harbor |
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7:30-8:00 am |
EGGS AND ISSUES - LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST
(ticketed event) |
8:30 am |
INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE
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(all associations)
Westin Savannah Harbor |
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9:00-10:30 am |
GENERAL SESSION
-BALLROOM
Invited Speakers include Georgia's Congressional
Delegation |
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Continental breakfast with
fellow growers to discuss industry issues - labor, water, FQPA, EPA,
marketing, etc. |
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10:00-11:30 am |
SPOUSE PROGRAM |
10:30 am |
CONVENTION ADJOURNS |
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10:30-2:30 am |
TRADE SHOW - OPEN |
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HAVE A
SAFE TRIP HOME! |
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12:00-1:30 pm |
LUNCH in the Trade Show
(Lunch provided for Three Day and Saturday Only Registrants) |
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2:00 pm |
SILENT AUCTION CLOSES |
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2:30 pm |
TRADE SHOW CLOSES |
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2:00 - 3:30 pm |
EDUCATIONAL SESSION
WATERMELON DISEASE ISSUES AND ANSWERS
Moderator: Phillip Edwards, Irwin County Extension
Coordinator, Ocilla, GA |
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2:00 pm |
Fusarium Wilt in Seedless Watermelons
Dr. Benny Bruton, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Lane, OK |
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2:30 pm |
Fusarium Wilt in Seedless Watermelons
Dr. Kate Everts, University of Maryland, College Park, MD |
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3:00 pm |
Watermelon Fruit Blotch...Again
Dr. David B. Langston Jr., University of Georgia, Tifton, GA |
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2:00 - 3:30 pm |
EDUCATIONAL SESSION
LIFE WITHOUT METHYL BROMIDE |
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6:00–7:00 pm |
RECEPTION
-Westin Savannah Harbor
(Open to All Attendees) |
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6:30–7:00 pm |
Raffle Drawings held at RECEPTION |
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Evening |
DINNER ON YOUR OWN |
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