2nd Annual Plant Improvement Retreat
UF/IFAS Plant Breeders Workgroup Annual Meeting
August 15-16, 2018
AC Hotel by Marriott Tampa Airport
4020 W. Boy Scout Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607
Schedule
August 15, 2018
10:30 – 10:45 Opening remarks
10:45 – 11:45 Dr. Ariadna Monroy & Aline Frasca, HM.CLAUSE (Presentation + Q&A)
11:45 – 01:00 Lunch (Location: Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant)
01:00 – 02:00 Dr. Craig Richael, Simplot (Presentation + Q&A)
02:00 – 03:00 Dr. Charlie Messina, CORTEVA agriscience (Presentation + Q&A)
03:00 – 03:30 Coffee break
03:30 – 05:00 Dr. Melanie Harrison, USDA (Presentation + Q&A)
06:30 – 08:00 Networking session (Location: AC Hotel, Sponsor: HM.CLAUSE)
August 16, 2018
08:30 – 08:40 Opening remarks
08:40 – 09:30 Faculty highlights (2 min per faculty)
09:30 – 10:00 Topic discussion
10:00 – 11:00 Two-minute flash talk (graduate students only, 1 slide per student)
11:00 – 11:30 Remarks (Dr. Elaine Turner, Dean, CALS)
11:30 – 11:45 2019 Meeting date
11:45 – 12:00 Closing remarks