3rd Annual Plant Breeding Retreat
UF/IFAS Plant Breeders Workgroup Annual Meeting
August 5-6, 2020
Schedule
August 5, 2019
9:30 - 10:30 Arrive at hotel in Tampa
10:30 – 10:45 Opening remarks
10:45 – 11:45 Juan Marroquin & Aline Frasca, HM Clause (presentation + questions
11:45 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 Dr. Les Padley, Syngenta (presentation + questions)
2:30 – 3:00 "CV improvement guidelines" by Cathy Carr, career resource center
3:00 – 3:30 Hands-on workshop. Review each other's CVs under supervision of Ms. Carr
3:30 – 4:00 Coffee break
4:00 – 4:30 "Personal branding and social media guidelines" by Cathy Carr
4:30 – 5:00 Hands-on workshop. Review each other's media (LinkedIn, Twitter, website)
8:30 Networking session sponsored by HM Clause
August 6, 2019
8:30 – 8:40 Opening remarks
8:40 – 9:30 Breeders updates (new initiatives, cultivar releases, etc.). All faculty
9:30 – 11:30 Interactive poster sessions
11:30 – 12:00 Announcements and closing remarks
12:00 Adjourn for Day 2
PBR Chair - Francesco Cappai
Francesco is a doctoral student working on applying CRISPR/cas9 gene editing to blueberries. He is the recipient of the 2018 FFAR fellow award. This is Francesco's second year planning the event.