Date: 01/08/2015 - 01/11/2015
Time:
Location
Savannah International Trade & Convention Center
In-depth, interactive, and grower- and educator-focused sessions on using grafted vegetable plants as sources of income and commercial production tools. Local to international leaders, including propagators and growers who sell and use grafted melon, watermelon, tomato and pepper plants coast to coast, will share their experience and outlook. Participants were highly satisfied with the two previous National Vegetable Grafting Symposia (see www.vegetablegrafting.org). Join us January 8 for this day-long program that includes educational sessions and lunch and refreshments and is capped with a social hour and industry showcase.
Our New Venue
SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference: http://www.seregionalconference.com/
Location
We are still finalizing our assigned room. The symposium will take place either in Westin Savannah Harbor or Savannah International Trade & Convention Center. These buildings are located next to each other.
Advisory Meeting
The symposium will be followed by the USDA-SCRI vegetable grafting project advisory meeting on January 9, 2015, 8:30 am – 12 pm. Detailed information will be sent to the advisory group in the near future.
Program
We are finalizing our program. Please consult our project website (http://www.vegetablegrafting.org) and future e-mail correspondence for updated information
Poster Presentations
If you are interested to have your poster displayed during the symposium please send a title and short summary to Olya Rysin obsydoro@ncsu.edu.
Exhibits
We are able to offer space immediately adjacent to the symposium location for grafting-related exhibits, information stands and demonstrations. The space is available on January 8 only at no additional costs to the exhibitors. We encourage all interested to consider sponsoring our symposium.
Sponsorship
We are looking for sponsors who can help us cover the costs of this event. In the past, we had two levels of sponsorship ($500 and $1000). Please contact Olya Rysin (obsydoro@ncsu.edu) if you are interested to sponsor our event.
Registration
Please register through SE Regional Conference website: http://www.seregionalconference.com/registration/. To register for the symposium you need to register for Thursday Only or Full 4 Day Conference (in Registration Options) and Grafting Symposium (in Additional Events)
Hotel
Accommodation information for SE Regional Conference: http://www.seregionalconference.com/HotelShuttleInfo.html. Block rates have been reserved under SE Regional Conference, but additional convenient hotel options are available nearby.
Questions/Information
Please contact Olya Rysin obsydoro@ncsu.edu and/or http://www.vegetablegrafting.org for additional information.
