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Corn & Sorghum and Soybean Seed Research Conference 2011
December 6-9, 2011
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

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Welcome | Schedule | Research Conference Schedule | Committee Descriptions
Seed Expo Floorplan | Visit the Exhibitors

 

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Monday, December 5
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m Seed Expo Set-up: Large Equipment
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. International Seed Federation Seed Treatment and Environment Committee Meeting (Closed)
 
Tuesday, December 6
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Seed Expo Set-up: Small Equipment
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Joint ASTA/ISF Working Group: EDV (Closed)
11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Seed Association of the Americas Board Meeting (Closed)
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. NEW! Phytosanitary Issues Session
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Seed Association of the Americas Open Meeting
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Stewardship Committee
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Joint Corn & Sorghum and Soybean Division Meeting
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Corn & Sorghum Basic Research Committee
4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Germplasm Enhancement of Maize
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Seed Expo 2011 Grand Opening: Exhibitor Marketplace
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Columbus Hall Grand Opening
 
Wednesday, December 7
6:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Fellowship Breakfast (Invitation Only)
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Speaker's Breakfast (Closed)
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Seed Expo 2011 (continental breakfast served 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.)
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ASTA Media Room
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Intellectual Property Rights Committee/Patent Expiration Session
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. GEM Network
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Soybean Super Session I: Opening the Herbicide Toolbox
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. NEW! I-PIPE Session
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Concessions in the Seed Expo
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Organic Seed Committee
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Seed Industry Relations
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Soybean Super Session II: Opening the Soybean Bottleneck
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Seed Treatment and Environment Committee
3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. NEW TIME: Biotechnology Committee
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Seed Expo Reception
 
Thursday, December 8
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m Seed Expo 2011 (continental breakfast served 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.)
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m Seed Expo Exhibitors/ASTA Associates Division Meeting
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ASTA Media Room
8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Joint Corn & Sorghum and Soybean Seed Session:
Global Ag Economy, Markets and Trends
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Sorghum and Millet Germplasm Committee
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Spouse/Guest Breakfast
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Concessions in the Seed Expo
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. NCCPB Board of Directors (Closed)
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Extension Soybean Specialists
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Corn Session I: Genomics to Agronomics
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. NEW! Business of the Seed Business
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Joint Corn & Sorghum Session
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 2012 Soybean Seed Program Planning Committee
4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Sorghum Session
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. FuSE (Future Seed Executives) Meeting
   
Friday, December 9
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Corn Session II: Efficiencies and Selection of Breeding
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m 2012 Corn & Sorghum Program Planning Committee

 

 

  
 
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