2009 APS Annual Meeting Schedule At-A-Glance

8:00 a.m. departs

Tree Fruit Diseases Field Trip (through Saturday, August 1^st)

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

APS Councilors Forum Meeting

Bellmont B, Crowne Plaza

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m

APS Council Meeting

Bellmont A, Crowne Plaza

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m

APS Leadership Forum, invitation only

Bellmont B–C, Crowne Plaza

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Ornamental Plant Disease Field Trip

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Forest Pathology Field Trip

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

APS PRESS Board Meeting

E147

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Workshop: Preparing for a Job
Interview in the Private, Academic, and Government Sectors of Plant Pathology

D135

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

APS Placement

A103

1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Office of International Programs (OIP)
Board Meeting

D140

1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Workshop: A Statistical Workshop on Linear Regression

E146

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

APS Advisory Committee on Plant Biosecurity Meeting

D134

2:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Registration

Exhibit Hall A–A1 Foyer

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Committee Chair/Vice Chair Orientation

F150

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Scientific Program Board (SPB)/ Section Chairs Meeting

C126

3:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Publications Board Meeting

E147

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Program Planning Orientation

F150

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

PDMR Editors’ Meeting

D138

4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Microbial Forensics Interest Group

D139

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

First Timers’ Orientation

F151–152

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Committee Meetings

D131

D132

E148
F149
F150
E141-142
E146
E145
D133
D136
D135

D137
E143-144

Committee Meetings

Bacteriology Committee

D131

Biological Control Committee

D132

Chemical Control Committee

E148

Crop Loss Assessment & Risk Evaluation Committee (CARE)

F151

Emerging Pathogens and Diseases Special Committee

E147

Forest Pathology Committee

F152

Genetics Committee

E145

Host Resistance Committee

D135

Molecular and Cellular Phytopathology

F150

Plant Disease Management Reports (PDMR) Board

F149

Plant Pathogen and Disease Detection Committee

E146

Teaching Committee

D136

8:30 – 10:00 p.m.

Committee Meetings

Biotechnology Committee

E146

Collections and Germplasm Committee

E148

Diagnostics Committee

E145

Diseases of Ornamental Plants Committee

D136

Integrated Plant Disease Management Committee

D137

Joint Committee of Women in Plant Pathology & Cultural Diversity

F150

Pathogen Resistance Committee

E143–144

Phyllosphere Microbiology Committee

E141–142

Postharvest Pathology Committee

F151

Regulatory Plant Pathology Committee

F149

Tropical Plant Pathology Committee

F152

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

APS Auxiliary Meetings Board Breakfast

Windsor A, Crown Plaza

7:00 – 9:00 a.m.

APSnet Education Center Editorial Board Meeting

D137

7:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Vegetable Extension & Research Plant Pathologists Breakfast, by invitation

F150

7:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Registration

Exhibit Hall A–A1 Foyer

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

APS Phytopathology Senior Editors’ Meeting

E143–144

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

APS Plant Disease Senior Editors’ Meeting

E145

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Moderator Orientation

F151–152

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Exhibitor Set–up

Exhibit Hall A –A1

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

APS Phytopathology Editorial Board

E143–144

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

APS Plant Disease Editorial Board

E145

9:00 – 11:45 a.m.

Plenary Session “Achieving Scientific Excellence in Our New Environment”

Oregon Ballroom 201–202

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Ornamental Virus Discussion Group

E141–142

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

APS Placement

A103

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Poster Set–up

Exhibit Hall A–A1

11:45 a.m.  – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch Break
Concession service available from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

11:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

PMN Strategic Planning Meeting, by invitation

D134

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

ARS Meeting

F152

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Journals Senior Editors Luncheon, by invitation

F149

12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Division Officers Lunch, by invitation

D137

12:00 – 6:00 p.m.

APS–OIP Silent Auction

Exhibit Hall A–A1 Foyer

12:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Office of Electronic Communication (OEC) Board Meeting

D140

Oral Technical Sessions

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Biological Control

C124

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Host Resistance

A106

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Molecular Biology– Fungi

C123

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Quantitative Epidemiology

C120–122

Special Sessions

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Coordinated Regulation of Fungal Development and Secondary Metabolism during Pathogenesis

B110–112

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Forensic Plant Pathology: Science in the Courtroom

B117–119

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Methyl Bromide Alternatives Research: Plant Pathology Outcomes

A105

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

‘New’ Nuances in Virus–Vector Biology

B113–114

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Prepare for your Future: Career Opportunities After Graduated School – Option 1– Industry

A107–109

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Formation in Plant Associated Bacteria

B115–116

2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Plant Health Progress Editorial Board Meeting, by invitation

D134

4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

APS PRESS Bookstore

Exhibit Hall A–A1

4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception –
with Exhibition, Posters and University Alumni Socials

Cornell University

Old West Trails

OSU–Buckeyes, Beavers, & Cowboys

Penn State

Purdue, Illinois, & Iowa State

Texas A&M University

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Minnesota

University of Wisconsin

Washington State University

Exhibit Hall A–A1

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

APS PRESS Book Signing Event for Diseases of Herbaceous Perennials

Exhibit Hall A–A1

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Joint Committee of Women in Plant Pathology & Cultural Diversity Social

F151

6:30 – 10:00 p.m.

Industry & Extension Social

Crystal Springs
Rhododendron Garden

6:30 – 8:00 a.m.

Extension Plant Pathologists Breakfast

F149–150

7:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Public Policy Board Meeting

D137

7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Registration

Exhibit Hall A–A1 Foyer

7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Poster Viewing

Exhibit Hall A–A1

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

USDA/CSREES Plant Biosecurity Program

D135

Oral Technical Sessions

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Disease Detection and Diagnosis

A105

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Fungal Biology

C123

8:30 – 11:15 a.m.

Host Resistance

A106

Special Sessions

8:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Current Status of Citrus Huanglongbing Research and Control

B117–119

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Evolutionary & Functional Genomics of Virus–Plant Interactions

B113–114

8:30 – 10:50 a.m.

New Products & Services

B115–116

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Phytophthoras in Forests: New Paradigms for an Old Genus

A107–109

8:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Primum Non Nocere: Risk Assessment for Biological Control

C120–122

8:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Regulation of Pests and Pathogens–Where Are We?

B110–112

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

APS Placement

A103

9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

APS PRESS Bookstore

Exhibit Hall A–A1 Foyer

9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Exhibits Open

Exhibit Hall A–A1

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

APS News Conference

D132

Flash–and–Dash Poster Presentations

Exhibit Hall A–A1

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Diseases of Plants

Flash–and–Dash 1

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Molecular Biology of Bacteria & Viruses

Flash–and–Dash 2

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Flash–and Dash Authors Present

Exhibit Hall A–A1

11:30 a.m.  – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch Break
Concession service available from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Graduate Student & Industry Lunch

F149–151

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Storkan Hanes McCaslin Research Foundation Luncheon, by invitation

F152

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Past Presidents Luncheon, by invitation

A104

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Turfgrass Pathology Working Group

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Affiliates Meeting

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Essential Plant Pathology Teach–In: A Fresh Approach to Teaching Introductory Plant Pathology

D135

Oral Technical Sessions

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Biology of Bacteria and Viruses

C120–122

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Field Crops

C123

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Fruit and Nuts

A105

1:00 – 3:15 p.m.

IPM

A107–109

Population Genetics

B117–119

Special Sessions

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Application of Advanced Sequencing and Gene Expression Technologies for Characterization of Phytopathogens

B113–114

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

APS–ISF Collaboration to Implement a System to Standardize Naming Plant Pathogen Races and Strains

A106

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Carboxylic Acid Amide Fungicides (CAA) FRAC Group 40

B110–112

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Challenges for Managing Insect Vectored Diseases

B115–116

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Office of Industry Relations (OIR) Board Meeting

E147

Flash–and–Dash Poster Presentations

Exhibit Hall A–A1

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Plant Disease Management

Flash–and–Dash 1

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Molecular Biology of Fungi

Flash–and–Dash 2

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Flash–and Dash Authors Present

Exhibit Hall A–A1

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

NPDN Town Hall Meeting

D136

3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon Study/IR–4 Project Discussion of Progress

D140

3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Poster Authors Present– Odd–numbered poster authors present

Exhibit Hall A–A1

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Early Career Professional Social

F150

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Graduate Student Social

F151–152

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Sustaining Associates Breakfast, by invitation

E148

7:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Department Heads Breakfast

F149

7:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Scientific Programs Board (SPB) Meeting w/ Breakfast

C126

7:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Small Fruit Diseases Working Breakfast

F151

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Foundation Board Meeting, by invitation

A104

7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Registration

Exhibit Hall A–A1 Foyer

7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Poster Viewing

Exhibit Hall A–A1

8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

APS PRESS Bookstore

Exhibit Hall A–A1

8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Exhibits Open

Exhibit Hall A–A1

Oral Technical Sessions

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Biology of Viruses

A106

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Chemical Control

C123

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Phyllosphere/Rhizosphere Ecology

C124

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Vegetable Diseases

A105

Special Sessions

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

9^th I.E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium: Integrating Pre and Post– Harvest Views of Yield and Quality Loss

A107-109

8:30 – 1100 a.m.

Broad Based Education in Plant Pathology

B110-112

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Can You Hear Me Now? Expanding Plant Pathology Coverage with Diverse Delivery Tools

C120-122

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Finding an Exotic Pest – What do I do Now?

B117-119

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Molecular Mechanisms of Host Susceptibility

B113-114

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Working with Genetically Engineered Plant Pathogens in the Modern Regulatory Environment

B115-116

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

APS Placement

A103

Flash-and-Dash Poster Presentations

Exhibit Hall A–A1

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Plant Disease Management

Flash-and-Dash 1

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Biology of Fungi

Flash-and-Dash 2

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Flash-and Dash Authors Present

Exhibit Hall A-A1

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Flash and Dash Presentations with Authors Present

Exhibit Hall A-A1

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Pacific Division Business Meeting Luncheon

E146

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Phytopathology News Advisory Committee

D140

11:30 a.m.  – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch Break
Concession service available from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

12:00 a.m.  – 1:00 p.m.

Sugarcane Orange Rust Discussion

E143-144

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

2010 Annual Meeting Program Planning Meeting

D136

Oral Technical Sessions

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Chemical Control

A106

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Disease Detection

C124

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Forest Pathology

A105

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Molecular Biology of Fungi

C123

Special Sessions

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

The Balance is Tilting, Finding Resistance to Vascular Wilting

B110-112

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Cucurbit Downy Mildew: Re–Emergence of a Historical Disease

C120-122

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Globetrotting Plant Pathogens and Factors Making a Difference in Management Outcomes

B113-114

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Mechanisms of Post–Transcriptional Control of Gene Functions in Plant–Microbe Interactions (AS, PTGS, Sumoylation and more…)

B117-119

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Meta–Analysis for Evidence Synthesis in Plant Disease Epidemiology and Management

B115-116

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Schroth Faces of the Future Symposium in Bacteriology

A107-109

1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Office of Public Relations & Outreach (OPRO) Board Meeting

D137

Flash and Dash Poster Presentations

Exhibit Hall A-A1

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Biology of Bacteria & Viruses

Flash-and-Dash 2

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Epidemiology

Flash-and-Dash 1

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Flash-and Dash Authors Present

Exhibit Hall A-A1

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Publish with APS PRESS: Open House for Prospective Authors

Exhibit Hall A-A1

3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Posters with Authors – even-numbered poster authors present

5:30 – 6:45 p.m.

Awards & Honors Ceremony

Oregon Ballroom 202

5:30 – 10:00 p.m.

Exhibit Take Down

Exhibit Hall A-A1

7:00 – 11:00 p.m.

Final Night Celebration

Portland Ballroom

7:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Exhibitor Take Down

Exhibit Hall A-A1

7:00 – 10:00 a.m.

APS Council Meeting

Bellmont A, Crowne Plaza

7:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Registration

Exhibit Hall A-A1 Foyer

8:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Office of International Programs Board Meeting

A104

8:00 – 11:00 a.m.

APS PRESS Bookstore

Exhibit Hall A-A1

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Hot Topic Session

The Use Of Fungicides to Promote Plant Physiological Benefits in Crops

A107-109

Oral Technical Sessions

8:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Biological Control

A106

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Molecular Biology of Bacteria & Nematodes

C120-122

8:30 – 11:15 a.m.

A105

8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Turf, Ornamental, & Fruit Diseases

C123

Special Sessions

8:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Microbial Genomes Off the Beaten Path

B115-116

8:30 – 11:00 a.m.

The APS Public Policy Board: Pulse on Policy Issues

B113-114

8:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Perplexing Potato Problems

B117-119

8:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Perceptions of Risk, Risk Aversion, and Barriers to Adoption of Decision Support Systems and IPM

B110-112

9:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Poster Take–down

Exhibit Hall A -A1