THE FINAL PROGRAM WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE JANUARY NEWSLETTER AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERSHIP. Thu, Feb 7 12:00-5:00 6:00-TBD Fri, Feb 8 7:00-8:00 8:00-9:45 10:00-10:30 10:30-11:45 12:00-1:15 1:15-2:30 2:45-3:15 3:15-5:30 Sat, Feb 9 7:00-8:00 8:00-9:00 9:00-9:20 9:20-10:50 10:50-11:10 11:10-12:25 12:25-2:00 2:00-5:00 6:00-7:00 7:00-9:00 Sun, Feb 10 7:00-8:00 7:00-7:45 7:45-8:45 8:45-10:30 10:30-10:45 10:45-12:15 12:15-1:30 1:30-3:00 3:00-3:15 Arrival and check-in Student post doc social (LSU campus) Registration Contributed papers #1 (1-8) Break Student competition #1 (1-6) Lunch on your own Student competition #1 (7-12) Break Syposium (tenative titles and speakers) Keeping plant pathology relevant: Our clientele’s perspective (H. Lambert) Industry needs for plant pathologists (TBD) The vision of our society: Past, present and future (M. Boehm) Fulfilling the land grant mission (J. Russin) Departmental balancing act: Future opportunities or funding challenges (S. Pierson) The future of Agriculture and the role of plant pathology (TBD) Registration Contributed papers #2 (1-4) Break Student competition #2 (1-6) Break Student competition #2 (7-11) Lunch on your own Free time (site seeing, shopping, parade, etc. Social (cash bar) with authors present at posters (8) Banquet, deBary bowl, etc. Registration Student breakfast and industry interactions Industry session Student competition #3 (1-7) Break Student competition #3 (8-13) Lunch on your own Business meeting and award presentations Adjourn and depart