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Tuesday, September 27
The Schedule is Subject to Change.
Join us Tuesday for a pre-conference tour followed by the Welcome Reception!
Pre-Conference Tour
7–7:45 am: Registration
8 am–5 pm Pre-Conference Tour
Visit three outstanding public gardens:
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Untermyer Gardens and Conservancy
Wave Hill Gardens
New York Botanical Gardens
The tour includes garden admissions, lunch, and coach transportation.
Welcome Reception
3–5 pm Poster & Display Session Set up
5:30-7 pm Registration Open
5:30-7 pm Welcome Reception
Hyatt Regency Long Island
Evening-
Dinner On-Your-Own
Join a group or create your own!
Wednesday, September 28
Morning Sessions at the Hotel
7:30 am Registration; 8–11:45 am Sessions at Hotel
Welcome & Introductions
Todd Baker, President, IPPS Eastern Region
Keynote 1: A New Era for IPPS, Brie Arthur
New & Exciting Trees & Shrubs for the Forward-Thinking Horticulturist, Vinnie Simeone, Planting Fields Arboretum
IPPS Awards Presentation
Coffee Break & Silent Auction
Cornus and Corylus, Thomas Molnar, Rutgers
Production in Lieu of Automation, Alisha Conde
Insects & Mites in Propagation & Production: News and Research from Long Island, Dan Gilrein, Cornell Cooperative Extension
11:45 am – 12:00 pm Pick up boxed lunches and board buses for tour.
Tour to Eastern Long Island
12–9 pm
The local site committee has crafted this specialty tour with visits to Landcraft Environments Foundation, Half Hollow Nursery, and cap off the day with dinner and a tour at the Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center.
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Thursday, September 29
Morning Sessions at the Hotel
8–11:45 am
Keynote: Perspectives, Trends, and Sustainability Initiatives in the Growing Media Industry, Brian Jackson, North Carolina State
Tissue Culture Panel
Panelists: Lindsay Curran, Prides Corner
Johnathan Janinski, Microplant
Mark Bridgen, Cornell
Kelly Elsworth, Next Stage Labs
Recent Innovations in Growing Media,
Erin Agro, Grow-Bark
Break, Poster Sessions, Silent Auction
IPPS Eastern Region Foundation Update
Revisiting Root Zone Temperatures, Jeremy Pickens, Auburn University
A New Look at the IPPS Website, Bill Barnes
Tour the West End of Long Island
11:45 am- 12:00 pm Pick up boxed lunches and board tour buses.
12-5:30 pm
Seek and share as we tour Planting Fields Arboretum and Old Westbury Gardens.
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Banquet and Live Auction
Hyatt Regency Long Island
6-7 pm: Cocktail Hour
7 pm: Dinner
Relax and enjoy a reception and dinner with friends at the hotel. Don't miss the live auction.
Friday, September 30
Morning Sessions at the Hotel
8 am-12 pm
Keynote: Are we Propagating Plant Diseases?, Margery Daughtrey, Cornell
Breeding for Non-invasive Nursery Crops: Status of Cultivars and Regulation, Ryan Contreras, Oregon State
Rapid Fire Talks
Kendall Kuxhouse, Propagation Manager at Schwope Tree Farm
Rose Daly, Northcreek Nursery
IPPS Eastern Region Annual General Meeting
Coffee Break
Laura Robles, Walters Gardens
2023 IPPS ER Annual Conference Preview
IPPS Poster Winners Research Presentations
New Plant Forum
Program concludes at 12 pm.
Afternoon: On Your own Tours of Battery Park, Highline, Brooklyn Bridge Park and more