• Project No. and Title: NE1602 - Explorations in the Turfgrass Phytobiome: Understanding Microbial Associations and Developing Tools for Management
• Dates: 04/12/2018 to 04/13/2018
• Contacts: [Paul Koch] [Joseph Roberts]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 04/12/2018 at Madison, Wisconsin. :

Admin Advisor: William A. Miller (wamiller@cns.umass.edu)

The NE1602 annual meeting will be held April 12-13 in Madison, Wisconsin. The Agenda to date is below:<br /> <br /> Thursday, April 12th: <br /> o Dinner at 7:00 PM in downtown Madison. <br /> <br /> Friday, April 13th:<br /> o Breakfast is included at the hotel<br /> o 8:15 AM: Meet at the Pyle Center for introductions (The Pyle Center is a 10 minute walk from the hotel)<br /> o 8:30 - 9:15: Thea Whitman, UW-Madison Assistant Professor in Soil Science. 'The Phytobiome from a Soil Biologist's Perspective'<br /> o 9:15 - 10:00: Group discussion on converting phytobiome research into applied results w/ Dr. Whitman<br /> o 10:00 - 10:15: Break<br /> o 10:15 - 11:15: Dan Dinelli, Superintendent at North Shore CC in Glenview, IL. 'Implementing phytobiome research into golf course maintenance'<br /> o 11:15 - 12:15: Lunch. We will walk to the Memorial Union next to the Pyle Center. The Union has multiple lunch options, we will scatter to purchase our own lunch and then meet back in the Rathskeller to eat as a group.<br /> o 12:15 - 1:15: Discussion on group phytobiome project and plan for next steps<br /> o 1:15 - 3:00 (or later): Individual research updates