• Project No. and Title: NC_old7 - Conservation, Management, Enhancement and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources
• Dates: 08/15/2018 to 08/16/2018
• Contacts: [Candice Gardner]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 08/15/2018 at North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station, 1305 State Avenue, Ames, IA 50014. :

Admin Advisor: Carolyn Lawrence-Dill (triffid@iastate.edu)

Start date and end dates: August 15 and August 16, 2018<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Beginning time on start date: 8:00 am<br /> <br /> Ending time on end date: 12:00 pm<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Location of Meeting: North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station, 1305 State Avenue, Ames, IA 50014<br /> <br /> <br /> Hotel information: <br /> <br /> A block of 12 rooms has been reserved at the following hotel, with a guaranteed rate of $93/night, for the nights of August 14th and 15th, promotional code 111074XX. If you use this link, request your room, it will automatically bring up the rate. <br /> <br /> http://www.radisson.com/reservation/itineraryEntrance.do?hotelCode=USAAMIA&promotionalCode=111074XX <br /> <br /> Radisson Hotel Ames Conference Center at ISU<br /> <br /> 2609 University Blvd, Ames IA 50010<br /> Phone: 515-268-8808 <br /> <br /> Draft Agenda for Meeting:<br /> <br /> Evening of August 14th, a special “pre-meeting event” will be held at 7:00 pm in the Sun Room of the Iowa State University’s Memorial Union. Dr. Jules Janick will present a public lecture entitled Unraveling the Voynich Codex: A 16th Century Mexican Manuscript.<br /> <br /> August 15th: 8:00 – 10:00 am; Welcome from our Administrative Advisor, and reports from USDA-ARS Office of National Programs,<br /> <br /> 10-12 am NCRPIS tour<br /> <br /> 1-3 pm – NCRPIS staff and RTAC representative reports<br /> <br /> 3-5 pm – presentations by ISU researchers <br /> <br /> August 16th: 8-10 am: presentations by RTAC representatives<br /> <br /> 10-11 am: potential tour of the ISU Seed Science Center<br /> <br /> 11-12 am: remaining presentations, new business, resolutions, and planning for 2019 <br /> <br /> Registration cost for meeting: There will be no registration fee, but funds for lunches will be collected from each participant based on their orders.