• Project No. and Title: NC7 - Conservation, Management, Enhancement and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources
• Dates: 07/31/2023 to 08/01/2023
• Contacts: [David W. Peters] [Dipak Santra]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 07/31/2023 at Gering Civic Center, Gering, Nebraska. :

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

Plans for the 2023 NC-7 RTAC meeting scheduled for July 31 through August 1 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska are in the final stages. The meeting will be held just prior to the International Millets Conference and provide a great opportunity for RTAC members to participate in the Millet Conference field tours scheduled for the afternoon of Tuesday, August 1 and morning of Wednesday, August 2. Our host this year is Dipak Santra of the University of Nebraska. Dipak has arranged for the meeting to be held at the Gering Civic Center, organized the RTAC meeting registration process, and provided the hotel information you will need to make travel arrangements.<br /> <br /> Dipak has set up a registration option within the International Millets Conference website for RTAC meeting participants. RTAC registration cost has been set at $125.00, which will cover costs associated with the meeting venue as well as the food and beverages during the meeting. Registration deadline for the RTAC meeting is noon, Friday, July 21. RTAC participants planning to attend the International Millets Conference may do so at no additional cost. We do ask that you return an RSVP to Dipak, (with a copy to me) regarding your plans to attend the field tours and International Millet Conference by noon, Friday, July 21. The weblink for the International Millets Conference is listed below to assist you in the registration process.<br /> <br /> Below I have provided details on the meeting site and hotel options. I urge you to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible and send me confirmation of your intention to attend. Scottsbluff/Gering is a city of roughly 23,000 and hotel options near the meeting site are limited. Room blocks at the Monument Inn and Hampton Inn have been reserved for the Millet Conference. The Cobblestone Hotel listed below is an additional option within walking distance of the meeting venue, however no block of rooms has been reserved for the Millets Conference.<br /> <br /> NC-7 RTAC Meeting Site:<br /> Gering Civic Center<br /> 1050 M Street<br /> Gering, NE 69341<br /> <br /> International Millets Conference Website:<br /> https://preec.unl.edu/international-millets-conference-2023<br /> <br /> Hotel Options:<br /> <br /> Monument Inn1 (walking distance from Civic Center)<br /> 1130 M Street<br /> Gering, NE 69341<br /> Phone: (308) 436-1950<br /> <br /> Hampton Inn1 (5 miles from Civic Center)<br /> 301 W Highway 26<br /> Scottsbluff, NE 69361<br /> Phone: (308) 635-5200<br /> <br /> Cobblestone Hotel & Suites2<br /> 960 M Street<br /> Gering, NE 69341<br /> Phone: (308) 633-7660<br /> <br /> 1 – Block of rooms have been reserved for Millets Conference<br /> 2 – Hotel is within walking distance of meeting site, but no room block reserved<br /> <br /> The meeting schedule was previously communicated and is attached here for your reference. The agenda for the RTAC meeting is currently in process. Send your suggestions regarding meeting topics and meeting order to me no later than EOD Monday, July 3, 2023. The finalized meeting agenda will be distributed to all RTAC members the week before the meeting.<br /> <br /> I hope that will be able to attend the RTAC meeting and participate in the field tours and International Millets Conference. Dipak has provided us with a great meeting venue and the opportunity to see a part of the North Central Region and its agriculture that we seldom experience. I look forward to seeing you at Scottsbluff, Nebraska on Monday, July 31.<br /> <br /> Best regards,<br /> Dave<br />