• Project No. and Title: S1083 - Ecological and genetic diversity of soilborne pathogens and indigenous microflora
• Dates: 12/10/2025 to 12/10/2025
• Contacts: [Sara Thomas-Sharma] [Sharifa Crandall]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 12/10/2025 at Virtual (Link i attached document). :

Admin Advisor: Nathan A Slaton (nslaton@uark.edu)

S1083: Ecological and genetic diversity of soilborne pathogens and indigenous microflora <br /> Annual Business Meeting 2025<br /> <br /> Date: Dec 10th, 2025 (Wednesday)<br /> Time: 1 pm – 3 pm (CST)<br /> Online meeting:<br /> S1083 2025 meeting | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams (see attached document for active link)<br /> <br /> Available S1083 participants: Alejandro Rojas (MSU), Bonnie Ownley (UT), Sara Thomas-Sharma (LSU), Sharifa Crandall (PSU), Soledad Benitez Ponce (OSU), Shankar Shanmugam (Mississippi State)<br /> <br /> Agenda<br /> <br /> 1:00 pm Meeting starts <br /> 1:05 pm – 1:20 pm Introductions (institution and work on soilborne pathogens)<br /> 1:20 pm – 1:30 pm Discuss general expectations for multistate projects <br /> <br /> 1:30 pm – 1:35 pm Update on chair/vice chair position<br /> Meeting frequency<br /> 1:35 pm – 1:50 pm<br /> Revisit S1083 objectives <br /> Need to re-organize reports around collaborations<br /> 1:50 pm – 2:00 pm Break<br /> 2:00 pm – 2:20 pm<br /> Brainstorm collaborative ideas (Short-, medium-, long-term goals)<br /> 2:20 pm – 2:35 pm<br /> Committee structure and expectations to lead short-/medium-term goals <br /> Set-up committees and outputs<br /> 2:35 pm – 2:45 pm Brainstorm recruiting new members<br /> 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Preparing the 2025 report: make it short, sweet, impactful (focused on collaborative ideas)