• Project No. and Title: W4009 - Integrated Systems Research and Development in Automation and Sensors for Sustainability of Specialty Crops
• Dates: 07/23/2026 to 07/24/2026
• Contacts: [Yuzhen Lu]

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The meeting will be held on 07/23/2026 at Fargo, North Dakota. :

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W4009 Annual Meeting Agenda (Year 2026)<br /> W4009: Integrated Systems Research and Development in Automation and Sensors for Sustainability of Specialty Crops<br /> <br /> Date and Time: July 23rd- 24th, 2026<br /> Location: Fargo, North Dakota<br /> All the times shown below are in Central Standard Time (CST)<br /> Contact: Yuzhen Lu (luyuzhen@msu.edu) & Xin Sun (xin.sun@ndsu.edu)<br /> <br /> <br /> Day 1<br /> • 9:00 AM pick up from the hotel (NDSU Motor Pool Vehicle – Rex Sun Coordinate)<br /> • 9:30 AM ‒11:00 AM NDSU newest Bolley Agriculture Lab Tour (TBD) https://www.ndsu.edu/vpag/bolley_agricultural_laboratory<br /> • Lunch (Sponsored by NDSU Peltier Institute)<br /> • 2:00 PM - 4 PM Fargo John Deere Tour (TBD)<br /> Depending on the time, we might be able to visit one more. American Crystal Sugar Company https://www.crystalsugar.com/.<br /> <br /> • 4:00 PM ‒ 4:30 PM drive back to the hotel<br /> • 5:30 PM to 7 PM Dinner (on your own) at Herd and Horns. https://herdandhorns.com/<br /> <br /> Day 2<br /> • 9:00 AM pick up from Hotel (NDSU Motor Pool Vehicle – Rex Sun Coordinate)<br /> Meeting place: NDSU Peltier Complex<br /> https://www.ndsu.edu/alphaindex/buildings/Building::458 or NDSU Memorial Union https://www.ndsu.edu/mu<br /> • 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Business Meeting Zoom link for virtual participants: TBD<br /> o 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM: Attendee introduction<br /> o 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM: Business Meeting<br /> - Summary of 2024 meeting/reports<br /> - New secretary nomination/election<br /> - W4009 annual meeting: time and location in 2026<br /> - Opportunities for collaboration, funding updates<br /> - Annual Report<br /> Lunch (sponsored by NDSU College of Ag)<br /> <br /> 1:10 PM – 5:00 PM: (18) Institute Reports (Presentations) (~12 minutes for each institute)<br /> State Institute Representative(s)/Presenter(s) Zoom?<br /> Arizona UA Mark Siemens <br /> California UC Davis Stavros Vougioukas <br /> Connecticut UConn Ana Legrand <br /> Florida UF Daniel Lee <br /> Georgia UGA Md Sultan Mahmud <br /> Kentucky UK Joe Dvorak <br /> Massachusetts UMass Jon Clements <br /> Michigan Michigan State Yuzhen Lu <br /> Missouri Mizzou Jianfeng Zhou <br /> Break <br /> Mississippi Mississippi State Alex Thomasson <br /> New York Cornell Yu Jiang <br /> North Dakota NDSU Xin Sun <br /> Oklahoma Oklahoma State Ning Wang <br /> Pennsylvania PSU Long He <br /> South Carolina Jose Payero Jose Payero <br /> Texas TAMU Azlan Zahid <br /> Tennessee UTK Hao Gan <br /> Washington WSU Lav Khot <br /> <br /> 6:00 PM Dinner: Würst Bier Hall Downtown (on your own). https://wurstfargo.com/ 630 1st Ave N, Fargo, ND 58102