• Project No. and Title: NE2231 - Collaborative Potato Breeding and Variety Development Activities to Enhance Farm Sustainability in the Eastern US
• Dates: 12/07/2026 to 12/07/2026
• Contacts: [Mario Andrade]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 12/07/2026 at Chicago, Il. :

Admin Advisor: Anton Bekkerman (Anton.Bekkerman@unh.edu)

MEETING INFORMATION<br /> Annual Meeting of Regional Project NE2231 <br /> December 7th, 2026 <br /> 10 AM to 5:00 PM CST<br /> Hilton Garden Inn Chicago O'Hare – Garden B <br /> <br /> Virtual: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTk2ZDI4MzgtMDYyYy00NDhmLWI4ZDYtM2ZmZDdhMGZiYWQw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ed5b36e7-01ee-4ebc-867e-e03cfa0d4697%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225a6f284d-2bb9-41ec-aecf-d61d1b8991ac%22%7d<br /> <br /> AGENDA<br /> 1. Call to order, additions, approval of agenda, approval of minutes from last meeting (10:00 AM Monday, 12/7/2026)<br /> <br /> 2. Introductions (in person + Zoom)<br /> (Current Chair: Mario Andrade, Vice-Chair: L. Hoffman, Secretary: Bonny Oloka)<br /> <br /> 3. Committee Discussion and/or Appointment of Committees<br /> • Site selection and Date for 2027/28 meeting<br /> • Resolutions<br /> • Nominations (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary)<br /> <br /> 4. Administrative Advisor Report<br /> <br /> 5. State, Federal, and Provincial Site Reports<br /> • Florida<br /> • Maine<br /> • New York<br /> • North Carolina<br /> • Ohio<br /> • Pennsylvania<br /> • Virginia <br /> • New Brunswick<br /> • Quebec<br /> • Others<br /> <br /> 6. Comments from Industry Representatives<br /> <br /> <br /> 7. Pathology Test Reports<br /> • AAFC Fredericton<br /> • USDA-ARS (Beltsville)<br /> • Pennsylvania<br /> • Maine<br /> • Others<br /> <br /> 8. Breeding/Genetics Reports<br /> • Florida<br /> • Maine <br /> • New York <br /> • North Carolina<br /> • USDA-ARS (Beltsville/Orono)<br /> • AAFC Fredericton<br /> <br /> 9. NE2231 website/database development/data reporting/summary generation <br /> • NE2231 Trial Data, Reporting – M. Clough<br /> <br /> 10. Seed nursery – M. Andrade<br /> • Shopping list<br /> • New entries?<br /> <br /> 11. Eastern Region USDA-NIFA Potato Special Grant project – M. Andrade<br /> • FY26/27 budget discussion, NCE, etc<br /> • Update on the FY27/28 submission – writing groups <br /> • Update review inputs<br /> • New ideas for this<br /> • Include NIFA grant number for publications and reports – “This work was supported by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Award XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX”<br /> <br /> 12. Grants/Funding: new opportunities?<br /> <br /> 13. Old Business<br /> • Any?<br /> <br /> 14. New Business <br /> • Repository for state reports<br /> <br /> 15. Committee Reports<br /> <br /> 16. Other Business<br /> <br /> 17. Adjourn