Join Us for the
November 8-10, 2018
in Mobile, Alabama
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- Brie Arthur, Author, Vice President of Horticulture, Gardenuity.com
- Bill Barnes, Horticulture Professor, Barnes Arboretum
- Cassy Bright, Director, Patent Basics
- Dr. Ming Cai, Professor, Bejing Forestry University
- Dr. Ryan Contreras, Manages Ornamental Plant Breeding, Oregon State University
- Bobby Green, Camellia Breeder, Green Nurseries
- Buddy Lee, Plant Innovation Director, Plant Development Services, Inc.
- Allen Owings, Former director of Hammond Research Station. Currently, Bracy’s Nursery & Clegg’s Nursery
- Ken Stuart, Propagation Manager, Flowerwood Nursery
- Angela Treadwell-Palmer, President, Plants Nouveau
Agenda
Thursday, Nov. 8th
- 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
- Registration, The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
- Address: 26 North Royal St, Mobile, Al 36602
- 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Welcome (PDSI Director, Kip McConnell)
- Reception, The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
Friday, Nov. 9th
- 7:00 am – 8:00 am
- Breakfast, The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
- 7:30 am – 8:00 am
- Registration
- 8:00 am – 8:15 am
- Welcome & Day’s Agenda (PDSI Director, Kip McConnell)
- 8:15 am – 9:00 am
- Speaker, Bill Barnes
- 9:00 am – 9:30 am
- Speaker, Bobby Green
- 9:30 am – 10:00 am
- Speaker, Allen Owings
- 10:00 am – 10:20 am
- Break
- 10:20 am – 10:40 am
- Speaker, Cassy Bright
- 10:40 am – 11:30 am
- Panel Discussion
- 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
- Lunch, The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
- 1:00 pm
- Tour, Mobile Botanical Gardens
- Address: 5151 Museum Drive, Mobile, AL 36608 (251) 342-0555
- 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
- Tour, Bellingrath Gardens
- Address: 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road, Theodore, AL 36582 (251) 973.2217 | (800)247.8420
- 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
- Cocktails
- 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Dinner at Gardens
- 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Speaker, Buddy Lee
- 8:00 pm
- Return to Hotel
Saturday, Nov. 10th
- 7:00 am – 7:45 am
- Breakfast, The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
- 8:00 am – 8:15 am
- Welcome & Day’s Agenda (PDSI Director, Kip McConnell)
- 8:15 am – 8:45 am
- Speaker, Brie Arthur
- 8:45 am – 9:15 am
- Speaker, Dr. Ryan Contreras
- 9:15 am – 10:45 am
- Speaker, Angela Treadwell-Palmer
- 10:45 am – 11:15 am
- Break
- 11:15 am – 11:45 am
- Speaker, Dr. Ming Cai
- 11:45 am
- Leave for Tours
- 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
- Lunch, Flowerwood Nursery
- Address: 15315 Kelly Road, Loxley, AL 36551 (251) 747-5032
- 1:15 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tour, Flowerwood Nursery
- Tour, Bobby Green Nursery
- Address: 8593 Morphy Avenue, Fairhope, AL 36532 Todd: (251) 583-8468
- 5:15 pm
- Return to Hotel
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