Monday, July 23rd, 2012
3:00pm – 5:00pm: Meeting
AERGC Executive Board Meeting
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, rm. 211
5:00pm – 8:00pm: Reception
Reception/Registration
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, Foyer
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
8:30am – 8:45am: Introductions and Announcements
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, Foyer
8:45am – 10:15am: Educational Sessions
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, rm.213
Raymond Cloyd
Kansas State University
Pesticide Mixtures – How Not to Get Mixed Up
Olga Piedrahita
Niagara College
Niagara College Greenhouse Technician Program: Not Just About Student Satisfaction
Sponsor Spots
10:15am – 10:30am: Break
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, Foyer
10:30am – 12:00pm: Educational Sessions
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, rm.213
Carl Madsen, & Co. (Architects)
30 Years Experience Designing Green Buildings
Kurt Lynn
Lufa Farms
Rooftop Agriculture; Challenges and Successes
Sponsor Spots
12:00pm – 1:15pm: Lunch
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, Foyer
Keynote Address in rm. 112
Lou Albright, Cornell University
Vertical Farming
1:15pm – 3:00pm: Educational Sessions
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, rm. 213
Rowan Sage
University of Toronto
Plant Physiological Ecology
Rob Eddy
Purdue University
Greenhouse Crop Optimization
Sponsor Spots
3:00pm – 3:15pm: Break
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, Foyer
3:15pm – 5:00pm: Educational Sessions
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, rm. 213
Alex Turkewitsch
Greenhouse Engineering
Greenhouse Environmental Conditions: What can be achieved?
Kurt Parbst
LudvigSvensson
Topics in Greenhouse Shading
Sponsor Spots
5:00pm – onwards: Dinner on your own in Toronto
Wednesday, July 25th 2012 – Tour of Niagara Region
8:00 – 8:30am: Board Busses
Load Busses at Rowell Jackman Hall (85 Charles Street)
Tour Includes Stops at:
- Priva Computers
- Vineland Innovation Research Centre
- Brock University
- Niagara College
- St David’s Greenhouses
Dinner in Niagara
Edgewaters Restaurant
9:00pm: Return to Toronto
Thursday, July 26th 2012
8:30 – 10:00am: Meeting
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, rm. 112 AERGC Business Meeting – For All Annual Meeting Attendees
10:00 – 10:15am: Break
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, Foyer
10:15 – 12:00pm: Educational Sessions
“Old Vic”, Victoria College, rm. 112
Brian Spencer
Applied Bionomics
Top 10 Reasons Why Your Pest Management Didn’t Work
Stefan Schwartz
Lemnatech
High-throughput Phenotyping – A Boost for Genomics in the 21st Century
Travel Grant recipients
Sponsor Spots
12:00 – 1:00pm: Lunch
Walk to Earth Sciences Centre
1:30 – 4:30: Educational Sessions
Earth Sciences Centre
Biological Control Workshop Tours of ESC Growth Facility and Laboratories
4:30pm: Meeting Adjourns