Program
The symposium will offer 4 days of scientific meetings (oral and poster sessions) and one day of professional tours of research and commercial orchards and a packing house. The scientific sessions will be held on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges (a small private university) in Geneva, New York State.
| Sunday Aug. 3 | ||
| 3pm-6pm | Registration | |
| 7pm-9pm | Welcome Reception and buffet dinner | |
| Monday Aug. 4 | ||
| Morning | Rootstock genetics/genomics oral and poster session | |
| Afternoon | Genetics and physiology of fruit development oral and poster session | |
| Evening | Optional dinner at Hobart and William Smith Colleges Faculty Dinning Room | |
| Tuesday Aug. 5 | ||
| Morning | Sustainable orchard systems and management oral and poster session | |
| Afternoon | Tour of Cornell University's NY State Agricultural Experiment Station | |
| Evening | Optional dinner at a winery on Seneca Lake | |
| Wednesday Aug. 6 | ||
| Morning | Orchard and nursery tour in the Wayne County region of New York State | |
| Afternoon | Orchard and nursery tour in the Wayne County region of New York State | |
| Evening | Optional dinner at Hobart and William Smith Colleges Faculty Dining Room | |
| Thursday Aug. 7 | ||
| Morning | Rootstock breeding and evaluation oral and poster session | |
| Afternoon | High temperature effects on fruit and tree physiology oral and poster session | |
| Evening | Official symposium banquet | |
| Friday Aug. 8 | ||
| Morning | Profitability and competitiveness of orchard systems oral and poster session | |
| Afternoon | Rootstock performance and environmental physiology oral and poster session including sensing and information technologies for orchards | |
| Evening | Optional dinner at Hobart and William Smith Colleges Faculty Dining Room | |
