Registration
Early registration (before
15 October 2008) -- $500
After 15 October 2008 -- $600
Accompanying person registration -- $300
Registration fees cover the Reception on the evening of 7 June
and all lunches and dinners from 8 to 11 June, all tours, and publication
and library distribution of the conference proceedings. Payment
for rooms can be made using any major credit card.
NOTE: Registration for IEW10 is limited to 100 participants. Your
early response will insure participation, reduce your costs, and
will greatly facilitate planning of the workshop. Registration
fees are completely refundable up to 7 January 2009, so consider
registering now. After 7 January 2009 cancellations will
receive a 50% refund. Registration fees are not refundable
after 7 May 2009.
Access
 Geneva is located within 50 miles (80 km) of 2 major airports
(Syracuse and Rochester). International access is most easily
obtained from the east via international airports at NY (JFK),
Boston (Logan), or Washington DC; and from the west via Los Angeles
or San Francisco.
The organizers will arrange for shuttle transportation to and
from the Syracuse and Rochester airports. Car rentals are
also available for those wishing to hire their own local transportation.
Costs of flights to either Syracuse or Rochester are competitively
priced. Major airlines serving the area include American,
United, Continental, Delta, USAir, as well as several low-cost
carriers
The Meeting Facility & Lodging
 Rooms for IEW10 registrants have been reserved at the Geneva
Lakefront Ramada Inn. This 148-room hotel, restaurant
and conference center is located on the northern shore of Seneca
Lake. All paper and poster presentations will take place here. Room
reservations can be made by contacting the hotel directly (1-315-789-
0400 or 1-800-990-0907). Be sure to mention IEW10 to receive
the discounted rate of $70 for a single room or $80 for a double
room ($40 per person/double occupancy). Only 70 rooms are
available at this rate, so please make your reservation as soon
as possible.
Preliminary Program
The official language of IEW10 is English.
The program has been developed by the convenors and the program
committee based upon previous meetings of IEW. Day 1 (7 June)
consists of an Evening Reception. Starting on Day 2, eight
keynote presentations are planned, each of which is followed by
3 to 4 shorter oral presentations grouped by themes selected by
the program committee. Most keynote presentations and all
of the shorter oral presentations will be selected by the program
committee from titles submitted by registrants. All other
submissions must be presented as posters. The overall goal
is to provide a schedule with adequate time for presentation and
discussion, and to provide the most appropriate venue for the delivery
of a particular presentation. Active participation in the
form of oral or poster presentations is expected of all IEW10 registrants.
There will be a 2-hr morning poster session on Day 3 where authors
will be present at their posters for one-on-one and small group
discussions. This will be followed by two discussion sessions
of posters. The discussions will be facilitated by members
of the program committee assigned to specific groups of posters. The
series of keynote and shorter oral presentations will resume at
the conclusion of the poster discussion sessions.
There are 30-minute breaks scheduled in both morning and afternoon
sessions, and there is ample time allotted for lunch. There
are no evening sessions scheduled, although the evening of Day
2 is available for ad hoc sessions if there is sufficient interest. There
are four scheduled evening events: the above-mentioned Reception
(Day 1), a tour of the Geneva Experiment Station and Outdoor Barbeque
followed by wine tasting and music (Day 3), a winery tour and dinner
(Day 4), and a special banquet and dinner theater (Day 5).
 Although there is no formal program for accompanying persons,
they are encouraged to join us for all the evening events. Rental
cars are available at the Rochester and Syracuse airports, as well
as locally in Geneva. Geneva is located at the northern end
of Seneca Lake in the heart of the Finger
Lakes Region of New York State. There are over 100 wineries in
the area. Niagara
Falls is 2 hrs from Geneva, and there are both local shops
and a nearby Outlet
Mall with over 130 stores. There is an active historical
society with many local sites and exhibits, the Corning
Museum of Glass, where you can try your hand at glass blowing,
and the George Eastman House in
Rochester for photography enthusiasts. History of the colonial
period can be seen at Genesee
Country Village, and those interested in history and culture
of the eastern Native American tribes may wish to visit the Ganodagan
State Historic Site.
Planned Excursions during the Workshop
 The
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva
The campus of the New York State Agricultural Experiment
Station at Geneva, New York, is an integral part of the College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Cornell University. Geneva
is a 50-mile drive from Ithaca, NY, where the main Cornell campus
is located. The Station was established in 1880, making it
the sixth oldest experiment station in the United States. Currently,
253 staff and 50 professors (18 with at least 20% extension appointments)
are employed at the Station. At any one time, 25-90
graduate students
are conducting research for their theses under the guidance of
professors at Geneva, and there are approximatly 15 visiting scientists,
10 postdocs, 20 research associates and 6 extension associates
at the Station. Academic programs are housed in four departments:
Horticultural Sciences, Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Food Science
and Technology. The focus is on improving the genetics, cultivation,
protection, post-harvest handling, and processing of fruit and
vegetable crops.
Vineyard and winery tour. There are
currently over 220 wineries in New York. The Finger Lakes
Region is the center of wine grape production of the state.
Publication of the conference proceedings
We plan to publish the proceedings of the conference as a Cornell
University Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin. The proceedings
would be assigned an ISBN and would be distributed to agricultural
libraries worldwide. All registrants would prepare a 2-page
summary of their work for inclusion in the proceedings. Detailed
instructions for authors will be provided in a later circular.
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