Calendar

Updates and changes to event information may be made by contacting the IFAS Vice President's Office by email to APCroft@ifas.ufl.edu or by phone to (352) 392-1971.  Routine updates are made quarterly.  The asterisk * by a date indicates that the events has been added since the last update. 

 

March 2008

Date/Time Event and Location Contact
Mar 25 - 27 Hydric Soils Training for Wetland, Austin Carey Memorial Forest W. Hurt
whurt@ufl.edu
Mar 25 Specialists IFAS Faculty Workshop, JWRU Room 282 (Paines Prairy Room) D. Sammons sammons@ufl.edu

 

April 2008

Date/Time Event and Location Contact
* Apr 1 Florida Master Naturalist Program, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation M. Main
mmain@ufl.edu
* Apr 4
11:00 am

Plant Production Seminar Series, Ben Hilll Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall, Room 1, Citrus REC

N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu

* Apr 8 8:30 - 4:00

Greening Summit, South Florida Community College, University Center S. Futch
shf@ufl.edu

* Apr 8 7:45am - 3:00 pm

Everglades REC Field Day, Belle Glade  
* Apr 9 Certified Crop Advisers, Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Citrus Hall T. Obreza
obreza@ufl.edu
* Apr 10
1:30-4:30 pm
National Trends in Food Safety / Food Preservation A. Simonne
asim@ufl.edu
* Apr 11
11:00 am
Plant Production Seminar Series, Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu
Apr 14 - 18 Water Quality Extension Course,
TREC, Homestead
Y. Li
yunli@ufl.edu
* Apr 15 - 17 NATA - Restoration Planning and Techniques of Forested Lands - SW FL, Thonotosassa L. Demetropoulos ldemetropoulos@tnc.org
* Apr 17
1:30-4:30 pm
Food Safety Regulatory Updates N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu
* Apr 18
11:00 am
Plant Production Seminar Series, Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu
* Apr 22 Emerging Technology for the 21st Century Citrus Grove, SW FL REC, Immokalee B. Hyman
hymanb@ufl.edu
Apr 22 - 25 FL Marine Mammal Health Conference III, The Whitney Lab, St. Augustine M. Stoll
stoll@

mail.vetmed.ufl.edu
* Apr 23
8:30 am -
5:00 pm
Food Safety and Quality Program, Bay County Extension, Panama City M. Moore
mreem@ufl.edu
* Apr 24
2:15 - 3:00 pm
Leadership Polk County, Citrus REC, Lake Alfred H. Browning
hwbr@ufl.edu
* Apr 24
1:30 - 4:30 pm
Hot Topics / New Technology A. Simonne
asim@ufl.edu
* Apr 25
11:00 am
Plant Production Seminar Series Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall, Room 1 N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu
Apr 29 - May 1 Hydric Soils Specialized Training for Wetland Specialists,
Austin Carey Mem. Forest
W. Hurt
whurt@ufl.edu
* Apr 30 -
May 2
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HAACP) Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall R. Goodrich goodrich@ufl.edu

 

May 2008

Date/Time Event and Location Contact
May 1 Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration,
Naples Grand, Naples
R. Best ronnie_best@usgs.gov
* May 1
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Spring Vegetable Field Day, Southwest FL REC, Immokalee J. Carson
carsonj@ufl.edu
* May 2
11:00 am
Plant Production Seminar Series Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall , Room 1 N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu
May 5 - 8 2008 Aquatic Weed Control Short Course, Coral Springs Marriott Golf Club & Convention Center, Coral Springs W. Haller
whaller@ufl.edu
* May 5 - 8 Biogeochemistry of Wetlands Science Application 1, Palm Beach County Extension,
West Palm Beach
R. Reddy
krr@ufl.edu
* May 6
6:00 -
8:00 pm
Citrus Canker Update, Lake County Agricultural Center, Tavares R. Atwood
raatwood@ufl.edu
* May 6 - 9 CYFAR 2008, Hyatt Regency, San Antonio, TX N. Torres
nitorres@ufl.edu
* May 9 11:00 am Plant Production Seminar Series Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall , Room 1 N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu
* May 10 8:30am -
5:00 pm
Healthy Horses Conferences

A. House
housea@vetmed.ufl.edu

* May 12 10:30 am Orkin Termite Training Facility Dedication, Mid-FL REC, Apopka D. Poucher
info@ufl.edu
* May 16 11:00 am Plant Production Seminar Series Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall , Room 1 N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu
* May 21
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Central
Food Safety and Quality Program, Bay County Extension, Panama City M. Moore
mreem@ufl.edu
* May 23
11:00 am
Plant Production Seminar Series Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall , Room 1 N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu
* May 28
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

ENAFS Training 2008, Florida Farm Bureau, Gainesville

K. Shelnutt
kpagan@ufl.edu
* May 29 2008 Corn Silage Field Day, Plant Science Research & Educ. Unit, Citra J. Wasdin
jwas@ufl.edu
* May 29
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hypertension Training, Florida Farm Bureau, Gainesville L. Bobroff
bobroff@ufl.edu
* May 30
9:00 am - noon
Training in Stress Management, UF Microbiology Building, Gainesville H. Radunovich
hliss@ufl.edu
* May 30 11:00 am Plant Production Seminar Series Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall , Room 1 N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu

 

June 2008

Date/Time Event and Location Contact
Jun 2 - 13 Diseases of Warmwater Fish, Tropical Aquaculture Lab & Whitney Lab, Ruskin and St. Augustine

R. Francis-Floyd
francis-floyd@vetmed.ufl.edu

* Jun 6 11:00 am Plant Production Seminar Series Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall , Room 1 N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu
* Jun 7 8th Annual Perennial Peanut Field Day, Spence Field, Moultrie, GA C. Olson
cbolson@ufl.edu
* Jun 7
7:45 am - 2:00 pm
18th Annual UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Farm Safety Day,
SW Florida REC, Immokalee
J. Carson
carsonj@ufl.edu
Jun 10 - 13 CIMR - Climate Info. for Managing Risks, Trade Winds Island Grand Resort St. Petersburg Bch. K. Ingram
ktingram@ufl.edu
* Jun 13 11:00 am Plant Production Seminar Series Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall , Room 1 N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu
* Jun 15 Certified Pile Burner Training, Flagler County Extension, Bunnell R. Atwood raatwood@ufl.edu
Jun 16 - 27 SeaVet I,
Various Locations
I. Larkin larkini@vetmed.ufl.edu
* Jun 20
11:00 am
Plant Production Seminar Series Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall , Room 1 N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu
Jun 23 - 27 SWIM (Saltwater Intrusion Meeting), Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club C. Langevin
langevin@usgs.gov
* Jun 23 - 26 Biogeochemisty of Wetland Science Application 2,
UF Campus
R. Reddy
krr@ufl.edu
* Jun 25
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Central
Food Safety and Quality Program, Bay County Extension, Panama City M. Moore
mreem@ufl.edu
* Jun 27
11:00 am
Plant Production Seminar Series Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall , Room 1 N. Wang
nianwang@ufl.edu

 

July 2008

Date/Time Event and Location Contact
* Jul 7 - 11 Soil Microbiology Short Course,
McCarty Hall B, Gainesville
A. Al Agely
aaag@ufl.edu
Jul 13 - 18 Caribbean Food Crop Society, "Repositioning Caribbean Ag.: Sustainability, Challenges, Opptys.
Miami Beach Resort
D. Sammons
sammons@ufl.edu
Jul 13 - 18
Southern Regional Cooperative Soil Survey Conference,
Paramount Plaza Resort, Gainesville
S. Grunwald
sgrunwald@ifas.ufl.edu
* Jul 28 - Aug 1 Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration, Naples Grand, Naples R. Best ronnie_best@usgs.gov

 

August 2008

Date/Time Event and Location Contact
Aug 2 - 4 CARET AHS
Buena Vista Palace
Lake Buena Vista, FL
D. Poucher
info@ufl.edu
* Aug 11 - 12 Annual CALS Teaching Enhancement Symposium,
UF Hilton Hotel & Conf. Center, Gainesville
E. Turner
returner@ufl.edu
* Aug 20 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Certified Pile Burning Training,Gulf Coast REC, Balm and North FL REC, Quincy R. Atwood
raatwood@ufl.edu
* Aug 20 - 21 Citrus Expo,
Lee Civic Center, Fort Myers
T. Spann
span@crec.ifas.ufl.edu

 

September 2008

Date/Time Event and Location Contact
* Sept 9 Orange Juice Meeting, Lake County Agricultural Center, Tavares R. Atwood raatwood@ufl.edu
* Sept 11 Packinghouse Day, Citrus REC,
Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall
M. Ritenour ritenour@ufl.edu
Sep 16 - 19 Int'l. Citrus & Beverage Conf., Sheraton Sand Key, Clearwater R. Schneider goodrich@ufl.edu
Sep 23 - 25 Hydric Soils Specialized Training for Wetland Specialists,
Austin Carey Memorial Forest
W. Hurt
whurt@ufl.edu

 

October 2008

Date/Time Event and Location Contact
Oct 5 - 8 Working Forests in the Tropics, JWRU, Gainesville L. Fortini
lfortini@ufl.edu
* Oct 7 - 8
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Diabetes Education and Prevention: Train-the-trainer Workshop, FL Farm Bureau Auditorium, Gainesville L. Bobroff bobroff@ufl.edu
* Oct 8 Certified Crop Advisors, Citrus REC, Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall T. Obreza obreza@ufl.edu
* Oct 9
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Hispanic Obesity Prevention Education (HOPE) Program Training, Florida Farm Bureau Auditorium, Gainesville L. Bobroff bobroff@ufl.edu
Oct 20 - 22 28th Annual Master Gardener Training Conference,
Coral Springs Marriott Golf Club & Convention Center
T. Wichman twichman@ufl.edu
Oct 21 - 23 Hydric Soils Specialized Training for Wetland Specialists,
Austin Carey Memorial Forest
W. Hurt
whurt@ufl.edu
Oct 29 - 31 LEAD IFAS, Florida FFA Leadership Training Center, Haines City E. Osborne ewo@ufl.edu

 

November 2008

Date/Time Event and Location Contact
* Nov 4 - 7 2nd International Symposium on Biological Control of Bacterial Plant Diseases, Grosvenor Resort, Orlando J. Jones jbjones@ufl.edu
* Nov 18 Orange Juice Meeting, Lake County Agriculture Center, Tavares, FL

R. Atwood
raatwood@ufl.edu

Nov. 18 - 20 Hydric Soils Specialized Training for Wetland Specialists,
Austin Carey Memorial Forest
W. Hurt
whurt@ufl.edu

 

December 2008

Date/Time Event and Location Contact
Dec 1 FL Bay Science Conference, Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club J. Hunt john.hunt@myfwc.com
*Dec 8 - 11 Environmental Services Conference,
Naples Grande, Naples
R. Best ronnie_best@usgs.gov
*Dec 8 - 11 Florida Bay Systems Science Conference, Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, Naples John Hunt john.hunt@myfwc.com