program at a glance for the 2024 npdn national meeting

Program

Business Meetings Program (Monday)

TimeMeetingRoom
8:00 am – 12:00 pmLeadership Business MeetingRhines A
Committee Meetings Session A
1:00 pm – 2:30 pmProficiency CommitteeSarah Orne
 Protocols and Validation CommitteeLongfellow
 Accreditation CommitteeRhines A
2:30 pm – 2:45 pmRefreshment and Networking BreakPre-Function Space
Committee Meetings Session B
2:45 pm – 4:15 pmCommunications CommitteeSarah Orne
 Regulatory Relations CommitteeLongfellow
 Professional Development Committee and DEIA Working GroupRhines A
Regional Meetings
6:00 pm – 8:00 pmGPDNSarah Orne
 NCPDNRhines A
 NEPDNMeet in Westin Lobby
 SPDNWinslow Homer
 WPDNLongfellow

General Sessions Program (Tuesday and Wednesday)

LOCATION: All general sessions and meals will be held in the Eastland Grand Ballroom 

Tuesday September 10th General Sessions
7:00 – 7:45 amBREAKBreakfast, included
8:00 – 8:10 amWelcomeDr. Hannah Carter: Welcome to Maine
8:10 – 8:25 amInclusionDr. Neil McRoberts: Welcome to the 7th National NPDN Meeting
8:25 – 9:00 amInclusionNPDN DEIA Working Group: Cultivating Inclusivity: A DEIA Conversation for the NPDN (Ansuya Jogi, Jenny Glass, Todd Steinlage, Dr. Chelsea Harbach, Dr. Stephanie Shea, Dr. Safira Sutton)
9:00 – 9:15 amSupportDr. Amer Fayad: An Overview of NIFA Strategic Goals and Funding Opportunities
9:15 – 9:30 amSupportPiera Siegert: Strengthening the Relationship between the NPDN and the National Plant Board
9:30 – 10:00 amBREAKPoster and exhibitor space open with refreshments
10:00 – 10:15 amSupportJoe LaForest: IPM Center Resources that Fit NPDN
10:15 – 10:45 amSupportDr. Vessela Mavrodieva: APHIS PPDCP and NPDN: Partners in Regulatory Plant Diagnostics
10:45 am –12:00 pmDiagnostic ToolsMike Hill NPDN, Angel Saavedra USFS, and Dr. Robin Choudhury UT RGV: Adapting data tools to serve NPDN diagnosticians and stakeholders
12:00 – 1:30 pmBREAKLunch, included: Meeting buddies event and poster and exhibitor space open
1:30 – 3:00 pmDiagnostic ToolsPanel: Evolving Technology: From Legacy to Cutting-Edge (Cassandra Bates, Dr. Cheryl Blomquist, Dr. Tom Creswell, Jenny Glass, Laura Miles and Dr. Stefanie Rhodes)
3:00 – 3:30 pmDiagnostic Tools Dr. Carrie Harmon: NPDN and DAVN: Focusing on the future 
3:30 – 5:30 pmPoster SessionPoster and exhibitor space open, 5-minute Lightning Round talks (refreshments provided)
5:30 – 7:30 pmBanquetAwards and recognitions (dinner included)
Wednesday September 11th General Sessions
7:00 – 7:45 amBREAKBreakfast, included
8:00 – 8:45 amImpactDr. Alicyn Smart and Dr. Jan Byrne: Success stories, stakeholders, and 20 years of NPDN impacts
8:45 – 9:30 amImpactMichelle Vázquez Jacobus: Let’s Talk Roots: Communicating about plants with their people
9:30 – 10:00 amBREAKNetworking, posters, and exhibitor booths (refreshments provided)
10:00 – 11:00 amImpactDr. Tania Brenes-Arguedas and Dr. Carrie Harmon: I've uploaded all this data to the NPDN National Data Repository. So what?
11:00 am – 12:30 pmBREAKLunch, included: Rotten Tuber awards, then networking at posters and exhibitor booths
12:30 – 1:00 pmFocus on the futureDr. Peter DiGennaro: Plant Parasitic Nematode Identification with Machine Learning
1:00 – 2:00 pmFocus on the futurePanel: Feeding the Professional Pipeline: Building Future Diagnosticians in a Changing World (Dr. Carrie Harmon, Dr. Sladana Bec, Dr. Nick Goltz, Dr. Chelsea Harbach, and Dr. Peng Tian) 
2:00 – 2:30 pmBREAKFill out map (refreshments provided)
2:30 – 4:00 pmFocus on the futureNew pests and old problems: detection and diagnosis of Vascular Streak Disease (Dr. John Bonkowski, Dr. Fulya Baysal-Gurel and Dr. Roger Magarey) and Bacterial Wilt (Elizabeth Dorman and Aimee Hyten)
4:00 – 4:30 pmFocus on the futureDr. Tania Brenes-Arguedas and Dr. Stephanie Shea: NPDN Annual Lab Capacity and Impact Evaluation History and Results
4:30 – 4:45 pmClosingDr. Neil McRoberts and Dr. Alicyn Smart: Passing the gavel and closing comments 

Workshops & Field Trip Program (Thursday and Friday)

LOCATION: All workshops will be held in Winslow Homer

Thursday September 12th Workshops & Tour
7:00 – 7:45 am

Breakfast (provided for tour and Bacterial Basics workshop participants)

LOCATION: Longfellow

 
8:00 – 10:00 amBacterial Basics

Dr. John Bonkowski, Purdue University

Dr. Nick Goltz, University of Connecticut 

Dr. Alicyn Smart, University of Maine

10:00 – 10:15 amBreak  
10:15 am – 12:15 pmFungal BasicsDr. Megan Romberg, MRP-APHIS
12:15 – 1:15 pmLunch (on your own) 
1:15 – 3:00 pmMicro Lepidoptera Specimen Preparation Techniques and IdentificationDr. Jason J. Dombroskie, Cornell University
3:00 – 3:15 pmBreak  
3:15 – 5:00 pmSampling and Identifying Eriophyid MitesDr. Matt Bertone, North Carolina State University
Tour: Meet for 6:30am departure time in the Westin Portland Harborview parking lot (boxed breakfast and lunch provided)
6:30 am – 5:30 pmAcadia National Park TourAaron Bergdahl, Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry
Friday September 13th Workshops & Tour
7:00 – 7:45 amBreakfast (provided for tour and Fusarium workshop participants)LOCATION: Longfellow
8:00 – 10:00 amFusarium for Busy PeopleDr. David Geiser, Penn State University
10:00 – 10:15 amBreak (refreshments provided for Fusarium workshop participants)LOCATION: Longfellow
10:15 am – 12:00 pmFusarium for Busy People (cont.)Dr. David Geiser, Penn State University
12:00 – 1:00 pmLunch (on your own) 
1:00 – 3:00 pmEmerging Insect Pests from Each Region

Gary Fish, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Cheryl Copeland, MRP-APHIS

3:00 – 3:15 pmBreak  
3:15 – 5:15 pmComparison of Phytopythium with Phytophthora and PythiumDr. Alejandro Rojas and Austin Mccoy, Michigan State University
Tour: Meet for 8:00am departure time in the Westin Portland Harborview parking lot (boxed breakfast and lunch provided)
8:00 am – 5:00 pmWild Blueberry TourDr. Lily Calderwood and Dr. Seanna Annis, University of Maine
 

Program updated 08-30-2024; pdf and location map available here