The University of Georgia Plant Center
Plant Center Retreat 2008
The annual retreat for 2008 will be held at Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort at Stone Mountain on Thursday, October 30 and Friday, October 31.
Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort
Plant Center Retreat 2007 - Emerald Pointe Resort at Lake Lanier
| 25-October-2007, Thursday | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:45 AM |
Bus departs from UGA |
Bus Stop at Miller Plant Sciences Bldg. |
| 9:30 AM |
Arrive Emerald Pointe - Registration / Morning Break |
Plantation AB Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 10:00 AM |
Announcements - Kelly Dawe |
Plantation AB Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 10:00-Noon |
Session I - Faculty Presentations |
Plantation AB Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 10:10-10:40 AM |
Shavannor Smith, Plant Pathology, University of
Georgia "Allelic Variation for R-gene Expression in the Rp1 Resistance Gene Cluster" |
Plantation AB Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 10:45-11:15 AM | Wolfgang Lukowitz, Plant Biology, University of
Georgia "Cell Fate Decisions in the Arabidopsis Embryo" |
Plantation AB Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 11:20-11:50 AM | Richard Hussey, Plant Pathology, University of
Georgia "From the Lab to the Field - Engineering Novel Nematode Resistance in Crops Using RNAi" |
Plantation AB Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| Noon |
Lunch |
Windows Restaurant Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 1:00-4:00 PM |
Free time - horseshoe and volleyball competition |
Summit House A&B |
| 4:00 PM |
Room Check-in |
Front Desk |
| 4:00-5:00 PM |
Poster Session I |
Plantation C Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 5:00-6:00 PM |
Poster Session II |
Plantation C Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 6:30 PM |
Dinner |
Windows Restaurant Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 7:30-9:00 PM | Faculty Discussion on Future Directions |
Islands I, II Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 8:00-10:00 PM |
Evening social (students, postdocs, staff) |
Summer House (1st floor, behind pool area) |
| 26-October-2007, Friday | ||
| 8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Windows Restaurant Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 9:00-10:45 AM |
Session II - Student Presentations |
Plantation AB Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 9:15 AM | Daniel Ruzicka, Genetics, University of Georgia “Subclass II Actin Depolymerizing Factor Genes are Essential for Polar Tip Growth in Root Hairs and Pollen” |
Plantation AB Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 9:45 AM | Jinghua Shi, Plant Biology, University of Georgia “Mapping Maize Centromeres Reveals a Genetic Basis of Centromere Evolution” |
Plantation AB Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 10:15 AM | Yajuan Zheng, Horticulture, University of Georgia Comparative Analysis of Sequences and Expression of BABY BOOM-like Genes in Buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris)” |
Plantation AB Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 11:00 AM |
Center Business Meeting |
Plantation AB Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 11:30 PM |
Lunch |
Windows Restaurant Lobby level (3rd floor) |
| 12:30 PM |
Bus departs for Athens |
Front of resort |
