National Sweetpotato Collaborators Group

Call for Papers and Posters from Mike Jackson, Chair NSCG

The 2010 National Sweetpotato Collaborators Group (NSCG) conference will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6 and Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 in conjunction with the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientist (SAAS) and Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science (SR-ASHS), February 6-9, 2010 in Orlando, FL. The NSCG meeting venue will be at Wyndham Orlando Resort. For more preconference information go to the SAAS web site: http://saasinc.org/2010-Orlando/Main-page.asp.

The following information is from the 2009 Fall Newsletter of SR-ASHS:

Hotel Registration Information for Wyndham Orlando Resort:
8001 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
Phone: 407-351-2420; Web site: http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/MCOWD/main.wnt

Group Rates:
Single/Double $139, Triple $154, Quad $164. Deadline to receive group rate is January 14. Group rate applies 3 days prior and after conference dates.

Reservations:
Reservations should be made by calling 1-800-421-8001 and identify yourself as part of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (or SAAS) to receive the group rate.

Other Information:
Check in: 4:00 pm Check out: 11:00 There will be no resort fee charged. Included in the group rate is 24 hour access to the health club, no charge for local and 800# calls, self parking, USA newspaper, pool services, in-room safe, inroom internet access and in-room coffee and tea.

Section Chairs:
Send paper/poster title to the appropriate section chair and Arthur Villordon, AVillordon@agcenter.lsu.edu Please submit proposal titles by November 30, 2009. Abstracts of your presentation are due by December 15, 2009 in order to be included in the Collaborators Annual Progress Report. Abstracts should be sent by e-mail to the moderator of your session for review. For reference, a sample abstract is available for download.

Production, Physiology, and Plant/Seed Production
Mark Shankle (Miss. State Univ.), shankle@ra.msstate.edu

Insect, Disease, and Weed Management
Howard Harrison (USDA-ARS), howard.harrison@ars.usda.gov

Post Harvest Physiology, Food Science, and Marketing
David Picha (LSU), dpicha@agctr.lsu.edu

Breeding Genetics and Molecular Biology
Don LaBonte (LSU), dlabonte@agcenter.lsu.edu

D. Michael Jackson
2010 Chair, NSCG