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Sunday	*October 20, 2019*
12:30pm - 5:00pm	Optional Pre-Conference Field Trips
4:30pm - 6:30pm	Pre-Conference Registration Open Early Silent Auction Donation Check-In

Monday	*October 21, 2019*
6:30am - 9:30am	Hotel Breakfast for In-House Guests
7:00am - 4:30pm	Registration Open & Silent Auction Donation Check-In
8:00am - 8:15am	Welcome and Announcements [Palms Ballroom] Wendy Wilber, Florida Statewide Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator, UF/IFAS
8:15am - 9:00am	Opening General Session [Palms Ballroom] Brie Arthur, The Foodscape Revolution Moderator: Wendy Wilber View PDF
	Concurrent Sessions
9:15am - 10:15am	1 General	2 Focused	3 FFL
Location	Magnolia A	Magnolia B	Magnolia C
Moderator	Barbara Edmunds	Kate Rotindo	Whitney Elmore
	Marc Frank Understanding Plant Toxicity View PDF	Sally Scalera Understanding the Unsung Heroes: Soil Microbes View PDF	Laurie Trenholm Imagine You're a Lowly Turfgrass Plant View PDF
10:15am - 10:45am	Refreshment Break [Palms Ballroom Foyer]
10:15am - 5:00pm	UF/IFAS Extension Bookstore Open [Cypress 1]
	Concurrent Sessions
10:45am - 11:45am	4 General	5 Focused	6 FFL
Location	Magnolia A	Magnolia B	Magnolia C
Moderator	Tom Becker	Eva Pabon	Claire Lewis
	Stephen Brown Fabulous Flowering Shrubs View PDF	Jessica Sullivan Gardening for All: Tips and Tools for Easier Gardening View PDF View Handout	Brooke Moffis Landscapes of the Future
12:00pm - 1:45pm	Lunch and Keynote Speaker 12:00pm-1:00pm [Palms Ballroom] Zhanao Deng, New UF Plant Breeding Introductions View PDF Service Awards 1:00pm-1:45pm View PDF Moderator: Lisa Sanderson
	Concurrent Sessions
2:00pm - 3:00pm	7 General	8 Focused	9 FFL
Location	Magnolia A	Magnolia B	Magnolia C
Moderator	Pat Williams	Sally Scalera	Kaydie McCormick
	Laura Valencia Increasing Diversity to Strengthen Your Master Gardener's Program View PDF	Brian Bahder What's Wrong with My Palms? Palm Diseases	Hannah Wooten Hydroponics for Your Home and Community Garden View PDF
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Refreshment Break [Palms Ballroom Foyer] Silent Auction Opens [Palms EFG]
	Concurrent Sessions
3:30pm - 4:30pm	10 General	11 Focused	12 FFL
Location	Magnolia A	Magnolia B	Magnolia C
Moderator	Holly Bates	Taylor Clem	Tom Wichman
	Chris Marble Weeds and How to Prevent Them View PDF	Brie Arthur Growing Heirloom Tomatoes View PDF	Robert Bowden Think Outside the Box (Store): Different Trees and Plants for Your Florida Landscape View PDF
4:30pm - 6:00pm	Welcome Social [Palms Ballroom Foyer]
	Dinner on Own

Tuesday	*October 22, 2019*
6:30am - 9:30am	Hotel Breakfast for In-House Guests
7:00am - 5:00pm	Registration Open UF/IFAS Extension Bookstore Open [Cypress 1]
7:00am - 4:30pm	Silent Auction Open [Palms EFG]
8:45am - 9:45am	General Session [Palms Ballroom] Gene McAvoy, A Historical Perspective of Florida Agriculture and Look at Water Management in Florida Moderator: Wendy Wilber View PDF
9:45am - 10:15am	Refreshment Break [Palms Ballroom Foyer]
	Concurrent Sessions
10:15am - 11:15am	13 General	14 Focused	15 FFL
Location	Magnolia A	Magnolia B	Magnolia C
Moderator	Brooke Moffis	Mark Tancig	Mary Salinas
	Faith Oi The Importance of Master Gardeners to Indoor Integrated Pest Management (IPM) View PDF	Zachary Brym The Agroecology Framework in Action: Bringing Industrial Hemp to Florida View PDF	Rachel Mallinger Supporting Native Bees in Your Garden View PDF
11:30am - 1:15pm	Lunch and Industry Updates from Sponsor Representatives [Palms Ballroom] Audubon Update Florida Friendly Landscaping^TM Update Awards of Excellence View PDF Featured Article PDF Moderator: Anne Yasalonis
	Concurrent Sessions
1:30pm - 2:30pm	16 General	17 Focused	18 FFL
Location	Magnolia A	Magnolia B	Magnolia C
Moderator	Kate O'Neill	Alyssa Vinson	Nickie Munroe
	Jason Smith New Cool Trees and Tree Diseases	Jim Davis PSI: Plant Scene Investigation View PDF	Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Resource Update View PDF
2:30pm - 3:00pm	Refreshment Break [Palms Ballroom Foyer] Last Call for Silent Auction Bids [Palms EFG]
3:00pm - 4:00pm	FUN WORKSHOPS Jacob Marlin and Heather Barrett, Sustainable Chocolate - from Gene to Bar [Palms Ballroom] Moderators: Kate Rotindo and Kate O'Neill View PDF JK Yarborough and Amy Vu, Florida's Honeys [Magnolia A] Moderators: Mark Tancig and Kaydie McCormick View PDF Terra Freeman and Wendy Wilber, Amalfi Lemons and Limoncello [Magnolia B] Moderators: Mark Tancig and Kaydie McCormick View PDF Martha Maddox, Herbs in the Kitchen! "Cooking with Herbs" [Magnolia C] Moderators: Taylor Clem and Nickie Munroe View PDF
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Silent Auction Checkout [Palms EFG]
4:00pm - 6:00pm	4-H Plant ID and Judging Contest [Cypress 2-4]
	Dinner on Own

Wednesday	*October 23, 2019*
6:30am - 9:30am	Hotel Breakfast for In-House Guests
8:00am - 11:00am	Registration Open UF/IFAS Extension Bookstore Open [Cypress 1]
8:30am - 9:30am	Keynote Presentation [Palms Ballroom] Nick Place, Living the Values of UF/IFAS Extension Moderator: Brooke Moffis View PDF
9:30am - 10:30am	Closing Keynote Presentation [Palms Ballroom] Gary Knox, Exciting New Magnolias for Florida! Old Favorites, Native Treasures and a World of New Discoveries Moderator: Taylor Clem View PDF
10:30am - 11:30am	Closing Remarks - Wendy Wilber Conference Concludes

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