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22nd Annual Meeting of the New York State Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation
October 26-27, 2012
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Lodging
Visit the Hotel’s web site www.syracuse.doubletree.com to make your online reservations, and reference ACF Group/convention. Reservations must be made prior to October 5th, 2012 to be at the rate of $130 per (single or double) room per night. Ask for “NY Chapter American Chestnut, Room Block”. Meetings and facilities touring will be at SUNY School of Environmental Science and Forestry.
DoubleTree Hotel Syracuse & SUNY-ESF
6301 State Route 298
East Syracuse, NY 13057
Tel: 1-315-432-0200 (Hotel) or 1-800-222-TREE (National Reservation Office)
Registration
| Registration & Meal | |
| Regular Registration |
$75 $85 (after 10/3/12) |
| Student Registration |
$25 $30 (after 10/3/12) |
| Dinner Reservation | $37 $25 (student) |
- Registration Form (Please see payment instructions and mailing address on the bottom of the form.)
With questions, please contact:
New York Chapter
Richard Radel, NY Chapter Secretary Treasurer
23 Carriage Circle
Williamsville, NY 14221
Phone: 716-639-0620
richardrradel@msn.com
- American Chestnut Foundation website
- Maps & Directions to ESF
- On-Campus Parking Map
- Directions to Lafayette Field Station
- Past Meeting (2010)
Agenda
| Day | Time | Activity | Location | ||
| Friday October 26 | 7:00 pm -10:30 pm | Harvest Exchange with Cookies, Juice or Soda | Adams Basin in the DoubleTree Hotel | ||
| Saturday October 27 | 7:30 am | Coffee for early birds | Room 110, Moon Library, SUNY ESF Campus | ||
| 8:00 am- 9:00 am | Registration & Welcome, with Exhibits and Roasting Chestnuts | Room 110, Moon Library, SUNY ESF Campus | |||
| 9:00 am | Welcome & Presidents report by Herbert F. Darling Jr. Reporting on transgenic trees in Zoar Valley by Herb Darling Jr. Reporting on planting of transgenic trees in Lasdon Arboretum by Craig Hibben |
Room 110, Moon Library, SUNY ESF Campus | |||
| 9:30 am | Treasurer's Report by Richard R. Radel | Room 110, Moon Library, SUNY ESF Campus | |||
| 9:40 am | Election of Board - Richard R. Radel | Room 110, Moon Library, SUNY ESF Campus | |||
| 9:45 am | District Director's Reports | Room 110, Moon Library, SUNY ESF Campus | |||
| District 1 Enrico Nardone | District 4 Allen Nichols | District 7 Alec Newlands | |||
| District 2 Dale Travis | District 5 Adrien Gaudreau | District 8 Chip Leavy | |||
| District 3 Frank Munzer | District 6 Urling Walker | District 9 William Snyder | |||
| 10:15 am | Update Backcrossing, what's happening at the National ACF - Brian Burchans | Room 110, Moon Library, SUNY ESF Campus | |||
| 10:35 am | Coffee Break | Room 110, Moon Library, SUNY ESF Campus | |||
| 10:45 am | Science Reports by Drs. Maynard & Powell and staff
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Room 110, Moon Library, SUNY ESF Campus | |||
| 12 Noon | Bus to Lafayette Road Experiment Station | ||||
| 12:15 pm | Picnic Lunch | ||||
| 12:45 pm | Tour American Chestnut Blight Resistance Testing Area
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| 2:00 pm | Bus back to campus Room 110, Moon Library, SUNY ESF Campus | ||||
| 2:15 pm | Research & Development by John Dougherty | Room 110, Moon Library, SUNY ESF Campus | |||
| 2:45 pm | Ceremonial planting of Darling 4 trees (In front of Moon Library) | Moon Library, SUNY ESF Campus | |||
| 3:30 pm | On-campus Tours
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| 5:00 pm | Afternoon session closes | ||||
| 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Dinner at the DoubleTree Hotel Syracuse, Champlain Room 22nd, Annual Meeting adjourned |
Champlain Room in the DoubleTree Hotel | |||
