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CONVENTION AGENDA
March 8th-9th, 2008
SHERATON FALLSVIEW HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTRE
NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO

(fri)
Hospitality/Registration-7pm-1am (Hennepin Ballroom) Don’t Miss the 1st Pumpkin Grower BIG Texas Hold’Em Tournament with select seeds as bonus prizes!!
(Sat)
7:30 am Registration Opens
8:00 am-9:00 am Welcome & Introductions as well as Orange and Green Jacket Presentations
9:00 am-10:00 am GPC Awards
10:00 am-10:15 am Break
10:30 am-11:00 am GPC Awards Continued
11:00 am-12:00pm Joe Jutras—How I grew the 1,689
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Lunch (Included in packages)
1:00 pm-3:00 pm Dr. Linderman
3:00 pm -3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Big 3 go to NYC video & then Q&A for the big 3
4:00 pm-5:00 pm The Big 3 plus Bill Rodonis & Quinn Werner Q&A
5:00pm-7:00pm Dinner on own
7:00 pm-1:00am Hospitality/Seed Auction (Hennepin Ballroom) More fun &
Games planned—YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT!!

1/11/2008 2:04:10 PM

Ohio

(Sun)
8:00 am-9:00 am Exciting News for 2008 from the GPC
9:00 am-10:00 am Break Out Sessions (All break out sessions will be an open
format with no time restrictions for attending growers, come and
go to any of the sessions when you want!)
GPC & Friends
• Presented by Dave Stelts, Andy Wolf & Ken D.
• How to run the BP spread sheet
• How to measure, run your site, gather info
• Highly suggested for site reps and coordinators
Beginners Seminar
• Basics to Pumpkin Growing with Russ Landry & Bill
Rodonis
Pesticides
• Presented by Al Gibson & Steve Jepsen
• discussing products, applications, plant symptoms or
anything that pertains to keeping plants
healthy, bug free, and reading soil samples
Soil Soup, Beneficial Microbes, Bacteria
• Presented by Don Young, Joe Jutras, Dr. Linderman &
Ken Mitchel
• making soil soups, benefits of mycorrhizae & bacteria,
composting, amending etc…
Genetics & Pruning Methods
• Presented by Quinn Werner, Eddy Z and the McKie
Brothers
• Selecting seeds, plant set up, pruning techniques
10:00 am-10:15 am Break
10:15 am-11:45 am Continue Break Out Sessions
11:45 am- 12:00 pm Closing Remarks
Please Note This year there is not time for club presentations on the main stage. Clubs are all welcome to
set up tables at the convention to promote the group and to share with us all what they have
been up too. Please contact Lisa (lirwin@bmts.com) or a GPC Committee member to sign up for a table.
For anyone wishing to sell products or to sponsor a portion of the convention please contact Lisa or a GPC Committee member to discuss. A small fee will be charged for each booth.

1/11/2008 2:04:32 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Brooks, thanks for the info...looks like too many break out sessions, for any one person to attend??? Will there be printed info available from all of the break out sessions, for us to pick up?? Peace, Wayne

1/11/2008 7:35:50 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Wayne, That is a very good idea I'm sure we can look into it.

1/12/2008 6:49:47 AM

Dayton OH

How about during the last 15 minutes of breakout time, have each presenter do a recap/summary/highlights/foot stompers of the session so people from other sessions could come in and get the essentials, along with the handout.

1/12/2008 10:35:30 AM