Friday, July 24, 2026
| 12:00 PM | Registration opens Courtyard by Marriott Athens Downtown 390 E Washington St., Athens, GA 30601 |
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| 2:00 PM | UGA Bus to pick up at Courtyard Marriott Tour of UGA’s North Campus |
| 2:30 PM | Travel to Regenerative Bioscience Center (RBC) 425 River Road, Athens, GA 30602 |
| 2:45 PM | Tour of Regenerative Bioscience Center – Dr. Steven Stice, Director, Regenerative Bioscience Center (RBC) – Dr. Frank West, Professor of Regenerative Bioscience |
| 3:30 PM | Travel to State Botanical Garden of Georgia 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30605 |
| 3:45 PM | Tour of State Botanical Garden of Georgia – Dr. Leonardo Lombardini, Department Head of Horticulture – Dr. Jennifer Cruse-Sanders, Director, State Botanical Garden of Georgia – Dr. Sheri Dorn, Assistant Professor, Sociohorticulture and Horticulture Therapy |
| 5:15 PM | Travel to Dinner Venue Two options for transportation: 1) Transportation provided as part of the tour 2) From the Courtyard Marriott |
| 5:30 PM | Tour, Dinner and Welcome UGA Stadium West End Zone |
| 7:30 PM | Return to Courtyard by Marriott |
Saturday, July 25, 2026
| 6:30 AM | Breakfast available in hotel meeting room |
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| 7:15 AM | Group to meet in the lobby near concierge desk |
| 7:30 AM | Bus departs for Fort Valley State University (FVSU) 1005 State University Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030 |
| 9:30 AM | Arrive FVSU Pettigrew Center 1005 State University Drive Fort Valley, GA 31030 |
| 10:00 AM | Joint Southern AHS/CARET Business Session Pettigrew Center – Main Campus |
| 11:30 AM | Break |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch Pettigrew Center – Main Campus |
| 12:45 PM | Business Meetings (Concurrent) – Southern CARET – AHS Business Meeting Pettigrew Center – Main Campus |
| 2:00 PM | Bus departs for campus tours |
| 2:15 PM | Tour of FVSU Campus and Facilities: Cold Vegetable Processing Plant – Dr. Mark Latimore, Jr., Associate Dean for Cooperative Extension Ponix Hydroponic Garden – Dr. Keith Howard, Dean, College of Agriculture, Family Sciences & Technology Solar Farm / Organic Site – Dr. Cedric Ogden, Cooperative Extension Engineer, and Dr. James Brown, Professor of Horticulture Reproductive Biology – Dr. Adel Moawad, Assistant Professor, Animal Science Meat Technology Processing Plant – Terrill Hollis, Food Science Professional |
| 4:00 PM | Depart for UGA Grand Farm 1101 Limerock Road, Perry, Georgia 31069 |
| 4:30 PM | Tour of UGA Grand Farm – Dr. Harsha Thippareddi, Associate Dean for Research – Eric Elsner, Executive Superintendent, CAES Research & Education Centers |
| 5:15 PM | Travel and prepare for dinner |
| 5:30 PM | Dinner at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter Miller-Murphy-Howard Building |
| 7:00 PM | Depart for Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Athens 390 E Washington St., Athens, GA 30601 |
| 9:30 PM | Arrive at Courtyard Marriott |
Sunday, July 26, 2026
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast begins at the Empire Room at the Classic Center 300 North Thomas St., Athens, GA 30601 |
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| 8:00 AM | The Future of Plant Breeding: Synthetic Biology – Dr. Scott Jackson, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Synthetic Biology |
| 8:45 AM | Opportunities at the Intersection of Agriculture, Food, Nutrition and Health: Positioning the 1890 Land-Grant Universities – Dr. Anisa Zvonkovic, Dean, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, UGA – Dr. Charles Geier, Associate Dean for Research, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, UGA |
| 9:30 AM | Business Follow-ups – Report out from separate business meetings – Any follow-up from joint session – Open discussion |
| 11:00 AM | Meeting adjourns |