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Friday, July 24, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
12:00 PM<\/td>Registration opens<\/strong>
Courtyard by Marriott Athens Downtown
390 E Washington St., Athens, GA 30601<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
2:00 PM<\/td>UGA Bus to pick up at Courtyard Marriott
Tour of UGA\u2019s North Campus<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2:30 PM<\/td>Travel to Regenerative Bioscience Center (RBC)
425 River Road, Athens, GA 30602<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
2:45 PM<\/td>Tour of Regenerative Bioscience Center<\/strong>
– Dr. Steven Stice, Director, Regenerative Bioscience Center (RBC)
– Dr. Frank West, Professor of Regenerative Bioscience<\/td><\/tr>
3:30 PM<\/td>Travel to State Botanical Garden of Georgia
2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30605<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
3:45 PM<\/td>Tour of State Botanical Garden of Georgia<\/strong>
– 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<\/td><\/tr>
5:15 PM<\/td>Travel to Dinner Venue
Two options for transportation:
1) Transportation provided as part of the tour
2) From the Courtyard Marriott<\/td><\/tr>
5:30 PM<\/td>Tour, Dinner and Welcome<\/strong>
UGA Stadium West End Zone<\/td><\/tr>
7:30 PM<\/td>Return to Courtyard by Marriott<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, July 25, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
6:30 AM<\/td>Breakfast available in hotel meeting room<\/td><\/tr>
7:15 AM<\/td>Group to meet in the lobby near concierge desk<\/td><\/tr>
7:30 AM<\/td>Bus departs for Fort Valley State University (FVSU)
1005 State University Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
9:30 AM<\/td>Arrive FVSU
Pettigrew Center
1005 State University Drive Fort Valley, GA 31030<\/em><\/em><\/td><\/tr>
10:00 AM<\/td>Joint Southern AHS\/CARET Business Session<\/strong>
Pettigrew Center – Main Campus<\/td><\/tr>
11:30 AM<\/td>Break<\/td><\/tr>
11:45 AM<\/td>Lunch<\/strong>
Pettigrew Center – Main Campus<\/td><\/tr>
12:45 PM<\/td>Business Meetings (Concurrent)<\/strong>
– Southern CARET
– AHS Business Meeting
Pettigrew Center – Main Campus<\/td><\/tr>
2:00 PM<\/td>Bus departs for campus tours<\/td><\/tr>
2:15 PM<\/td>Tour of FVSU Campus and Facilities:
Cold Vegetable Processing Plant<\/strong>
– Dr. Mark Latimore, Jr., Associate Dean for Cooperative Extension
Ponix Hydroponic Garden<\/strong>
– Dr. Keith Howard, Dean, College of Agriculture, Family Sciences & Technology
Solar Farm \/ Organic Site<\/strong>
– Dr. Cedric Ogden, Cooperative Extension Engineer, and Dr. James Brown, Professor of Horticulture
Reproductive Biology<\/strong>
– Dr. Adel Moawad, Assistant Professor, Animal Science
Meat Technology Processing Plant<\/strong>
– Terrill Hollis, Food Science Professional<\/td><\/tr>
4:00 PM<\/td>Depart for UGA Grand Farm
1101 Limerock Road, Perry, Georgia 31069<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
4:30 PM<\/td>Tour of UGA Grand Farm<\/strong>
– Dr. Harsha Thippareddi, Associate Dean for Research
– Eric Elsner, Executive Superintendent, CAES Research & Education Centers<\/td><\/tr>
5:15 PM<\/td>Travel and prepare for dinner<\/td><\/tr>
5:30 PM<\/td>Dinner at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter<\/strong>
Miller-Murphy-Howard Building<\/td><\/tr>
7:00 PM<\/td>Depart for Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Athens
390 E Washington St., Athens, GA 30601<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
9:30 PM<\/td>Arrive at Courtyard Marriott<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, July 26, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
7:00 AM<\/td>Breakfast begins at the Empire Room at the Classic Center
300 North Thomas St., Athens, GA 30601<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
8:00 AM<\/td>The Future of Plant Breeding: Synthetic Biology<\/strong>
– Dr. Scott Jackson, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Synthetic Biology<\/td><\/tr>
8:45 AM<\/td>Opportunities at the Intersection of Agriculture, Food, Nutrition and Health: Positioning the 1890 Land-Grant Universities<\/strong>
– 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<\/td><\/tr>
9:30 AM<\/td>Business Follow-ups<\/strong>
– Report out from separate business meetings
– Any follow-up from joint session
– Open discussion<\/td><\/tr>
11:00 AM<\/td>Meeting adjourns<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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