Hello Everyone, Happy Friday! We are less than one month away from our annual NC 1186 meeting in Cincinnati, OH. I've heard from a few members, but please let me know if you plan to attend in-person, Zoom, or not at all so I can finalize the schedule. I've included a tentative schedule below. With the exception of Ohio, Tennessee, and Georgia, each presenter will have 15 minutes total, including Q&A. Timing will be strictly enforced. I've tried to accommodate everyone's preferred times. If your time doesn't work for you, please let me know as soon as possible so I can find an alternative time. If your presentation mode has changed, please also let me know. By September 6, 2023, each presenter will need to upload their PowerPoint or PDF file to this Google Drive folder<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s2kfGdQ4619DhGOOQSBJLNzpI4j8CMMx?usp=sharing>. Please rename your file in the format of [no._experimental station_last name]. Example: 1_Ohio_Owen. I will have the capability of uploading your presentation via USB drive the morning of the meeting. Please feel free to share the meeting info with anyone who might be interested in joining as new members. I look forward to seeing you at our meeting! 2023 NC-1186 Annual Meeting Date: September 7, 2023 In-person location: Hamilton County Extension Office<https://hamilton.osu.edu/> (2055 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45202) Zoom link: https://osu.zoom.us/j/98696107494?pwd=c0lmQTB6bkI5UmpSM2NjTzk3dytQdz09 (passcode: 483190) No. Start time (ET) End time (ET) Experimental station Presenter(s) Mode 8:30 AM 9:30 AM Business meeting Garrett Owen - 1 9:30 AM 10:00 AM Ohio - The Ohio State University and USDA-ARS Garrett Owen, Jim Owen, and James Altland In-person 2 10:00 AM 10:30 AM Tennessee - University of Tennessee, Knoxville and USDA-ARS Amy Fulcher and Jacob Shreckhise In-person 10:30 AM 10:45 AM Break - - 3 10:45 AM 11:00 AM South Carolina - Clemson Sarah White In-person 4 11:00 AM 11:30 AM Georgia - University of Georgia Ping Yu, Alexa Lamm, and Kristin Gibson In-person 5 11:30 AM 11:45 AM Louisiana - Louisiana State University Jeb Fields In-person 6 11:45 AM 12:00 PM Texas - Texas A&M University Raul Cabrera In-person 12:00 PM 1:00 PM Lunch break (Delivered to Hamilton Co. Extension office) - - 1:30 PM Commercial greenhouse and nursery visit and dinner on-site. - - *Business meeting agenda: * Welcome and introductions (Garrett Owen) * Approval of minutes from 2022 * Updates on collaborative research and grant activities (past, current, and proposed) * Membership report and brief introductions from new members * Discussion on joint outputs * Nomination and election of incoming secretary * Incoming chair and co-chair * Election of secretary * Announcements and upcoming events and relevant conferences * 2024 meeting location * Other new businesses? Thank you, W. Garrett Owen, Ph.D. --- [The Ohio State University] W. Garrett Owen Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor Sustainable Greenhouse & Nursery Systems The Ohio State University Department of Horticulture & Crop Science 334 Howlett Hall 2001 Fyffe Rd., Columbus, OH 43210 (614) 247-9656 Office [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To receive industry research and extension updates, please subscribe to: e-GRO - Electronic Grower Resources Online: www.e-gro.org<http://www.e-gro.org/> Nutritional Monitoring of Floriculture Crops: http://fertdirtandsquirt.com<http://fertdirtandsquirt.com/>