Trees for Life – From Heritage to Legacy
Venue
Hope Hall, SH6 2.8 km southwest of Richmond
Hope Recreation Reserve, 184 Main Road Hope, Hope 7020, NZ
Programme
Note: Google Calendar version on Branch Events page
Friday 30 March
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| 8:30 am | Registration check-in |
| 9 am | meetings (concurrent) editors/research committee/branch members |
| 9:30 am | optional bus trip (partners & spouses) leaves venue |
| 10 am | morning tea |
| 10:30 am | branch delegates meeting |
| 12 noon | lunch |
| 2 pm | AGM |
| 6:30 pm | Official conference opening by Tasman mayor Richard Kempthorne |
| | social get-together, barbecue, drinks |
| | Fun competitions with prizes: (1) Gadgets and Gizmos, (2) Best Jam |
Saturday 31 March
| 8:30 am | Registration check-in |
| 9 am | Margot Syms – Beekeeping for Pollination |
| 9:40 am | morning tea |
| 10:10 - 10:50 am | Kate Marshall - Disease resistant apples |
| 11:00 - 11:50 am | Lester Brewer - World Pears: Breeding Goals & Trends |
| 12 noon - 12:15 pm | Waikato 2013 conference presentation |
| 12:30 pm | buses depart for field trips with lunch bags |
| 6:30 pm | Conference Dinner with local wines and foods |
| Auction, Tree Crops awards, Presidential address |
Sunday 1 April
| 8:30 am | Registration check-in |
| 9 am | Jenny North - Growing Beautiful Food Gardens |
| 9:40 am | morning tea |
| 10:10 - 10:50 am | Dave Harris - citrus propagation, budding, grafting |
| 11:00 - 11:50 am | John Palmer - Intensive Pipfruit Production Systems |
| 12 noon - 12:15 pm | President Murray Redpath winding up |
| 12:30 pm | buses depart for field trips with lunch bags |
