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MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023                    

• 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. -- Pumpkin or Ornament glass-blowing session - SOLD OUT 

• 5:45 - 7:15 p.m. -- Awaken the Spirits Ghost Tour - SOLD OUT

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023  

• 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. -- Vendors, Ballroom corridor

• 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -- Convention Registration, Lobby Alcove 

• 9:45 - 10:30 a.m -- Finance Committee Meeting

• 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. -- Executive Committee Meeting, Carder Room  

• 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon -- Pumpkin ($30) Ornament ($25) glass-blowing session - SOLD OUT

• 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. -- Lunch

• 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. -- Board Meeting

• 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. -- "Birds of Prey: Big  and Small" Presented at the host hotel by Ryan Donnelly, Tanglewood Nature Center -- Tri-Refresher Credit Available

• 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. -- "Leaf Manipulation" by Mary Brummer.

• 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. -- Book Signing by NGC President Brenda Moore

• 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. -- Cocktail Hour, location outside or in the hallway
  Meet and Greet with NGC President Brenda Moore, CAR-SGC Director & CAR-SGC Officers 

• 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. -- Dinner and Tri-Refresher topic: "Youth and Leadership" by NGC President Brenda Moore -- Tri-Refresher Credit Available

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2023  

• 7:00 - 10:00 a.m. -- Convention Registration, Lobby Alcove 

• 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. -- Vendors, Ballroom corridor

• 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. -- Conference Breakfast

• 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. -- Conference Round Table (60 people)    

• 10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. -- CAR-SGC Conference Meeting (Reports by Officers & Committee Chairs);
  Awards Ceremony 

• 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. -- Lunch with Frances Thrash, Floral Designer

• 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. -- Tri-Refresher topic: "Landscape Design for Wildlife with Native Plants" by Barbara Campbell -- Tri-Refresher Credit Available

• 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. --  Tri-Refresher topic: "Urban & Suburban Landscape Design" by Barbara Campbell --
  Tri-Refresher Credit Available

• 6:00 p.m. -- Reception Cocktail Hour

• 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. -- Dinner and Tri-Refresher topic: “Art and History of Horticulture” by Rochelle Smith -- 
  Tri-Refresher Credit Available
   

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2023  

Bus Tour. All registered conference attendees are welcome to participate

 

​9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. -- Field trip by bus to various sites. Round-trip from hotel. All registered conference attendees are welcome to register for and attend this bus trip.​
NOTE: This bus trip is required for Tri-Refresher Credit. 

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• Taughannock Falls -- Terrific views and tour/talk with State Ranger, Josh Teter.  
  (2 hours, including 1½ hour lecture)

• Cornell University Botanical Gardens -- Winter Garden Program by Emily Norfen, Horticulturist and Winter Garden Curator (1½ hours, including ½ hour tour of the Winter Garden) 

• Americana Vineyards -- Lunch and browse, hosted by Joseph Gober, Jr., owner (1 hour)

• Oechsner Farms: Organic Farm Oats/Grains, Thor Oechsner, owner (1½ hours, including a 1 hour lecture)