Schedule at-a-Glance

The following schedule of events is for the 2021 Northeast Greenhouse Conference & Expo which has passed.  Please check back in Spring 2023 for a preliminary schedule of event for the Fall 2023 Conference. 

Tuesday November 2, 2021
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM	Exhibitor Set-Up	Parade
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Exhibitor Registration	Courtyard
Wednesday November 3, 2021
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration & Information Desk Open	Courtyard
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Concurrent Educational Session Block 1 Let's Figure Out Gen X, Y & Z Working Efficiently & Effectively/Trabajando de Manera Eficiente y Efectiva Botrytis prevention and management (cover bloom safety) Silicon as Plant Beneficial Nutrient: Improving Growth and Plant Health	Multiple Locations
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Sponsored by Bayer	Parade
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Trade Show Open	Parade
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Concurrent Educational Session Block 2 Applying a lean approach in different parts of the business Principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Ornamental Crops/Principios de Manejo Integrado de Plagas (MIP) en Cultivos Ornamentales Invasion of the Plant Snatchers: Invasive pests affecting ornamentals Develop a nutrient program	Multiple Locations
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & time to visit the Exhibit Hall	Parade
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Keynote Address by John Kennedy, "The Attraction and Retention of Top Talent"	Federal
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Break & time to visit the Exhibit Hall	Parade
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Concurrent Educational Session Block 3 Mitigating May Madness Tips to ensure consumer success with compact fruiting vegetables for patio and indoor gardening/Consejos para garantizar el éxito del consumidor con vegetales compactos para jardinería de interior y en patios Mum's the Word: Secrets About Pests and Diseases of Chrysanthemum Sanitation for disease management	Multiple Locations
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Concurrent Educational Session Block 4 One Hour Strategic Plan Pest scouting in nursery production/Monitoreo de plagas en la producción de viveros Results of research trials & hot issues in greenhouses Top issues in GHs*	Multiple Locations
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Northeast Greenhouse Conference Welcome Reception and Townhall Panel "What's in Store for 2022?" Reception Sponsored by Ball Seed. All invited to attend. Light hors d'oeuvres and cash bar available. Panelists: Steve Castorani, North Creek Nurseries; Andy Huntington, Proven Winners; Christopher Valley, Prides Corner Farms, Inc.; Brian Sullivan, Griffin Greenhouse Supplies, Inc.; Jim Kennedy, Ball Seed; Moderator Neil Mattson, Cornell University The last two years have brought immense change to the greenhouse industry. Hear from supply chain experts emerging trends for 2022. Will consumer interest in gardening stay elevated or go back to pre-2020 levels? What are the must have hard and live goods for 2022? Are supply chain challenges here to stay and how to cope?	Courtyard
Thursday November 4, 2021
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration & Information Desk Open	Courtyard
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Trade Show Open	Parade
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Concurrent Educational Session Block 1 Managing the Daylength and Light Intensity of Specialty Cut flowers in the Greenhouse Specialty leafy green production: Managing the environment and culture Energy Conservation Strategies for Greenhouse Crop Production	Multiple Locations
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Concurrent Educational Session Block 2 Cannabis biology and stock plant production Tips for producing high-quality, non-flowering and flavorful culinary herbs by manipulating light, CO2 and temperature Assessing greenhouse structural health with drones Single Cells + Slime = Bacteria to Avoid in the Greenhouse Best Perennial Performers at the Penn State Flower Trials	Multiple Locations
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Sponsored by ICL Specialty Fertilizers	Parade
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Concurrent Educational Session Block 3 How to use light in cannabis cultivation Water and nutrient management for leafy greens Mycorrhizae 101 (Allied Trade Sponsored) Root rots and their management strategies Plant Growth Regulators in Herbaceous Perennial Production	Multiple Locations
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Lunch & time to visit the Exhibit Hall	Parade
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Concurrent Educational Session Block 4 The most common cannabis pests and their control options Understanding greenhouse climate control for high yielding leafy greens and herbs Putting Horticulture Back Into Popular Culture How to handle and release a variety of beneficial arthropods for greenhouse rol, including mistakes to avoid Tune in to Green Infrastructure through the Power of Plants	Multiple Locations
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Concurrent Educational Session Block 5 Integrated Rootzone Management in Cannabis Production  Managing diseases on herbs Connecting Virtually and In Person - A Garden Communicators Meeting  Upcoming challenges in Biocontrol/ BCA compatibility with traditional products Improving Irrigation Applications	Multiple Locations
3:00 PM	Trade Show Closes	N/A
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Educational Session Block 6 Optimizing CBD yields Practices to have an effective IPM and biocontrol program Keep yourself up to date with what's happening in pest management Diseases of Perennials and Their Management	Multiple Locations