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Schedule at a glance | Detailed Schedule

Detailed Schedule

*The following schedule may be subject to change*

Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday

Tuesday July 11, 2017

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Check-in and on-site registration at the Hilton Vancouver

Wednesday July 12, 2017

7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Check-in and on-site registration at the Hilton Vancouver for pre-symposium excursions

8:30 a.m. Bus for Portland school gardens pre-symposium excursion departs the Hilton Vancouver (additional registration required)

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Portland school gardens pre-symposium excursion (additional registration required)

9:00 a.m. Bus for The Oregon Garden pre-symposium excursion departs the Hilton Vancouver (additional registration required)

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Oregon Garden pre-symposium excursion (additional registration required)

2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. International Master Gardener trade show at Oregon Convention Center (free entry with NCYGS nametag)

Thursday July 13, 2017

7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Check-in and on-site registration open at the Hilton Vancouver

7:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Breakfast in Heritage Ballroom

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Bookstore open in Alder Room

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Announcements

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Session Block A (lecture)

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Session Block B (lecture)

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch in Heritage Ballroom, presentation of the 2017 Growing Good Kids – Excellence in Children’s Literature Awards and Jane L. Taylor Award

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Keynote Presentation in Heritage Ballroom: “Tomorrow’s Flowers: garden educators plant seeds for the future” Philip Lee and Rick Swann

2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Book signing with Rick Swann and Philip Lee, featuring Readers to Eaters publications

2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Session Block C  (workshop)

2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. International Master Gardener trade show at Oregon Convention Center (free entry with NCYGS nametag)

Friday July 14, 2017

7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Check-in and on-site registration open at the Hilton Vancouver

7:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast in Heritage Ballroom

7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Bookstore open in Alder Room

9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Therapy Garden tour at Legacy Health - bus departs from and returns to Hilton Vancouver (pre-registration required)

9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Session Block D (workshop)

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Session Block E (lecture)

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch in Heritage Ballroom

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Session Block F (lecture)

3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.  Optional afternoon excursion to Wildlife Botanical Gardens (included with registration)
 

Saturday July 15, 2017

7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Check-in and on-site registration open at the Hilton Vancouver

7:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Breakfast in Heritage Ballroom

7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Bookstore open in Alder Room

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Session Block G (lecture)

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break (Vancouver Farmer's Market open outside hotel)

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Session Block H (workshop)

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch in Heritage Ballroom

1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Keynote Presentation: "Comic Misadventures of Lewis and Clark" Brian "Fox" Ellis

3:00 p.m. Bus for post-symposium excursion departs Hilton Vancouver (additional registration required)

3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Post-symposium excursion to Our Table Cooperative for tour and farm-to-table dinner (additional registration required)