2015 Winter School Agenda

The 2015 Tennessee Master Gardener Winter School Agenda:

Feb. 26, Thursday

7:00 Registration opens, Silent Auction begins

8:00 Welcome with Leadership Introductions – Dr. Chris Cooper

8:15 Our New TMG State Coordinator – Dr. Natalie Bumgarner

9:30 Grow Your Organization with Better Understanding of Personality Profiles and Group dynamics – Melody Rose

11:15 Concurrent Sessions –

Plant Scouting and Basic Diagnostics for the Master Gardener – Dr. Frank Hale & Dr. Alan Windham, or
Increasing your Organization’s Digital Footprint – Emily Tipton

12:15 Lunch & Alliance Meetings

1:45 SFE Winner Presentations – Suzanne Allen

3:00 Master Gardeners: Round Table Discussions (Idea Sharing/Networking)

* Social Media
* Advanced Master Gardener
* Improving Meeting Attendance
* Jr. Master Gardener
* Fund Raising
— small
— large projects
* Networking
* Intern Training
* Educational Events

3:00 Agents: Visit with Dr. Natalie Bumgarner and Dr. Chris Cooper

4:00 Concurrent Sessions –

Improving your Membership Recruitment and Retention – Carol Mathews, or
Plant Fertilization Strategies – Debbie Joines

Feb. 27, Friday

8:00 Welcome – Dr. Chris Cooper

8:15 Are Hydrangeas Wimps for Diseases and Insects? –Dr. Mark Windham

9:30 Concurrent Sessions –

So You Want to Apply for a Grant? – Maureen Mulroy, or
Balancing Pesticide Use with Biological Controls – Dr. Frank Hale

10:45 Local Identities – Shared Vision – Janet Carson

12:00 Lunch & Awards Presentations – Dr. Chris Cooper & Dr. Natalie Bumgarner

1:00 Concurrent Sessions –

Hands on Grafting (Apples and Tomatoes) Chris Ramsey & Dr. Natalie Bumgarner, or
GMOs – Who, What, Why – Dr. Scott Senseman, Dr. Dennis West, Dr. Heather Young

3:00 End – Door Prizes and Silent Auction (you must be present to win)

It’s going to be a good one! If you pre-register and pay your fee before Tuesday, 10 February you will save $10. You can do that here:

https://secure.touchnet.com/C21610_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=415

or, you may print and mail your registration by downloading the registration form here:

https://wilsoncountymg.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/registration-template-ws2015.docx

See you at Winter School.

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