Explore "A Resilient Forest" as we embark on topics like assisted migration, birds and pollinators, and climate change.
1 Resort Dr, Asheville, NC 28806
Fri., September 30 - Sat., October 1, 2022
2022 American Chestnut Symposium
Asheville, NC - September 30-October 1
Reserve your room before Midnight Thursday, September 8, 2022
To book a room call the hotel reservation line directly 828‑285‑2620
Registration is required for each attendee.
For multiple registrants, click "+ Save and Add Additional Registrant."
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1:30PM
Symposium Registration Opens
Laurel Foyer -
3:00PM-3:15PM
Welcome
Pisgah/Pilot RoomSpeaker: Jay Cude, TACF Board Chair
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3:15PM-5:00PM
Science Panel Discussion
Pisgah/Pilot RoomModerator: Dr. Debby Delmer, TACF Board Member
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5:30PM-6:30PM
Social Hour
Expo CenterCash bar and light hors d'oeuvres
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6:30PM-9:30PM
Volunteer Service Awards Dinner
Expo CenterKeynote Speaker: Victor Harris, Publisher and Editor of Minority Landowner Magazine
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7:00AM-4:30PM
Poster Session Open
Mitchell Ballroom -
7:00AM-8:45AM
Breakfast
Expo Center -
8:00AM-8:45AM
Welcome
Expo CenterSpeakers: Lisa Thomson, TACF President and CEO
Katie McKeever, PhD, Plant Pathologist, Resistance Screening Center Director -
9:00AM-10:00AM
Tommy Cabe, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Pisgah/Pilot Room -
10:10AM-11:10AM
Dr. Jason Holliday, Virginia Tech
Pisgah/Pilot Room -
11:20AM-12:20PM
Alex Sandercock, PhD Student at VA Tech
Pisgah/Pilot Room -
12:30PM-1:30PM
Lunch
Expo Center -
1:40PM-2:40PM
Ben Novack, Revive & Restore Lead Scientist and Program Manager
Pisgah/Pilot Room -
3:00PM-4:00PM
Student Flash Talks
Pisgah/Pilot Room -
5:00PM-6:00PM
Poster Session/Social Hour
Laurel Foyer
Cash bar and light hors d'oeuvres -
6:30PM-9:30PM
Chestnut Celebration Dinner
Expo CenterKeynote Speaker: Michael Webster, Author of The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on Earth
Thank you for attending & safe travels!
Questions? Email Membership Manager Judy Antaramian.
