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2024 |
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June |
Thursday,
June
20, 2024 |
Special
event
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brought to
you by:
Special
event
at the new
USDA/ARS' Sam Farr United States
Crop Improvement and Protection Research
Center
in Salinas, California.
Researchers funded by the California
Leafy Greens Research Board (CLGRB) will
speak about available traits and
resources that are perhaps
underutilized.
Click HERE to register now
9:00 - 11:00 |
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Presentations, Q&A, discussion
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Bill Wintermantel,
USDA/ARS
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Gail Taylor, UC Davis
Breeding for shelf life and
nutrition
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Richard Michelmore,
UC Davis
Lettuce breeding and
genetics (+ a report on
Maeli Melotto’s work on food
safety)
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Renee Eriksen, USDA/ARS
Understanding molecular
mechanisms of viral
infection in lettuce roots
in support of the USDA
breeding program
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Kelley Richardson,
USDA/ARS
Breeding for improved
resistance to INSV, Pythium,
Verticillium, and Fusarium
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David Still, Cal Poly
Pomona
Breeding lettuce for
improved water and nitrogen
use efficiency
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Charles Brummer, UC
Davis
Breeding Spinach for CA
Growers
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Others
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11:00 - 12:00 |
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Visit of the new USDA/ARS
facilities
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12:00 - 1:00 |
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Networking lunch |
Location:
USDA/ARS,
1636 East Alisal Street,
Salinas, California
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September |
Thursday,
September
12, 2024 |
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The
essential networking event
4:30 - 6:00
Networking social with a SCOPE
TOMATO TASTING and the TALENTS CORNER
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
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RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs
will win a Meal with Syngenta.
6:00 - 7:00
Featured speaker
Allen Van Deynze Director of the Seed Biotechnology
Center at UC Davis Associate Director of the Plant Breeding
Center at UC Davis Scientific Director of the African
Orphan Crops Consortium
Location:
ARC Ballrooms, UC Davis
(J)
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October |
Thursday,
October 10, 2024 |
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The
essential networking event
4:30 - 6:00 Networking social with
the TALENTS CORNER.\
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
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RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs will win
a Meal with GreenVenus.
6:00 - 7:00
Featured speaker
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Pamela
Ronald
Distinguished Professor of Plant
Pathology
UC Davis
Topic: TBA
Location:
Buehler
Alumni Center, UC Davis (J)
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October |
Thursday,
17 October
2024 |
Open to all
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Seed Central hosts
the
California Seed Association's
Fall Student Tour
for lunch and
a networking career fair
With students from UC Davis,
Cal-Poly, California State
University Chico / Fresno /
Monterey Bay, Woodland
Community College, and Woodland high
schools.
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11:30 - 12:30
Lunch +
Industry Panelists
Testimonials:
transitioning
after graduation,
the decision to work
in industry,
experiences in the
first job, career
path, advice to new
talents.
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12:30 - 1:30
Networking Career
Fair
Location:
:
Woodland Community
College, Woodland, California (J)
Featuring:
with panelists:
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November |
Thursday,
November 14, 2024 |
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The
essential networking event
Seed Central celebrates Sakata
Seed America by
featuring a "Job Panorama" of the
company.
This Seed
Central member
moved its headquarters to Woodland,
California in 2024.
The "Job Panorama" in a seed company
An
opportunity for students to discover
the
wide range
of exciting, high tech jobs
that make up
a seed company.
We will hear from a wide range of
employees about their respective jobs,
they
will understand what sort of
teams it takes in each functional area
of the company to go from research
through production, supply chain, operations, sales
and marketing, all the way to the
market.
4:30 - 6:00 Job Panorama : Sakata
Seed America
6:00 - 7:00
Networking social with the TALENTS
CORNER
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
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RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs will win
a Meal with Sakata Seed America.
Location:
Buehler
Alumni Center, UC Davis (W)
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December |
Thursday,
December 12, 2024 |
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The
essential networking event
4:30 - 6:00 Networking social with
the TALENTS CORNER
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
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RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs will win
a Meal with Industry (TBA).
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Richard Michelmore |
Blake Meyers |
6:00 - 7:00
Featured speakers
Location:
ARC Ballrooms, UC Davis
(W)
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2025 |
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January |
Thursday,
January 9, 2025 |
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present |
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8th Innovators
Showcase @ UC Davis
Featuring
startups and innovative companies
in ag and
food, from seed to health
In-person + remote
12:00
to 12:45 PM
Exhibits set up at the
Conference Center, UC Davis
(J/W)
1:00 to
3:00 PM
Pitch session at the
Conference Center, UC Davis
3:30 to
6:00 PM
Networking exhibits at
the Conference Center, UC Davis
with the TALENTS CORNER
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
TBA |
RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs will win
a Meal with Industry (TBA).
> If you
wish to present & exhibit, please
contact François Korn @
fkorn@seedcentral.org.
> If you
wish to register to attend the
presentations and exhibits,
click HERE to register. |
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February |
Thursday,
February 13, 2025 |
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The
essential networking event
Postdoc Panorama
A multi-year series featuring the research conducted by
postdoctoral researchers at UC Davis and
UC Berkeley
4:30 - 6:00 Networking social with
the TALENTS CORNER
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
TBA |
RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs will win
a Meal with Industry (TBA).
6:00 - 7:00
Featured postdoctoral researchers
present their research.
Location: UC Davis
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March |
Thursday,
March 13, 2025 |
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The
essential networking event
4:30 - 6:00 Networking social with
the TALENTS CORNER
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
TBA |
RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs will win
a Meal with Industry (TBA).
6:00 - 7:00
Featured speaker
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Xiaofei Zhang
Assistant Professor
Genetics and Breeding of Small Grains
Crops
Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
Dr. Zhang's research program aims to
address the needs of small grains crop
growers and consumers both nationally
and internationally. It will be focusing
on 1) Yield Increase beyond the Green
Revolution; 2) Nutrient Use and
Environmental Footprint; 3) Nutrition
and Health; 4) Breeding Technology and
Genetic Gains.
Location:
, UC Davis
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April |
Thursday,
April 10, 2025 |
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The
essential networking event
4:30 - 6:00 Networking social with
the TALENTS CORNER
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
TBA |
RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs will win
a Meal with Industry (TBA).
6:00 - 7:00 Featured speaker
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The
featured speaker will be
the new Dean
of the College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences,
UC Davis
Location:
, UC Davis
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May |
Thursday,
May 8, 2025 |
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The
essential networking event
4:30 - 6:00 Networking social with
the TALENTS CORNER
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
TBA |
RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs will win
a Meal with Industry (TBA).
6:00 - 7:00
Featured speakers
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Barbara
Blanco-Ulate, Associate
Professor,
and Irwin Donis-Gonzalez,
Associate Professor of Cooperative
Extension
Co-Directors of the UC Davis Postharvest
Technology Center
Topic: The UC Davis Postharvest
Technology Center
Location:
, UC Davis
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September |
Thursday,
September
11,
2025 |
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The
essential networking event
4:30 - 6:00 Networking social with
the TALENTS CORNER
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
TBA |
RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs will win
a Meal with Industry (TBA).
6:00 - 7:00
Featured speaker
Location:
, UC Davis
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October |
Thursday,
October 9, 2025 |
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The
essential networking event
4:30 - 6:00 Networking social with
the TALENTS CORNER
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
TBA |
RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs will win
a Meal with Industry (TBA).
6:00 - 7:00
Featured speaker
Location:
, UC Davis
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November |
Thursday,
November 13, 2025 |
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The
essential networking event
4:30 - 6:00 Networking social with
the TALENTS CORNER
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
TBA |
RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs will win
a Meal with Industry (TBA).
6:00 - 7:00
Featured speaker
Location:
, UC Davis
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December |
Thursday,
December 11,
2025 |
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The
essential networking event
4:30 - 6:00 Networking social with
the TALENTS CORNER
Students, postdocs,
win a meal for 3 with |
TBA |
RAFFLE: 3 students or postdocs will win
a Meal with Industry (TBA).
6:00 - 7:00
Featured speaker
Location:
, UC Davis
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