  The Second International Pawpaw Conference |
The Second International Pawpaw Conference |
Preliminary Schedule of Events
| Thursday, 9/20/01 | |
| 10:00 am-4:00 pm | KSU and UK Field Day-all day at KSU farm (Free event) |
| 6:00-9:00 pm | On your own pre-conference gathering at Jim’s Seafood Restaurant in Frankfort, Kentucky |
| Friday, 9/21/01 | |
| 8:00-9:00 am | Registration and refreshments-KSU Extension Building |
| 9:00-9:15 am | Introductory remarks and welcome |
| 9:15-9:35 am | Overview of KSU program – Kirk Pomper |
| 9:35-10:30 am | Propagation Round Table |
| 10:30-10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 | Regional Variety Trial Reports |
| 12:00-1:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:15-1:30 pm | Board buses |
| 1:30-2:30 pm | Trip to Seelbach in Louisville |
| 2:45-3:30 pm | Fruit tasting and discussion |
| 3:30-4:45 pm | Fruit ripening and handling |
| 4:45-5:00 pm | Break |
| 5:00-6:00 pm | Cooking with Pawpaws –Adam Seger, Chefs Jim Gerhardt and Michael Cunha |
| 6:00-9:00 pm | Dinner at the Seelbach from the Chefs of the Five Diamond Restaurant, the Oakroom PPF award presentations, show-and-tell session, and posters |
| 9:15 pm | Return to Frankfort |
| Saturday, 9/22/01 | |
| 9:30-10:00 am | Refreshments at KSU farm |
| 10:00-10:30 am | Pawpaw Anticancer and pesticide products |
| 10:30-12:00 | Marketing Pawpaw |
| 12:00-1:00 pm | Box lunch |
| 1:00-2:00 pm | Pawpaw Growers Roundtable |
| 2:00-4:00 pm | Submitted talks and Additional Posters |
| 4:00-5:00 pm | Orchard tours, Fruit and product tasting, Grafting demo, Nursery production demo |
| 5:00-8:00 pm | Closing Dinner at the KSU Farm |
Schedule of events
Call for abstracts
Abstract submission form
Registration information
Registration form
Area attractions
for further information, contact Dr. Kirk Pomper at kpomper@dcr.net
or 502-597-5942.
page updated 2/26/01