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Pawpaw Interest Group
First Announcement The Second International Pawpaw Conference September
21-22, 2001 Frankfort, Kentucky Sponsored by Kentucky State University and The
PawPaw Foundation The Second International Pawpaw Conference will represent a
unique experience for scientists, nurserymen, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts to
share information about the production and uses of pawpaw. The conference will
focus on progress in pawpaw [Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal]: regional variety
trials, cultivar development, seedling and clonal propagation, germplasm
collection, postharvest fruit physiology and handling, marketing and product
development, and anti-cancer and pesticidal compounds.
In addition to presentations on pawpaw, the conference will also offer an
opportunity to taste pawpaw fruit, tour the Kentucky State University pawpaw
orchards, view demonstrations on how to propagate pawpaw, and allow participants
a chance to sample pawpaw recipes from the chefs of one of Kentucky’s finest
restaurants, The Oakroom, a 5-diamond restaurant at Louisville’s Seelbach
Hilton.
The conference will host a combination of invited speakers and submitted
talks and posters. There will also be a poster session and show-and-tell session
about pawpaw for non-scientists and enthusiasts.
Conference space will be limited to 180 attendees, and pre-registration will
be required for both days of the conference. The deadline for
pre-registration will be August 1, 2001. An estimated registration cost of
$150.00 will cover an abstract book, a copy of the resulting conference
proceedings, transportation from Frankfort, Kentucky to the Seelbach Hilton in
Louisville, Kentucky, coffee breaks, and lunch and dinner on September 21 and
22, 2001. The estimated registration fee for PawPaw Foundation members is
$135.00. There are 80 rooms ($66 per night) being held at the Holiday
Inn-Capital Plaza in Frankfort, KY until August 21, 2001 for conference
participants. For registration information, follow this link to:
http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/conference/default.htm or write: Dr. Kirk Pomper,
Kentucky State University, 129 Atwood Research Facility, Frankfort, KY 40601.
If you would like to make a presentation at the meeting, please indicate this
with your request for registration information. Pre-register as quickly as
possible; we expect conference spots will go quickly. We look forward to seeing
you at this exciting event!
Preliminary Schedule of Events
Thursday, 9/20/01 10:00 am KSU Small Farm 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 9:35-10:30 am Propagation Round
Table 10:30-10:45 am Break 10:45-12:00 Noon 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 Anti-cancer and pesticide products 10:30-12:00
Noon 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.
Area Attractions and Self-guided Opportunities: There are many area
attractions in Frankfort, Kentucky and surrounding area. In Frankfort
you will find: The Kentucky History Center, Liberty Hall (1796)
Historic Site, The Orlando Brown House (1835), Old State Capitol and
History Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright's Zeigler-Brockman House, Kentucky
State Capitol, Kentucky Military History Museum, Daniel Boone's Grave
at Frankfort Cemetery, Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources Salato Wildlife
Education Center & Game Farm, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Rebecca-Ruth
Candy Inc.- world famous as the "Originators of Bourbon Candy"- and
many other attractions. In the surrounding area you will find:
Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National
Historic Site near Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Shakertown; Kentucky;
Natural Bridge State Park Resort; and many other sites of interest.
Conference Program Committee Members: Kirk Pomper (Chair),
Robert Barney, Noland Williams, Charliese Brown, Dewayne Ingram,
Snake Jones, Eddie Reed, Marion Simon, Mac Stone, Susan Templeton,
Jean Ward, and Wyvette Williams Committee Advisor: Harold R. Benson
Proceedings Associate Editor: Robert Barney Kirk W. Pomper, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator of Horticulture Kentucky State University 129
Atwood Research Facility Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: 502-597-5942
Fax: 502-597-6381 Email: kpomper@dcr.net or kpomper@gwmail.kysu.edu http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/webres4.html. Get the latest information
on the upcoming Conference: 2nd International Pawpaw Conference
Friday and Saturday, September 21-22, 2001, Frankfort, KY
http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/conference/default.htm
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