[nafex] The Second International Pawpaw Conference...

Kirk W. Pomper kpomper at dcr.net
Mon Apr 30 15:58:55 EDT 2001


               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. The 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 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, either go to our
web site at: http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/conference/default.htm, or write
Dr. Kirk Pomper, Kentucky State University, 129 Atwood Research
Facility, Frankfort, KY 40601, or call 502-597-6174. 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
                                 presentation, 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


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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 at dcr.net
or kpomper at 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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