Grove's Austin Perspective

Greetings...if the hyperlink that you "moused' led you here, you are about to read about the upcoming APS Annual Meeting from my perspective. This is my 23nd annual meeting which probably qualifies me as an "old timer".

I have always found the annual meeting a great place to "recharge my professional batteries". The meeting is great place to keep up with new developments, learn new techniques, reconnect with old friends, and a great excuse to visit some of the nicest cities in the US.

The program is "loaded" this year. We have town meetings, leadership forums, workshops, field trips, poster sessions, symposia, special sessions, paper sessions, awards ceremonies, socials, etc. etc. etc. There is no way to absorb everything so I wish everyone the best of luck in absorbing the things of the most importance to you. This can all be somewhat overwhelming to newcomers, so we encourage all newcomers to participate in the "First Timer's Orientation" on Saturday, July 30 from 4:30 to 5:30 pm.

What does my schedule look like? Chaos! I will be in Austin for an entire week. I will be in attendance at Friday's leadership forum, the Saturday and Wednesday meetings of APS Council, the poster sessions Sunday-Tuesday, Saturday night's committee meetings, the QOL Fungicide Resistance session on Sunday afternoon, and the socials when and wherever they may be (I've never met a social that I didn't like!). Somewhere in all of the chaos I am planning to visit the abode of my first cousin (whom I haven't seen in 25 years) and the LBJ Presidential Library.