Program & Schedule

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Friday, November 10, 2023

11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Registration open –  pick up name badges and information.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
 Trade Show Opening w/ light snacks

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
General Program Session

8:00 am – 12:00 pm

11:00 am – 4:00 pm

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Registration open – pick up name badges and information

 Trade Show Opening w/ light snacks

General Program Session

Grant Programs for Producers and Tips for Preparing Applications.  Tony Banks, Virginia Farm Bureau

Navigating Ecommerce: building direct-to-customer solutions for businesses of all sizes.   Kimberly Reuter,  CSG Consulting

Workforce Development

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
*Trade Show & Networking Break

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Virginia Oyster Trail Membership Meeting (open to all)

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Shellfish Growers of Virginia Membership Meeting (open to all)

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

*tentative* SGV Board Meeting (board members only)

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Welcome Address  –

The Steering Committee is pleased to welcome the Honorable Travis Voyles, Virginia Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources and the Honorable Joseph Guthrie, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
*Reception w/ live music from the Tidewinders!

(Attire: business casual – casual)

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm



6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

*Trade Show & Networking Break w/ coffee and refreshments

Virginia Oyster Trail Membership Meeting (open to all)

Shellfish Growers of Virginia Membership Meeting (open to all)

*tentative* SGV Board Member Meeting (board members only)

Welcome Address  –

The Steering Committee is pleased to welcome the Honorable Travis Voyles, Virginia Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources and the Honorable Joseph Guthrie, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 

*Reception with live music from the Tidewinders!

(Attire: business casual – casual)

Saturday, November 11, 2023 (Concurrent Sessions)

7:30 am – 8:30 am

*Breakfast (in Exhibit Hall)

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Concurrent Sessions

Bivalve Shellfish 

Regulatory Roundup – updates from agency partners and opportunity for open discussion. 

Water Quality Tools –  applications to support shellfish growers and resource managers

10:00 am – 11:00 am

*Networking and Trade Show Break

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Bivalve Shellfish

Co-Culture and Alternative Species  – where are we now? Moderator: Darien Mizuta, VIMS

Seaside Hard Clam Culture and Submerged Aquatic Vegetationresearch to inform policy. 

Mark Luckenbach and Grace Breitenbeck, VIMS

 

VA Aquaculture

Hydroponics/Aquaponics/ Food Safety

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

*Lunch (in Exhibit Hall)

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Bivalve Shellfish

Lighting Talks – Collaborative Research

  • Update on OsHV1 –  challenges with C. virginica and  shellfish seed surveillance.  Kimberly Reece, VIMS
  • Water Parameters in Oyster Bags Affected by Culture Practices.  Julianne Grenn, VIMS
  • Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to manage oyster farm production – the research perspectives. Matt LaGanke, VIMS 
  • RFID to manage oyster farm production – the farmer perspective.  Cappahosic Oyster Company
  • Gear Comparison Trials – a perspective on floating vs bottom grown oysters.  Cappahosic Oyster Company
  • Got the fuzz?: a conversation about the effects of stalked ciliates on oyster nursery culture. Samantha Glover, Oyster Seed Holdings
  • Economic impacts of growing area closures.  Fernando Goncalves, VSAREC
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