Conference Itinerary

Thursday August 1, 2024

TimeLocationSession
Special
Guest
12:00 – 4:00 pmMahone RoomNational Christmas Tree Association
Board of Directors Meeting (Directors only)
12:00 – 4:00 pm Bluenose Reception Area/
Lunenburg Room
Trade show set-up
4:00 pmBluenose Reception AreaConference Registration Open
7:00 pmBluenose A / BWelcome Dinner Reception
Sponsored by Enjoy Tree
7:30 pmBluenose A / BLive Entertainment
Sponsored by
DeLong Farm Products
Old Man Luedecke

Friday August 2, 2024

Time Location SessionSpecial Guest
6:30 – 8:30 amBreakfast (on your own).
7:30 amBluenose Reception AreaConference Registration Open
8:30 am Bluenose A/BWelcomeHonourable Greg Morrow,
Minister of Agriculture
John Wyckoff, President,
National Christmas Tree Association
Mike Harlow, President,
Christmas Tree Council
of Nova Scotia
9:00 amBluenose A/BReal Christmas Tree Board Update Marsha Gray, Executive Director,
Real Christmas Tree Board
10:00 amBluenose Reception AreaCoffee Break
Exhibit Hall Open
Sponsored by
Payments International Inc.https://www.piifx.com/
10:30 amBluenose A/BNational Christmas Tree Association UpdateJohn Wyckoff, President,
National Christmas Tree Association
Tim O’Connor, Executive Director,
National Christmas Tree Association
11:00 amBluenose A/BChristmas Tree Specialist
Through the Years
(Panel Discussion)
Tom Ernst, Lunenburg County
Christmas Tree Producers Association
Scott MacEwan
Peter Romkey
Ross Pentz
Lienna Hoeg, Perennia
12:00 noonBluenose Reception AreaLunch
Exhibit Hall Open
Sponsored by
Harry Freeman and Son Ltd.
1:00 pmBluenose A/BTrees for TroopsRick Dungey, Executive Director,
Christmas Spirit Foundation
1:30 pmBluenose A/BThe Race to the Super Tree
(Panel Discussion)
Dr. Andrew Schofield,
Dalhousie University
Robyn Kelly, Phytocultures
Dr. Justin Whitehill, North Carolina State University
Jim Rockis, Founder, Reliable Source Seeds
and Transplants
Greg Adams
2:30 pmBluenose A/BGenomic and Genetic
Approaches to Improve
Christmas Tree Health
Dr Justin Whitehill
North Carolina State University
3:00 pmBluenose Reception AreaCoffee Break
Exhibit Hall Open
Sponsored by
Farm Credit Canada
3:30 pmBluenose A/BClimate Change Challenges & Adaptation
(Panel Discussion)
Dr. Allan Thomson, Perennia
Dr. Mason MacDonald, Dalhousie University
Dr. Anthony Taylor, University of New Brunswick
Bill Lindberg, Michigan State University
Fraser MacNab, Christmas Tree Council
of Nova Scotia
5:00 pmBluenose A/BClosing
7:00 pmBluenose A/BBanquetCharles Barkhouse As
seen on The Curse of
Oak Island
9:00 pmBluenose A/BLive Entertainment
Sponsored by M. Keddy
Farm and Forest Limited
Pirates of Halifax

Saturday August 3, 2024

Time Location Session
6:30 – 8:30 amBreakfast (on your own)
8:30 am – 5:00 pmHotel Lobby Farm Tour
Bus Boarding
(note. all day field trip – lunch included) Sponsored by
Enjoy Tree
9:00 am – 4:15 pmHotel LobbyFarm Market and Peggy’s Cove Tour
Bus Boarding
(note. all day field trip – on your own lunch)
Sponsored by TSC
Nursery Sales LTD
9:30 am – 5:00 pmHotel LobbyMuseum and Sailing Tour
Bus Boarding

(note. all day field trip – on your own lunch)
Sponsored by North Eastern
Christmas Tree Association
4:00 pm – 11:00 pmWestern Shore LegionFarewell to Nova Scotia
(cash bar, finger food)
Sponsored by Lunenburg County Christmas Tree Producers’ Association