IPPS Conference 2023
April 20 - 23rd
Parnell Hotel and Conference Centre
10 - 20 Gladstone Road
Parnell, Auckland
Platinum Sponsors
Daltons
Horticentre Charitable Trust
Multiflora Laboratories
Gold Sponsors
Hill Laboratories
Orion Labeling Solutions
Waimea Group
Zealandia Horticulture
Silver Sponsors
Egmont Commercial
Headford Propagators
Horticentre Group
ICL
Reference Publishing Company
Totara Glen Nurseries
Bronze Plus
Advanced Media Supplies
Bronze
Blueskin Nurseries
Good to Grow
Kiwiflora International
Lowlands Nursery
McHort
Plantlife Propagators
Southern Woods Nursery
Thursday 20th:
4.30pm - Conference Registration, open
6.30pm – 7.30pm - Happy hour
7.30pm-8.30pm – BBQ Dinner
Happy hour and dinner sponsored by Hills Laboratories
8.30pm-9.30pm - Guest Speaker Eddie Welsh
Finish from 9.30pm
Friday 21st:
8.00am Registration open
8.20am Conference start – Housekeeping
8.25 – 8.40am – Conference opening – Jack Hobbs
Moderator: Lisa Burton
8.40 – 9.00am – Four Pack introduction & new member intro
Four Pack sponsored by Horticentre Charitable Trust
9.00 – 9.40am – Jack Hobbs Plant breeding at Auckland Botanic Gardens
9.40 - 9.45am Question time.
9.45 – 10.10am – Dr Revel Drummond CRISPR-Cas biotechnology in 2023
10.10 – 10.15am – Question time & sponsor recognition
10.15 – 10.35am – Morning tea in Sponsor foyer
Morning Tea sponsored by ICL
Moderator: Denise Cleverley
10.35 – 10.55am – Peter Brass Life after retirement
10.55 – 11.00am – Question time
11.00 – 11.25am –Dr Ross Bicknell Grape rootstock research
11.25 – 11.30am – Question time & sponsor recognition
11.30am – Break for bus trip and collect packed lunch
Lunch sponsored by Blueskin Nurseries, Lowlands Nursery and McHort
11.45am – Bus leaves for field trip
Buses sponsored by Orion Labelling Solutions
12.45pm – 1.30pm Blooming Hill Flowers
2.15pm – 3.45pm Zealandia Horticulture
4.00 – 4.45pm Auckland Botanic Gardens
Afternoon tea sponsored by Egmont Commercial
5.15pm – Return from field trip
6.00 – 7.00pm – Happy Hour
Happy hour sponsored by the Waimea Group
7.00 – 12 midnight – Dinner/Auction/Awards/Sponsor recognition and music
Dinner sponsored by Multiflora Laboratories
Saturday 22nd:
8.25 – 8.30 - Housekeeping
Moderator: TBC
8.30 – 8.55am – Terry Hatch An old dog teaching young chicks old tricks with a twist
8.55 – 9.00am – Question time
9.00 – 9.25 am – Dan Docherty Weed management within nurseries
9.25 – 9.30am – Question time
9.30 – 9.55am – Chris Barnaby New Treaty-related requirements for protecting native plant varieties
9.55 – 10.00am – Question time & sponsor recognition
10.00 – 10.20am – Morning Tea in sponsor foyer
Morning Tea sponsored by Headford Propagators
Moderator: Jill Reader
10.20 – 10.45am – Jeff Elliott Navigating the importation process
10.45 – 10.50am – Question time & Sponsor recognition
10.50 – 11.50am – AGM
11.50 – Break for bus trip and collect packed lunch
Lunch sponsored by Plantlife Propagators, Southern Woods Nursery and Good to Grow
Buses sponsored by Reference Publishing and Advanced Media Supplies
12.00 noon – Bus leaves for field trip
12.45-2pm Nga Rakau Nurseries
2.30 – 3.30pm Custom Mix
3.30 – 4.30pm Waimea Plant Production
Afternoon Tea sponsored by Kiwiflora International
5.00pm – return from field trip
6.00pm – Happy hour at Parnell Hotel
Happy hour sponsored by Zealandia Horticulture
7.00pm – Bus leaves for mystery venue and dinner
(Fancy dress: nautical theme)
Dinner sponsored by Daltons
Buses return at 10pm, 11pm and 12 midnight
Sunday 23rd:
8.40 – 8.45 - Housekeeping
Moderator: Hayden Foulds
8.45 – 9.10am – Philip Smith Germination requirements of New Zealand native flora
9.10 - 9.15am – Question time
9.15 – 9.40am – Ian Swan Growing rhododendrons in coir
9.40 – 9.45am – Question time
9.45 – 10.10am – Lindsey Hatch Fifty years of change in a family run production nursery
10.10 – 10.15am – Question time & sponsor recognition
10.15 – 10.35am – morning tea in sponsor foyer
Morning Tea sponsored by Totara Glen Nurseries
Moderator: Antony Toledo
10.35 – 11.00am – Hayden Foulds Fifty years of rose trials in New Zealand
11.00 – 1105am - Question time
11.05 – 11.30am – Dharini Marinkovich Scholarship summary – IPPS Plant Production podcast
11.30 – 11.35pm – Question time
11.35 – 11.55pm – Amy Clark 2022 Young Achiever of the Year
11.55 – 12.00pm – Question time
12.00 – 12.10pm – Hayden Foulds Accessing papers from the website
12.10 – 12.20pm – Timaru 2024
12.20 – 12.25pm – Question time & sponsor recognition
12.25 – Lunch & close of conference
Lunch sponsored by Horticentre