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President - GPC

2022 11th Annual International Grower’s Convention
Honoring the Past, Growing for the Future!
Come help us celebrate all growers accomplishments in 2021!

-Danvers, Mass. March 11,12,13th
Registration information can be found here on our GPC1 site.
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https://gpc1.org/big-shows/the-big-show-2020__trashed/the-big-show-2020-registration/

Hotel : Double Tree by Hilton in Danvers 50 Ferncroft Rd, Danvers, MA 01923
GPC CODE =C-G38 For Reservations CALL 1-(978) 777-2500
Free Daily Breakfast for two when you use our code. Makes registration easy to get out package deal. Double beds/ or King - $149.00 Per night. Free parking, and Wifi
https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=BOSNSDT&groupCode=CDTG38&arrivaldate=2022-03-08&departuredate=2022-03-14&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

11/23/2021 11:44:55 PM

President - GPC

GPC Big Adventure to Neptune’s Harvest Facility Tour
Thursday 10th – 9AM to 11 AM OR Friday 11th 9AM – 11AM
FREE EVENT No Charge for this tour – reserve on our GPC website at time of registration for a Thursday or Friday tour.

11/23/2021 11:47:33 PM

President - GPC

International Growers Convention
March 11th – 13th
Admission - *$175 *Early Bird Special* till Jan 15th 2022
Includes Saturday Seminar with Lunch / Dinner and Show, GPC Tee

Registrations AFTER Jan 15th 2022 - General Admission will be $200.
https://gpc1.org/big-shows/the-big-show-2020__trashed/the-big-show-2020-registration/

11/23/2021 11:49:00 PM

President - GPC

Some highlights > for Saturdays Convention featuring
Meg McGrath – Fungicides A to Z
Cornell University plant pathologist at the Long Island
Horticultural Research Center Internationally recognized

George Hamilton - Squash Bugs, Vine Borers warfare
Extension Field Specialist, Food & Agriculture

11/23/2021 11:50:55 PM

President - GPC

Agenda will be posted soon on BP front page. Come help us celebrate two years worth of awards and ribbons at the IGC in Danvers Mass....

GROW BIG
Your GPC Committee

11/23/2021 11:52:21 PM

South Dakota

Is there going to be Zoom or recorded copy of the Convention seminars available for purchase this year?

12/5/2021 11:59:30 AM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Just wondering if Danvers has any COVID mandates.

12/5/2021 12:18:31 PM

South Dakota

This last variant has a lot of places going full out COVID mandates again. Apparently the person who brought it to US was fully vaccinated. Anyways, a plan B for back up would prudent in my opinion.

12/5/2021 12:52:02 PM

President - GPC

No we don't have plans for a recorded convention.

Currently there are no mandates in Danvers at this time. We will continue to monitor for any changes and advise. The new variant appears not to be as once thought so far.

12/6/2021 11:51:44 AM

Ellwood City, PA, USA

For the future, perhaps, I would suggest looking into recording the individual presentations and having the videos available after the Convention, for a fee. I'm not necessarily suggesting a live stream of the entire Convention.
I would think that there are a lot of folks who can't make it to the Conventions, who would still pay a reasonable fee, to watch the presentations afterwards. You could setup a survey on the GPC website to gauge interest. Personally, I watched the virtual convention last year and signed up for the clubs that offered Spring meetings online too. They were very informative. The content is available to a much larger audience, than it would otherwise be, this way too.
I don't have any idea what the overhead and costs would be to do sometihng like this. Perhaps it is cost prohibitive. I was just wondering if it would be feasible down the road and if it was looked into.
Thank you for all that you and the rest of the GPC Committee do.

12/9/2021 10:06:12 AM

Syracuse, NY

1,2,3 smart phone(s) Velcroed to each wall of each presentation;
No movement, no obstructions; Each video then funneled to one link for compilation and each smart phone's owner would be in the room(s) to monitor and tend to said smart phones; I think this might be called 'crowd sourcing'? Just an idea, but even WE all were at one time or another---eric g

12/9/2021 1:34:06 PM

South Dakota

No plan B = cancelation

12/22/2021 10:42:09 AM

Johnston, Iowa

FWIW - I agree with Pumpkin Envy's post reply: for those of us with a strong desire to attend the IGC, but are encumbered with family/work commitments, etc., would gladly pay a fee to get access to video content of the educational sessions.

12/27/2021 2:00:47 PM