[Botanygraduatestudents] CSA Student Seed Tour October 27th in Salinas/Gilroy Area

[Mariella J Valdivia]

Please see email below!

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Mariella J. Valdivia
Administrative Officer, Botany & Plant Sciences
2118 Batchelor Hall
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521-0124

Phone: (951)827-4619
Fax: (951)827-4437

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Danelle Seymour, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany and Plant Sciences
University of California, Riverside

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From: Allen Van Deynze <avandeynze at ucdavis.edu<mailto:avandeynze at ucdavis.edu>>
Subject: FW: CSA Student Seed Tour October 27th in Salinas/Gilroy Area
Date: September 9, 2022 at 11:15:12 AM PDT
To: Danelle Seymour <dseymour at ucr.edu<mailto:dseymour at ucr.edu>>

Hi Danelle,

I wanted to send this out as an opportunity for students interested in the Seed industry and Ag.  This is a great tour run by industry professionals and future employers.

best,

Allen


Sent on behalf of Dr. Allen Van Deynze of the UC Davis Plant Biology Graduate Group

Good Afternoon;

I am coordinating a Fall Student Seed Tour for Students interested in careers in the California Seed industry.  We will be touring in the Salinas/Gilroy area and wanted to reach out and see if you have any students that would be interested in participating.   The CSA Fall Student Seed Tour will be held on October 27th;  a Save the Date flyer is attached for your convenience.  Please let me know by Oct. 7th how many spots you would like to reserve.

The tour is sponsored by the Industry Communications and Youth Activities Committee of the California Seed Association.  This is an opportunity to learn about the seed industry and discover possible career opportunities in this dynamic part of California agriculture and horticulture. The tour will focus on key aspects of the industry such as:


  *   Seed Production and Processing
  *   Sales and Marketing
  *   Research & Development

Seed industry professionals will lead the tour, and students will be given opportunities to meet “seed people” and become familiar with their companies.  The seed industry is an interesting and dynamic part of the agricultural and horticultural community. So, if you are interested in knowing how field, vegetable and flower seed is developed, produced and brought to market, you won’t want to miss the 2022 CSA Fall Student Seed Tour.


  *   The day will include a hosted luncheon and networking event in conjunction with Seed Central at Hartnell College.

     *   11:00 - 12:00 Catered lunch with featured speakers: a number of industry professionals talk about their career paths and their current jobs.

o    12:00 - 1:00 Networking & career fair

        *   Each company will have a table for interacting with students and distributing information material.

Our goal is to help you learn about the mechanics of the seed industry and possible career opportunities by:

                * Gaining a hands-on experience and understanding the seed industry's role in agriculture and horticulture,
                * Learning more about traditional plant breeding, biotechnology and the value-added benefits of seed development,
                * Having contact with industry representatives and learning about possible internship/career opportunities.

Be sure to save the date for this year’s Seed Tour that will be held in the Salinas/Gilroy area.  All day Thursday, October 27th  we will spend the day touring facilities and research fields with the opportunity to hear about the various segments in the seed industry and ask questions.

We are accepting  reservations,  space is limited to the approximately 6-8 from each school so let us know as soon as you can if you would like to attend so we can ensure a space for you.   We ask that you make a firm commitment to attend before you  provide your RSVP and then  let us know if there are changes to your plans as soon as possible preventing you from attending.

Please keep in mind that students will be on their own to make your way to Salinas, I would recommend carpooling and sharing costs for gas and bridge toll.  CSA will provide a hotel room (2 per room, 2 beds per room) for those who are coming in from out of town.  We will reserve rooms for Wednesday night October 26th .  As soon as we reach our limited amount of space the tour will be closed to reservations.

Please provide the following info


  *   Name


  *   School


  *   Arrival Date for hotel room


  *   Departure Date for hotel room


  *   Email


  *   Cell phone


  *   Gender (for shared room assignment purposes)


  *   Dietary Considerations – Vegetarian,  other

Thank you,


Donna Boggs
Associate Director
California Seed Association
1521 I Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
(916) 441-2251
donna at agamsi.com<mailto:donna at agamsi.com>




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