American Oat Workers Conference
July 25th, 2024
This year's AOW Conference has now concluded! The proceedings and other information from the conference will be posted in the newsletter as documents and links become available (see sections below).
The next conference will be held in Fargo, ND, USA, in 2028, most likely in early August. The host will be Craig Carlson, oat breeder with USDA-ARS. Put a placeholder in your calendars!
The American Oat Workers' Conference (AOWC):
More information concerning AOWC generally, as well as links to abstracts, etc., from previous conferences, is below.
While the American Oat Workers’ group is designed to meet the needs of those working with oats in North, Central, and South America, everyone is welcome to attend the conference!
AOW Committee structure
The list of AOW Committee members elected in July, 2024, is here.
The draft minutes from the Saskatoon meeting are here and the Oat Newsletter committee report is here.
The newly-revised (2024) "Statement of Purpose of the Organization of the American Oat Workers' Conference" is here.
Previous American Oat Workers Conferences/Hosts:
- 2024 Saskatoon, SK, Canada (University of Saskatchewan)
- Introductory slides
- Agenda
- Abstracts
- Oral presentations
- Poster presentations
- Distinguished Service to Oat Improvement award winners (Harold Bockelman, Roger Caspers, Steve Harrison, Rick Jellen, Nick Tinker, and Weikai Yan)
- See above under "AOW Committee Structure" for more concerning the Business Meeting
- In memoriams
- Photo Gallery
- Video from the field
- 2018 Seattle, WA, USA (BYU and USDA/ARS, Aberdeen)
- Abstracts
- Oral Presentations
- Poster Presentations
- Distinguished Service to Oat Improvement award winners (Bruce Roskens, Fred Kolb, Jennifer Mitchell Fetch, and Paul Murphy)
- Minutes of the Business Meeting
- AOW Committee elected
- Photo Gallery
- 2014 Ottawa, ON, Canada (ECORC, AAFC)
- 2010 Baton Rouge, LA, USA (LSU)
- 2006 Fargo, ND, USA (NDSU)
- 2002 Wilmington, NC, USA (NC State)
- 1998 Winnipeg, MB, Canada (CRC, AAFC)
- 1994 Minneapolis, MN, USA (UMN)
- 1990 Jackson Hole, WY, USA (USDA-ARS, Aberdeen)
- 1986 Ottawa, ON, Canada (PRC, Agriculture Canada)
- 1982 State College, PA, USA (Penn State) (was also the first International Oat Conference)
- 1978 College Station, TX, USA (Texas A&M)
- 1974 Ames, IA, USA (ISU)
- 1970 Raleigh, NC, USA (NC State)
- 1966 East Lansing, MI, USA (MSU)
- 1962 Gainesville, FL, USA (U. Florida) (The 1962 volume of the Newsletter outlines the history of the National Oat Conference from 1946-1963.)
- 1958 Lafayette, IN, USA (Purdue U.) (This was the first National Oat Conference meeting.)
