b'Get a Sneak Peek of the TOTALLY NEWlayout of this years CSS & Seed ExpoThis years CSS & Seed Expo will immediately strike you as a reinvented experience when you arrive. After a year apart, ASTA is thrilled to bring our members and friends back together again and have a good time doing it!Introducing . the new Villages of the CSS & Seed Expo!This year, participants will have the chance to roam around our new Villages, themed to the major segments of our conference sessions and exhibitors. Each village contains a session theatre, relevant exhibitors to those sessions, networking tables and lounges and our newFood Truck simulationscreating a new small plates food festival around the entire event. Andto help celebrate the ability to get together againeach village will host a networking reception EVERY NIGHT during the conference. LEAD Villageincludes a new session series on career development, management skills and the new Seed Expo Lab Showcase. Exhibitors in this area feature labs, research firms, universities, ag organizations and the like. This village will be located inside the Grand Ballroom of the East Tower at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.LEAD Village Reception: Monday, Dec. 6, 5 - 7:00 pmTREAT Villageincludes all sessions and exhibitors related to seed treatmentand its food trucks will offer some great treats to go with it! This village will be located inside the Grand Hall of the East Tower at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.TREAT Village Reception: Tuesday, Dec. 7, 5 - 6:30 pmTECH Villageshowcases all the latest and greatest digital and precision agriculture firms, software, IT, drones, you name itas well as sessions on new technology and the return of the Ag Tech Innovation Showcase. This village will be located inside the Regency Ballroom of the West Tower at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.TECH Village Reception: Wednesday, Dec. 8, 5- 6:30 pmFIELD Villagecomprises the field equipment, seed processing/sorting and supply chain (logistics/packaging) exhibitors who make the industry run, a session theatre hosting several ASTA conference sessionsand a new lounge with circular bar! This village will be located inside the Riverside Center of the East Tower at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.ASTA Closing Holiday Lunch Party: Thursday, Dec. 9, 12 - 1:00 pmwith grand prize winners announced! DECEMBER 2021SEEDWORLD.COM /65'