Meeting information
The 102nd Annual Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference will be held Thursday and Friday, December 3 & 4, 2026, at the Holiday Inn (301 Foxcroft Avenue), Martinsburg, WV. We also offer a virtual meeting option.
The agenda will feature the Call of the States, Call of the Industry, and a Plenary Session with the keynote presentations to be determined. Following the Plenary Session, we will have our fourth-annual student competition presentations (all consecutively so that everyone may attend). Thereafter, we will have a mixer and awards for the winning presentation (s). Any winning student presentations will receive a $300 award. Please encourage your students to submit meeting abstracts 2 weeks prior to the conference date (by November 20 at the latest), to be eligible for the competition.
On Day 2, we will have three concurrent presentation sessions on horticulture, entomology, and plant pathology, as well as our business meeting. Presentation topics shall reflect our research and/or extension efforts concerning fruit crops. The presentation format will be 10 to 12 minutes for content, and 3 to 5 minutes for questions, for a total of 15 minutes. A/V equipment for PowerPoint presentations will be available.
***Important dates***
November 20th (5 PM) is the deadline for discounted registration ($150 per person). After that, the online registration fee will increase to $200 (closing November 25th).
November 20th (5 PM) is the deadline for submission of the presentation request.
Registrations can be processed at the door on the day of the meeting for $250 by check. We cannot accept cash or credit cards for on-site registrations.
Hotel information
Reservations may be made for arrivals as early as Wednesday, December 2, and departures as late as Friday, December 4, 2026. The Room Block will remain open until it is sold out or until it closes on November 27, 2026, whichever occurs first.
Please use the link below to make your reservations with the special rate at your earliest convenience.
If you would prefer to make your reservations by phone, please feel free to contact the Hotel directly at 304-267-5500 and reference the Cumberland Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference and your group code CSFWC in order to receive the Room Block discounted rate.