Symposium held in honor of Nelson J. Shaulis at Fredonia State University in Fredonia, New York on the 13th and 14th of July 1993. Topics contained within proceedings include future viticultural research, limiting yield, leaf area development, leaf physiology, berry maturation, cane pruning, machine and minimally pruned grapevines, disease considerations for machine pruned vineyards, robotic pruning, thinning machines, mechanization in the California grape industry, mechanical shoot positioning and the impact of mechanization on cost of production at Taylor Wine Co. The proceedings were edited by Robert M. Pool. The organizing committee members were Robert M. Pool, James S. Kamas, David V. Peterson and Thomas G. Davenport.