Preliminary Schedule​​​

Preliminary Schedule-At-A-Glance

Subject to change

 
 

Monday, July 18

  
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Open
8:10 – 9:45 a.m.

Plenary Session 2

  • The EMBO Keynote Lecture: Ulla Bonas, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany
  • Fumi Katagiri, University of Minnesota, U.S.A.
  • Lijun Ma, University of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Speaker Ready Room
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
9:45 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Posters available for viewing
10:15 – 11:30 a.m.

Plenary Session 3

  • Barbara Baker, USDA-ARS, Albany, U.S.A.
  • Steve Lindow, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.
  • Corne Pieterse, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Student Travel Awardees and Speaker Lunch (invitation only)
11:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Lunch and Mix
12:50 – 2:50 p.m.

Concurrent Session 1: Symbiosis & Mutualism I

  • Co-chair: Mike Sadowsky, University Minnesota, U.S.A.
  • Co-chair: Jens Stougaard, Aarhus University, Denmark
12:50 – 2:50 p.m.

Concurrent Session 2: Genomes, Genomics and Epigenomics

  • Co-chair: Valerie Geffroy, University Paris-Sud France
  • Co-chair: Bart Thomma, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
12:50 – 2:50 p.m.

Concurrent Session 3: Translational Research; Developing World Needs

  • Co-chair: Ricardo Oliva, Intl Rice Res Inst, Phillipines
  • Co-chair: Valerie Williamson, University of California, Davis​, CA, U.S.A.
2:50 – 3:20 p.m. Coffee Break
3:20 – 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session 4: Molecular Ecology of Host-Microbe Interactions

  • Co-chair: Dimitri Mavrodi, University Southern Mississippi, U.S.A.
  • Co-chair: Choong-Min Ryu, Korean Res Inst Biosci Biotech, Korea
3:20 – 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session 5: Microbial Manipulation of the Host I 

  • Co-chair: Thomas Baum, Iowa State University, U.S.A.
  • Co-chair: Lindsay Triplett, Connecticut Ag Exp Station, U.S.A.
3:20 – 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session 6: Systems Biology and Modeling

  • Co-chair: Katherine Denby, University Warwick, UK
  • Co-chair: Dan Kliebenstein, University Calif Davis, U.S.A.     
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibits Open
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Poster Viewing with Authors Present

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. even numbered poster authors

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. odd numbered poster authors

7:00 p.m. Dinner (on your own)