Preliminary Schedule​​​

Preliminary Schedule-At-A-Glance

Subject to change

 
 

Tuesday, July 19
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Open
8:10 – 9:50 a.m.

Plenary Session 4

  • BASF Young Investigator awardee: t.b.a.
  • Dinesh Kumar, University Calif Davis, U.S.A.
  • Alisa Huffaker, University Calif San Diego, U.S.A.
  • Diane Saunders, John Innes Centre, UK
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Speaker Ready Room Open
9:45 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Posters available for viewing
9:50 – 10:20 a.m. Coffee Break
10:20 – 11:35 a.m.

Plenary Session 5

  • Simona Radutoiu,  Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Xinnian Dong, Duke University, U.S.A.
  • Saskia Hogenhout, John Innes Centre, UK
11:35 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Student Travel Awardees and Speaker Lunch (invitation only)
11:35 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Lunch and mix
12:50 – 2:50 p.m.

Concurrent Session 7: Commonalities between Mutualists and Pathogens

  • Co-chair: Shin Okazaki, Tokyo University A&T, Japan
  • Co-chair: Catherine Masson-Boivin, INRA Toulouse France
12:50 – 2:50 p.m.

Concurrent Session 8: Host-Microbe Co-Evolution

  • Co-chair: Laura Rose, University Dusseldorf, Germany
  • Co-chair: Suomeng Dong, Nanjing Ag University, China
12:50 – 2:50 p.m.
Concurrent Session 9: Recognition in Plant Immunity I 
  • Co-chair: Mark Banfield, John Innes Centre, UK
  • Co-chair: Jianmin Zhou, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
2:50 – 3:20 p.m. Coffee Break
3:20 – 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session 10: Microbiome & Phytobiome  I

  • Co-chair: Sarah Lebeis, University Tennessee, U.S.A.
  • Co-chair: Davide Bulgarelli, University Dundee, UK
3:20 – 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session 11: Cell Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions

  • Co-chair: Chris Staiger, Purdue University, U.S.A.
  • Co-chair: Antje Heese, University Missouri U.S.A.
3:20 – 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Session 12: Plant Hormones & Regulators in Symbiosis and Defense

  • Co-chair: Mary Wildermuth, University Calif Berkeley, U.S.A.
  • Co-chair: Tina Kyndt, University of Ghent, Belgium​
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 numbere poster authors

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