Program & Schedule

Sunday August 4

Welcome and Plenary Session 1

Session Chair: Yiping Qi

TimeEvent
16:00

Registration opens

17:00

Welcome and IUFRO overview

17:10

Plenary Presentation: TITLE

John Ralph

18:15-20:15

Opening reception

Monday August 5

Session 1: Biological and ecological insights from Omics

Session Chairs: CJ Tsai; Jimmy Lin; Igor Yakolev

TimeEvent
8:30

Welcome & Announcements

8:40

1.1 Keynote Presentation: TITLE

Mónica Meijón

9:05

1.2 Keynote presentation: TITLE

David Kainer


9:30

1.3 Early Career Keynote Presentation: TITLE

Ran Zhou

9:55

Coffee Break

10:25

1.4 Abstract Selection

10:45

1.5 Abstract Selection

11:05

1.6 Abstract Selection

11:25

1.7 Abstract Selection

11:45

1.8 Abstract Selection

12:05

Lunch

Session 2: Advancing technologies for targeted trait manipulation and applicability to diverse tree species

Session Chairs: Glenn Thorlby; Yiping Qi; Gen Li

TimeEvent
13:35

2.1 Keynote Presentation

Nian Wang

14:00

2.2 Keynote Presentation

Sandra Correia

14:25

2.3 ECR Keynote Presentation

14:50

Coffee Break

15:20

2.4 Abstract Selection

15:40

2.5 Abstract Selection

16:00

2.6 Abstract Selection

16:20

2.7 Abstract Selection

16:40

Lightning Talks

17:30

Poster Session (even number posters)

Tuesday August 6

Session 3: Genes, development, and physiology

Session Chairs: Laigeng Li; Antanas Spokevicius; Amy Brunner

TimeEvent
8:30

Welcome & Announcements

8:40

3.1 Keynote Presentation:

Wei Li

9:05

3.2 Keynote Presentation:

9:30

3.3 ECR Keynote Presentation:

Courtney Hollander

9:55

Coffee Break

10:25

3.4 Abstract Selection

10:45

3.5 Abstract Selection

11:05

3.6 Abstract Selection

11:25

3.7 Abstract Selection

11:45

3.8 Abstract Selection

12:05

Lunch

Session 4: Regulation, biosafety, and responsible and inclusive innovation (Regulation, conservation, and inclusive innovation)

Session Chairs: Rebeca Sanhueza; Phillip Wilcox; Ed Eisenstein

TimeEvent
13:35

4.1 Keynote Presentation

Tentatively Booked - On hold

14:10

4.2 Keynote Presentation

14:35

4.3 ECR Keynote Presentation:

Katie Barnhill-Dilling

15:00

Coffee Break

15:20

4.4 Abstract Selection

15:40

4.5 Abstract Selection

16:00

4.6 Abstract Selection

16:20

WG 2.04.06 Business Meeting

16:40

Lightning Talks

17:30

Poster Session (odd number posters)

Wednesday August 7

Plenary Session 2

TimeEvent
8:30

Welcome and Announcements

8:40

Plenary Presentation: TITLE

Tanja Pyhäjärvi

Session 5: Trees in a changing world

Session Chairs: Amanda De La Torre; Sanushka Naidoo; Victor Busov; Gary Coleman

TimeEvent
9:35

5.1 Keynote Presentation:

Sanushka Naidoo

10:00

5.2 ECR Keynote Presentation:

10:25

Coffee Break

10:55

5.3 Abstract Selection

11:15

5.4 Abstract Selection

11:35

5.5 Abstract Selection

11:55

5.6 Abstract Selection

12:15

Lunch

Session 6: Genetic and phenotypic diversity for breeding and genomic selection

Session Chairs: Ingo Ensminger; Carsten Külheim; Benedicte Albrechtsen; Heather Coleman

TimeEvent
13:35

6.1 Keynote Presentation:

Heidi Dungey

14:10

6.2 Keynote Presentation

14:45

6.3 ECR Keynote Presentation:

15:10

Coffee Break

15:40

6.4 Abstract Selection

16:00

6.5 Abstract Selection

16:20

6.6 Abstract Selection

16:40

6.7 Abstract Selection

17:00

Break

18:00

Conference Dinner and Awards

Thursday August 8

Session 7: Biotechnology for biomaterials and bioeconomy

Session Chairs: Jack Wang; Maria Eriksson; Chenguang Zhou

TimeEvent
8:30

Welcome & Announcements

8:40

7.1 Keynote Presentation:

Liangbing Hu

9:05

7.2 Keynote Presentation:

Gary Peter

9:30

7.3 ECR Keynote Presentation:

9:55

Coffee Break

10:25

7.4 Abstract Selection

10:45

7.5 Abstract Selection

11:05

7.6 Abstract Selection

11:25

7.7 Abstract Selection

11:45

7.8 Abstract Selection

12:05 – 12:15

Closing