| Wednesday 17 September |
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Welcome |
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Registration and welcome reception |
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Naturalist introduction to geobio-region |
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Howley |
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| Thursday 18 September |
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Symposium goals and overview |
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Steve Strauss (Oregon State University, OR,
USA) |
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Session 1: The landscape Chair
TBA |
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Translating new findings
in the advanced plant sciences for the benefit of developing
world agriculture |
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Deborah Delmer (Rockefeller Foundation
(retired), NY, USA) |
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Breeding genomics |
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Susan McCouch (Cornell University,
NY, USA)
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Genetically constrained innovation
landscapes |
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Scott Tingey (Dupont Corporation,
DE, USA) |
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Integrating breeding &
biotechnologies |
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Tom Adams (Monsanto, MO, USA)
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New science collaborative
models: NSF iPlant |
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Rich Jorgensen (University of Arizona,
AZ, USA) |
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Lunch |
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Session 2: Science inroads Chair
TBA |
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| (Thu PM) |
Next generation genomic technologies for
gene mining and functional genomics |
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Jeff Bennetzen (University of Georgia, GA, USA) |
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Screens and applications |
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Oliver Ratcliffe & Neal Gutterson (Mendel Biotechnologies,
CA, USA) |
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Small RNAs |
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Rob Martienssen (Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory,
NY, USA) |
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The pleiotropic hypothesis of heterosis |
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Luca Comai (University of California-Davis, CA,
USA) |
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Informatics tools and resources |
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Rebecca Doerge (Purdue University, IN, USA) |
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Phylogenomic informatic approaches |
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Daniel Rokhsar (US Dept. of Energy, USA) |
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Poster session / reception |
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Dinner |
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Gates Foundation approaches |
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Robert Horsch (Gates Foundation, Washington, WA,
USA) |
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| Friday 19 September |
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Session 3: Traits and physiology
Chair TBA |
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| (Fri AM) |
Understanding and modifying
flowering |
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Richard Amasino (University of Wisconsin-Madison,
WI, USA) |
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Fruits |
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Harry Klee (University of Florida,
FL, USA) |
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Abiotic stresses |
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Michael Thomashow (Michigan State University,MI,
USA) |
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Biotic stresses |
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Brian Staskawicz (University of California-Berkeley,
CA, USA) |
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Evolution of adaptive traits |
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John Willis (Duke University, NC, USA) |
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Breeding realities |
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Erik Legg (Syngenta Biotechnology Inc., NC,
USA) |
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Lunch |
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Session 4: Putting it together
Chair TBA |
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| (Fri PM) |
Genetic engineering |
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Robert Goldberg (University of California-Los
Angeles, CA, USA) |
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Lignocellulose and bioenergy
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Chris Somerville (Carnergie Institute of Plant
Research, CA, USA) |
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Lunch |
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Human and institutional forces |
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Richard
Flavell (Ceres Inc., CA, USA) |
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Conference themes and messages |
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Amasino, Klee, Jorgensen, Flavell,
Strauss |
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Dinner |
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| Saturday 20 September |
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Depart after breakfast |
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