Termine

from June 30th to July 12th in Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany

The Synbreed Summer School provides an introduction to the evolution and selection of quantitative traits for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in animal and plant breeding. The Summer School will be conducted by Bruce Walsh of the University of Arizona, one of the leading authorities in this field. The course consists of lectures and practical components with hands-on exercises. It is intended as an introduction to the subject and also covers a number of sophisticated approaches to the evolution and selection of quantitative traits.

Further details are available at the Synbreed website

Program

The 25th Congress of the Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS 2013), which will be held 11-15 August at LO-skolen in Elsinore, Denmark.

The overall theme of the congress is Post-Genomic Plant Science

The SPPS 2013 conference will cover topics of overall importance to unlocking the potentials in plant biology. Under headings such as Developmental plant biology, Seed biology & nutritional value, Chemical ecology & biotic interactions, Abiotic stress responses, Epigenetics, Breakthrough technologies, and Synthetic biology, the SPPS 2013 conference aims to create a forum for discussing current challenges and develop ideas for future solutions. A number of excellent international scientists are invited as keynote speakers.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2013
Early registration deadline: 1 June 2013

Conference website

The second Current Opinion Conference on Plant Genome Evolution is being held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in September 2013. The conference is being chaired by Yves Van de Peer from Ghent University, Belgium, and Chris Pires from the University of Missouri, USA. Confirmed speakers are for example Doug Soltis from the University of Florida, Magnus Nordborg from the Gregor Mendel Institute, Austria, and Brandon Gaut from the University of California, Irvine. Some of the topics that will be covered include:

• (Novel) Genome Projects
• Genome evolution
• Gene and genome duplication
• Genomic views on hybridization, heterosis and speciation
• Genomic variation and population genomics
• Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, 29 April, 2013

Time and Location: 8-10 September 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

You can find more information about the program, speakers and abstract submissions at http://www.plantgenomeevolution.com/
 

The Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC 2013) will be held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada September 15 – 18, 2013.

Come to ABIC 2013 to network, discuss and learn from senior business development leaders, investors, government policy makers and scientist who, by working together, can achieve significant progress in the commercialization of ag biotechnology.

For more information or to register, please visit the website at http://www.abic.ca/abic2013/index.html

The Deutsche Botanikertagung 2013 will be held in Tübingen from September 30th to October 04th 2013.

The scientific program will cover almost all aspects of plant sciences with emphasis on developmental and cell biology, abiotic and biotic interactions, primary and secondary metabolism, evolution and ecology, novel technologies, green biotechnology, and mycology and phycology.

Registration is now open

Abstracts for congress contributions can be send until the 15th July 2013