Two-day, online course: 12-13 November 2024

The BBSRC funded Delivering Sustainable Wheat (DSW) Institute Strategic Programme spans nine UK research institutes and universities and aims to develop new wheat germplasm containing the next generation of key traits. The aim of the DSW In Practice course is provide an entry level introduction to wheat research, giving a taste of the work in DSW including, wheat genetics and genomics, wheat pathology, and wheat genomics data and resources.

Target Audience

The course is aimed at anyone with an interest in cereals research and crop breeding.  It is an entry level introduction, giving a taste of crop development and phenotyping, wheat genetics and genomics, wheat pathology, sources of genetic diversity in wheat and genomics data resources.  Applications are welcome from UK and international undergraduates/MSc students, plant breeders, PhD students, and postdocs.  A total of 30 places are available for this course.

The course is a two-day, online-only programme of lectures, workshops and breakout discussion groups.

Prerequisites

It is essential that participants are fluent English speakers, as this intensive course will be given in English.  Successful applicants will be provided with a bibliography to read in advance. Participants will need a strong, reliable internet connection and must commit to all sessions of the two-day course.

Cost

The registration fee is £50.00 (GBP), payable in advance.

Application Deadline

The deadline for submission of application is Wednesday 17 July 2024.

Applicants are required to fill out the following form:

https://jic.link/DSWInPractice-Apply

Upon completion of the form, they will receive an email with instructions on how to submit a CV/résumé (maximum length two sides of A4), a personal statement on why they would like to attend the course (maximum 500 words) and a letter of recommendation from their Head of Department/Line Manager or equivalent. Successful applicants will be informed by 31 August 2024 and will be invoiced £50.00 (GBP) to be paid within four weeks of receipt.

Any personal data submitted as part of your application will be held securely in accordance with our privacy policy: https://jic.link/DSWinPractice-PrivacyPolicy

2024 ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual MeetingAI Innovations for a Changing ClimateNovember 10-13 | San Antonio, Texas and Limited Virtual

Get inpired at the 2024 ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting to move change in agronomy, crop, and soil sciences to impact scientific advancement. 

San Antonio, TX. November 10-13 | San Antonio, Texas and Limited Virtual

https://www.acsmeetings.org/

IPPS8 invites you to join the world's leading conference on plant phenotyping, held in the inspiring environment of the University Nebraska-Lincoln.

Join & explore the latest advances & innovations in this dynamic research field.

Network with global experts, share research, & gain practical insights through poster sessions, lab tours, & dedicated industry opportunities.

Join leading scientists & industry innovators for groundbreaking research, fostering collaboration & accelerating advancements in:

•       Plant Phenotyping for plant physiology

•       Emerging frontiers in plant phenomics

•       Cutting-edge technologies & solutions provided by industry

•       AI & Data Science advancing plant phenotyping methods

Come & join on the future of plant phenotyping!

Registration starting soon!

For more information & registration: https://www.ipps8.org

#IPPS8 #plantphenotyping #futureofresearch #plantscience #conference #UNL #IPPN #Lincoln

First Announcement

3rd International Wheat Congress

The International Wheat Congress (IWC) is a prestigious biennial event that begun in July 2019 in Saskatoon, Canada. It serves as an important gathering for the global wheat community, providing a platform for leading experts, researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals to discuss advancements in the field of wheat breeding, genetics, genomics, and agronomy.

This Congress will provide a platform for researchers to present their findings, share insights, and exchange ideas, which can contribute to enhancing the sustainability and resilience of wheat production systems. Policymakers and industry professionals attending the event will be kept updated on the latest trends and innovations in the wheat industry, fostering collaboration and driving advancements in the field.

The upcoming edition of the conference, scheduled for September 22-27, 2024, will be organised by the Centre for Crop & Food Innovation, Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia.

The 3rd IWC will be held at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre (PCEC), in Perth, Western Australia.

National Chair: 
Prof. Rajeev Varshney FRS 
Director, WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre; 
Director, Centre for Crop & Food Innovation, & 
International Chair in Agriculture & Food Security 
Murdoch University, 
90 South St, Murdoch, WA 6150
E-mail: iwc2024.organizers@gmail.com

The International Wheat Congress (IWC) was merged from two original wheat international conferences，the International Wheat Genetics Symposium and the International Wheat Conference. IWC is a biennial event and the 1st IWC was held in July 2019 in Saskatoon, Canada. The 2nd IWC was planned for 2021 in Beijing, but was delayed to 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

EUCARPIA General Congress

From August 18 - 23, 2024, the EUCARPIA General Congress will be held at The Westin Hotel in Leipzig, Germany. The topic of the conference is "Global Challenges for Crop Improvement." During the conference, there will be invited keynote lectures, shorter talks (selected based on submitted abstracts), and poster demonstrations. 400-500 scientists from around the world are expected to attend. 

Deadline for early bird registration and abstract submission is April 15, 2024.

Further details can be found on the website https://meetings.ipk-gatersleben.de/eucarpia/ and in the attached flyer. 

Please do not hesitate to forward this message to all colleagues who might also be interested in the EUCARPIA Congress.

Info sheet here

The dates for the next American Oat Workers' Conference (AOWC) have been announced!  The meeting, hosted by oat breeder Aaron Beattie from the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, will be held from 21-24 July, 2024, in Saskatoon, SK, Canada.

The official website will be up soon.  In the meantime, more information concerning AOWC is in the AOWC section of the Oat Newsletter (https://oatnews.org/events), which will also be updated as more news concerning the event becomes available.

While the American Oat Workers’ group is designed to meet the needs of those working with oats in North, Central, and South America, everyone is welcome to attend the conference!

9th edition of Genomic selection in breeding course. A hands-on short course in R. 

Please take a look at our website  www.gscourse.com where you can find all the information also in our Twitter account @gscourseR.

The course will take place at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) in Spain from the 20 to the 24 of May 2024.  
There is a maximum number of 25 participants. 
Spread the word within your institution/company or on social media.
May 2024 in Madrid, Spain.

Social media Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/julio-isidro-sanchez-07882414b_exciting-news-join-me-at-wwwgscoursecom-activity-7133319232171257856-Q7Sg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

https://x.com/gscourseR/status/1727555316391268684?s=20

Plant Macro- and Microbiomes – shaping new research frontiers

COS-EMBL Workshop

Find all info here: https://www.embl.org/events/cos-embl-plants-workshop/

Programme

The workshop focuses on interactions of plants with biotic friends or foes at the “Macro” (animals, other plants) and “Micro” (fungi, bacteria and viruses) scale, considering molecular and cellular interfaces. There will be four sessions, each hosting a keynote speaker, several early research scientists and addressing a critical aspect of plant biotic interactions. 

Tuesday 14 May 2024

13:30Arrival and welcome

Session 1 Plant MACROBIOME – animals

14:00 Keynote speaker: Saskia Hogenhout (John Innes Centre, UK)

14:40 Invited talks (x4)

16:00 Coffee break

Session 2 Plant MACROBIOME – plant-plant cross-species interaction

16:30 Keynote speaker: Tom Bennett (University of Leeds, UK)

17:10 Invited talks (x4)

18:30 Discussion of the MACROBIOME sessions / Poster session

19:30 Dinner

Wednesday 15 May 2024

Session 3 Plant MICROBIOME – bacteria

08:30 Keynote speaker: Sophien Kamoun (The Sainsbury Laboratory, UK)

09:10Invited talks (x4)

Session 4 Plant MICROBIOME – viruses and fungi

10:30 Keynote speaker: Rosa Lozano-Durán (Uni Tübingen, ZMBP, DE)

11:10 Finger food / Poster session

12:00 Invited talks (x4)

13:20 Discussion of the MICROBIOME sessions

13:50 Wrap-up

14:20 End of the workshop

International Cereal and Bread Congress ICBC

The 17th ICBC wishes to promote: “Healthy Cereal Diets from Sustainable Food Systems” as there is an urgent need for keeping the food systems within environmental limits.

The 17th International Cereal and Bread Congress (ICBC) will explore the latest innovations and trends in cereal science and technology, with a focus on promoting healthy cereal-based diets from sustainable food systems. Topics of interest include plant breeding, food quality and safety analysis, and the use of new raw materials and ingredients in cereal product development.

Please find below a list of topics for which abstracts are welcome:

The following topics will frame ICBC24:

▪︎ Agricultural policy, global supply chain and trade of cereals
▪︎ Sustainable agriculture and food chain systems
▪︎ Grain breeding and climate change
▪︎ Alternative grain crops to face global challenges
▪︎ Cereal nutrition for health-conscious consumers
▪︎ Wholegrains, their definition and utilisation in foods
▪︎ Conventional cereal processing technologies: milling, bread making, biscuits, pasta
▪︎ Non-conventional and emerging cereal technologies
▪︎ Analytical methods for quality determination and grain characterization
▪︎ Food safety
▪︎ Consumer perception of grain-based foods
▪︎ Cereal future, innovation in teaching and learning, innovation and management

Exchange Ideas and Gain New Insights

The scientific program at PAG includes informative speakers, technial presentations, poster sessions, and workshops —are all excellent forums for the exchange of ideas and applications on recent developments.

full program consists of scientific workshops, plenary speakers, industry workshops, digital tools and resources sessions, posters sessions, and and Exhibits with vendors presenting industry related productions and services. It is designed to provide a forum on recent developments and future plans for plant and animal genome projects. conference is an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and applications on this internationally important project.

Look for all info here: https://intlpag.org/31/

Dear colleagues and friends,

Having organized the last Conference on Cereal Biotechnology and Breeding in 2021 as an online event, we are glad to announce that CBB7 will be held as a presence meeting in Wernigerode, Germany. In addition, the 18th EWAC – The European Cereals Genetics Co-operative Conference will be prepared as a satellite meeting. Both conferences will be jointly organised with the Cereals Section of EUCARPIA - the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding. Participants may submit different abstracts to both events.

The program will cover a wide spectrum of topics dealing with cereals genetics, breeding and biotechnology. It will be a platform for extending research networks and the initiation of new collaborations.

In particular, we want to encourage young scientists to participate to CBB7 and to present their recent results. Therefore, we will offer 6 free student registration fees which will be selected and awarded based on the abstract submissions. Please indicate your interest in applying for free subscription.

We wish to welcome you to Wernigerode for the EWAC and CBB7 Conferences!

On behalf of the Organizing Committee

Andreas BörnerConference Chair
President of EUCARPIA

More Info here: https://akcongress.com/cbb/

The GF23 is entitled “Gluten-Free Cereal Products and Beverages: Designing Food for Individual Needs and Choices” and aims to bring together scientists and representatives of academia and the industry from all over the world working in all fields of gluten-free grain products. The latest findings on coeliac disease research will be presented, as well as on foods and beverages developed for people who benefit from or consciously choose a gluten-free diet.  

The GF23 will focus on current issues, trends and perspectives: Coeliac disease and gluten allergies, nutrition and health, detection of allergens, food safety, plant breeding and gluten-free raw materials, functional foods, food processing and engineering, food sustainability, sensomic, marketing, legislation, and citizen perception - covering the newest solutions for different products, including bakery products, dairy alternatives and beer.

Programme available here: https://www.gluten-free-symposium.com/en/4501-programme

Find more details about the event at the GF23 website!

https://www.gluten-free-symposium.com/en/#

Is sufficient resistance to Fusarium head blight in durum wheat truly achievable?

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a widespread disease, resulting in grain yield losses and drastic grain quality deterioration because of mycotoxin contaminations, particularly in the form of deoxynivalenol (DON), the predominant and most economically important mycotoxin for wheat. F. graminearum is the main causal agent of FHB worldwide. In the last years Fusaria increase their spread and accumulate more of their related mycotoxins on durum wheat grain production at maturity. Although variation for resistance to FHB is known, no wheat variety is completely immune and durum wheat is particularly and almost universally highly susceptible to FHB. In the resistance or tolerance response to FHB, several biochemical components are involved and different quantitative traits (quantitative trait loci, QTL) capable of controlling this disease have been identified.

The meeting organised by the Expert Working Group on Durum Wheat Genomics and Breeding will present an overview of the most significant advances in genetic/genomic research on tolerance to FHB in durum wheat and will promote a discussion on future perspectives on their application in breeding practices to effectively improve durum wheat tolerance and reduce the accumulation of mycotoxins in grain.

On the second day, the meeting will also present an update on the most recent advances in durum wheat genomics, focusing on the ‘Svevo’ platinum quality reference genome and on the tetraploid wheat pangenome.

The meeting will start on October 17th at 9 am and will close on 18th at 2 pm.

Participants working in the field of fusarium head blight in wheat are

invited to submit an abstract of max 400 words to:

Anna Maria Mastrangelo (annamaria.mastrangelo(a)crea.gov.it)

before September 15th.

To attend this meeting pre-registration is mandatory. Please pre-register in the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfh98S-nSzfu_Q_t9GbZpKC2vwpiqaAmvmgO_beBaFFWz8Tpg/viewform?usp=sf_link

PROGRAMME DOWNLOAD HERE

12TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

20 - 25 August 2023
Lyon, France

FURTHER INFO HERE:

https://www.icpp2023.org/

10 GOOD REASONS TO JOIN the ICCP!

• ICPP is the world's largest conference on Plant Pathology, promoting World-Wide Plant Health and Food Security, and it has attracted in 2018 more than 2400 participants from 88 countries.

• ICPP fosters cooperation between plant pathologists from developed and emerging countries.

• ICPP fosters intense scientific discussions between young scientists and experienced researchers.

• ICPP fosters interactions between academia and industry, offering the opportunity for company representatives to connect with conference delegates and providing them a platform to showcase products and get global visibility

• ICPP conference series has a long tradition of 55 years, and is the place where the eminent Jakob Eriksson Prize for distinct achievements in the field of plant pathology is awarded.

• The ICPP2023 has a rich scientific programme with 2 plenary, 6 keynotes, more than 50 concurrent sessions, several round-tables, 7h30 dedicated to about 1000 posters viewing and about 20 pre-congress satellite meetings.

• The ICPP2023 militates for the recognition of Plant Pathology and Plant Health within the ONE-HEALTH, in the city of Lyon where this globalized concept was invented by the veterinarian Claude Bourgelat in the 18th century.

• Lyon, the capital of Gauls, is a human scale city located in the middle of Western-Europe between Paris, the Mediterranean sea, and the Alps, and with easy access by plane, train and car.

• Lyon, the French capital of gastronomy, is a UNESCO world heritage site with 2000 years of history and was awarded the World's Leading Emerging Tourism Destination 2021 by the World Travel Awards.

• After 3 years of Covid health crisis, it's now the time to go back to the congresses and to meet the people of your community face to face.

It is with great pleasure that we announce the upcoming XIV INTERNATIONAL GLUTEN WORKSHOP. This scientific event will be organized between Spain and Portugal and will be held from 19th - 21st June 2023 in Madrid, Spain.

The primary objective of this meeting is to bring together researchers studying gluten. This workshop represents an invaluable opportunity to share experiences, establish links, and explore collaboration around the issues facing global wheat crops. The meeting will take an integrated approach to research by attracting specialists in diverse subjects and will directly address the distressingly common misinformation about gluten and wheat that circulates is in the media of many developed countries. We expect to present a universal vision of the importance of consumer perception of wheat products, and the effects this has on consumption in developing countries, as well as the implications for wheat research and what action should be taken.

Researchers from around the world will report on progress made in topics such as:

• Contribution of wheat grain components to industrial (food and non-food) quality (gluten proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, bioactive components).

• Genetics and breeding for wheat processing and nutritional quality improvement (Including use of molecular markers, omics, genomic selection, new breeding techniques).

• Impact of GxExM Interaction on wheat end-use quality.

• Relationship between sustainability of the wheat field chain and quality (i.e. field management, grain storage, shelf life).

• Genetic resources for end-use and nutritional quality improvement.

• Nutritional quality, health benefits of wheat.

• Progress in milling and processing technologies.

• Innovations on the analysis of wheat quality parameters: technologies and methodologies.

We cordially encourage you to attend and contribute to one of the major events of 2023 in the gluten field. Demand for wheat in the developing world is projected to increase 60% by 2050.

Understanding and properly decoding the multiple roles governing wheat production, transformation, and use will continue to be incredibly important in shaping people's diets around the world. The research community is fully engaged as demonstrated by the increasing number of manuscripts devoted to the subject. We hope to establish a friendly and open academic environment for all of us working in or interested in moving into this area of research. aim is for you to communicate your latest results in gluten research to the best researchers in this area of knowledge.

Hoping to see you in Madrid!

Patricia Giraldo (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
Gilberto Igrejas (Universidad os Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro)
Chairs of the XIV International Gluten Workshop

To sign up click here: www.xivglutenworkshop.com/sign-up