
PROGRAM
Program at a glance
SUNDAY JUNE 18
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6:00 - 8:00 pm - Registration
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MONDAY JUNE 19
7:00 - 8:15 am - Registration (Coffee/Tea provided)
8:15 - 8:30 am - Welcome Remarks
8:30 - 10:30 am - PLENARY SESSION I • Plants’ Interactions with Pathogenic and Beneficial Microbes
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10:30 - 11:00 am - Coffee Break & Networking
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11:00 am - 12:15 pm - CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1-4
12:15 - 2:00 pm - Lunch
12:45 - 2:00 pm - STUDENT WORKSHOP • Tips for clear and concise written scientific communication
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2:00 - 3:00 pm - CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5-8
3:00 - 3:30 pm - Coffee Break & Networking
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3:30 - 4:30 pm - CONCURRENT SESSIONS 9-12
4:30 - 7:30 pm - Poster Session and Mixer
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TUESDAY JUNE 20
8:00 - 8:30 am - Registration (Coffee/Tea provided)
8:30 - 10:30 am - PLENARY SESSION II • Plants' Resilience to a Changing Climate
10:30 - 11:00 am - Coffee Break & Networking
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11:00 - 11:45 am - Carl Douglas Award Address
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11:45 am - 12:30 pm - FEATURE PRESENTATION: Pride in Microbiology, a community resource also for Plant Biologists
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12:30 - 2:00 pm - Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 pm - CONCURRENT SESSIONS 13-16
3:30 - 4:00 pm - Coffee Break & Networking
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4:00 - 4:45 pm - CONCURRENT SESSIONS 17-20
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5:30 - 6:00 pm - Shuttle to MNBAQ
6:00 - 9:30 pm - Banquet, Awards & Visit of MNBAQ exhibits
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 21
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8:00 - 8:30 am - Registration (Coffee/Tea provided)
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8:30 - 10:30 am - PLENARY SESSION III • Plants’ Contribution to Climate Change Mitigation
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10:30 - 11:00 am - Coffee Break & Networking
11:00 am - 12:30 am - CSPB General Assembly
12:30 - 12:40 pm - Closing Remarks
14:00 pm - Visit of research facilities (Complexe de serres haute performance, Université Laval) and the Roger-Van den Hende University Garden
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