NOVELTREE Final Conference 'Tree Breeding, Genomics and Evolutionary Biology:New synergies to tackle the impact of climate change in the 21st century ', 16-17 October 2012
by Catherine Bastien
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*First Announcement and Call for Abstracts*
*Tree Breeding, Genomics and Evolutionary Biology:*
*New synergies to tackle the impact of climate change in the 21^st century*
International Conference hosted by the EC-funded project NOVELTREE
*16-17 October 2012, Helsinki, Finland*
and
two parallel technical workshops
Workshop 1: */"Genome analysis tools applied to forest tree breeding"/*
Workshop 2: */"Realized gains and future prospects in tree breeding and
seed deployment"/*
*18 October 2012, Vantaa and Helsinki, Finland*
Abstract submission deadline: July 31, 2012
Notification of abstract review: August 10, 2012
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations can be submitted via the
website
(http://www.metla.fi/tapahtumat/2012/Noveltree/general%20presentation.htm)
Registration deadline is August 31, 2012
For additional details about registration,
please visit
http://www.metla.fi/tapahtumat/2012/Noveltree/general%20presentation.htm
or contact:Noveltree.helsinki@metla.fi <mailto:Noveltree.helsinki@metla.fi>
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IUFRO Pine Breeding and Genetics Conference
by burger
Breeding for Value in a Changing World
4 - 7 February 2013 in Jacksonville, Florida - USA
http://www.ncsu-feop.org/IUFRO/
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
This conference is being hosted by IUFRO Working Party 2.02.20, Breeding and
Genetic Resources of Southern US and Mexican Pine. It will take place over
the course of 4 days, in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, in the
southeastern USA. The official language of the conference will be English.
Presenters are welcome to submit abstracts in the following subject areas:
- Quantitative Genetics & Breeding Strategies
- Molecular Genetics
- Genomic Selection & Pedigree Reconstruction
- Wood Properties
- Hybrid Breeding & Testing
- Somatic Embryogenesis & Clonal Forestry
- Reproductive Biology & Seed Orchard Management
- Population Genetics & Gene Conservation
- Climate Change & Abiotic Stress Resistance
- Disease & Pest Resistance
Abstract submission deadline is June 1, 2012. Notification of abstract
review is July 1, 2012.
Please save the date.
Consider submitting an abstract for presentation.
Visit the conference webpage for details about the conference agenda,
abstract submission, how to secure a sponsorship, conference registration,
travel, lodging, and much more.
http://www.ncsu-feop.org/IUFRO/
William S. Dvorak
North Carolina State University
Department of Forestry and Environmental Research
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