
5th European Maize Meeting – Bologna, 14-16 June
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5th European Maize Meeting
Bologna, 14-16 June 2023
5th European Maize Meeting will be held from 14 to 16 June 2023 in Bologna, Italy. The meeting will be in presence.
The meeting is targeted to PhD students, Post-docs, Research Scientists and Principal Investigators from academia/research centers and companies interested in maize molecular genetics, developmental genetics, quantitative genetics, genomics, genetics of tolerance to stress (abiotic and biotic), epigenetics, gene regulation, genetic modification and editing.
Organizing committee:
- Cristian Forestan, Elisabetta Frascaroli, Silvio Salvi, Roberto Tuberosa, University of Bologna
- Gabriella Consonni, University of Milan
- Serena Varotto, University of Padua
- Hilde Nelissen, VIB, University of Ghent, Belgium
Conference Venue:
Complesso di San Giovanni in Monte (the venue is in the city center of Bologna)
Piazza San Giovanni in Monte, 1/2 – 40100, Bologna, Italy
See the map here
Hotel accomodation:
The organizing secretariat reccomends you to book through the website www.booking.com
INVITED SPEAKERS:
Dr. Andrea Gallavotti
Waksman Institute of Microbiology
Department of Plant Biology
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Dr. Clémentine Vitte
Génétique Quantitative et Évolution – Le Moulon
Université Paris – Saclay, INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech
Dr. Hannah Schneider
Department of Plant Sciences – Wageningen University
Dr. Julia Engelhorn
Postdoctoral Researcher, Hartwig Group, Frommer AG
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf /Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Dr. Peng Yu
Emmy Noether Group Root Functional Biology, INRES, University of Bonn, Germany
Prof. Jiansheng Li
China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Preliminary Program
June 14, Wednesday
13:00 Registration open, welcome drink
14:00 – 14:15 Welcome address
Session 1
14:15 – 15:00 Invited speaker 1, Andrea Gallavotti, The Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers
15:00 – 16:00 Selected talks (15 minutes + 5 for questions)
16:00 – 16:30 Break and poster view
Session 2
16:30 – 17:15 Invited speaker 2, Clementine Vitte, CNRS, Le Moulon, AgroParisTech
17:15 – 18:15 Selected talks
Dinner on your own
June 15, Thursday
Session 3
9:00 – 9:40 Invited speaker 3, Hannah Schneider, Wageningen U.
9:40 – 10:40 Selected talks
10:40 – 11:00 Break and poster view
Session 4
11:00 – 11:40 Invited speaker 4, TBA
11:40 – 12:40 Selected talks
12:45 – 14:00 Lunch break
Poster Session
14:00 – 15:30 Poster view even numbers
15:30 – 17:00 Poster view odd numbers
20:00 Social dinner
June 16, Friday
Session 5
9:00 – 9:40 Invited speaker 5, TBA
9:40 – 10:40 Selected talks
10:40 – 11:00 Break and poster dismantle
11:00 –12:00 Selected talks
12:00 – 12:10 Closing remarks
Download here the guidelines
Deadline for the abstract submission is 21st april.
Abstract Submission & Guidelines
• Abstracts must be received by the announced deadline (21 April 2023). Abstracts received after the deadline will not be considered.
• Abstracts may be submitted for oral presentation or poster presentation.
• All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee.
• Notifications of acceptance status will be sent by the Scientific Committee.
Session Topics
• Cell biology
• Genome analysis
• Plant development
• Phenomics and mapping
• Transformation and editing
• Transposons and epigenetics
• Other
Registration fees:
Professor, Research scientist, Post doc:
before 21st april €350
after 21st april: €400
Graduate student:
before 21st april €200
after 21st april €250
Social dinner (15 june) €50
The fee includes:
- Scientific sessions
- Coffee break and lunches as in the program
- Congress kit
- Certificate of attendance
Deadline for the registration is 5th June
METHOD OF PAYMENT:
Is possible to pay by credit card or bank transfer.
For payment by bank transfer:
INTESA SAN PAOLO – BOLOGNA
FILIALE 51 – VIA MARCONI – BOLOGNA
IBAN: IT84S0306902520100000005710
SWIFT CODE: BCITITMM357
Reference should indicate “5th European Maize Meeting + name/surname”
Organizing Secretariat: Avenue Media – Viale Antonio Aldini 222/4, 40136, Bologna (Italy)
Email: congressi@avenue-media.eu
Telephone number: +390516564300
