Schedule

Minor adjustments to the schedule may still occur.

3:30pm Registration Opens

5:30 - 7:00pm Opening Reception

7:00 - 7:45pm Keynote Speaker- Dr. Jean-Michel Ané, UW-Madison

8:00pm Registration Closes

8:00am Registration Opens & Light Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30am Session 1: Evolution of Symbiotic Associations

10:30 - 11:00am Morning Break

11:00am - 12:40pm Session 2: Symbiosis within the Context of Complex Microbial Environment

12:40 - 1:35pm Lunch

1:35 - 3:00pm Session 3: Applications of Nitrogen-Fixing Symbioses to Agriculture

3:00 - 3:30pm Afternoon Break

3:30 - 5:30pm Poster Session

8:00am Light Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30am Session 4: Physiology and Genetics of N-fixing Bacteria

10:30 - 11:00am Morning Break

11:00am - 12:30pm Session 5: Ecology of Symbiotic Associations

12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch

1:30 - 3:00 pm Session 6: Novel Approaches to Studying Nitrogen- Fixing Symbioses

3:30pm Optional: Informal Networking Event Visit to UVM's Maple Proctor Research Center!

8:00am Light Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30am Session 7: Engineering New Nitrogen-Fixing Symbioses

10:30 - 11:00am Morning Break

11:00am - 12:30pm Session 8: Physiology and Development of the Plant Host

12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch

1:30 - 2:30 pm Session 9: Effects of the Abiotic Environment on Nitrogen-Fixing Symbioses

2:30 - 3:00 pm Afternoon Break

3:00 - 3:45 pm Closing Presentation- Dr. Kathryn Jones, Florida State

3:45 - 4:00 pm Closing Remarks

5:00 - 6:00 pm Travel to the Essex Resort & Spa

6:00 - 9:00pm Gala Dinner