February 13-15, 2023

2023 Soybean Breeders Workshop:

‐ Physiology and Breeding Innovation

DATES:February 13th - 15th, 2023
LOCATION:Sheraton Westport Plaza and Chalet
191 & 900 Westport Plaza St. Louis, MO 63146
CONTACT:Mehul Bhakta

Hello Soybean Researchers,

Please see the information below about the 2023 Soybean Breeders Workshop, and please forward this information to any colleagues interested in soybean pathology and breeding for disease resistance. We are currently organizing the agenda for the workshop. If you would like to provide input and suggestions on workshop content, or if you are interested in presenting, please contact Bo Zhang.

Please register for future email announcements about the workshop via SoyBase.org

POSTER SESSION & GRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITION

There will be a poster session during the evening social hour on Tuesday, February 14th in the Versailles 2 room from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Anyone is welcome to display a poster. There will be a graduate student poster competition, sponsored by the commercial soybean breeders, during the poster session, and CASH prizes will be awarded Wednesday morning (1st place = $200, 2nd place = $100, and 3rd place = $50). Posters prepared for other meetings such as ASA and PAG are welcome. Please visit the Poster Information Page for more information.
Abstracts will be accepted until Febuary 10th, 2023.

RETIREMENTS, RECOGNITIONS, & ANNOUNCEMENTS

The floor is open to announcements at the specified time Wednesday morning. You are also welcome to notify Bo Zhang if you would like to schedule the recognition of a colleague or make other announcements from the floor.

MEETING ROOM REQUEST

If you plan to organize a small group meeting and need a meeting room during the workshop, please send your request to Mehul Bhakta no later than January 10th, 2023 by indicating number of attendees, meeting date and time.

JOB POSTINGS AREA

The Commercial Soybean Breeders executive board will have an area available for participants to put their company job postings. If interested, please bring several informational copies of your open positions.

BY-LAWS OF COMMERCIAL SOYBEAN BREEDERS

View Document BY-LAWS OF COMMERCIAL SOYBEAN BREEERS (pdf)