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2024 Soybean Breeders Workshop:

‐ Entomology and Breeding Innovation

DATES:	February 12th - 14th, 2024
LOCATION:	Sheraton Westport Plaza and Chalet 191 & 900 Westport Plaza St. Louis, MO 63146
CONTACT:	Brittney Jones

Hello Soybean Researchers,

Please see the information below about the 2024 Soybean Breeders Workshop, and please forward this information to any colleagues interested in soybean entomology and breeding innovation. 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 Aaron Lorenz

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

NEW FOR THE 2024 MEETING

ESTIMATION AND PREDICTION OF GENOTYPE-BY-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION APPLIED TO PLANT BREEDING IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP (Click me to open/close)

This year we have organized an opportunity for participants to attend a special workshop on genomic prediction for GxE interaction effects on Monday February 12 from 8:00 to 12:00. This workshop will be taught by Dr. Diego Jarquin, Assistant Professor at the University of Florida. The session will include lectures on theory and background, as well as hands-on data analysis exercises. Dr. Jarquin is an internationally recognized expert on genomic prediction of GxE interactions and has taught such workshops in the past.

The cost of this extra session is $75

. Click to register for the workshop

"TED" LIGHTNING TALKS (Click me to open/close)

On Wednesday morning, after the announcements, there will be a session of five-minute lightning presentations in the style of TED Talks. These are open to anyone who wishes to present what they are doing for soybean improvement. We especially encourage students and postdocs to apply, but also welcome faculty, government, and industry scientists. If you want to be considered for a lightning presentation, please send your name, email, position, title, and short (less than 100 words) summary to Aaron Lorenz (lore0149@umn.edu) by January 15. Feel free to be creative and have fun with them!

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

There will be a poster session during the evening social hour on Tuesday, February 13th 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. 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 January 31, 2024.
Contact Cleiton Wartha for poster Questions.

RETIREMENTS, RECOGNITIONS, & ANNOUNCEMENTS

The floor is open to announcements at the specified time Wednesday morning. You are also welcome to notify Aaron Lorenz 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 Cassie Winn no later than January 17th, 2024 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)

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