On the 17th and 18th of October 2024, the first CropXR Conference will take place. This two-day scientific event is meant to take stock of our progress and exchange insights. The conference is exclusively for companies and organizations involved in our CropXR programs. Please find the program below.
Program*
DAY 1
09:00 – 09:30 Registration
09:30 – 10:00 Opening & introduction
10:00 – 10:45 Keynote lecture ‘A map of integrated cis-regulatory elements
enhances gene regulatory analysis in maize’ by Klaas Vandepoele (Full Professor at Ghent University and group leader in the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology)
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 11:45 Demonstrator (work package C1)
11:45 – 12:15 Translator (work package T)
12:15 – 12:30 Young CropXR
12:30 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 15:45 Parallel workshops (two sessions of one hour)
– EduXR minor and educational modules
– Plant resilience for non-biologists
– Modelling & AI for biologists
15:45 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 16:45 Wrap-up workshops
16:45 – 17:15 Innovation dynamics & societal impact (work package C7)
17:15 – 18:30 Poster session & drinks
18:30 – 20:00 Dinner
20:30 – 00:00 Party
DAY 2
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:15 Introduction
09:15 – 10:45 Science in signs
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:00 Keynote ‘A non-profit dual-market model for advancing
plant science to combat crop threats’ by Diana Horvath (President at 2Blades)
12:00 – 12:30 Flagship (‘Accelerator’ project)
12:30 – 12:45 Potato field trials (work package S1)
12:45 – 13:00 Resilience hub & data infrastructure
(work package D & DataXR)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Parallel workshops
– Societal implications
– Process-based crop models: practical application and further
development
– In the soil
– Growth under stress
15:30 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 16:15 Wrap-up workshops
16:15 – 16:30 Managing plant disease in a changing climate
(work package C2)
16:30 – 16:45 Breeding for resilient cropping systems (AgroXR)
16:45 – 17:00 Communication: connecting & informing
17:00 – 17:30 Closing session
*This program is not final. There may be small alterations.
Not registered yet? Please use the link provided by mail.