Meeting “The Future of Plant Genomes. Harvesting Genes for Agriculture."

The meeting “The Future of Plant Genomes. Harvesting Genes for Agriculture” will take place on October, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th, 2012 in Barcelona.

This meeting expects to bring together around 60 experts in plant genomics, including 17 well-known invited speakers. We have planned morning and afternoon sessions with a special interest in creating discussion among the participants. The reduced number of participants will ensure an adequate format for proper discussion. Besides the invited speakers, applications will be welcome and they will be selected to complete the expected number of participants.

The main target of the workshop is to discuss how the recent progress in plant genome sequence will influence our understanding of plant genome architecture and evolution and how it will create new opportunities for crop improvement. Of special interest is to discuss the impact of next-generation sequencing technologies in sequencing and re-sequencing crop genomes and how these new data are currently being used by seed companies to provide consumers with improved products. Another important target of the workshop is to discuss how plant genome consortiums deal with the enormous amount of sequence data that is being generated.

Sessions will cover discussion on genomes of monocot and dicot crop species, on the use of genome sequences to study natural variability and genome evolution, on how genome information is translated to Agricultural innovation by researchers of public and private organizations, and what are the bioinformatic challenges faced by genome data processing and analysis.

For those interested in participating, please send a letter describing your field of expertise and a short CV to bdebate2012@cragenomica.es before 15^th of July 2012. The organizing committee will select among the applications, which will be directly contacted. There will be no registration fees for the attendants, but no extra expenses will be covered by the organization.

 

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