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SUMMARY:AAB-PlantEd Webinar: All aabout Plant Gene Editing
DESCRIPTION:Register here for this exciting webinar: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AJNflpy7QBiMOBCIWOUxuA \nThe AAB PlantEd specialist group is organising a series of webinar during 2026 on the topic of plant gene editing. \nThe first webinar is on April 21st at 11am BST (UTC+1). \nSpeakers:\nTien Vu Van (Gyeongsang National University): From Inefficient to Ultra-Efficient: Advancing Prime Editing for Precision Plant Breeding \nNatasha Brock (Rothamsted Research): Re-engineering amino acid metabolism in wheat grain using CRISPR/Cas9. \n \n\nOther 2026 AAB-PlantEd All aabout plant gene editing webinar dates -> \nJune 16th 2pm BST\nSpeakers: Claudia Payacan (Neocroptech)\nJillis Grubben (Wageningen University) \nSeptember 15th 2pm BST\nSpeakers:\nRalf Wilhelm\, (Julius Kühn-Institut)\nRobert Hoffie (IPK Gatersleben) \nNovember 10th 2pm GMT\nSotirios (Akis) Fragkostefanakis (University of Frankfurt)\nEliza Loo (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/aab-planted-webinar-all-aabout-plant-gene-editing/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260605
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SUMMARY:Acrylamide in Cereal Products: Progress and Prospects
DESCRIPTION:VISIT EVENT WEBSITE\nMeeting Information\nIn-person delegates can register for the two-day event. The event begins with a social reception on the evening of June 3rd. There are scientific sessions throughout June 4th from 9am -6pm. Following the scientific sessions on June 4th there will be a optional social event that will be arranged separately. \nWe offer registrations fees for the following delegate categories: \n1. Early Career Professionals (anyone within 5 years of finishing full-time education)\n2. Delegates from an Inclusiveness Target Country\n3. Regular Attendee\n4. ACRYRED Member \n\nInstructions for Abstract submission.\nMost speakers at this event will be selected from submitted abstracts.\nPeople who submit an abstract have the option to apply to present an oral or a a poster presentation. Anyone who is not selected for an oral presentation will be invited to present a poster.\nWe especially welcome submissions from early career professionals.\nThe abstract submission deadline is April 15th 2026. \n\nThe conference venue is PALERMO – SPLENDID HOTEL LA TORRE\, Via Piano Gallo\, 11 | 90151 Palermo\, Sicily\, Italy\nThe event fee is for meeting only (no accommodation). \nOn the evening of June 3rd we will host a evening social reception at the hotel and scientific sessions will follow on June 4th. \nACRYRED Member: Free \nRegular Attendee: €130 \nEarly Career Professional: €65 \nRegistrant from ITC Country: €65 \nSUBMIT AN ABSTRACT HERE
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/acrylamide-in-cereal-products-progress-and-prospects/
LOCATION:PALERMO – SPLENDID HOTEL LA TORRE\, Palermo\, Italy
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T140000
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DTSTAMP:20260422T003136
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SUMMARY:AAB-PlantEd Webinar: All aabout Plant Gene Editing
DESCRIPTION:The AAB PlantEd specialist group is organising a series of webinar during 2026 on the topic of plant gene editing. \nThe second webinar is on June 16th at 2pm BST (UTC+1). \nRegister here -> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/q6KNiq8TTdm95qLt6aereQ \nSpeakers:\nClaudia Payacan (Neocroptech): Integrative Platform for Accelerated Development of Wheat Varieties via Multiplex Genome Editing \nJillis Grubben (Wageningen University): Crispr4All: Accessible Genome Editing using ThermoCas9 \n \n\nOther 2026 AAB-PlantEd All aabout plant gene editing webinar dates -> \nSeptember 15th 2pm BST\nSpeakers:\nRalf Wilhelm\, (Julius Kühn-Institut)\nRobert Hoffie (IPK Gatersleben) \nNovember 10th 2pm GMT\nSotirios (Akis) Fragkostefanakis (University of Frankfurt)\nEliza Loo (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/all-aabout-plant-gene-editing-webinar/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260731
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SUMMARY:International Conference on Photosynthesis Research 2026 (ICPR26)
DESCRIPTION:VISIT EVENT WEBSITE\nThe study of photosynthesis has attracted the attention of successive legions of biologists\, biochemists\, chemists and physicists for over 200 years. Never in the history of photosynthesis research\, however\, has progress in our understanding of photosynthetic mechanisms\, regulation and improvement been made as rapidly as it has over the past 5 years. Nature makes photosynthesis look easy\, but the construction of artificial photosynthetic systems remains challenging. Substantial efforts to improve the efficiency and productivity of photosynthesis have the potential to increase crop yields without further increasing fertilizer and water use.  \nMoreover\, tailoring photosynthesis to meet the needs of nature-based solutions to climate change and to the sustainability of food production remain global challenges that have to be addressed by the photosynthesis community. This meeting will galvanise participants from academia and industry to translate this new mechanistic understanding of photosynthetic function into improved crop production and more efficient terrestrial carbon sinks. \n\nSchedule highlights\nTwo Keynote Talks and Twelve Plenary Speakers \n\nDanielle Way (Australian National University)\nDavid Baker and Nathan Ennist\,( University of Washington)\n\nTwenty-five Concurrent Sessions \nEarly Bird Registration closes on April 10th 2026 \nDownload preliminary schedule (Feb 28th\, PDF) \nAssociated with the main meeting are a series of Satellite Meetings both before and after ICPR26. \nOrganised by AAB on behalf of the International Society of Photosynthesis Research
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/international-conference-on-photosynthesis-research-2026-icpr26/
LOCATION:ACC Liverpool
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260908
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260912
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SUMMARY:International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics 2026
DESCRIPTION:Visit Event Website\nRegistration and Abstract Submission is now open. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are delighted to bring ISRFG26 to London at the historic Royal Society. \nOn behalf of the Organizing Committee\, we are pleased to invite you to London to participate in the 23rd International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG 2026) \, to be held 08 – 10 September\, 2026. \nRice  is the most important food crop in the world – feeding ½ the planet. As  the world’s population approaches 10 billion by 2050\, we must do all we  can to develop new varieties that are more nutritious\, climate  resilient\, and require fewer inputs (e.g.\, fertilizers\, pesticides\,  water).\nTo  help meet this future demand\, rice scientists around the globe united  in a $200M USD project to sequence the rice genome – the International  Rice Genome Sequencing Project (IRGSP) – which was completed in November  of 2004 – and was the first reference genome for any crop plant. Over the past 20+ years this landmark accomplishment has led to thousands of  novel discoveries and insights that have positively impacted the rice  farmer’s ability to grow rice sustainably and bring a premium market  price. As we deal with inevitable man-made climate change\, growing rice is becoming a viable option in an increasing number of countries. As the breadth of rice-growing countries widens we are delighted to bring ISRFG26 to the UK\, a country which is performing an increased amount of rice research. Furthermore\, UK researchers have a strong history of collaborations with colleagues in the traditional rice-growing areas.      \nThe 2026 meeting will host keynote\, plenary and concurrent sessions alongside a poster session and local visit. The  format of the meeting will be three days of lectures\, workshops\, and a poster session. There will be a final fourth day visit to a scietifically relevant location in London (TBC).  \nISRFG26 will be a great opportunity to  showcase rice research in emerging rice-growing countries whilst bringing together collaborators at a historic venue in London. ISRFG26 is being organised in collaboration with the Association of Applied Biologists\, a scientific society that was founded in London in 1904 and supports researchers who are involved in many subjects area that aim to improve agricultural productivity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nISRFG26 takes place at The Royal Society in Central London.  \nThe venue includes the Welcome Trust Lecture theatre\, City of London suite and other beautiful spaces for posters and concurrent sessions. \n\nConfirmed Speakers \nWe are delighted to confirm the Plenary speakers who will share their exciting current research at ISRFG 2026. \n– Ashwani Pareek\, Sneh Pareek\, Rod Wing\, Jitender Giri \n– Qifa Zhang\, Xuewei Chen\, Emmanuel Guiderdoni\, Nelson Saibo \n– Adam Price\, Amelia Henry\, Siwaret Arikit\, Nguyen Thi Lang \n– Andy Jones\, Pallavi Singh\, Ian Dodd\, Julian Hibberd \n– Rory Hornby\, Bipin Pandey\, Adriana Botes \n  \n\n\nDraft Schedule\n\n> Tuesday September 8th: \nWelcome\, Opening Keynote and Plenary Session \nLunch \nConcurrent Sessions \nConference Social event (outside Royal Society) \n> Wednesday September 9th: \nPoster hanging \nPlenary Sessions \nLunch \nConcurrent Sessions \nPoster Session and Drinks Reception \n> Thursday September 10th: \nPlenary Sessions \nLunch \nPlenary Sessions and Closing Keynote \n> Friday September 11th \nVisit to Kew Gardens
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/international-symposium-on-rice-functional-genomics-2026/
LOCATION:The Royal Society\, London
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260912
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SUMMARY:Surveillance and Improved Disease control: a BSPP Satellite Meeting
DESCRIPTION:AAB are delighted to again organise a Satellite meeting at the British Society of Plant Pathology Main Meeting. This Satellite meeting is entitled ‘Surveillance and Improved Disease control‘ and takes place on Friday September 11th 2026. \nAll Schedule and registration information for the main BSPP meetinng can be found here -> \nBSPP Main Meeting\nAfter the first registrationn closing date of May 31st 2026\, the BSPP will offer single-day registration for this satellite meeting. \nAs such preference will be give to delegates who attend the entire meeting. However we do expect some places to be available for single day bookings.   . \nConfirmed speakers: \n– Tom Will (VSG group) “Integrated strategies for disease control in bulb onions” \n– Kyran Maloney (Plant Health Centre\, Scotland) “How the UK Seed Potato Industry is Responding to a Changing Potato Leaf Roll Virus Challenge” \n– John Clarkson (University of Warwick).
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/surveillance-and-improved-disease-control-a-bspp-satellite-meeting/
LOCATION:John Innes Centre
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261009
DTSTAMP:20260422T003136
CREATED:20250728T115600Z
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SUMMARY:Auxin 2026
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce that the Auxin2026 meeting will take place on the Algarve in Portugal between October 4th-8th 2026. \nThis quadrennial event brings together leading and emerging researchers in auxin biology to discuss the current state and future prospects for this exciting and fast moving research area! \nPlease ‘Save the Date’.  \nRegistration opens on January 1st 2026 \nAAB are organising the event on behalf of the scientific leadership team of Dior Kelley\, Lars Ostergaard and Andrea Gallavotti. \nVisit Auxin2026 Website\n \n\nConfirmed Invited Speakers \nWe have confirmed an outstanding set of invited speakers for this event; emphasizing that this is the primary conference for auxin researchers. \n \n 
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/auxin-2026/
LOCATION:Vidamar Hotel\, Albufeira\, Algarve\, Portugal
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261105
DTSTAMP:20260422T003136
CREATED:20260226T213405Z
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SUMMARY:Technological Innovation for Integrated Pest\, Pathogen and Weed Management
DESCRIPTION:The annual AAB event on IPM again broadens it’s focus by looking at the real world situatiion in which integrated management plans must consider all treats to plant health\, \nSave the Date
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/technological-innovation-for-integrated-pest-pathogen-and-weed-management/
LOCATION:Belmont Hotel\, 20 De Montfort St\, Leicester\, LE1 7GR\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119
DTSTAMP:20260422T003136
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Crop Nutrition: AAB President's Meeting 2026
DESCRIPTION:VISIT EVENT WEBSITE\n17 November 2026 – 18 November 2026\nThe Guildhall York\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInorganic nutrients that are critical for crop growth\, health and productivity must be absorbed from the soil and distributed around the plant. Research over past few decades has established the fundamental mechanisms underpinning inorganic nutrient transport. \nHowever\, plant-soil interactions and regulatory processes that enable efficient absorption and distribution are only just becoming understood. This meeting will address issues of crop nutrition from a global sustainability perspective\, ranging from soil health and fertilizer use to distribution of minerals that are essential for human nutrition to edible parts of plants. \nThe AAB President’s Meeting is a biennial celebration of the research interests of the outgoing AAB President. We are delighted to organise this event on behalf of Professor Dale Sanders FRS. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInvited Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are delighted to confirm these invited speakers: \nStephanie Swarbreck (Niab): Uptake of nutrients: Wheat Nitrogen Requirements (Title tbc) \nUte Kraemer (University of Bochum): Distribution of nutrients within crops (Title tbc) \nTim Mauchline (Rothamsted Research): Impact of structure and function of crop root microbiomes on nutrient cycling \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe encourage abstract submissions in the following themes\, although this is not an exhaustive list. \n– Soil-plant interactions \n– Fertilizers and the environment \n– Nutrient distribution within the plant \n– Improving nutritional quality \n– Technological advances for analysing crop-nutrient interactions \nSUBMIT an ABSTRACT
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/sustainable-crop-nutrition-aab-presidents-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:Guildhall\, York
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261211
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SUMMARY:Advances in Nematology 2026
DESCRIPTION:The annnual AAB Advances in Nematology meeting will take place on Thursday December 10th 2026 at the Linnean Society inn central London. \nMeeting details to follow in Spring 2026!
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/advances-in-nematology-2026/
LOCATION:The Linnean Society\, Burlington House\, Piccadilly\, London\, W1J 0BF\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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