2023 Meeting Agenda
Sunday, March 26 Registration
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
AGBT Meeting Registration
Hill Country Foyer
Monday, March 27 Scientific Program
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Meeting Registration/Hospitality Desk
Independence Lobby
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Courtyard Deck
9:00 a.m. – 9:10a.m.
Opening Remarks
Independence Ballroom
(Sarah Hearne, Principal Scientist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and AGBT Ag Conference Chair)
Plenary Session l: Global Opportunities and Challenges for Agriculture, l (Susan McCouch, Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Session Chair)
Independence Ballroom
9:10 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Lindiwe Sibanda Majele, African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) University of Pretoria
9:40 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Mark Cooper, University of Queensland
10:10a.m. – 10:30a.m.
(Abstract Selected)
10:30a.m. – 11:00a.m.
Coffee Break and Exhibits
Hill Country Ballroom & Sponsor Promenade
Plenary Session ll: Global Opportunities and Challenges for Agriculture,ll (Susan Wessler, Distinguished Professor of Genetics, University of California, Riverside, Session Chair)
Independence Ballroom
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Invited Speaker TBA
11:30 a.m. – 11:50a.m.
(Abstract Selected)
11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
(Abstract Selected)
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
AGBT Lunch
Independence Lawn
Plenary Session lll: Applying the Science, l
(Bruce Walsh, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Chair)
Independence Ballroom
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Ben Hayes, University of Queensland
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Leena Tripathi, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Kenya
2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
(Abstract Selected)
2:50 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Coffee Break
Hill Country Ballroom & Sponsor Promenade
3:25 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Gold Sponsor Workshop –
Independence Ballroom 1-5
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Silver Sponsor Workshop –
Independence Ballroom 1-5
Plenary Session IV: Enabling Approaches and Tech, (Len Pennacchio, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Session Chair)
Independence Ballroom
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Robin Buell, University of Georgia
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Invited Speaker TBA
5:00 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.
(Abstract Selected)
5:20 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.
AGBT’s Next Gen Leadership Awards
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
AGBT Welcome Dinner
Aunt Mary’s Lawn
Tuesday, March 28 (Morning)
6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Rise and Shine with AGBT – Optional Activity
Meet in Lobby
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Courtyard Deck
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Hospitality Desk
Hill Country Foyer
Plenary Session V: Applying the Science,ll (Jack Dekkers, Distinguished Professor, section leader of animal breeding and genetics, Iowa State University, Session Chair)
Independence Ballroom
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Anna Sonesson, Norwegian Food Research Institute (Nofima)
9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
(Abstract Selected)
9:50 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
(Abstract Selected)
10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
(Abstract Selected)
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
Hill Country Ballroom & Sponsor Promenade
Plenary Session VI: Informatics and Analytics Session VI: (Daniela Lourenco, Associate Professor in Animal Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics, University of Georgia, Session Chair)
Independence Ballroom
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Gregor Gorjanc, University of Edinburgh
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Invited Speaker TBA
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
AGBT Lunch
Courtyard Deck
Plenary Session VII: From FASTQ to Fork(FredVan Eeuwijk, Professor in applied statistics, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Session Chair)
Independence Ballroom
1:40p.m. – 2:00p.m.
(Abstract Selected)
2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
(Abstract Selected)
2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
(Abstract Selected)
2:40 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.
Bronze I talk
2:55 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
Bronze II talk
3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Poster Flash talks
3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
PosterSession with Wine and Beverages
Hill Country Ballroom
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Dinner
Independence Lawn
7:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Click2Win Party
(Engage with sponsors and exhibitors to win great prizes including free registration to next year’s AGBT Ag)
Wednesday, March 29 (Morning)
6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Rise and Shine with AGBT – Optional Activity
Meet in Lobby
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Courtyard Deck
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Hospitality Desk
Hill Country Foyer
Plenary Session VIII: Building From Basic Science,(Appolinaire Djikeng, Director, Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, The University of Edinburgh, Session Chair)
Independence Ballroom
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia, University of Sao Paulo
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Jo Newton, Agriculture Victoria Research
10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
(Abstract Selected)
10:20 a.m. – 10:35a.m.
Bronze Ill talk
10:35 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
Coffee Break
Hill Country Ballroom & Sponsor Promenade
Plenary Session IX: Leveraging Genome Complexity, (Charlie Johnson, Executive Director Genomics & Bioinformatics, Texas A&M AgriLife, Session Chair)
11:05 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.
(Abstract Selected)
11:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
(Abstract Selected)
11:25 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
(Abstract Selected)
11:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
(Abstract Selected)
12:10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
AGBT Lunch
Courtyard Deck
Plenary Session X: Session TBA (Alison Van Eenennaam, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Animal Genomics and Biotechnology, University of California, Davis, Session Chair)
Independence Ballroom
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Invited Speaker, TBA
2:00 p.m. – 2:30p.m.
Invited Speaker, TBA
2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
(Abstract Selected)
2:50 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Coffee Break
Windmill Plaza
Panel Discussion:
Meet the Funders
Independence Ballroom
Plenary Session XI: From the Cutting Edge-New Ideas and Opportunities, (Renee Lafitte, Deputy Director for Crops R&D, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Session Chair)
Independence Ballroom
4:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
(Abstract Selected)
4:50 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.
(Abstract Selected)
5:20 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.
(Abstract Selected)
5:40 p.m. – 5:50 p.m.
Closing Comments, and Click2Win Announcements,(Sarah Hearne,Principal Scientist, International Maize, and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and AGBT Ag Conference Chair)
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Farewell Dinner Party
Henry’s Hollow
