Travel 2025

Conference Travel

The main conference is virtual, but if you are traveling to one of the in-person hubs travel information is linked below. Would you like to host your own hub? - Contact us at admin@plantphenotyping.org


Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA

Description

Join is at the Corteva AgriScience NAPPN hub! This will be a free in-person event held on Tuesday, February 25 as part of the 2025 NAPPN Conference at the Corteva Agriscience Carver Center in Johnston, IA targeting 100 participants. Participants outside of Corteva should register for the virtual conference and the hub separately. Corteva employees only need to register for the hub. We will be livestreaming the 2025 NAPPN virtual conference from 9:00am-12:15pm with informal poster sessions during breaks. Lunch is on your own, and food is available for purchase in the cafeteria or nearby restaurants. In the afternoon, the hub will host two additional keynote speakers, student lightning talks, and a poster and networking session to wrap up the event. Please register for the hub and submit your abstract here to be considered for a poster and/or talk or to attend the event. Speakers from the NAPPN Virtual Conference on Tuesday morning are also welcome to present in person at the hub, please reach out to Sara Tirado Tolosa at sara.tiradotolosa@corteva.com if this is the case. Registration for this hub closes on Tuesday, February 11th, at 12:00CST.

Registration

  • In-person, open to all.

  • Non Corteva employees, please register for the virtual conference here if interested in attending the remaining days, and register for the in-person hub event on Feb 25 here.

  • Corteva employees, please register for the in-person hub here. If you would just like to attend the virtual event, please RSVP here to get the link.

  • Registration for this hub closes on Tuesday, February 11th, at 12:00CST.

Full hub registration link: https://forms.monday.com/forms/1a79dec029fefec81be38e4a066c9c3d?r=use1

Program

Tuesday, Feb. 25

7:30-9:00 AM Registration and poster setup

9:00 AM - 12:15 PM: NAPPN Virtual Conference; Poster Sessions during breaks

12:15 PM: Lunch on your own (cafeteria available at Carver or multiple restaurants in the area)

2:00 PM: Keynote Speaker 1

2:15 PM: Student Lightning Talks

2:45 PM: Break

3:00 PM: Keynote Speaker 2

3:15 PM: Student Lightning Talks

4:00 PM: Poster and Networking Session

6:00 PM: End of Day


Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis, MO

Description

The Danforth Center NAPPN conference hub will be an in-person event for 100 participants. Participants should register for the virtual conference and the hub separately. Each day from 9am-12:15pm, the livestream of the 2025 NAPPN virtual conference will be broadcast in the Langenberg Theater at the Danforth Center, followed by a break for lunch. In the afternoon, the hub will host two keynote talks in addition to lightning and 15-minute talks selected from abstracts submitted to the virtual conference (register and submit your abstract here). Talks will be live streamed to Whova for virtual conference attendees to view. Lunch is on your own, and food is available for purchase in the Danforth Cafe (or nearby restaurants). Parking is free. Days 1 and 2 will end with a poster and networking session. For the afternoon of day 3, we invite participants to stay for our annual free Bioinformatics and Beers event (separate registration required). ASL interpreters will be available.

Registration

In-person, open to all. Register for the virtual conference here, and register for the in-person hub here.

Program

Tuesday, Feb. 25

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: NAPPN Virtual Conference

12:15 PM: Lunch on your own

2:00 PM: Nadia Shakoor

2:30 PM: Break

2:45 PM: Lightening Talks

3:45 PM: Break

4:00 PM: Poster Session and Networking

6:00 PM: End of Day

Wednesday, Feb. 26

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: NAPPN Virtual Conference

12:15 PM: Lunch on your own

2:00 PM: Abby Stylianou

2:30 PM: Break

2:45 PM: Selected Talks 1-4

3:45 PM: Break

4:00 PM: Poster Session and Networking

6:00 PM: End of Day

Thursday, Feb. 27

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: NAPPN Virtual Conference

12:15 PM: Lunch on your own

2:00 PM: Bioinformatics and Beers Event

6:00 PM: End of Day


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