Tentative Program

Name Time
Meeting Registration & Welcoming Reception5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Name Time
Meeting Registration7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Welcome Address8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Keynote Address | Exploiting Eucalyptus Pathosystems to Dissect Tree Resilience to Pests, Pathogens, and Climate Change8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Session 1.1 : Classical Screening9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 1.2 : Classical Screening (Cont.)11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Lunch12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Session 2.1 : Genomics in Conifers1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Break3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 2.2 : Genomics in Conifers (Cont.)3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Poster Session #1 & Social5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Name Time
Field Trip | Skimikin Seed Orchard8:15 AM - 4:00 PM
Banquet | Farmstrong Cider Company5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Name Time
Keynote Address | Terpenoid Defense Systems in Conifers8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Session 5.1 : Classical Screening in Pine9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 5.2 : Classical Screening in Pine (Cont.)11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Lunch12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Session 6.1 : Genomics and Metabolomics1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Break3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 6.2 : Genomics and Metabolomics (Cont.)3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Poster Session #2 and Social5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Name Time
Keynote Address | The Road to Success in Forest Tree Resistance Breeding8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Session 7 : Remote Session9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Break10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 8 : Final Summary & Closing Remarks11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Featured Speakers

Richard Sniezko
Center Geneticist
the USDA Forest Service’s Dorena Genetic Resource Center
Dr. Jörg Bohlmann
Professor and Distinguished University Scholar
Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British Columbia
Sanushka Naidoo
Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Michelle Cleary
Associate Professor
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Field Trips

Tuesday | June 3, 2025

KALAMALKA RESEARCH STATION

3401 Reservoir Rd, BC

Wednesday | June 4, 2025

SKIMIKIN SEED ORCHARD

Platt Rd, Tappen, BC