Program

Session Topics

Preliminary Program at a glance

Sun. 28th Sept. 2025, 2pm – Wed. 1st Oct. 2025, 1pm

Sunday, 28th Sept. 2025
12:00 Registration & Snacks
14:00 Welcome CSCS Intro
14:15 Keynote Lecture Mike Scanlon
14:45 Session 1:
Establishment of embryogenic meristems
15:25 Coffee break
16:00 Session 1:
Establishment of embryogenic meristems
16:40 Keynote Lecture Annis Richardson
17:10 Keynote Lecture Yonghong Wang
17:40 Reception Foyer Vielberth Building
Monday, 29th Sept. 2025
8:30 Keynote Lecture Hilde Nelissen
9:00 Session:
Shoot apical meristems - maintenance and functions
10:20 Coffee break
11:00 Keynote Lecture Tom Beeckman
11:30 Session 3:
Root meristems - lessons from the ground
12:50 Lunch break
14:00 Keynote Lecture Robert Sablowski
14:30 Session 4:
Stem cells in the stem
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Keynote Lecture Madelaine Bartlett
16:30 Poster session
Tuesday, 30th Sept. 2025
8:30 Keynote Lecture Paula McSteen
9:00 Session 5:
Inflorescence meristems and flower architecture
10:00 Coffee break
10:30 Session 5:
Inflorescence meristems and flower architecture
11:50 Lunch break
13:00 Keynote Lecture Christina Ferrandiz
13:30 Session 6:
Stem cells under environmental stress
14:10 Coffee break
14:40 Keynote Lecture Ikram Blilou
Transfer to city center
16:30 Guided City Tour
18:30 Conference dinner
Wednesday, 1st Oct. 2025
8:30 Keynote Lecture Andrea Gallavotti
9:00 Session 7:
Reproduction and other stem cell like systems
10:20 Coffee break
10:50 Keynote Lecture David Jackson
11:20 Poster Price
11:40 Closing remarks
12:00 Lunch packages 
Departure