Programme: ALL: 9 - 13 April 2018 - Scientific Programme

PROGRAMME

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Session themes

Concurrent Technical Session A: Accelerating progress in advanced breeding for improved crop adaptation to climate risks
Concurrent Technical Session B: Improving productivity and increasing profitability to expand opportunities across global markets
Concurrent Technical Session C: Enhancing resilience in the face of biotic and abiotic challenges
Concurrent Technical Session D: Tackling key issues in food security and farming systems for improved livelihoods for the smallholder farmer
Concurrent Technical Session E: Exploring the future of the value-added: Nutrition, biofuels and feedstuffs for evolving consumer demands

DAY 1:
9 April 2018

Time	HALL A	HALL B	HALL C	HALL D	ROOM 8 & 9	ROOM 11	FOYER
07:00							Registration/check-in
07:30
08:00
08:30
09:00	Welcome Keynote - Mark Cooper	Welcome Keynote - Mark Cooper		Industry & cultural expo			Industry expo Research poster exhibition
09:30
10:00
10:30	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
11:00	Plenary 1: Setting the Stage - Tim Dalton Plenary 2: Gebisa Ejeta (C)	Plenary 1: Setting the Stage - Tim Dalton Plenary 2: Gebisa Ejeta (C)		Industry & cultural expo			Industry expo Research poster exhibition
11:30
12:00
12:30		Lunch Open expo Poster session	Lunch Open expo Poster session				Lunch Open expo Poster session
13:00
13:30
14:00	Concurrent Technical Session A.1	Concurrent Technical Session C.1	Concurrent Technical Session B.1	Industry & cultural expo	Concurrent Technical Session E.1	Symposium #1 Productivity and food security for the smallholder farmer	Industry expo Research poster exhibition
14:30
15:00
15:30	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
16:00	Concurrent Technical Session A.2	Concurrent Technical Session C.2	Concurrent Technical Session B.2	Industry & cultural expo	Concurrent Technical Session E.2	Symposium #1 Productivity and food security for the smallholder farmer	Industry expo Research poster exhibition
16:30
17:00
17:30			Open expo Poster session	Open expo Poster session			Open expo Poster session
18:00	3MT Competition		Open expo Poster session	Open expo Poster session			Open expo Poster session
18:30
19:00			Welcome reception Open expo	Welcome reception Open expo			Welcome reception Open expo
19:30
20:00
20:30

DAY 2:
10 April 2018

Time	HALL A	HALL B	HALL C	HALL D	ROOM 8 & 9	ROOM 11	FOYER
08:00
08:30	Plenary 3: David Jordan (A) Plenary 4: TBC	Plenary 3: David Jordan (A) Plenary 4: TBC		Industry & cultural expo			Industry expo Research poster exhibition
09:00
09:30
10:00	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
10:30	Concurrent Technical Session A.3	Symposium #2 A driver for change: Sorghum's role in global markets	Concurrent Technical Session D.3	Industry & cultural expo	Concurrent Technical Session C.3	Concurrent Technical Session E.3	Research poster exhibition
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30			Lunch Open expo Poster session	Lunch Open expo Poster session			Lunch Open expo Poster session
13:00
13:30
14:00	Concurrent Technical Session A.4	Symposium #2 A driver for change: Sorghum's role in global markets	Concurrent Technical Session D.4	Industry & cultural expo	Concurrent Technical Session C.4	Concurrent Technical Session E.4	Research poster exhibition
14:30
15:00
15:30	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
16:00	Concurrent Technical Session A.5	Concurrent Technical Session B.5	Concurrent Technical Session D.5	Industry & cultural expo	Concurrent Technical Session C.5	Concurrent Technical Session E.5	Research poster exhibition
16:30
17:00
17:30						Mentorship reception
18:00						Mentorship reception
18:30
19:00
19:30

DAY 3:
11 April 2018

Time	HALL A	HALL B	HALL C	HALL D	ROOM 8 & 9	ROOM 11	FOYER
08:00
08:30	Plenary 5: Joseph Awika (E) Plenary 6: Bettina Haussmann (D)	Plenary 5: Joseph Awika (E) Plenary 6: Bettina Haussmann (D)		Industry & cultural expo			Industry expo Research poster exhibition
09:00
09:30
10:00	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
10:30	Concurrent Technical Session C.6	Concurrent Technical Session A.6	Panel: Funder priorities Concurrent Technical Session B.6	Industry & cultural expo	Concurrent Technical Session D.6	Concurrent Technical Session E.6	Industry expo Research poster exhibition
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30			Lunch Open expo Poster session	Lunch Open expo Poster session			Lunch Open expo Poster session
13:00
13:30
14:00	Special Session: Regional issues: Sorghum in Southern Africa					Side meetings	Field visits
14:30
15:00
15:30	Break					Break
16:00	Special Session: Regional issues: Sorghum in Southern Africa					Side meetings
16:30
17:00

DAY 4:
12 April 2018

Time	HALL A	HALL B	HALL C	HALL D	FOYER
08:00
08:30	Symposium #3 Bringing Ancient Grains to the World's Dinner Tables	Concurrent Technical Session A.7	Concurrent Technical Session C.7	Concurrent Technical Session D.7	Research poster exhibition
09:00
09:30
10:00	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
10:30	Symposium #3 Bringing Ancient Grains to the World's Dinner Tables	Concurrent Technical Session A.8	Concurrent Technical Session C.8	Concurrent Technical Session D.8	Research poster exhibition
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30			Lunch Open expo Poster session		Lunch Open expo Poster session
13:00
13:30	Symposium #3 Bringing Ancient Grains to the World's Dinner Tables	Concurrent Technical Session A.9	Concurrent Technical Session C.9	Concurrent Technical Session D.9	Research poster exhibition
14:00
14:30
15:00
15:30	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
16:00	Plenary: Conference closing Closing keynote?	Plenary: Conference closing Closing keynote?
16:30