21 Century Sorghum

DAY 1: 9 April 2018

Session topics/veins

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

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
18:30
19:00
Welcome reception

Open expo

Welcome reception

Open expo

Welcome reception

Open expo

19:30
20:00
20:30