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CSPP Specific Events
During the meeting, several events will be organized by or with the participation of the CSPP.
NEW! - CSPP Mixer, August 1, 7 p.m.
Directly following the CSPP Gold Medal Address (see below), CSPP members are invited to join
the CSPP Mixer held at Les 3 Brasseurs,
105 Rue St-Paul Est, 10 minutes walking distance from the Palais des Congrès.
The mixer starts at 7 p.m., and happens on the upper floor of the restaurant (staircase is
behind the bar). Drinks and food are available for purchase (the restaurant's specialty is
"Flammekueche", an Alsatian pizza).
CSPP members are invited to pick up a voucher for one free drink from the CSPP booth in the Exhibit
Hall located at the Palais des Congrès (Please note the opening times of the Exhibits in the program).
Major Symposium III: CSPP President's Symposium
"Signals and Plant Development". Organizer: Carl Douglas, University of British Columbia
Invited speakers:
- Enrico Scarpella - Auxin signaling in vascular procambium development
- Daniel Matton - Pollen tube guidance in Solanaceous species: a complex web of signals
- Daphne Goring - Selecting the best pollen grains: Stigmatic signaling events in the Brassicaceae
- Joe Kieber - The ins and outs of cytokinin signaling
- Keiko Torii - Take a deep breath: Signaling in stomatal patterning and differentiation
This event is open to all participants of the meeting.
Major Symposium V: ASPB-CSPP Joint Symposium
This year the topic will be "Pollen Biology". Organizers: Alice Cheung, University of Massachusetts, Anja Geitmann, University of Montreal, Heven Sze, University Of Maryland
Invited speakers:
- Alice Cheung - The journey of a pollen tube to deliver sperm for fertilization
- Ravi Palanivelu - Primed for success: Pistil signals potentiate pollen tubes prior to fertilization
- June Nasrallah - Signaling at the intersection of self-incompatibility and pistil development in crucifers
- Sheila McCormick - Signaling during pollen tube growth
- Benedikt Kost - Polarized Rac/Rop signalling during tip growth
- Anja Geitmann - Size matters: the pollen tube's adaptation to an invasive life style
This event is open to all meeting participants.
CSPP Gold Medal Address
Presentation by the 2009 recipient of the CSPP Gold Medal
Brian Ellis - A passion for pathways
This event is open to all meeting participants.
CSPP Annual Business Meeting
This event is open to all members of the CSPP/SCPV. A draft agenda for this meeting is available here.
Lab Leadership Workshop - CANCELLED
In a joint effort, the ASPB and CSPP will organize a workshop on lab leadership during the days preceding the annual
meeting. Topics covered during the workshop include presentations by US and Canadian funding agencies. This workshop
is particularly relevant for postdoctoral fellows and beginning faculty. Please find more information on the
ASPB web site.
CSPP Booth
The CSPP will have a booth in the exhibition hall. Among others, this booth will comprise a "Hookey Desk" where you
will find information about local eats, walks and our students' picks for Montreal night life.
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