CSPP/SCPV Annual Meeting - Plant Biology 2010
The 2010 CSPP ANNUAL MEETING will be at the
Plant Biology 2010 meeting in Montreal from July 31st to August 4th.
This is joint meeting with the American Society of Plant Biologists.
CSPP/SCPV 2010 Western Regional Meeting
Planning is under way for the Western Regional Meeting, to be held at the University of Victoria in May 2010. It
will be held together with UVic's Forest Biology Symposium. The Symposium is hosted by the UVic Centre for Forest
Biology every two years, and brings together provincial, federal, and university scientists from Victoria, the
lower mainland, and elsewhere in BC. The themes of the Symposium speakers will be in the area of Forests, Genetic
Diversity, and Climate Change, but of course we will encourage talks and posters from all areas of plant biology
and of interest to CSPP members.
La planification est en cours pour le congrès régional de l'Ouest, qui se tiendra à l'Université de Victoria,
en mai 2010. Il se tiendra conjointement avec le symposium 'Forest Tree Biology' de l'Université de Victoria.
Le symposium est organisé à tous les deux ans par le Centre de biologie forestière de l'Université de Victoria,
et rassemble des scientifiques provinciaux, fédéraux et des universités de Victoria, de la région de Vancouver
et d'ailleurs en Colombie-Britannique. Les thèmes des conférenciers seront dans le domaine des forêts, de la
diversité génétique, et des changements climatiques, mais bien sûr nous encourageons les présentations orales
et les affiches provenant de tous les domaines de la biologie végétale qui sont d'intérêt pour les membres de la SCPV.
Plant Physiology Meetings | Congrès en physiologie végétale
International Symposium on Plant Productivity October 24 - 26, 2010, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
We are living in a turning point for food supply as most benefits of the green revolution developed in the 1960's
and 70's have been exploited and yield improvements based on that technology are flattening. The current global
population stands at 7 billion and will increase to at least 9 billion in the next 30 years. As such, food production
will have to significantly increase to feed these ever-increasing numbers. It is estimated that we will have to improve
our harvest by about 50% over our best present yields and part of the solution must come through breakthroughs in plant
physiology, biochemistry and molecular biotechnology. In addition, consumption of fossil fuels will continue to
increase, but resources are limited. Thus, increasing biomass production, such as cellulose and starch, for bioenergy
or bio-refinery is also paramount to the sustainability of human society. The 2010 International Symposium on Plant
Productivity aims to bring together the top researchers in the field of plant productivity improvement and to provide
a forum where research in both academia and industry can be exchanged and collaborations built between the public and
private sectors. Speakers from research in academia and industry will present their ideas and how it will impact the
future. For more information please visit the conference homepage.
