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I. Conference Details
Theme: Future Botany in a Changing World
Dates: 19–23 September 2026 (Check-in: 19 September)
Venue: Taishan Blossom Hotel, Tai’an City, Shandong Province, China
II. Conference Content
1. Plenary Invited Lectures
Approximately 24 in total. Academicians and distinguished experts in plant science and related fields will present their latest research advances by invitation.
2. Parallel-session Lectures
There will be approximately 30 keynote lectures, 60 themed presentations, and 40 young-scholar reports. Among these, the keynote lectures and 30 themed presentations will be by invitation only.
The remaining 30 themed presentations and young-scholar reports will be selected from open submission of abstracts. Outstanding authors of selected abstracts will be invited to present their work onsite.
Selected overseas scholars whose abstracts are accepted will receive the exclusive conference support, including US$ 800 (for young-scholar reports) - US$ 1,000 (for themed presentation) honorarium to subsidize travel to China, free hotel accommodation during the conference, and complementary registration that includes the conference banquet and other meals. This support offers 15 slots for themed presentations and 10–15 slots for young-scholar reports.
Active participation and abstract submission from all botanists and researchers are warmly welcomed!
Five parallel sessions will be organized covering plant science and related fields:
Session1: Plant Diversity Research and Conservation in the New Era
Session 2: “PLANeT” and Plant Tree of Life 2.0
Session3: Plant Multi-Omics and New-Quality Agricultural Productivity
Session4: Plant Science for a Green Planet in A Changing World
Session5: Plant Biotechnology and Plant Synthetic Biology
3. Featured Forums
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Young PI Training: Distinguished experts will be invited to share their experience on research topics selection, team building and management, as well as interacting with young scholars.
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Journal Insight Forum: Major journals of BSC and BSA and their publisher(s) will share ideas on successful manuscript preparation, journal development, and international collaboration in the new era via presentations and penal discussion.
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Workshops: Distinguished experts will be invited to conduct targeted discussions on scientific frontiers, technological applications and industrial development in plant integrative omics, biotechnology, botanical garden management and other related fields.
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Sino‑US Plant Scientists Exchange Forum: Through panel discussions and free communication, brings together outstanding plant scientists from China and the United States, facilitating in-depth exchanges on frontier scientific issues, disciplinary development trends, and international cooperation mechanisms.
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