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PLANT CANADA 2024

Welcome from Conference Scientific Committee

On behalf of the Scientific Program Organizing Committee, I am honored and delighted to
welcome you to this Plant Canada 2024 Conference. With all seven Plant Canada Societies and
Associations members we have prepared this event and happy to see you on July 7th to 11th
2024 in Winnipeg, MB. This meeting will bring together researchers in plant science research
reflecting our diverse interests with a thematic on “Plants: Adapting to a Changing World”.

There will be scientific workshops, tours, special sessions, keynote and plenary sessions
organized by our different societies. Moreover, multiple concurrent sessions, posters,
networking and social events activities that will offer opportunities for professionals working in
plant sciences to discuss the latest research, learn from peers, and expand their knowledge and
students to develop their career. Our program features talks from our Keynote speaker Dr.
Sylvain Charlebois known as the “Food Professor” followed by four Plenary sessions
responding to our conference theme: 1) Plant Biotechnology for a Changing World; 2) Emerging
Technologies to Enhance Production in a Changing Environment; 3) Emerging Technologies in
Plant Health; 4) Emerging Concepts in Plant Biology.

A huge team effort has gone into organizing the scientific program and coordinating the events
of this meeting, thanks to the committee for the seven organizations. The event would be
impossible without huge efforts from the Local Arrangements Committee (LAC) led by Tom
Fetch, Dilantha Fernando, Brenda Trask and the CPS, and the financial support of our many
sponsors helping to support our event – the efforts of the fundraising committee is much
appreciated.

To the participants, we could not have a successful conference without you. Thanks so much for
your participation in this meeting. We received over 350 abstracts and have a program we hope
you will love, with the opportunity to everyone to present with talks and posters. Your
participation makes this event a success, thank you! I wish you a great week in this 2024 Plant
Canada meeting in Winnipeg. Very happy to see you in person. Have a good meeting!

Dr. Guillaume J. Bilodeau
Chair, Scientific Program Organizing Committee for Plant Canada

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