A draft schedule can be found below. This schedule is subject to change, and will be populated with additional details as they become available.
Pre-Conference Networking Event
| 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Guided tour of the Kingston Penitentiary (time subject to change pending final confirmation from the Kingston Pen) |
Registration - Biosciences Complex Atrium
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Registration |
Opening Session - Biosciences Complex 1101
| 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Welcome address - George diCenzo - Chair of the local organizing committee |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Opening Keynote Speaker - Mariangela Hungria - EMBRAPA Soybean |
Welcome Reception - Grant Hall
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome reception |
Day 2
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration & light breakfast |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 1 - Physiology and Genetics of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria - Chair: Kathryn Jones (Florida State University) |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning break with refreshments |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 2 - Ecology and Distribution of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria, Legumes, and Symbiotic Associations - Chair: Liana Burghardt (Pennsylvania State University) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Session 3 - Non-Rhizobial Nitrogen Fixation - Chair: Maren Friesen (Washington State University) |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon break with refreshments |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Poster session 1 |
| 5:00 PM | Dinner on your own |
Day 3
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration & light breakfast |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 4 - Evolution and Diversity of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria, Legumes, and Symbiotic Associations - Chair: Rebecca Doyle (McMaster University) |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning break with refreshments |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 5 - Physiology and Development of the Plant Host - Chair: Sonali Roy (Tennessee State University) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Session 6 - Impacts of Biotic and Abiotic Factors on the Functioning of Nitrogen-Fixing Symbioses - Chair: Jesus Montiel González (National Autonomous University of Mexico) |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon break with refreshments |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Poster session 2 |
| 5:00 PM | Dinner on your own |
Day 4
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Light breakfast |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 7 - Application of Synthetic and Systems Biology to Nitrogen Fixation - Chair: Barney Geddes (North Dakota State University) |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning break with refreshments |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 8 - Open Topics - Chair: George diCenzo (Queen's University) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Session 9 - Nitrogen Fixation in Agricultural Systems - Chair: Ivan Oresnik (University of Manitoba) |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Afternoon break with refreshments |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Closing Keynote Speaker - Michael Hynes - University of Calgary |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Conference banquet - 1000 Islands Dinner Cruise on the St. Lawrence River |