(Preliminary) Program

24 July 2024, Wednesday

12:00 Registration, setting up posters
13:00 Welcome by the Vice President of Research, University of Hohenheim
13:10 Welcome by the Organizing Committee

Session 1: Genetic Resources and Breeding

Chair: Karl Schmid, University of Hohenheim

13:30 Keynote Speaker 1
14:00 Oral presentation 1: selected from abstracts
14:15 Oral presentation 2: selected from abstracts
14:30 Oral presentation 3: selected from abstracts
14:45 Oral presentation 4: selected from abstracts
15:00 Coffee Break and Poster Session I
16:30 Keynote Speaker 2
17:00 Oral presentation 5: selected from abstracts
17:15 Oral presentation 6: selected from abstracts
17:30 Oral presentation 7: selected from abstracts
17:45 Oral presentation 8: selected from abstracts
18:00 Keynote Speaker 3
18:30 Conference Networking-Dinner in Mensa

25 July 2024, Thursday

Session 2: Phenotyping

Chair: Nazgol Emrani, Kiel University

09:00 Keynote Speaker 4
09:30 Oral presentation 9: selected from abstracts
09:45 Oral presentation 10: selected from abstracts
10:00 Oral presentation 11: selected from abstracts
10:15 Coffee Break and Poster Session II

Session 3: Food & Nutrition

Chair: TBD

11:15 Keynote Speaker 5
11:45 Oral presentation 12: selected from abstracts
12:00 Oral presentation 13: selected from abstracts
12:15 Oral presentation 14: selected from abstracts
12:30 Lunch in Mensa

Session 4: Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

Chair: Sandra Schmöckel, University of Hohenheim

13:45 Keynote Speaker 6
14:15 Oral presentation 15: selected from abstracts
14:30 Oral presentation 16: selected from abstracts
14:45 Oral presentation 17: selected from abstracts
15:00 Oral presentation 18: selected from abstracts
15:15 Short Coffee Break

Session 5: Quinoa Markets and Policies

Chair: TBD

15:45 Improving fundamental and applied research and policy frameworks for quinoa and other minor crops
16:15 Firming up Bridges Between Fields, Lab Benches and Policy
16:45 Policy Roundtable
18:30 Summarizing the main discussion messages
19:00 Dinner on your own, for location suggestions see booklet

26 July 2024, Friday

Visit of Research Station

09:00 Transfer to Research Station
Horticultural Challenges
Trade Show & Demonstrations of Quinoa Biomass Valorization
12:00 Announcement of Poster Prizes
Official End of Symposium
12:30 Lunch for participants of afternoon group and stakeholder meetings