Program
Monday, June 17
5:30 p.m. Welcome Social, Hotel Indigo, Traverse City, MI
Tuesday, June 18
9:00 a.m. Meeting opening, tribute to Eve Billing
Opening session
Speakers: Awais Khan, Fabio Rezzonico, Stefano Benini, Quan Zeng
1:00 p.m. Session: Fire blight disease management
Keynote: Ken Johnson
Offered presentations
Session: Epidemiology / fire blight incursions into new countries
Keynote: TBA
Offered presentations
5:30 p.m. Poster session / reception
Wednesday, June 19
9:00 a.m. Session: Application of bacteriophage for fire blight management
Keynote: Antonet Svircev
Invited presentations: Julianne Grose, Chang-Sik Oh, Lars Fieseler, Steven Gayder
1:00 p.m. Field trip
Northwest Michigan agriculture production, orchards affected by fire blight, visit a local winery, etc.
7:00 p.m. Conference dinner, Tandem Cidery, Suttons Bay, MI
Thursday, June 20
9:00 a.m. Session: Plant resistance / breeding
Keynote: Andreas Peil
Offered presentations
1:00 p.m. Session: Host-pathogen interactions
Keynote: TBA
Offered presentations
5:00 p.m. Poster session
Friday, June 21
9:00 a.m. Session: Genetics, genomics, genetic diversity
Keynote: TBA
Offered presentations
11:30 a.m. Summary from Session Chairs
12:00 p.m. Next meeting and official closure