Program
Tentative Program
June 23–26, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois USA
We’re excited to welcome researchers, professionals, and students from around the world to an engaging week of scientific exchange and networking. Below is a tentative outline of the symposium schedule. Please note that the agenda is still being finalized and may be subject to change. Check back regularly for updates.
Monday, June 23, 2025
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Registration & Welcome
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Full Day of Scientific Presentations
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Day one will conclude with a Welcome Reception featuring a live performance by The Professors of Jazz from Michigan State University, one of the most elite performing and educating jazz faculty groups in the United States. These nationally and internationally acclaimed musicians bring a level of collaboration and innovation that promises an unforgettable evening of world-class jazz. Included as part of symposium registration.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
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Full Day of Scientific Presentations
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
- Join fellow attendees (and guests) for a full day-long tour. The tour begins with a visit to Valent BioSciences, a global leader in the research, development, and commercialization of highly effective, low-risk, and environmentally compatible technologies and products for agriculture, public health, and forest health. We’ll then explore the Chicago Botanic Garden, offering 385 acres of nature, beauty, and respite to discover. The day concludes with the Chicago River Architecture Tour, an in-depth river boat tour that delves into one of the most remarkable American cities today. Chicago is known around the world for its architectural feats, both inside and outside of the buildings. From the 100-year-old Art Deco, Neo-Classical, and Gothic Towers, to some of the tallest modern-day skyscrapers, Chicago is where old meets futuristic architectural endeavors.
- Transportation, tickets for the garden and boat tour, and lunch are included as part of symposium registration.
Thursday, June 26, 2025
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Full Day of Scientific Presentations
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ISHS Business Meeting & Vote for Next Symposium Host
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Closing Ceremony
Unless otherwise stated above, meals are on your own.
This program has been designed to balance rigorous academic exchange with opportunities for networking and regional exploration. We look forward to your participation in what promises to be an enriching and memorable event.
The symposium will comprise seven non-concurrent sessions, each hosted by a member of the scientific committee with notable expertise in the session. A keynote ‘perspectives’ lecture will begin each session.
- Fundamental/Molecular Biology
- Application Technologies and environmental regulation of bioregulator penetration
- Dormancy
- Floral induction, formation, flowering, and fruit set
- Vegetative and Reproductive Growth and Development
- Fruit maturation and harvest
- Postharvest biology/storability and quality retention/postharvest disorders
As details are finalized, additional information will be added.
Visiting Michigan and Michigan State University
For those of you remaining in the Chicagoland/Midwest US area after the conference, we would welcome one-day visits to Michigan State University (located in East Lansing, Michigan), its research farms, and regional fruit industry sites in the week following the conference June 30 – July 3. While we cannot arrange travel from Chicago or provide area lodging, we would be very happy to set up an informal tour once you make it to East Lansing. Lodging options in the East Lansing area.
If you have an interest in visiting, from Chicago you can take an afternoon train directly to East Lansing or, if you are driving, expect a drive of about four hours from downtown Chicago (link). We’ll work with you to tailor your visit according to your interests. Please contact Randolph Beaudry (beaudry@msu.edu; +1-517-353-0303) by June 7, 2025. We can only accommodate a handful of participants, so plan early if you have a keen interest.
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