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  • Monday, August 4, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM HST
    Extension Plant Pathologists Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM HST
    OIP Breakfast (by invitation only)
  • 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM HST
    Concessions Open
  • 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM HST
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM HST
    Poster Viewing Open
  • 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM HST
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM HST
    HOT TOPIC: From Lab to Leadership: Harnessing Scientific Training for Success Across Diverse Disciplines and Careers
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM HST
    SPECIAL SESSION: Pathogens and Protectors: Gram-positive Bacteria on Spotlight
    Organizer: Devanshi Khokhani, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Moderator: Devanshi Khokhani, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Room 312
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM HST
    SPECIAL SESSION: What's Next in Biocontrol?: Genetically-modified Biocontrol Agents
    Organizer: David Hubert, PhD – Indigo Ag, Inc.
    Moderator: David Hubert, PhD – Indigo Ag, Inc.
    Ballroom B/C
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM HST
    SPECIAL SESSION: Plant Pathologists of the Future with sponsorship support from Syngenta
    Moderator: Nicole A. Gauthier, PhD – University of Kentucky
    Room 311
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM HST
    APS PRESS Open
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM HST
    Open Meeting Room Available
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM HST
    Sprout's Corner Open
  • 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Citrus HLB Disease
  • 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Data-Driven Insights and Imaging
  • 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Nematology
  • 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Oomycetes
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM HST
    Lunch Break
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM HST
    Network with Exhibitors
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM HST
    Public Policy Board (PPB) Meeting
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM HST
    Storkan-Hanes Mclaslin Research Foundation Luncheon
  • 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM HST
    OIP Silent Auction
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM HST
    Committee Chair/Vice Chair Meeting (by invitation only)
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Bacteriology
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Mycology
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: New and Emerging Diseases
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Novel Research Methods
  • 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM HST
    SPECIAL SESSION: Schroth - Faces of the Future Session: Virology
    Moderator: Ruchika Kashyap – University of Georgia
    Moderator: Suzette Arcibal Baldwin – North Dakota State University
    Room 312
  • 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Chemical Control
  • 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Effector Research
  • 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Epidemiology
  • 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Tree Diseases
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM HST
    NPDN Town Hall
  • 3:30 PM - 5:45 PM HST
    Network with Exhibitors
  • 3:30 PM - 5:45 PM HST
    Plant Health Hub Networking Break
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    IDEA CAFÉ: Balancing Science and Self

    Organizer: Sehgeet Kaur – School of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Graduate Program in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, U.S.A

    Moderator: Sehgeet Kaur – School of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Graduate Program in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, U.S.A

    Moderator: Boris A. Vinatzer – School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061

  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    IDEA CAFÉ: Federal Research Updates

    Moderator: Paul Esker – Penn State

    Organizer: Rubella Goswami

    Moderator: Rubella Goswami

  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    IDEA CAFÉ: Hot Topics in Turfgrass Pathology; Future Directions

    Organizer: Fereshteh Shahoveisi – University of Maryland

    Moderator: Fereshteh Shahoveisi – University of Maryland

  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    IDEA CAFÉ: The Rise of Bioinformatics and AI: What’s the Future of Wet Lab Skills?

    Organizer: Dimitra Valsami – Newcastle university

    Moderator: Dimitra Valsami – Newcastle university

  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    Poster Viewing with Authors Present (P-001 - P-319, Poster Session I)
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    POSTERS: Analytical and Theoretical Plant Pathology I
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    POSTERS: Bacteriology I
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    POSTERS: Biological Control I
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    POSTERS: Biotechnology I
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    POSTERS: Chemical and Biopesticide Control I
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    POSTERS: Crop Loss Assessment I
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    POSTERS: Cultural Control I
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    POSTERS: Disease Detection and Diagnosis I
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    POSTERS: Epidemiology I
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    POSTERS: Genetics of Resistance I
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM HST
    POSTERS: Integrated Pest Management I
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM HST
    APS Speed Mentoring Event
  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM HST
    BioSecurity and Microbial Forensics Interest Group
  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    Phytopathologist of Distinction (POD) Talks I
    Moderator: Carolee P. Bull, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University
    Room 313 A
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    Poster Viewing with Authors Present (P-321 - P-703, Poster Session I)
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Late Breaking I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Microbiome/Communities I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Molecular/Cellular Plant‐Microbe Interactions I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Mycology I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Nematology I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: New and Emerging Diseases I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Oomycetes I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Outreach I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Pathogen Dispersal I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Pathogen‐Vector Interactions I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Plant Defense Responses I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Plant Stress and Abiotic Disorders I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Population Biology Genetics I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Postharvest Pathology I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Proteomics/Metabolomics/Genomics I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Systematics/Evolution I
  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM HST
    POSTERS: Virology I
  • 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM HST
    IDEA CAFÉ: Application Technologies in Disease Management: Impacts and Opportunities

    Organizer: Stacey E. Swanson

    Moderator: Stacey E. Swanson

    Moderator: Charlotte Oliver – Colorado State University

  • 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM HST
    IDEA CAFÉ: Branching Out: Boosting Visibility and Enrollment in Plant Pathology Courses Across Disciplines

    Organizer: Becca Hall – The University of Minnesota

    Moderator: Becca Hall – The University of Minnesota

    Moderator: Gazala Ameen, n/a – Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007

  • 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM HST
    IDEA CAFÉ: Career Opportunities in International Development for Plant Pathologists

    Organizer: Ronald D. French-Monar – USDA APHIS PPQ FO Plant Germplasm Quarantine Program

    Moderator: John Bowman

  • 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM HST
    IDEA CAFÉ: Intellectual Property Concerns in Diagnostics: Who owns a sequence?

    Organizer: Deborah Groth-Helms – Agdia, Inc.

    Moderator: Kylie Rau, n/a – Agdia, Inc., Elkhart, IN

  • 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM HST
    LGBTQIA+ Networking Event (ticket required) with financial support from Corteva, Valent Biosciences, and Bayer
  • 8:15 PM - 10:00 PM HST
    Industry & Extension Networking Event (ticket required) with financial support from Corteva