CPS Annual Meeting 2016

Name: CPS Annual Meeting 2016
Start: 2016-06-12
End: 2016-06-15
Location: Delta Beausejour

On behalf of the organizers of the 2016 Canadian Phytopathological Society (CPS) annual meeting, we invite you to the 87th Annual Meeting of the CPS to be held June 12-15, 2016 at the Delta Beauséjour, 750 Main Street, Moncton, NB. The objectives of CPS are to encourage research, education, and the dissemination of knowledge on the nature, cause, and control of plant diseases. Society-sponsored, national meetings and regional association meetings provide an opportunity for plant pathologists to meet and discuss their common interests. The annual meeting allows participants from industry, government and academic institutions a forum to interact, educate and communicate on the nature, cause and control of plant diseases. The organizing committee has incorporated many presentations by leading researchers from North America.

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Program

Our annual meeting typically attracts research, industry, and extension personnel from across Canada as well as the USA and internationally with attendance ranging from around 80 up to over 140 for joint meetings. Presentations and posters at the meeting cover field crops like potatoes, wheat, barley, and canola through to horticultural and forest species. Topics that are covered range from applied research through to basic research dealing with host-pathogen interactions. In addition, we are planning on having a total of two symposia and two workshops. The symposia and workshops are as follows:

Symposia:

S1. Genomics-based applications in plant pathology

S2. Biovigilance: A framework for effective pest management

Workshops:

W1. Effectoromics and resistance breeding (to register email david.joly@umoncton.ca)

There will be both paper and poster sessions. A welcome reception will be held at the Delta Beauséjour on the evening of June 12, 2016 and a banquet on June 14, 2016.

2016 Preliminary Program and Registration Information

Preliminary meeting schedule overview:

Sunday afternoon – Effectoromics workshop, UdeM

Sunday evening – Welcome reception, Delta Beauséjour

Monday morning – Symposium 1

Monday afternoon – CPS oral and poster sessions

Tuesday morning – CPS oral and poster sessions

Tuesday afternoon – CPS oral and poster sessions

Tuesday evening – Banquet, Delta Beauséjour

Wednesday morning – Symposium 2

CPS 2016 registration

Early Bird Registration – on or before May 13, 2016; Regular Full Registration – after May 13, 2016

CPS Member: Early bird – $CAD450.00, Full registration – $CAD550.00

Includes reception (Sunday evening June 12), banquet (Tuesday evening June 14), and coffee breaks, breakfast, and lunch for Monday and Tuesday, and coffee break and breakfast for Wednesday (June 13-15).

Non-Member: Early bird – $CAD550.00, Full registration – $CAD650.00

Non-Member fee includes membership to the Canadian Phytopathological Society, active after registration is completed, for the remainder 2016. The membership fee for one year is normally $100. For more information about CPS memberships visit phytopath.ca.

Student Member: Early bird – $CAD225.00, Full registration – $CAD275.00

Student registration also includes everything listed for the CPS member registration plus a student social on Monday evening (June 13).

Student non-member: Early bird – $CAD275.00, Full registration – $CAD325.00

The student non-member fee includes membership to the Canadian Phytopathological Society, active after registration is completed, for the remainder of 2016. The membership fee for students for one year is normally $50. For more information about membership visit phytopath.ca. Student non-member registration also includes everything listed for the CPS member registration plus a student social on Monday evening (June 13).

Single Day: Early bird – $CAD150.00, Full registration – $CAD175.00

Single day registration does not include any tickets to the special events – only attendance at the sessions. Delegates registering for a single day will have the opportunity to purchase themselves a guest ticket for these events.

Extra Reception Tickets: $50 per ticket.
Extra Banquet Tickets: $55 per ticket.

Abstracts:

Deadline for submission of abstracts is May 13. There is a $35 fee/abstract for publication of abstracts in the Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. The format of abstracts must follow that for CJPP (http://phytopath.ca/journallinks.shtml). Underline the speaker’s name, indicate whether the presentation is oral or poster, and indicate if it is a student presentation. Instructions for abstract submission and payment will follow shortly.

For further information contact:
David Joly (Chair of local arrangement committee)
Phone: 506-858-4810
Email: david.joly@umoncton.ca

Location of the 2016 CPS meeting and accommodations:

DELTA BEAUSÉJOUR
750 Main Street
Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 1E6

Hotel Information

https://www.deltahotels.com/Hotels/Delta-Beausejour-Hotel

Toll-free Reservations: 1-888-890-3222
Direct: 1-506-854-4344

Contact the hotel directly to book rooms and mention CPS 2016 for the conference room rates.

Room rates for meeting (based on single or double occupancy):
– $149.00 + tax per night

Here is the reservation link you can use to make online reservations:

Book your group rate for Cdn Phytopathological Society

– A block of rooms are being held at these prices for this meeting until May 5, 2016

In a great downtown location, Delta Beauséjour is one of Moncton’s finest and friendliest hotels, catering not only to business travelers, but also to families – particularly since a 38-meter indoor waterslide was added to the pool area. Modern, streamlined elegance is the theme in public spaces and guest rooms, a Signature Floor offers added amenities and seclusion, and there are three restaurants: the casual Café, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the chic Triiio; and the superb Windjammer. Conveniently close to the city’s best shopping, restaurants and nightlife; within walking distance of the Petitcodiac River with his famous Tidal Bore and extensive riverfront trail.

ADDITIONAL ROOM OCCUPANCY

Each extra person sharing a room will be charged an additional $20.00 per night. There will be no charge for children up to and including the age of 18 years who share a room with their parents. Maximum occupancy is 4 people per room.

INTERNET ACCESS

Wireless High Speed Internet is complimentary and accessible in all guestrooms and throughout the hotel. High Speed Ethernet Internet access is complimentary in all guestrooms.

PET POLICY

The Delta Beauséjour is pleased to welcome you and your pet. A fee of $38.00 (taxes included) will cover extra cleaning costs. We will forward $5.00 of this amount to the local S.P.C.A. as a donation on your behalf.

PARKING

Clients with a guestroom in the hotel will receive a discounted 24-hour parking pass. This pass will be issued to you upon check in at a rate of $13.50 plus tax. Valet Parking is available upon request at a rate of $16.95 plus tax. Clients who do not have a guestroom at our hotel will be paying the regular Assumption Place parking lot fees (maximum of $18.00 per day). All prices are based on availability and are subject to change.

We offer parking for buses at $60.00 per day, per bus, based on availability. If bus parking is required, please provide the number of buses and the arrival and departure times for each bus. The earlier this information is provided the more likely it is that we can make the necessary arrangements to facilitate your parking needs in the adjacent lot. If offsite parking becomes necessary, this can also be arranged with advance notice.

AIRPORT

The Greater Moncton International Airport is 7 km from the Delta Beauséjour and is approximately $20.00, one way. Travel time is between 10 and 20 minutes to and from the hotel, depending on the time of day.

CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT TIMES

Check-in time is 4:00 p.m. Every effort is made to accommodate guests arriving before the check-in time; however, rooms may not be immediately available. Check-out time is 12:00 p.m. Requests to retain rooms beyond that hour should be directed to the Front Desk once the delegate is registered. Should it be possible to extend a late check-out, a late departure charge may be applicable.

Moncton and New Brunswick Tourism Information

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Speakers

Symposium 1 – Genomics-based applications in plant pathology

Nicolas Champouret, Team Leader Plant Pathology – Simplot
Title to be determined
Darrell Desveaux, Associate Professor – University of Toronto
Genomic screens to identify next-generation MAMPs and their cognate pattern recognition receptors
Richard C. Hamelin, Professor – University of British Columbia
Genomics applications for biosurveillance of forest diseases
Martin Filion, Professor – Université de Moncton
A new twist on antibiosis: Exposure to subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics alters the transcriptome of plant pathogens

Symposium 2 – Biovigilance: a framework for effective pest management

Odile Carisse, Research Scientist – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Using biovigilance-based information for strategic and tactical disease management decisions
Lina Quesada-Ocampo, Ass. Professor – North Carolina State University
Using genomics approaches for rapid development of species-specific diagnostics for cucurbit downy mildew
Kirk Broders, Ass. Professor – Colorado State University
The Biovigilante: Monitoring threats to plant health in an era of globalization and climate change

Sutdnet Travel Awards

Graduate Student Travel Awards (2 awards of $500 each). A third travel award, which is sponsored by Taylor & Francis and worth $500, is also available.

Application for the CPS and Taylor & Francis sponsored awards shall be adjudicated jointly (students need submit only one application to be considered for both).

This award provides reimbursement of travel, accommodation, registration and other costs to attend the CPS Annual Meeting. The student must be in a MSc or PhD research program in plant pathology, but does not need to be a CPS member.

The application must include:

• A copy of the abstract of the presentation to be published in the Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

• A one-page statement from the student outlining the significance and implications of the research to be presented

• Academic transcripts inclusive of undergraduate and graduate training

Criteria for selection

Applications will be ranked based on scholastic performance, significance of the research conducted, and other evidence of contributions to the field of plant pathology. Applicants will be notified of the out-come of the committee’s deliberations 6 weeks prior to the annual meeting. The successful students will be presented with a cheque at the CPS Banquet. All travel and other arrangements are the responsibility of the student.

Deadline for application extended to 5 April 2016.

Please submit applications to Ron Knox, CPS Awards Committee Chair at ron.knox@canada.ca.