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To celebrate Love Data Week, ICPSR at the University of MIchigan is hosting the webinar series, “Whose Data Is It Anyway?” from February 10th to 14th. The series explores data ownership versus usage and seeks to help users remember to consider where the data came from before using it.

A series of four “Field Days” on single-cell genomics in agriculture are being offered free of charge February 5th and 12th and March 5th and 12th at 11:00 - 12:30 (US EST). The topics for these training sessions are as follows:

The International Society for Horticultural Science is hosting the IV International Symposium on Germplasm of Ornamentals (ISGO) from August 3-8, 2025, in Fort Collins, Colorado. The symposium focuses on the use of science and technology dedicated to explore, preserve, and enhance the germplasm of ornamentals.

Topics include:

The Breeding Insight working group received the prestigious 2024 Agricultural Secretary’s Honor Award during the USDA’s 74th Secretary’s Honor Awards ceremony on January 10, 2025. This accolade, the highest non-monetary award bestowed by the USDA, was presented at the Thomas Jefferson Auditorium at USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) is hosting its Agricultural meeting March 31 - April 2, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. AGBT-Ag brings together leading genome researchers, data scientists, breeders, policy makers, funders and innovators and focuses on the integration of genomics and agriculture in an effort to help address the escalating needs of a changing earth.

The Maize Genetics Cooperation is hosting its 67th annual meeting from March 6th to the 9th of 2025 in St. Louis, Missouri. The meeting will include plenary talks, oral presentations, poster sessions, and opportunities for networking. The invited speakers are:

The International Plant and Animal Genome conference (PAG32) will take place on January 10-15, 2025 in San Diego, California. The meeting focuses on fostering an opportunity to exchange ideas and share recent developments and future plans for plant & animal genome projects through technical presentations, poster sessions, exhibits and workshops.

The Global Rice Research Foundation (GRRF) is accepting applications for their Global Rice Leadership Awards. The foundation awards up to $7,500 per scholar for travel, scientific research, education, or artistic work about rice in developing rice-producing countries. Applications will be reviewed December 31st. 

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is hosting a meeting titled “Probabilistic Modeling In Genomics” from March 5-8 on the laboratory’s campus in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. The conference will include plenary speeches, talks, posters and opportunities for networking.

AG2PI is hosting an Ag Single cell workshop titled, “Enpowering G2P in Agriculture: building a collaborative environment for single-cell applications,” March 29-30, immediately prior to the AGBT-Ag meeting