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A Gordon Research Conference on Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology entitled “Understanding Functions and Behaviors of Individual Plant Cells in Space and Time” will take place from July 30th to August 4th in Ventura, California. The conference aims to bring together researchers from diverse areas to present new, unpublished research, and includes talks, posters and networking opportunities.

A group of around 1800 people attended the 2022 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting from November 6th to 9th in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI), funded by USDA NIFA, is accepting proposals for their larger $250K, “coconut” grants. Any proposal on a topic relevant to the agricultural G2P community is welcome, though this grant is focused on supporting research projects that have applications to both crops and livestock. Proposals in the following areas, identified by the USDA as of special interest, are encouraged:

GRAPEDIA, the Grapevine Genomics Encyclopedia, was officially launched on the 1st of November, 2022.

The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) is hosting a virtual workshop entitled “Sharing UAS based high throughput plant phenotyping data via public clouds'' on November 18th from 1:00 - 3:00 EST.

The 19th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG 2022) was held in Phuket, THAILAND on 4-7 NOVEMBER 2022. The ISRFG 2022 covered the most recent developments in rice functional genomics research. This conference brought together over 70 leading rice scientists and researchers, 9 workshops, 85 posters and over 140 abstracts.

The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) is hosting a virtual field day entitled “Stakeholder Panel on Challenges in Ag G2P” on November 16th from 11:30 - 1:00 EST. The panel will focus on listening to the perspectives of industry stakeholders on the genetics, breeding, and phenotyping concerns and needs specific to their crop or livestock.

The Sorghum & Millet Workshop will take place on Sunday, January 15, 2023 in San Diego, CA during the 2023 Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG 30 ( January 13-18, 2023). The workshop will highlight the growing role of genomics in sorghum and millet research and provide an opportunity for sorghum and millet researchers to share their latest research findings.

The International Sorghum Task Force (ISTF) is looking for institutions interested in hosting the 3rd Sorghum in the 21st Century Global Sorghum Conference, which is set to take place 2025-2028. The institution would need to provide host leadership.