2026 Soybean Breeders Workshop
Physiology and Breeding Innovations
February 16 - 18, 2026
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
1335 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63131
New for 2026
- To Be Announced
Poster Presentation and Judging Information
The poster session and graduate student poster competition will be held in conjunction with the evening social hour. Anyone is welcome to display a poster. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners Wednesday morning of the Workshop. Please be sure to submit poster abstracts by January 10 to be considered for a 15-minute oral presentation to occur Wednesday morning. Please register to submit a poster abstract.
- Anyone is welcome to display a poster. Posters previously presented at other meetings are welcome.
- Poster display space is nominally 36 inches in height X 48 inches wide
- Poster abstracts will be accepted until DATE
- Posters may be hung up as early as Monday morning, and must remain up until Tuesday evening in order to be considered for competition awards.
- Posters must be removed by noon on Wednesday.
- Student Posters will be judged and awards given for the 1st ($300), 2nd ($200), 3rd ($100) place winners.
- Awards will be presented on Wednesday morning during the opening Welcome and Announcements. If you are not present, you will be notified by email and the award will be sent to you by mail.
- For questions about the poster session please contact Nicole Choquette
Registration Fees until DATE
| Student / PostDoc | $125 |
| Professional | $200 |
| Data Visualation Workshop | $75 |
Late Registration Fees after DATE
| Student / PostDoc | $175 |
| Professional | $250 |
SBW2026 Workshop: TBA
SBW2026 Workshop To be Announced
Speakers: To be Announced
Hotel Information
A room block is available at Hilton St. Louis Frontenac for DATE
Please make reservations by DATE, to ensure group discount.
The SBW Organizing Committee encourages attendees to use the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac for their hotel stay.
Your room reservations will help offset the costs of the meeting rooms throughout the conference and to keep the registration cost down.
Meeting Room Request
If you plan to organize a small group meeting and need a meeting room during the workshop, please send your request to Nicole Choquette no later than DATE by indicating number of attendees, meeting date and time.
Retirements, Recognitions and Announcements
The floor is open to announcements at the specified time Wednesday morning. You are also welcome to notify Aaron Lorenz if you would like to schedule the recognition of a colleague or make other announcements from the floor.
Job Posting Area
The Commercial Soybean Breeders executive board will have an area available for participants to put their company job postings. If interested, please bring several informational copies of your open positions.