2025 Soybean Breeders' Workshop
Pathology and Breeding Innovations
February 17 - 19, 2025
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
1335 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63131New for 2025
- The Soybean Breeders' Workshop has moved to a different location. The 2025 Soybean Breeders' Workshop will be held in the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac. Further hotel information can be found below, including a direct booking link with group rate.
- This year the volunteered oral presentations on Wednesday morning will be selected from the poster abstracts. Abstracts must be submitted by January 10 to be considered for an oral presentation.
- This year the Monday morning workshop is about effective visualization techniques in science. The data visualization workshop costs $75.
- Draft Agenda is available
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 by 48 inches
- Poster abstracts will be accepted until January 31, 2025
- 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 1/31/2025
| Student / PostDoc | $125 |
| Professional | $200 |
| Data Visualation Workshop | $75 |
Late Registration Fees after 2/1/2025
| Student / PostDoc | $175 |
| Professional | $250 |
From Data to Insight: Effective Visualization Techniques in Science
This interactive workshop offers a comprehensive introduction to data visualization techniques specifically tailored for plant breeding and biological research. Open to participants of all skill levels, the workshop will delve into key principles for creating clear, effective, and reproducible visualizations that enhance scientific communication. Participants will learn how to select the most appropriate types of visualizations for various data sets, design compelling figures, and adapt visual content for different platforms, including manuscripts, conference posters, and presentations.
Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Jan Leach
Plant Pathologist
Colorado State University
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Carl Bradley
Plant Pathologist
Univeristy of Kentucky
Workshop Instructor
Dr. Cory Hirsch
Plant Pathologist
Univeristy of Minneasota
Hotel Information
A room block is available at Hilton St. Louis Frontenac for February 16th, 2025, through February 20th, 2025.
Please make reservations by Friday January 24th, 2025, to ensure group discount.
Here is the direct booking link for the Soybean Breeders Workshop 2025.
The SBW Organizing Commitee 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 January 10. 2025 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.