Important Date
| 2022 Aug. | Web site open |
|---|---|
| 2023 Apr. | Announcement of registration information (fees and detailed schedules) |
| 2023 Sep. 1 | Registration and Abstract submission start |
| 2023 Dec. 15 | Deadlines of Early Bird Registration and |
| 2024 Feb. 15 | Deadlines of Abstract submission (Extended!) |
| 2024 Mar. 15 | Deadline of Standard Registration |
| 2024 Mar. 31 | Deadline of Full paper submission for Acta Horticulturae |
| 2024 Apr. 21-25 | WOTZ2024 in Matsue |
Program Timetable
Apr 21 (Sun)
13:00 – 16:00 Special Open Seminar and Flower Design Demonstration (Flower Arrangement Show)
16:00 – 19:00 Reception Desk Open in Meeting Room (4F)
17:00 – 19:00 Post Poster in Terrsa Hall (1F)
18:00 – 19:00 Welcome Reception at Meeting Room (4F)
Apr 22 (Mon)
9:00 – 9:40 Opening Ceremony
9:45 – 10:15 Plenary lecture: Peonies and Camellias: Flowers of Matsue Bringing Us Together / Akihito Uesada
10:15 – 10:40 Plenary lecture: Japanese flowers that embellish Italian gardens: the search for new shapes and colors / Valentina Scariot
10:40 – 11:10 Coffee/Tea Break
11:10 – 11:35 Plenary lecture: Japanese woody ornamentals across the sea / Yuji Kurashige
11:35 – 12:00 Keynote: New sustainable approach for historic gardens’ management, conservation and restoration in Piedmont Region (Italy) / Marco Devecchi
12:00 – 12:45 Session 1 (Chair: Marco Devecchi)
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 14:10 Keynote: Genomics on ornamental plants and flowers decorating the Japanese culture and traditions / Kenta Shirasawa
14:10 – 15:10 Session 2 (Chair: Kenta Shirasawa)
15:10 – 15:40 Coffee/Tea Break
15:40 – 16:05 Keynote: Soil microbiota: a key player for healthy plants and its characterization in woody ornamental plant species / Valeria Bianciotto
16:05 – 17:05 Session 3 (Chair: Valeria Bianciotto)
17:05 – 17:20 Sponsor Presentation
17:20 – 17:35 YMA 3-minute presentations from the poster session
17:35 – 18:15 Poster Session (Odd number)
18:15 – 18:55 Poster Session (Even number)
Apr 23 (Tue)
9:00 – 9:25 Keynote: Two haplotype-resolved genomes of Hydrangea macrophylla reveal important flower traits for hydrangea breeding improvement / Lisa Alexander
9:25 – 10:25 Session 4 (Chair: Lisa Alexander)
10:25 – 10:55 Coffee/Tea Break
10:55 – 11:20 Keynote: Breeding woody ornamentals in a rapidly changing world / Johan Van Huylenbroeck
11:20 – 12:20 Session 5 (Chair: Johan Van Huylenbroeck)
13:00 – 18:30 Technical Visit 1
18:30 – 20:20 Gala Dinner
Apr 24 (Wed)
9:00 – 9:25 Keynote: The use of genomic data in the genetics of tetraploid roses across gene pools / Thomas Debener
9:25 – 10:25 Session 6 (Chair: Thomas Debener)
10:25 – 10:55 Coffee/Tea Break
10:55 – 11:35 Poster Session (Even number)
11:35 – 12:15 Poster Session (Odd number)
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 13:40 Keynote: Japanese wild roses contributed to cultivated roses and the history of rose breeding in Japan / Yoshihiro Ueda
13:40 – 14:05 Keynote: Woody native plants of Argentina: the breeding experience in the Institute of Floriculture, INTA. / Gabriela R. Facciuto
14:05 – 14:50 Session 7 (Chair: Yoshihiro Ueda)
14:50 – 15:20 Coffee/Tea Break
15:20 – 15:45 Keynote: Do the dollars make sense for woody ornamental cultivar development in a university setting? / Stan C. Hokanson
15:45 – 16:45 Session 8 (Chair: Stan C. Hokanson)
17:00 – 17:15 Business Meeting
17:15 – 17:45 Closing Ceremony
Apr 25 (Thu)
Technical Visit 2
[Course A]
8:30 Meeting at JR Matsue Station
9:30 – 16:00 Adachi Museum of Art >> Tottori Flower Gallery (Hanakairou) >> Kotobuki Castle
16:30 Yonago Kitaro Airport (YGJ)
17:30 JR Matsue Station
[Course B]
8:30 Meeting at JR Matsue Station
9:30 – 11:00 Production farmer of potted Hydrangea
11:30 – 16:15 Izumo Cultural Heritage Museum (Izumo Cultural Tradition Hall) >> Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine
11:30 – 16:15 Shimane Prefectural Agricultural Technology Center “Hydrangea Research Workshop” (*Maximum group size is 15 persons)
16:45 Izumo Enmusubi Airport (IZO)
17:30 JR Matsue Station
Apr 26 (Fri)
Post-Conference Tour
Excursion to Okuizumo
8:15 Meeting at JR Matsue Station
9:40 – 14:00 Okuizumo area
15:10 Izumo Enmusubi Airport (IZO)
15:45 JR Matsue Station
Please see the details of social events and tours >> Here <<
