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Registration | Accommodations | Meals | Parking | Conference Site | Travel | Research Posters/Abstracts/Speed Posters | Travel Awards | Code of Conduct | Contacts

Registration

Registration will be handled by the MU Conference Office.

You can register online here.

Registration deadline is May 9, 2025. Registration will be limited to 225. On-site registration is discouraged.

Registration Fees
University, Government, Non-Profit - $400
Industry - $400
Postdocs (includes reception and networking dinner) - $300
Students (includes reception and networking dinner) - $200

Cancellations
Refunds, minus a $50.00 processing fee, will be made only upon receipt of a written request to the MU Conference Office at muconf3@missouri.edu and must be received by May 12, 2025. No refunds will be processed after this date. Substitutions are welcome.

Attendee Accommodations

Hampton Inn & Suites at the University of Columbia
1225 Fellows Place
Columbia, MO 65201
Room Rate: $124.00 single/double
Reservations: Reserve with this link to obtain the IPG symposium rate online
Phone: 573-214-2222
Group Name: Interdisciplinary Plant Group Symposium
Reservation Deadline: 05/05/2025

Note: Parking and a hot breakfast are included in your room rate. Please confirm cancellation policies when making individual reservations.

The Hampton Inn & Suites is located within a 20 minute walk of the conference location.

A conference operated shuttle will provide transportation between the hotel and conference location.

Meals

An Opening Reception will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6PM at the Roof in the Broadway Hotel (included in registration cost).

Coffee and light snacks will be provided on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings. Lunch on Wednesday will also be provided. Dinners will be on your own. There are quick food venues available on campus and a number of restaurants within walking distance of campus. A restaurant list will be provided onsite with your meeting materials.

A networking dinner for students and postdoctoral fellows to meet with speakers, will be held on Wednesday evening (included in registration costs).

Campus Visitor Parking

The University of Missouri has transitioned to virtual parking permits which requires online submission and payment of vehicle and parking dates. Please email muconf3@missouri.edu if you plan to park a vehicle on campus for additional information.

Conference Site

All sessions of the symposium will be held in the Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center on the Columbia campus of the University of Missouri.

Travel

Columbia Regional Airport has connecting flights from Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth via American Airlines. MoX offers van shuttle service from St Louis International Airport to Columbia, MO. Contact your local travel agency or MoX for current prices and schedules.

MoX - The Airport Connection
www.moexpress.com
1-877-669-4826

Research Posters/Abstracts

The organizing committee invites poster submissions on topics related to plant biology research in general. The posters may describe recently completed research, research in progress, or publicly presented research.

Abstract Submission
Abstracts must be submitted online and should be no longer than one page in length. The deadline to submit an abstract for inclusion in the meeting book is April 25, 2025.

Abstract Formatting Instructions
For consistency, please follow the formatting instructions below. LIMIT TEXT to one page following format. All abstracts that do not meet the below standards will not be published in the online meeting book.

Selected Abstract Talk
To be considered for a selected talk in one of the sessions, you must submit your abstract by April 18, 2025 and check the box indicating you would like to be considered for a poster talk when you submit your abstract.

Speed Posters
This year's symposium will also feature two "Speed Poster" sessions. During these sessions, each poster presenter will have one minute to summarize their poster. To participate in the "Speed Poster" sessions, you must select the box indicating you would like to participate when you submit your abstract, which must be submitted by April 18, 2025
Note: you may select to be considered for both a poster talk and participate in speed posters.

Poster Details
Posters should fit within a 4 ft x 4 ft (approx. 121 cm x 121 cm) display board. Pins to place posters on boards will be provided. Posters will be numbered. Poster numbers will be available when you pick up your registration packet on site.

Travel Awards

A limited number of travel awards are available for early career scientists (postdocs, graduate students and undergraduate students) needing financial assistance to attend the symposium.

Travel awards are funded by the International Society of Root Research (ISRR) and the Root Phenotyping Working Group of the International Plant Phenotyping Network (IPPN) to provide funding for domestic and international participants.

Applications will be reviewed weekly. The deadline to submit an application is Friday, April 18, 2025.

Code of Conduct
The University of Missouri and the organizers of the IPG symposium are committed to providing a safe environment for everyone participating in the IPG 2025 symposium. Harassment of, or by, participants of the meeting in any form will not be tolerated. Therefore, a code of conduct is in place to protect the safety and wellbeing of all attendees. Please read the complete Code of Conduct prior to registering and attending the meeting.

Questions about this code of conduct may be directed to the co-chairs: Felix Fritschi fritschif@missouri.edu and/or Priya Voothuluru voothulurup@missouri.edu.

Contacts

For further registration information contact:
MU Conference Office
muconf3@missouri.edu
Phone: 573-882-1012 

Program questions should be directed to:
Interdisciplinary Plant Group
ipg@missouri.edu
Phone: 573-884-9320

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