Tentative Conference Program
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2026
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Monday, Dec. 14, 2026
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Plenary Session 1
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee/Sponsor Exhibition
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 1
Theme: Advances of Biotechnology Tools
Session 2
Theme: Forage, Specialty, and Cover Legumes
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch/Sponsor Exhibition
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Session 3
Theme: Leveraging New Genomes and Pan-Genomes: Biological Insights and Applications
Session 4
Theme: Phenomics for Legume Improvement
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Coffee/Sponsor Exhibition
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Poster Presentation (Odd Numbers)
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sponsor Hosted Workshop
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
The Breakthroughs of Genome Technologies Workshop
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2026
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Plenary Session 2
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee/Sponsor Exhibition
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 5
Theme: Plant Defense
Session 6
Theme: Legume Products, Seed Composition and Biology
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch/Sponsor Exhibition
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Session 7
Theme: Abiotic Stress Biology
Session 8
Theme: Rhizobial and Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Coffee/Sponsor Exhibition
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Poster Presentation (Even Numbers)
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sponsor Hosted Workshop
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Value Chain Workshop
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2026
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Plenary Session 3
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee/Sponsor Exhibition
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 9
Theme: GWAS, Genetic Mapping, and Gene Discovery
Session 10
Theme: Gene Expression Regulation
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch/Sponsor Exhibition
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Session 11
Theme: Germplasm, Diversity, Evolution, and Domestication
Session 12
Theme: Developmental Genomics, Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Coffee/Sponsor Exhibition
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Session 13
Theme: Microbiome and Agricultural Applications
Session 14
Theme: Data Sciences and Community Resources
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Conference Dinner
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2026
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Plenary Session 4
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee/Sponsor Exhibition
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 15
Theme: MAS, GS, and Breeding
Session 16
Theme: Epigenetics and Epigenomes
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM