Canadian Society of Plant Biologists - Eastern Regional 2026 Meeting

The submission deadline for oral and poster abstracts is Fri. Oct. 23, 2026.

This annual event brings together plant biology researchers from academic, government, and industry labs in Eastern Canada for a day of talks, posters, and networking on all aspects of plant science. Following in the tradition of the society, this year's event will include three plenary lectures by leaders in their field, together with oral and poster presentations given mostly by post-doctoral fellows and graduate students covering all aspects of plant science and technology. 

Plenary Speakers

Prof. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister, University of Guelph (website)

Prof. Yang Qu, University of New Brunswick (website)

Prof. Annie Deslauriers, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (website)

Important dates

• Early registration deadline: Oct. 23

• Regular registration: Oct. 24-Nov. 11

• Abstract deadline for oral and poster presentations: Oct. 23

Authors are encouraged to submit their abstracts as early as possible. The organizing committee will attempt to provide as much advance notice to presenters as possible.  

See you soon!

The Organizing Committee (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)

Tagnon Missihoun (website), Vincent Maire (website), Simon Ricard (website)

Any questions about the meeting can be directed to: vincent.maire@uqtr.ca