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We are very pleased to invite you to the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists • la Societé Canadienne de la Biologie Végétale (CSPB • SCBV) 2025 Annual General Meeting. The in-person meeting will be held at Dalhousie University on August 9th to 12th, 2025, at in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The annual meeting brings together researchers from academic, government, and industry laboratories for three days of scientific communications and networking on all aspects of plant biology. The scientific program will feature plenary sessions on various topics including: plant resilience - interactions with individual, and combinations of abiotic and/or biotic stresses; coastal eco-physiology and the changing climate; and artificial intelligence in advancing plant biology and sustainable agriculture. Continuing CSPB commitment to training the next generation of plant scientists, the conference will also feature numerous scientific communications by early career scientisit, graduate and undergradaute students presented as oral talks in concurrent sessions and as poster displays in the exhibit hall.

New this year are plenary and concurrent sessions on 'Education - Teaching and Learning about Plants', organized in collaborations with the CSPB Education Committee. The organizing committee is open to various proposals for talks on this theme, ranging from discussions of content, activities, assignments, and other assessments that include plants. Speakers of all disciplines, career stages, and roles are welcome to submit an abstract, including students, teaching assistants, post-docs, technicians, other staff, sessional or contract instructors.

We look forward to hosting you in Halifax!

Local Organizing Committee

Sophia Stone (co-chair), Department of Biology, Dalhousie University
David Chassion (co-chair), Department of Biology, Saint Mary's University
Zhenyu Cheng, Department of Microbiology, Dalhousie University
Ellie Goud, Department of Biology, Saint Mary's University
Balakrishnan Prithiviraj, Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq. We are all Treaty people.
We recognize that African Nova Scotians are a distinct people whose histories, legacies and contributions have enriched that part of Mi’kma’ki known as Nova Scotia for over 400 years.

8:00 AM

Poster Take-down

9:00 AM

Plenary Session IV

10:30 AM

Coffee Break

12:00 PM

Award Announcements and Closing Remarks

1:00 PM

Nature Walk at Duncans Cove