UNL to Host International Plant Phenotyping Symposium

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will host a global gathering of scientists, academicians and industry representatives on Oct. 7-11 for the Eighth International Plant Phenotyping Symposium.

The symposium is the premier event for the International Plant Phenotyping Network, an association representing the major plant phenotyping centers worldwide. The centers’ goal is to increase the visibility and impact of plant phenotyping and enable cooperation by fostering communication between stakeholders in academia, industry, government and the general public

Keynote speakers are experts in plant phenotyping from multiple countries including the United States, Colombia, France and the Netherlands. The Embassy Suites in downtown Lincoln will host the main sessions for the event, whose theme is “Green Horizons: Navigating the Future of Plant Phenotyping.”

Nebraska Innovation Campus will host a series of workshops for symposium attendees on Oct. 7 followed by an opening event with hors d’oeuvres and a tour of the Greenhouse Innovation Complex.

 Registration is open through Aug. 31. Information on the symposium and registration is at https://www.ipps8.org.

The event aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, foster collaboration, and inspire innovation through presentations, an exhibition, networking opportunities and workshops at Nebraska Innovation Campus. Over 250 attendees have already registered to attend.  

A diverse range of scientists will participate, including plant biologists, ecologists, engineers, agronomists and computer scientists.

Emerging frontiers in plant phenomics will be among the topics explored, as well as cutting-edge technologies and solutions provided by industry, plus artificial intelligence and data science advancing plant phenotyping methods.

Workshops at Nebraska Innovation Campus will include machine learning for cyber-agricultural systems; root phenotyping; genebank phenotyping; advances in forest and tree phenotyping; global phenotyping research infrastructure; the open source pipeline for drone- and satellite-based high throughput phenotyping applications; and the scope of plant phenotyping within the broader scientific community.

An additional workshop will be phenoACCESS-24: Workshop on Research Computing and Plant Phenotyping, with travel grants provided by the National Science Foundation. To apply for the workshop, please visit https://hcc.unl.edu/phenoaccess-24-workshop-research-computing-and-plant-phenotyping.

Innovation Campus will host two industry workshops, one on multispectral imaging with gravimetric phenotyping, and one on infrastructure needed to meet next-generation research needs.

The conference will conclude on Friday, Oct. 11 with a choice of optional tours, including local museums; a trip to the university’s Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center to visit the Spydercam field phenotyping facility; Robbers Cave; and a visit to Li-Cor.