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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the student-organized
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://plantbreeding2016.ucdavis.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">UC Davis Plant Breeding Symposium</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">,
an annual event which brings together researchers in academia, industry, and the non-profit sector to discuss the latest advances in the field of plant breeding. This year's theme is "Breeding for Stress Resilience" and we have invited speakers from around
the world to present on this highly relevant and important topic.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#153E20">5th Annual UC Davis Plant Breeding Symposium</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#153E20">:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#153E20">"<i>Breeding for Stress Resilience</i>"</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#984807">April 18th, 2016</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#984807">UC Davis Conference Center</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://plantbreeding2016.ucdavis.edu/speakerbios/#jill-farrant" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Jill
Farrant</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> (University of Cape Town)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://plantbreeding2016.ucdavis.edu/speakerbios/#luis-herrera-estrella" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Luis
Herrera-Estrella</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> (LANGEBIO - Mexico)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://plantbreeding2016.ucdavis.edu/speakerbios/#jean-luc-jannink" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Jean-Luc
Jannink</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> (USDA-ARS)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://plantbreeding2016.ucdavis.edu/speakerbios/#julia-bailey-serres" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Julia
Bailey-Serres</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> (UC Riverside)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://plantbreeding2016.ucdavis.edu/speakerbios/#luca-comai" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Luca
Comai</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> (UC Davis)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">-Renee Lafitte (DuPont Pioneer)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">+Catered Lunch</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">+Panel Discussion</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">+Poster Session</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Register for free today at
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://plantbreeding2016.ucdavis.edu/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">plantbreeding2016.ucdavis.edu</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Call for abstracts:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Graduate students and post-doctoral researchers are invited to submit poster abstracts on their plant science related research. Two outstanding graduate student abstracts will be selected
for a 15-minute oral presentation. Please submit your abstracts by <b>March 15</b> here:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://plantbreeding2016.ucdavis.edu/abstracts/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">http://plantbreeding2016.ucdavis.edu/abstracts/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Student travel grants:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">we are pleased to offer 5 x $500 travel grants for graduate students outside of the Davis area to attend and present at our symposium. To apply, simply submit your abstract and register
by <b>February 29</b>.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Symposium is made possible through sponsorship from DuPont Pioneer, the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, the UC Davis Plant Breeding Center,
and UC Davis Graduate Student Association.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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