09:00-19:00

8th IWC registration at the Hotel Holiday Inn

19:00-20:30

8th IWC welcome cocktail «Get together»

June 1, Tuesday

08:00-09:00

8th IWC registration at the Hotel Holiday Inn

09:00-10:30

Opening Session: Welcome and opening lectures

10:30-11:00

Coffee-Break

11:00:12:40

Plenary Session 1: Current status and perspectives of global wheat research and production

12:40-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Plenary Session 2: Utilization of wheat genetic resources in breeding

15:30-16:00

Coffee-Break

16:00-17:20

Plenary Session 2 Utilization of wheat genetic resources in breeding  continues

17:20-19:00

Poster presentations:
Current status and perspectives of global wheat research and production (posters 1-17)
Utilization of wheat genetic resources in breeding  (posters 18-51)
Wheat genetics and breeding for abiotic stresses (posters 52-92)

19:00-21:00

Climate Change Panel Discussion – Impact on farmers today and implications for strategic wheat research for the future

18:00-22:00

Visit to N.I. Vavilov Institute by groups of participants for overview excursion including N.I. Vavilov Museum, Cold Seed Storage and Herbarium (limited to 80-100 people)

June 2, Wednesday

08:30-10:40

Plenary Session 3: Wheat genetics and breeding for abiotic stresses

10:40-11:00

Coffee-Break

11:00-12:30

Plenary Session 4: Wheat genetics and breeding for biotic stresses

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Plenary Session 4 Wheat genetics and breeding for biotic stresses  continues:

15:30-16:00

Coffee-Break

16:00-17:30

Plenary Session 5: Wheat breeding for yield potential

17:50-19:00

Poster presentations:
Wheat genetics and breeding for biotic stresses (posters 1-87)

19:00-23:00

Conference Dinner at Show Hall «Atmosphere»

June 3, Thursday

08:00-09:00

Poster presentations
Biotechnological and genomics tools in wheat improvement ( 47 posters)

09:00-10:30

Plenary Session 6: Biotechnological and genomics tools in wheat improvement

10:30-11:00

Coffee-Break

11:00-12:40

Plenary Session 6 Biotechnological and genomics tools in wheat improvement continues

12:40-14:00

Lunch

14:00-19:00

 
Visit to the Catherine Palace in Pushkin                                            

19:00-22:00

Visit to the N.I. Vavilov Institute by groups of participants for overview excursion including N.I. Vavilov Museum, Cold Seed Storage and Herbarium

June 4, Friday

09:00-11:00

Plenary session 7: Wheat genetics and breeding for grain quality

11:00-11:30

Coffee-Break

11:30-12:30

Poster presentations:
Wheat breeding for yield potential (posters 1-45)
Wheat genetics and breeding for grain quality (posters 46-86)

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-16:00

Concluding Plenary Session 8:  Global wheat research initiatives and international co-operation

16:15-17:00

Coffee-Break