Organizing Committee

Meeting Co-Chairs

Gurcharn Singh Brar Assistant Professor (Wheat Breeding), Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada and Affiliate Assistant Professor, Plant Science, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Colin Hiebert Research Scientist (Wheat Genetics), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, MB, Canada

Richard Hamelin Professor Department Head, Forest Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, BC, Canada

Scientific Committee

Ana Badea Research Scientist (Barley Breeding and Genetics), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Brandon, MB, Canada

Xianming Chen Research Geneticist (Plants), USDA-ARS, Pullman, Washington, USA

Miao Liu Research Scientist (Mycology), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Matthew Moscou Research Plant Pathologist USDA-ARS and Adjunct Assistant Professor - Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA

Curtis Pozniak Professor, University of Saskatchewan and Director, Crop Development Centre, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Harpinder Randhawa Senior Research Scientist (Spring Wheat Breeding and Genetics), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada

Canadian Phytopathological Society (CPS) Representatives

Guillaume Bilodeau Research Scientist, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Maria Antonia Henriquez Research Scientist (Cereal, Oilseed and Pulse Pathology), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, MB, Canada

Michelle Hubbard Research Scientist (Pulse Pathology), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, Canada

Thomas Fetch Retired Research Scientist (Stem Rust Pathology), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden, MB, Canada

Local Organizing Committee

Mehrdad Abbasi University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Bipan Biran University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Prabhjot Chahal University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Sharandeep Dhaliwal University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Jujhar Gill University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Samuel Holden University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada