Welcome to VII International Chestnut Symposium

Lugo, Spain  /  June 26-29, 2023

Deadline abstract submission: Extended to April 1st, 2023
Notification of acceptance: April 15th, 2023

The Chestnut Leaf of the Botanica Album by Abe Rábade

Welcome to VII International Chestnut Symposium

Program

This is the provisional program

June 25 Sunday

19:00 - 20:30
Welcome cocktail reception

 

June 26 Monday

8:00 - 9:00
Registration

10:00
Opening Ceremony and welcome

Local Authorities
Chairperson ISHS Division Temperate Tree Nuts (DNUT): Dr. Giulia Marino. Department of Plant Sciences. University of California. USA.
Vice-Chairperson ISHS Division Temperate Tree Nuts (DNUT): Dr. Santiago Pereira-Lorenzo. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Spain.
Chairperson of the ISHS Chestnut Workgroup: Dr. José Gomes Laranjo. Universidade Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Portugal.

11:00 - 12:00
Plenary lecture

12:00 - 12:30
Coffe Break

12:30 - 14:00
1st Session: Chestnut and climate change

14:00 - 15:00
Lunch

15:00 - 16:30
2nd Session: Chestnut Genomics

16:30 – 18:00
3rd Session: Pests and Diseases

19:00 - 20:00
Visit to the roman town

June 27 Tuesday

09:00 - 10:30
4th Session: Biodiversity and conservation

10:30 - 11:00
Coffe Break

11:00-12:30
5th Session: Chestnut propagation

12:00-13:30
Poster Session

13:30 - 14:30
Lunch

14:30-16:00
6th Session: Population Genetics and Landscape conservation

16:00 - 17:30
7th Session: Chestnut Breeding

19:00 - 20:00
Visit to the Archeological Museum

 

June 28 Wednesday

9:00 - 10:30
8th Session: Management or physiology

10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break

11:00-12:30
9th Session: Forest and orchard related services

12:30-13:30
Poster Session

14:00 - 15:00
Lunch

15:00-16:30
10th Session: Chestnut based-products

16:30 - 17:30
11th Session: New challenges and approaches on chestnut for 2050

17:30 – 18:00
Business meeting:
- Selecting the next convener
- The young mind award

21:00
Gala dinner

June 29 Thursday

Field trips (to be selected by attendants):
    •    Route to the giant chestnut trees, including traditional chestnut orchards (Caurel-Manzaneda).
    •    Chestnut biodiversity and the bear conservation (Asturias, Bear Foundation).
    •    Chestnut propagation (TRAGSA, Maceda).

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