About The Event

The Canadian Botanical Association's (CBA) annual conference gathers 80-120 motivated members (professors, students, researchers and professionals, naturalists) to share their latest research findings. This year's edition will be held under the theme "Botany on the rock for conservation and sustainability" and will encompass a wide range of botanical research fields, including physiology, taxonomy, phylogeny, mycology, plant development and ecology. To underline inter- and intra-specific interactions at the 2025 edition, inspiring presentations from the world's leading experts in plant and associated organisms will be offered.

Where

Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada

When

Tuesday - Friday
June 10-14, 2025

Agenda

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Registration
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Welcome mixer
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Welcoming remarks
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Weresub lecture Dr. Yolanda Wiersma
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
"Botany on the rock" general symposium
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
"Botany on the rock" general symposium
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch - section meetings
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Lionel Cinq-Mars competition
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Coffee break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Poster session and Agnes Ayre art exhibition - Whale atrium
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Mixer and auction
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Flora of NL - Public talk Susan Meades
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Student mixer
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Section symposium
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributed papers
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Section symposium
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributed papers
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch - section meetings
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Halfday field trip #1 Cape Spear hike
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Halfday field trip #2 MUN Bot Garden
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Banquet and Awards Evening
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Plenary lecture Dr. Warren Cardinal-McTeague
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Section symposium
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributed papers
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Section symposium
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributed papers
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch - section meetings - Judges award meeting
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Section symposium
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributed papers
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Coffee break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CBA/ABC Annual General Meeting
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Incoming executive meeting
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Fullday field trip #3 Exploring ecosystems of the Avalon
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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