We are organizing an International symposium entitled “Renaissance of Marchantia polymorpha -the genome and beyond-” in Okazaki, Japan from December 16 to 18, 2017 (https://www.nibb.ac.jp/conf65/). “Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha” has been used in the research for a long time, and has recently attracted great attention as a new model plant. The genome sequence of Marchantia has recently been available. So that, together with researchers who are interested in Marchantia studies, and the wider evolutionary studies community, we aim to discuss the latest research results and consider the next stage of plant science.

Poster presentations are welcome from participants, some of which will be selected for short talks. We are looking forward to seeing you in Okazaki.

Organizers

John L. Bowman (Monash University, Australia)

Takayuki Kohchi (Kyoto University, Japan)

Takashi Ueda (National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan)

Confirmed Speakers:

Takashi Araki (Kyoto University, Japan)

Frederic Berger (Gregor Mendel Institute, Austria)

John L. Bowman (Monash University, Australia)

Taku Demura (Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)

Liam Dolan (University of Oxford, UK)

Jill Harrison (University of Bristol, UK)

Mitsuyasu Hasebe (National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan)

Kimitsune Ishizaki (Kobe University, Japan)

Yutaka Kodama (Utsunomiya University, Japan)

Takayuki Kohchi (Kyoto University, Japan)

Kazuyuki Kuchitsu (Tokyo University of Science, Japan)

Yasukazu Nakamura (National Institute of Genetics, Japan)

Satoshi Naramoto (Tohoku University, Japan)

Ryuichi Nishihama (Kyoto University, Japan)

Kazuhiko Nishitani (Tohoku University, Japan)

Hiroyuki Ohta (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Hidetoshi Sakayama (Kobe University, Japan)

Hiroyuki Sekimoto (Japan Women’s University, Japan)

Roberto Solano (CNB-CSIC, Spain)

Takashi Ueda (National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan)

Shiori S. Aki (Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)

Dolf Weijers (Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands)

Katsuyuki T. Yamato (Kindai University, Japan)

Please visit the website for further information and registration.

Date: December 16^th (Sat) - 18^th (Mon)

Venue: Okazaki Conference Center, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan

Registration fee: ¥10,000 (For students ¥7,000)

(The registration fee includes a mixer, a poster session’s light meal, a Banquet and two lunches.)

URL: https://www.nibb.ac.jp/conf65/

Contact:

National Institute for Basic Biology

The 65th NIBB Conference Administration Office

Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiji, Okazaki

Aichi, Japan 444-8585

TEL +81 564 55 7596

FAX +81 564 55 7576

Email: conf65@nibb.ac.jp