Plenary Speakers Rod A. Wing King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia & University of Arizona, USA The International Oryza Map Alignment Project (2003-present): From BACs to Gap Free Reference Genomes – What we’ve learned and where we’re going? Blake C. Meyers Donald Danforth Plant Science Center & University of Missouri, USA Phased, secondary siRNAs in reproduction and vegetative growth of grasses Jan Leach College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University, USA Path to Durable, Broad-spectrum Resistance in Rice Yong-Hwan Lee Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Korea Reprograming of immunity-related gene expression in rice by nuclear effectors of the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae Julie E. Gray Biosciences, University of Sheffield, UK The Consequences of Altering Stomatal Density Martin Trilek Photon Systems Instruments (PSI), Czech The Sound of Photosynthesis Invited Speakers November 4th Kenneth McNally International Rice Research Institute, Philippines Exploring Diverse Rice Genomic Variation Using the SNP-Seek V3 Database Pao-Yang Chen Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Epigenome Bioinformatics in Rice and Plants Andrew Jones The University of Liverpool, UK PanOryza: Globally coordinated genomes, proteomes and pathways for rice Jixian Zhai Southern University of Science and Technology, China An atlas of plant full-length RNA reveals tissue-specific and monocots-dicots conserved regulation of poly(A) tail length Mathias Lorieux French National Institute for Sustainable Development France Relationships between genomic and epigenetic features, and meiotic recombination in rice November 5th Martin Kater University of Milan, Italy Characterisation of ALOG Genes Controlling Rice Inflorescence Development Antonio Costa de Oliveira Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil Rice Resilience to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses Needs a Lot of WRKYs Tuan-hua David Ho Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Multifaceted Role of Intrinsically Disordered Highly Proline-rich Proteins in Conferring Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rice Ari Sadanandom Durham University, UK The Role of SUMO in Rice Stress Responses Bipin Pandey University of Nottingham, UK Pushing Through Hard Times! Ethylene Acts as a Key Signal Regulating Rice Root Adaptive Responses in Compacted Soil Ludovico Dreni Spanish Research Council and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Beyond ABC: Rice (O. sativa L.) Reveals Essential, Conserved Functions of MADS-box Genes in Seed Coat and Seed Vasculature Development. November 6th Apichart Vanavichit Kasetsart University, Thailand Rainbow Rice: A Paradigm Shift in Food Futures Nese Sreenivasulu International Rice Research Institute, Philippines Bringing the Missing Nutrition into Rice Through Precision Breeding and Functional Genomics Hiroshi Masuda Akita University, Japan Iron Excess Response and Tolerance Mechanisms in Rice Dayun Tao Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Understanding the Nature of Interspecific Hybrid Sterility among AA Genome Species of Rice to utilize wild relatives for rice improvement Zoe A Wilson University of Nottingham, UK Pollen - the weakest link? Developing understanding of environmental sensitivity during pollen formation to help generate more environmentally resilient crops Erik Murchie University of Nottingham, UK Photosynthesis and Resilience in Diverse Rice Germplasm Chanakan Prom-U-Thai Chaingmai University, Thailand Genotypic and environmental control of grain yield and quality in Thai pigmented rice Jitender Giri National Institute of Plant Genome Research, India Membrane lipid remodeling for improving phosphate use efficiency in rice