To facilitate a premier cross-Pacific platform to deepen the long-standing friendship between Chinese and American botanists, share pioneering research advances, and strengthen interdisciplinary and international collaboration among plant scientists worldwide, the Botanical Society of China and the Botanical Society of America will jointly organize the “2026 Sino-American Conference on New Horizons in Plant Science.”
The conference will be held from 19–23 September 2026 in Tai’an, Shandong,China, under the theme “Future Botany in a Changing World.” We welcome internationally renowned scholars and outstanding young scientists to share scientific insights and find solutions from plant science to address the world’s major challenges, from food security to global climate change and ecological conservation, and to support the development and growth of young scholars, advance plant science for a greener and sustainable future. The conference will also draw on the profound historical and cultural heritage of Tai'an and its surrounding areas to showcase the beauty of Chinese Culture. Plant scientists from institutions worldwide, especially graduate students and other young scientists, are warmly welcome to come and participate in conference activities.
I. Conference Details
Theme: Future Botany in a Changing World（全球变化下的未来植物学）
Dates: 19–23 September 2026 (Check-in: 19 September)
Venue: Taishan Blossom Hotel, Tai’an City, Shandong Province, China
Website:https://2026sacnhps.scimeeting.cn/en/web/index/35412
II. Conference Organization
1. Organizers:
2. Hosts:
3. Contributing organizers:
Botanical Society of Shandong, Journal of Systematics and Evolution, American Journal of Botany, Applications in Plant Sciences, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, and Chinese Bulletin of Botany
4. Conference Chairs:
Deyuan HONG（洪德元）, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Tingyun KUANG（匡廷云）, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Zhihong XU（许智宏）, Peking University, CHINA
Kang CHONG（种康）, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Kenneth M. CAMERON, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Xiaoquan WANG（汪小全）, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Xiansheng ZHANG（张宪省）, Shandong Agricultural University, CHINA
Dezhu LI（李德铢）, Shandong Agricultural University, CHINA
Qiu-Yun (Jenny) XIANG（向秋云）, North Carolina State University, USA
Hong MA（马红）, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Hongzhi KONG（孔宏智）, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Hongzhi KONG（孔宏智）, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Hai LIN（林海）, Shandong Agricultural University, CHINA
III. Conference Content
Approximately 24 in total. Academicians and distinguished experts in plant science and related fields will present their latest research advances by invitation.
2. Parallel-session Lectures
There will be approximately 30 keynote lectures, 60 themed presentations, and 40 young-scholar reports. Among these, the keynote lectures and 30 themed presentations will be by invitation only. The remaining 30 themed presentations and young-scholar reports will be selected from open submission of abstracts. Outstanding authors of selected abstracts will be invited to present their work onsite.
Selected overseas scholars whose abstracts are accepted will receive theexclusive conference support, including US$ 800 (for young-scholar reports) - US$ 1,000 (for themed presentation) honorarium to subsidize travel to China, free hotel accommodation during the conference, and complementary registration that includes the conference banquet and other meals. This support offers 15 slots for themed presentations and 10–15 slots for young-scholar reports.
Active participation and abstract submission from all botanists and researchers are warmly welcomed!
Five parallel sessions will be organized covering plant science and related fields:
Session 1: Plant Diversity Research and Conservation in the New Era
Session 2: “PLANeT” and Plant Tree of Life 2.0
Session 3: Plant Multi-Omics and New-Quality Agricultural Productivity
Session 4: Plant Science for a Green Planetin A Changing World
（分会场四：全球变化下的植物学与绿色地球）
Session5: Plant Biotechnology and Plant Synthetic Biology
（分会场五：植物生物技术与植物合成生物学）
3. Featured Forums:
We encourage all prospective presenters to submit abstracts as early as possible. Abstracts will be reviewed and confirmed on a first‑come, first‑served basis until all available slots are filled.
(1) Abstract or Poster can be submitted according to the parallel sessioncategories ONLY in the system. E-mail submissions are not available.
(2) Please register on the conference website first, prior to abstract and poster submission.
(3) Abstract (500-800 words) or Poster in English. Please refer to the template provided on the website for the abstract.
(4) Poster: 120cm (height) x 90cm(width).
IV. Preliminary Conference Schedule
V. Accepted Invited Plenary Lecturers and Parallel-session Keynote Lecturers (Sort by the initials of last names，Updated continuously)
Amy ANGERT, University of British Columbia, CANADA
Kenneth M. CAMERON, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Mark Wayne CHASE, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
Xiaoya CHEN（陈晓亚）, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Zhiduan CHEN（陈之端）, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Charles C. DAVIS, Harvard University, USA
Xingwang DENG（邓兴旺），Peking University, CHINA
Jia DONG, Cornell University, USA
Michael John DONOGHUE, Yale University, USA
Qiaohuan DUAN（段巧红），Shandong Agricultural University, CHINA
Xiangdong FU（傅向东）, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Xingguo HAN（韩兴国）,Hebei University, CHINA
Pete HOLLINGSWORTH, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK
Sanwen HUANG（黄三文）, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CHINA
David INOUYE, University of Maryland, USA
Jim LEEBENS-MACK, University of Georgia, USA
Dezhu LI（李德铢）, Shandong Agricultural University, CHINA
Jiayang LI（李家洋）, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences & Yazhouwan National Laboratory, CHINA
Bao LIU（刘宝）, Northeast Normal University, CHINA
Xiaojun LIU（刘晓娟）, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Jianquan LIU（刘建全）, Lanzhou University, CHINA
Hong MA（马红）, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Susana MAGALLÓN, National Autonomous University of Mexico, MEXICO
Allison MILLER, Saint Louis University & Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, USA
Lijia QU（瞿礼嘉）, Peking University, CHINA
Loren RIESEBERG, University of British Columbia, CANADA
Stephen SMITH, University of Michigan, USA
Douglas SOLTIS, University of Florida, USA
Pamela SOLTIS, University of Florida, USA
Bao-Hua (Alysa) SONG（宋葆华）, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Victoria SORK, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Sharon Y. STRAUSS, University of California, Davis, USA
Zhixi TIAN（田志喜）, Yazhouwan National Laboratory, CHINA
Xiaoquan WANG（汪小全）, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Ertao WANG（王二涛）, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Qingfeng WANG（王青锋）, The Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Zhiheng WANG（王志恒）, Peking University, CHINA
Jun Wen（文军）, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, USA
Yaowu XING（星耀武）, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Cao XU（许操）, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Shuhua YANG（杨淑华）, China Agricultural University, CHINA
Yuanhe YANG（杨元合）, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Kai YE（叶凯）, Xi'an Jiaotong University, CHINA
Yingshuang YI（伊廷双）, Kunming Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Yaowu YUAN（袁耀武）, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
Xiansheng ZHANG（张宪省）,Shandong Agricultural University, CHINA
VI. Registration
1. Conference website:https://2026sacnhps.scimeeting.cn/en/web/index/35412
2. Registration fees:
For overseas attendees, the registration fee is not required at the registration online. It could be paid by your colleagues in China before the conference or by your own during the conference (by credit card).
Only Chinese Yuan (CNY) or US Dollars (USD) are accepted for payment.The fee amount will be calculated according to the registration period.
Notes:
1. All conference participants (included invited speakers) need to register on the website (https://2026sacnhps.scimeeting.cn/en/web/index/35412) and complete the necessary information for your participation.
2. Registration fees include access to the complete scientific program, the exhibition, conference lunches and dinners.Travel and accommodation are AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE.
3. Invoice
The registration fee will be issued as an electronic invoice to your registration email after the meeting.
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