ABBREVIATED PROGRAM

Sunday, August 19
13:00-19:00: Registration

17:00-19:00: Welcome reception

19:00-19:30: Introductory remarks

19:30-20:30: Plenary Lecture
- Keynote Speaker Bob Reed (Cornell University, USA): Control of wing development, wing pattern formation and molecular mimicry (introduced by Simon Baxter)

20:45: Dinner

Monday, August 20, 2018

08:30-12:45: Morning Session: Genomics, Genetics, Evolution and Phylogeny I: Genome sequencing and mapping; comparative genomics, evolution and phylogeny; genomic and cytogenetic tools for population diagnostics and trait identification (coordinated by Felix Sperling, Simon Baxter, Petr Nguyen, Wee Tek Tay)

15:30-17:00: *Afternoon special: Networking and funding initiatives for emerging agricultural and forest pests and systems for pest control (coordinated by Emmanuelle d'Alençon, Astrid Groot, Michel Cusson, Paul Shirk, Tom Walsh)

17:30-20:15: Evening Session: Genomics, Genetics, Evolution and Phylogeny II: Mono-, oligo- and polyphagy of herbivores; species adaptation and invasiveness; insecticide resistance and detoxification (coordinated by Kazuei Mita, Wee Tek Tay, Simon Baxter, Michel Cusson, Tom Walsh)

Tuesday, August 21, 2018
08:30-12:45: Morning Session: Development and Differentiation I: Sex determination; control of development

and metamorphosis; reproduction (coordinated by Frantisek Marec, Toru Shimada, Astrid Groot)
15:30-17:00: *Afternoon special: Basic and applied research on genetically modified Lepidoptera (Bombyx mori and other species) (coordinated by Toru Shimada, Hideki Sezutsu, Jeffrey Marcus, Tom Miller, Don Jarvis)

17:30-20:45: Evening Session: Development and Differentiation II: Cell differentiation; wing and larval patterning; molecular mimicry and adaptation; receptors and ligands; signal transduction (coordinated by Richard ffrench-Constant, Jeffrey Marcus, Toru Shimada, Hideki Sezutsu)

Wednesday, August 22, 2018
08:30-12:45: Morning Session: Physiology and Behaviour I: Immunity; parasite and microbiotic control of insect physiology) (coordinated by Dalial Freitak, Astrid Groot, Paul Shirk, Michel Cusson)

13:15-20:00: Afternoon Excursion: Destination to be announced

Thursday, August 23, 2018

08:30-12:45: Morning Session: Physiology and Behaviour II: Neurobiology, hormones, neuropeptides and receptors; chemical ecology, chemosensation and behaviour (coordinated by Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly, Jurgen Krieger, Maria Konstantopoulou)

17:30-20:45: Evening Session: Functional Genomics and Post-genomic Tools and Applications I: Tissue and cell- specific transcriptomics and proteomics; basic regulatory mechanisms; RNA-mediated control of gene expression; RNA delivery tools; recombinant protein expression (coordinated by Simon Baxter, Jeff Picimbon, Don Jarvis, Anjiang Tan)

Friday, August 24, 2018
08:30-12:45: Morning Session: Functional Genomics and Post-genomic Tools and Applications II: Transgenesis, paratransgenesis and genetic manipulations; genome editing (TALEN, CRISPR, others) and somatic mutagenesis, gene drive for pest control (coordinated by Tom Walsh, Hideki Sezutsu, Toru Shimada, Tom Miller, Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly)

15:30-17:00: *Afternoon special: Genetic manipulation tools for plant eaters: fundamental technical issues and environmental perspectives (coordinated by Tom Miller, Tom Walsh, Hideki Sezutsu, Toru Shimada)

17:30-20:45: Evening Session: Pathology and Pest Control: Viruses, parasites, other pathogens and pest control (coordinated by Maria Konstantopoulou, Paul Shirk, Michel Cusson, Tom Miller)

21:30-23:30: Cretan night

Saturday , August 25, 2018

09:00-11:00: Morning Session: Pathology and Pest Control II: Viruses, parasites, other pathogens and pest control

11:00-11:30: The 2021 Workshop

11:30: End of 2018 Workshop

Duration of oral presentations

- Plenary lecture (Keynote Speaker): 1 hr = 45 min plus 15 min question period
- Introductory session speakers: 30 min = 25 min plus 5 min question period
- Contributed presentations: 20 min = 15 min plus 5 min question period or 15 min = 12 min plus 3 min question period
- Poster introductions: 1 or 2 min each (depending on number of submitted posters)

* Afternoon Specials: Registrants wishing to participate in an Afternoon Special discussion forum should contact one of the specific coordinators for that forum prior to or during the meeting and in advance of the event

The Daily Program with the contributed presentations from submissions will become available after the end of the registration period