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Workshops and Field Trips

 

 

The workshops will run from the morning to the early evening on the 10th (before registration opens). 

 

The workshops are included in the main registration fee.  At this time, all in-person workshops are nearly full! 

The Wednesday morning (local) field trip to Monte Alban is included in your registration and will include lunch. We will return to the hotel after lunch for the afternoon sessions. 

 

Conference registration (meals) includes breakfast, coffee breaks, and lunch each day. Dinner is not included, with the exception of the banquet on Thursday evening (June 13th). 

Payment for the Friday trips must be provided in advance through the website and cannot be collected onsite. The fees for both trips include meals. At this time, the Friday field trips are now closed.


 

TreeGenes / CartograPlant
(Virtual)
Friday, June 7, 2024
11:00a - 1:00p CST
Instructors: Meghan Myles, Emily Grau,
and Risharde Ramnath
(University of Connecticut)

Hands-on virtual training on how to utilize the CartograPlant & TreeGenes web applications for data query, visualization, and forest tree population genetics (GWAS/EAA) analysis.
 

Language of Instruction: English

 

Introduction to
Quantitative Genetics
Monday, June 10, 2024 
9:00a - 5:30p CST
Instructors: Fikret Isik
Charles Chen and Eduardo Pablo Cappa
(North Carolina State University)
 
Hands-on training focused on estimating variance components and heritability for Gaussian and binomial
distributed traits. Quality control and pedigree
assignment using SNP markers.

Language of Instruction: English
Conservation Genomics:
Intro to 
Variant Detection
Monday, June 10, 2024
1:30p-5:30p CST
Instructors: Jason Holliday (Virginia Tech)
& Karl Fetter (University of Connecticut)

Hands-on training focused on workflows for variant genotyping from high throughput sequence data. Quality control of raw data, alignment/assembly, detection, filtering, and processing of variant files.

Language of Instruction: English

Conservation Genomics:
Intro to 
Genome Assembly
Monday, June 10, 2024
8:30a - 12:00p CST 
Instructors: Cynthia Webster and
Vidya Vuruputoor
(University of Connecticut)
Hands-on training focused on current sequencing strategies and informatic approaches to genome assembly for tree species of conservation concern
 
Language of Instruction: English
Forest Genetics Training Modules
Monday, June 10, 2024
9:00a-12:30p CST
Multiple Instructors
Training focused on topics related to forest genetics - multiple modules will be offered through the morning.
Intended for an undergraduate/early graduate student audience

Language of Instruction: Spanish

Field Trips

Wednesday Field Trip
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Morning 
Free to attendees

 

More Info to Follow

Hot Springs Field Trip
Friday, June 14, 2024
6:00a - 3:00p CST
Fee: $100 USD

 


 

2-Day Field Trip to Sierra Juarez
Friday, June 14-15, 2024
8:00a (June 14) - 5:30p (June 15) CST
Fee: $270 USD


 

NAFGS 2024 Registration Includes...

01.

Registration for four  training workshops (free!) 

02.

Main scientific meeting with five keynote speakers

03.

Opening mixer, breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks

04.

Poster Session

05.

Mid-meeting field trip (Wed)  and banquet dinner (Thur)

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