| Oct 20 (Mon) |
| 8:30-9:15 | Opening Speech |
| 9:15-9:45 | Zhong-Nan Yang, Shanghai Normal University The genetic pathway in tapetum regulating pollen formation |
| 9:45-10:15 | Noni Franklin-Tong, University of Birmingham, UK Recognition of “self”: unravelling key signals and targets |
| 10:15-10:30 (mini-talk) | Jun Zhu, Shanghai Normal University The PMD participates in plasma membrane metabolism for keep cell integrity of microspores in Arabidopsis |
| 10:50-11:20 | Yongbiao Xue, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Breaking down the reproductive barriers to interspecific crosses in tomatoes |
| 11:20-11:50 | Xian Sheng Zhang, Shandong Agricultural University UPS regulates pollen germination on stigma during pollination in Arabidopsis |
| 11:50-12:20 | Pei Liu, Chinese Agricultural University Evolution of the reproductive isolation barriers in closely related species of Arabidopsis |
| 14:00-14:30 | Sheila McCormick, University of California Berkeley Overexpression of the tomato pollen receptor kinase LePRK1 rewires pollen tube growth to a blebbing mode |
| 14:30-15:00 | Alice Cheung, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA Formin regulates pollen tube growth and steering |
| 15:00-15:30 | Liwen Jiang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK Distinct secretion pathways in pollen tubes |
| 15:50-16:20 | Tai Wang, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Proteomic identification of signal components involved in interaction between pollen tubes and pistil |
| 16:20-16:50 | Shan-Jin Huang, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Regulation of actin turnover in pollen |
| 16:50-17:05 (mini-talk) | Sha Li, Shandong Agricultural University Guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor is critical for ROP GTPase-induced tip growth |
| 17:20-17:35 (mini-talk) | Ming Chang, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences A reproductive actin isovariant is differentially required for pollen germination and tube growth |
| Oct 21 (Tue) |
| 8:30-9:00 | Tetsuya Higashiyama, Nagoya University, Japan Two-photon imaging analysis pollen tube guidance and early embryogenesis |
| 9:00-9:30 | Ueli Grossniklaus, University of Zürich, Switzerland Molecular control of pollen tube reception |
| 9:30-10:00 | Heven Sze, University of Maryland, USA Importance of cation/H+ exchangers in the male gametophyte on fertilization and seed development |
| 10:00-10:15 (mini-talk) | Hong-Ju Li, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Endosome-to-Golgi trafficking in pollen tube growth and guidance |
| 10:35-11:05 | De Ye, Chinese Agricultural University The transcription factors that are involved in Arabidopsis pollen tube reception |
| 11:05-11:35 | Hen-Ming Wu, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA Mechanisms of FERONIA regulation of pollen tube-ovule interaction |
| 11:35-12:05 | Yan Zhang, Shandong Agricultural University Vacuolar biogenesis in gametophytic function |
| 14:00-14:30 | Venkatesan Sundaresan, University of California-Davis, USA Arabidopsis female gametophyte development and specification of the central cell |
| 14:30-15:00 | Weicai Yang, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences TBA |
| 15:00-15:30 | Xin-Qi Gao, Shandong Agricultural University RID1 functions in female gametophyte development through interacting with U5 snRNP complex in Arabidopsis |
| 15:50-16:20 | Frédéric Berger, Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory, Singapore Dissection of the roles of cytoskeleton in plant fertilisation |
| 16:20-16:35 (mini-talk) | Xiong-Bo Peng, Wuhan University Plant sperm nuclear migration to the female gamete nuclei is actin-dependent |
| 16:35-16:50 (mini-talk) | Jia-Gang Wang, Shandong Agricultural University HAPLESS13-mediated protein sorting at the trans-Golgi network/early endosome is critical for ovule development in Arabidopsis |
| 16:50-17:00 | Concluding Remarks |
