| SUNDAY |
| 2:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | OPENING KEYNOTE LECTURE |
| Session Chair: Nick Carpita (Purdue University) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:45 pm | Nick Carpita (Purdue University)
"Welcome and introductory comments" |
| 7:45 pm - 8:45 pm | Keynote Lecture: J.S. Grant Reid (University of Stirling, Scotland)
"Seeds of promise in hemicellulose biosynthesis and metabolism" |
| 8:45 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| MONDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8:30 am | Group Photograph |
| 9:00 am - 10:40 am | EVOLUTION OF THE CELL WALL |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Session Chair: Alison Roberts (University of Rhode Island)
"Evolution of the CesA Superfamily" |
| 9:20 am - 9:40 am | William York (CCRC, University of Georgia)
"Structural, genetic, and bioinformatic analyses of the evolution of plant cell walls" |
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | Malcolm O’Neill (CCRC, University of Georgia)
"Cell walls and the evolution of land plants" |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Marcos Buckeridge (University of São Paulo, Brasil)
"The mechanism of transference of function and the evolution of the plant cell wall" |
| 10:20 am - 10:40 am | Free discussion |
| 10:40 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | POLYSACCHARIDE STRUCTURE AND ARCHITECTURE |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Session Chair: Fons Voragen (Wageningen Agricultural University)
"Introductory comments: What’s new in structure and architecture" |
| 11:15 am - 11:35 am | Henk Schols (Wageningen Agricultural University)
"Rhamnogalacturonan as scaffold for homogalacturonans" |
| 11:35 am - 11:55 am | John Brady (Cornell University)
"Molecular dynamics simulations on cellulose conformation in aqueous solutions" |
| 11:55 am - 12:05 pm | Michael Gidley (University of Queensland, Australia)
"Effects of galactose content on xyloglucan network formation with and without cellulose" |
| 12:05 pm - 12:15 pm | María J. Peña (Complex Carbohydrate Research Center)
"A model for xylan biosynthesis during secondary cell wall formation based on the structural defects in the xylan of three Arabidopsis mutants" |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Free discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | PLANT CELL WALLS IN PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Session Chair: Shauna Somerville (Carnegie Institute of Washington)
"Mutational analysis of disease susceptibility highlights the importance of the cell wall in plant-pathogen interactions" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:10 pm | Felice Cervone (University of Rome, Italy)
"Pectin integrity is important for plant resistance to microorganisms" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Jocelyn Rose (Cornell University)
"Exploring the dynamics of the plant cell wall proteome during plant-pathogen interactions" |
| 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Free discussion |
| TUESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 10:40 am | BIOSYNTHESIS I |
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Session Chair: Ken Keegstra (Michigan State University)
"Introductory comments: Polysaccharide biosynthesis" |
| 9:15 am - 9:35 am | Wolf-Dieter Reiter (University of Connecticut)
"The nucleotide-sugar interconversion pathway" |
| 9:35 am - 9:55 am | Olivier Lerouxel (Michigan State University)
"CslC Genes from Arabidopsis and Nasturtium Encode a Glucan Synthase Activity Involved in Xyloglucan Biosynthesis" |
| 9:55 am - 10:15 am | Melani Atmodjo (Complex Carbohydrate Research Center)
"Evidence for an Arabidopsis pectin homogalacturonan galacturonosyltransferase complex" |
| 10:15 am - 10:35 am | Free discussion |
| 10:35 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | BIOSYNTHESIS II |
| 10:55 am - 11:10 am | Session Chair: Kanwarpal Dhugga (Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl.)
"Introductory comments: Mechanisms of polysaccharide biosynthesis" |
| 11:10 am - 11:30 am | Vincent Bulone (University of Lyon)
"Recent developments in the biosynthesis of callose and cellulose in poplar" |
| 11:30 am - 11:50 am | Geoff Fincher (University of Adelaide, Australia)
"(1->3),(1->4)-ß-Glucan and arabinoxylan synthesis and re-modelling in walls of the grasses and cereals" |
| 11:50 am - 12:10 pm | Mick Held (Purdue University)
"The maize mixed-linkage (1->3),(1->4)-ß-glucan synthase" |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Free discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | BIOSYNTHESIS III |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Session Chair: Chris Somerville (Carnegie Institute of Washington)
"Live cell imaging of cellulose synthase and cortical microtubules" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:10 pm | Simon Turner (University of Manchester)
"Secondary cell wall synthesis in Arabidopsis xylem" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Henrik Scheller (Royal Agricultural University, Denmark)
"Characterization of GT47 glycosyltransferases involved in pectin biosynthesis" |
| 8:30 pm - 8:40 pm | Ken Matsuoka (Riken Plant Science Institute, Japan)
"Role of basic amino acid residues in the cytosolic region of Type II membrane proteins on Golgi localization in plant cells" |
| 8:40 pm - 9:10 pm | Free discussion |
| WEDNESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 10:40 am | GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT I |
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Session Chair: Dan Cosgrove (Penn State University)
"Introductory comments: The many dimensions of cell wall loosening" |
| 9:15 am - 9:35 am | Janet Braam (Rice University)
"Roles of Arabidopsis XTHs in environmental responses" |
| 9:35 am - 9:55 am | Javier Sampedro (Penn State University)
"Expansins in Arabidopsis: expression patterns in an evolutionary perspective" |
| 9:55 am - 10:05 am | Christoph Ringli (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
"The Arabidopsis root hair cell wall formation mutant lrx1 is suppressed by mutations in the RHM1 gene encoding a UDP-L-rhamnose synthase" |
| 10:05 am - 10:15 am | Kian Hématy (INRA-Versailles, France)
"A novel receptor kinase may act as a cell wall integrity sensor" |
| 10:15 am - 10:35 am | Free discussion |
| 10:35 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT II |
| 10:55 am - 11:10 am | Session Chair: Maureen McCann (Purdue University)
"The cell wall gene network" |
| 11:10 am - 11:30 am | Markus Pauly (Max Plank Institute, Germany)
"The role of xyloglucan in growth and development: Insights through Arabidopsis mutants" |
| 11:30 am -11:50 am | Carolyn Schultz (University of Adelaide, Australia)
"Unravelling the form, function and biosynthesis of arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPs" |
| 11:50 am - 12:00 pm | Gillian Dean (University of Vancouver, Canada)
"Investigation of the role of the MUM2 gene in Arabidopsis seed coat development" |
| 12:00 pm - 12:10 pm | Kevin Vaughn (USDA-ARS, Stoneville)
"Gelatinous fibers control coiling of tendrils and twining of vines" |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Free discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Business Meeting |
| (Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair) |
| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | WOOD FORMATION |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Session Chair: Tuula Teeri (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm)
"Introductory comments: Wood biotechnology" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:10 pm | Zheng-Hua Ye (University of Georgia)
"Molecular dissection of secondary wall formation in fibers" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Taku Demura (Riken Plant Science Center, Japan)
"Transcriptional regulation of xylem cell formation" |
| 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Free discussion |
| THURSDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 10:40 pm | NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN GLYCOBIOLOGY |
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Session Chair: Michael Hahn (CCRC, University of Georgia)
"Introductory comments: New technologies in glycobiology" |
| 9:15 am - 9:35 am | Richard Alvarez (Selexys Pharmaceuticals)
"Glycan MicroArrays - Emerging technology to determine carbohydrate binding specificity" |
| 9:35 am - 9:55 am | Marcia Kieliszewski (Ohio University)
"Synthetic glycosylation-signal genes for use in developmental biology" |
| 9:55 am - 10:15 am | Harry Brumer (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
"Chemo-enzymatic methods for the modification of cellulose-based materials" |
| 10:15 am - 10:35 am | Free discussion |
| 10:35 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | BIOMEDICAL USES OF CELL-WALL POLYSACCHARIDES |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Session Co-Chair: Debra Mohnen (CCRC, University of Georgia) and Peter Ulvskov (Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Copenhagen)
"Introductory comments: Cell wall polysaccharides in medicine" |
| 11:00 am - 11:20 am | Haruki Yamada (Kitasato University, Tokyo)
"Structure and mechanism of action of plant cell wall polysaccharides having immunomodulating activity" |
| 11:20 am -11:40 am | Yan Chang (GlycoGenesys, Inc, Boston)
"GCS-100, a Galectin 3 antagonist, is a novel caspase-9 apoptosis activating agent for the treatment of indolent B-cell malignancies" |
| 11:40 am - 11:50 am | Session Co-Chair: Peter Ulvskov (Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark)
"TBA" |
| 11:50 am -12:10 pm | Marco Morra (Nobil Bio Ricerche Villafranca d'Asti, Italy)
"Surface-linked polysaccharides for biomedical uses" |
| 12:10 pm -12:30 pm | Free discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | CLOSING KEYNOTE LECTURE |
| 7:30 pm - 7:45 pm | Session Chair: Bruce Stone (LaTrobe University, Australia)
"Introductory comments" |
| 7:45 pm - 8:45 pm | Keynote Lecturer: L. Andrew Staehelin (University of Colorado)
"How plant cells make cell walls - a cell biological perspective" |
| 8:45 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| FRIDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Departure |
