International Organizing Committee:
Tianzhen Zhang, Chairperson
Professor, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Todd Campbell, Co-Chairperson
Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS
Florence, SC, United States
Muhammad Tehseen Azhar
Lecturer, University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Peng Chee
Professor, University of Georgia
Tifton, GA, United States
Xueying Guan
Professor, Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Lori Hinze
Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS
College Station, TX, United States
Amanda Hulse-Kemp
Computational Biologist, USDA-ARS
Stoneville, MS, United States
Shuangxia Jin
Professor, Huazhong Agricultural University
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Joshua Udall
Research Leader, USDA-ARS
College Station, TX, United States
Wuwei Ye
Professor, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Anyang, Henan, China
Youlu Yuan
Director, Biotech. Lab, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Anyang, Henan, China
Shuijin Zhu
Professor & Vice dean, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Don Jones
Director Agricultural Research, Cotton Incorporated
Cary, NC, United States
Steve Hague
Professor, Cotton Breeder, Texas A&M University
College Station, TX, United States
Jing Yu
Genome Database Curator, Washington State University
College Station, TX, United States
Local Organizing Committee:
Yehoshua (Shuki) Saranga, Chair
Haim Gvati Chair in Agriculture (Crop Science)
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment, Rehovot
Ran Hovav, Vice Chair
Plant Geneticist, Agricultural Research Organization,
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Bet Dagan
Racheli Inbari
Administrative Director, The International School of Agricultural Sciences,
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Environment, Rehovot
Basia Vinocur
VP R&D Ag-Seed
Evogene, Rehovot
Jonathan Spenser
Cotton Extension Specialist and Consultant
The Israel Cotton Production and Marketing Board, Herzeliya
Yechiel Tal
Cotton Breeder and Product Development
Hazera Genetics, Berurim
Meital Salmor
International Program Team Leader,
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Environment, Rehovot
Conference Administration:
Noa Schwarzwald and Mahyan Gon,
The International School of Agricultural Sciences,
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Environment, Rehovot
