
View of The Sebel Hotel Kiama

Discussion in “The Marquee” at the end of the workshop
CSIRO Gene editing of crops Workshop The Sebel Hotel, Kiama NSW Australia 28th – 30th Nov 2017
The ability to precisely edit the genomes of plants has the potential to revolutionise agriculture. CSIRO is sponsoring a two day workshop to discuss scientific advances in the field as well as the regulatory and social aspects of this new technology. It is hoped that this workshop will foster new collaborations and networking opportunities. Young scientists are encouraged to attend and present.
Workshop 28th – 30th Nov 2017 Sebel Hotel, Kiama, NSW Australia
Invited Speakers
Caixia Gao (Beijing, China) Bin Yang (Iowa State, USA) Jin Soo Kim (Seoul, South Korea) Yao-Guang Liu (Guangzhou, China) Emma Wallington (Cambridge, UK) Felicity Keiper (Bayer Crop Science, Australia) Matthew Hayden (Agribio, Victoria Australia) Heather Bray (U.Adelaide, South Australia) Craig Cormick (Think oustide the box), Representatives from OGTR and FSANZ.
CSIRO Organising committee
Steve Jobling, Filomena Pettolino & Ming Luo.