Recipient Organization
NORTH AMERICAN PLANT PHENOTYPING NETWORK
975 N WARSON RD
SAINT LOUIS,MO 631322918
Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
Rationale: Plant phenotyping is an emerging scientific field and area of practice that develops and utilizes technologies in imaging and automation to measure plant physical and physiological features for the purpose of research, crop development, and crop production. The 2025 North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN) Annual Conference will be held in a hybrid format from February 25-27, 2025. The NAPPN conference is the largest meeting that aims to accelerate U.S. research in the emerging interdisciplinary field of plant phenotyping. Developing a strong network of researchers across career stages benefits a large number of stakeholders.Goals: The NAPPN conference will be a hybrid meeting to reach wider communities and enable attendance by early career researchers. Grant funds will be used to cover the cost of platform technologies and support attendance (virtual and in-person), which is important for supporting attendance by a broad range of stakeholders.Objectives: The meeting will: 1) Represent the diverse nature of plant phenotyping through selected talks; 2) Highlight and provide a platform for early career researchers to network at in-person hubs; 3) Strengthen the NAPPN community through hands-on workshops, networking events, and affinity group meetings; and 4) Finalize and approve a strategic plan to make NAPPN sustainable.Approach: Our innovative meeting structure will blend components of virtual and in-person meetings. Participants can join as individuals online, or participate as part of a regional hub. Meeting hubs will serve as a location to view live streaming content, followed by in-person activities. The conference will stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations and identify key challenges in the field.Impact and Outcomes: This meeting will highlight presentations by members that are active in the community. The primary goals are to foster collaboration, and to grow an interdisciplinary community around a research area important to the future of U.S. agriculture.
Animal Health Component
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Research Effort Categories
Basic
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Applied
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Developmental
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Goals / Objectives
Rationale: The 2025 North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN) Annual Conference will be held in a hybrid format from February 25-27, 2025. The NAPPN conference is the largest meeting that aims to accelerate U.S. research in the emerging interdisciplinary field of plant phenotyping. Developing a strong network of researchers across career stages benefits a large number of stakeholders.Goals: The NAPPN conference will be a hybrid meeting to reach wider communities and enable attendance by early career researchers. Grant funds will be used to cover the cost of platform technologies and support attendance (virtual and in-person), which is important for supporting attendance by a broad range of stakeholders.Objectives: The meeting will: 1) Represent the diverse nature of plant phenotyping through selected talks; 2) Highlight and provide a platform for early career researchers to network at in-person hubs; 3) Strengthen the NAPPN community through hands-on workshops, networking events, and affinity group meetings; and 4) Finalize and approve a strategic plan to make NAPPN sustainable.
Project Methods
The 2025 NAPPN annual conference is designed to maximize cohesiveness and opportunities for consequential interaction among participants. The primary meeting will be streamed online to all participants, but opportunities for in-person networking will be enabled through distributed conference hub host locations. The primary meeting has a single track, which increases exposure and interactions across different disciplines. The organization of the event is aimed to increase visibility of new and early career scientists via talks selected from abstracts, and to drive interaction through the conference platform to maximize networking opportunities among participants. Assessment of the success of the conference will be measured through follow-up participant surveys to determine:Evidence of new collaborations initiatedParticipant opinions of the meeting for its cutting-edge science and technology, networking and engagement opportunities, and overall logisticsEvidence of increased registration by first-time attendees compared to previous years' meetingsSuccess of dissemination of information about IPPN/NAPPN functions and opportunitiesInternational participation compared to former virtual and in-person only settingsWe will also assess overall demographics of attendees, looking at factors such as career stage, place and nature of work, disciplinary interests, and gender, race/ethnicity. This information will be voluntarily collected during the registration process.