News

• 2024/03/15 Accommodation news: Reservation site of Nara Visitor Center & INN (Sarusawa INN) is now available.
  But, there are only a few rooms available throughout the conference week. If you are interested in this INN, please check in hurry.
• 2024/02/28 Early bird registration deadline is now extended to 15th March (Fri).
• 2024/02/20 Application deadline for the IPPS travel grant was extended to February 29. Please read carefully the application procedure and apply by e-mail.
• 2024/01/24 Two types of Travel Grants are now available.
• 2024/01/19 The location of the Welcome Mixer has changed to "CAFE ETRANGER NARAD"
• 2024/01/19 Don't forget, the Early Bird Registration deadline on Febrary 29.
• 2023/11/24 Registration and Abstract submission are now open!

Welcome to The 17th World Congress on Parasitic Plants

The 17^th World Congress on Parasitic Plants, 3 June - 7 June 2024, Nara, Japan
On behalf of the International Parasitic Plant Society (IPPS), it is our great pleasure to invite you to the 17^th World Congress on Parasitic Plants (WCPP2024), which will be held on 3^rd-7^th June 2024 in Nara, Japan. WCPP is a series of biennial meetings that have the long tradition started in Malta in 1973, providing opportunities to exchange information and discuss new discoveries among experts of parasitic plants. WCPP2024 will cover a wide range of topics of parasitic plants research, including strigolactone biology, molecular mechanisms, genome evolution and management technologies. Scientific program will include cutting edge research and exciting reports for various aspects of plant parasitism on diverged plant species, presented as oral or poster formats. The program will also include social events visiting the ancient city of Nara and enjoying Japanese cuisine. We are looking forward to meeting researchers from all over the world and exciting discussion.

Venue
Nara, the first capital of Japan from 710 to 784, is home to numerous historical shrines and temples containing national treasures. Nara has three UNESCO World Heritage sites registered in 1998 and the central Nara city is listed as "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara" that includes eight individual cultural assets. The congress will take place at Nara Kasugano International Forum IRAKA (http://www.i-ra-ka.jp/en/) located in the center of Nara National Park, known for its stunning beauty and friendly population over a thousand tame deer. Todaiji temple, Kofukuji temple and Kasuga Taisha shrine are walking distance from the forum. The main hall of WCPP2024 will be a Noh theatre made for traditional Japanese dance-drama performance. The forum features a reception hall for lunch and dinners as well as poster sessions. Various ranges of hotel options are available in the Nara area for your accommodations during the congress.

Satoko Yoshida
Chair, Local organizing committee

Important Dates

Local organizing committee

• Satoko Yoshida (Chair), NAIST
• Atsushi Okazawa (Vice chair), Osaka Metro. Univ.
• Kaori Yoneyama (Vice chair, Scientific program subcommittee), Saitama Univ.
• Yukihiro Sugimoto (Scientific program subcommittee), Kobe Univ.
• Koichi Yoneyama (Scientific program subcommittee), Utsunomiya Univ.
• Ken Shirasu (Scientific program subcommittee), RIKEN
• Koh Aoki (Scientific program subcommittee), Osaka Metro. Univ.
• Xiaonan Xie (Scientific program subcommittee), Utsunomiya Univ.
• Tadao Asami (Finance Subcommittee), Univ. of Tokyo
• Shinsaku Ito (Finance Subcommittee), Tokyo Univ. of Agri.
• Yuichiro Tsuchiya (Public relations and HP subcommittee), Nagoya Univ.
• Takahito Nomura (Public relations and HP subcommittee), Utsunomiya Univ.
• Yoshiya Seto (Public relations and HP subcommittee), Meiji Univ.
• Shoko Inaba (Venue subcommittee), NAIST
• Mina Ohtsu (Venue subcommittee), NAIST
• Takatoshi Wakabayashi (Finance subcommittee), Univ. of Tokyo
• Takanori Wakatake (Venue subcommittee), NAIST

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