President’s Symposium: “Cellular Dynamics and Plant Growth”, Organized by Roger Hangarter of Indiana University
Speakers: Masamitsu Wada (Tokyo Metropolitan University), Sidney Shaw (Indiana University), Simon Gilroy (Penn State University), Rob McClung (Dartmouth College)

New Approaches for Integrating Plant Genomes and Function, Organized by Natasha Raikhel, 2005 Stephen Hales Award winner (University of California-Riverside)
Speakers: Natasha Raikhel, 2005 Stephen Hales Award winner (University of California-Riverside), Phillip Benfey (Duke University), Joanne Chory (Scripps Institute), Gloria Coruzzi (New York University)

Proteolysis Controlling Plant Growth and Development, Organized by Rick Vierstra (University of Wisconsin)
Speakers: Rick Vierstra (University of Wisconsin), Mark Estelle (Indiana University), Judy Callis (University of California-Davis), Teh-hui Kao (Penn State University)

Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression
Speakers: Susan Lolle (NSF), Steve Jacobsen (University of California-Los Angeles), Vicki Chandler (University of Arizona), Ueli Grossniklaus (University of Zürich)

Photosynthesis from Photons to Sugar, Organized by Don Ort (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Speakers: Don Ort (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Robert Blankenship (Arizona State University), Gary Brudvig (Yale University), Christine A. Raines (Essex University), Alison Smith (John Inness Centre)

Many other special events such as approximately 20 minisymposia, over 1,000 posters, 40 exhibits, numerous workshops, networking and social events! Our 2005 meeting site is located in the heart of downtown Seattle. The Washington State Convention & Trade Center hosts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. The center is convenient to many of Seattle’s best cultural activities.