Program

09:00

FORGENIUS ExCom General Assembly

13:00

Lunch break

14:00

Session 1: New tools for science to reach practise

14:30

Bridging the gaps between science, policy and practice

David O’Brien

15:15

The European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources (EUFGIS): A transnational tool for genetic conservation and policy support

Michele Bozzano

15:45

Using a planted tree biodiversity experiment to validate remote sensing of tree species

van Moorsel Sofia

16:00

Coffee break

16:30

Assisted Gene Flow for climate-smart forests: the gap between research and policy in Europe

Neophytou Charalambos

16:45

Pollen-based assisted migration

Chludil David

17:00

Lifting borders: The potential role of hybridization and adaptive introgression in drought resilience of mixed stands of European white oaks (Quercus spp.)

Rellstab Christian

17:15

How can genomic data be useful for the timber market?

Blanc-Jolivet Céline

17:30

Multifaceted tools for reaching out to conservation practitioners through teaching, infographics, and visualization of data on genetic diversity

Gugerli Felix

17:45

Flash Poster session

09:00

Session 2: Forest Adaptation: Improving Resilience to Biotic and Abiotic Pressures

Phenotypic plasticity and adaptive evolution in Mediterranean gypsum endemics: insights into climate change response

Silvia Matesanz

09:45

Hyperspectral detection of genetic variation in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.): implications for forest resilience across environmental gradients

Stejskal Jan

10:00

Natural variation in drought sensitivity and associated metabolic adaptations in European black pine (Pinus nigra Arnold s.l.): A step toward integrated provenance selection

Muhammad Ahmad

10:15

Does intra-population genetic variability enhance productivity and drought resistance in silver fir?

Rezaie Negar

10:30

Mimicking bark beetle attacks: field and phytotron insights into Norway spruce defense responses

Ramires Marcelo

10:45

Coffee break

11:15

Adaptation to Climate in European Conifers: Lessons Learned

González-Martínez Santiago

11:30

Leveraging interspecific hybridization for drought adaptation in forest trees

David-Schwartz Rakefet

11:45

Analysis of in situ performance of the European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) through the lens of leaf proteomics

Garibay-Hernández Adriana

12:00

Loss of genetic diversity and signs of selection in response to ash dieback in natural populations of Fraxinus excelsior

Budde Katharina

12:15

Temporal genetic changes and evolutionary rates at contemporary timeframes in oaks

Kremer Antoine

12:30

Flash Poster session

13:00

Lunch break

14:00

Field trip

19:00

Social dinner

09:00

Session 3: Navigating Multiple Global Change Pressures: The Role of Phenotypic Variability

In the era of change: when genetics, physiology and modelling collide for more resilient forests

Marylou Mantova

09:45

Plastic and evolutionary responses in hydraulic traits in a context of global change

Ramirez-Valiente Jose Alberto

10:00

Ecophysiology meets molecular physiology and genetics: drought stress experiment with four European beech provenances

Tobias Bruegmann

10:15

Genetic architecture and selection across populations and sexes in Populus nigra

Aida Solé Medina

10:30

Architectural phenotyping of spruce trees based on TLS and QSMs

Thomas Hay

10:45

Coffee break

11:15

Deciphering phenotypic variability in fitness-related leaf spectral traits in European white oaks

McNamara Simone

11:30

From Annual Rings to Adaptive Response: Quantifying Phenotypic Plasticity in Douglas-fir

Rozenberg Philippe

11:45

The use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy for high-throughput characterization of four European Forest Genetic Conservation Units

Belmokhtar Nassim

12:00

Environmental and genetic signals in continental scale variability in functional traits and growth of European trees

Maurizio Mencuccini

12:15

Flash Poster session

13:00

Lunch break

14:00

Session 4: Breeding for Resilience: Integrating Novel Phenotyping & Genomics for Urgent Adaptive Solutions

Tree Breeding in the Age of Genomics for Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities

Fikret Isik

14:45

Harnessing High-Throughput Phenotyping and Metabolomics to Reveal Intraspecific Variation in Drought Sensitivity of Norway Spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) for Climate-Resilient Forestry

Carlos Trujillo-Moya

15:00

Are fast growth and drought tolerance two opposed properties in conifers? Scots pine case

Hayatgheibi Haleh

15:15

Use of natural hybrids for Q. suber and Q. ilex/Q. rotundifolia breeding

Soto Álvaro

15:30

From Subjective to Objective Bud-burst Assessment: CNN-Assisted RGB Imaging in Norway Spruce Seed Orchard

Chuchlík Jiří

15:45

A dynamic breeding framework for bridging local adaptation and assisted migration

Milan Lstibůrek

16:00

Coffee break

16:30

The role of climate and interspecific gene flow in stomatal evolution across a Populus hybrid zone

Zavala-Paez Michelle

16:45

Genotyping error and its consequences for heritability estimation

Sagariya Christi

17:00

Genome-wide genotyping and epigenotyping strongly correlated in Norway spruce breeding material

Chano Victor

17:15

Benchmarking Genomic Selection Methods for Nut Yield in Stone Pine (Pinus pinea)

Irene Cobo-Simón

17:30

Flash Poster session

09:00

Session 5: Prioritising forest conservation through genetic diversity

Genetic and genomic strategies for conservation of natural populations of California oaks

Victoria Sork

09:45

Native trees of the Mediterranean region: distribution, diversity and conservation challenges

Fady Bruno

10:00

Does genetic diversity underpin forest resilience?

Kravanja Marija

10:15

Can we detect genomic drivers of performance in natural conifer tree populations?

Farsakoglou Anna-Maria

10:30

Uncovering the genetic origin and diversity of Mediterranean pine forests in the Italian peninsula

Vajana Elia

10:45

Coffee break

11:15

Tracking forest material: Assessing the impact of managed materials on genetic diversity in Spanish forest trees using National Forest Inventory

Olsson Sanna

11:30

Using genotypic data for monitoring recent and contemporary seed and pollen migration and their environmental determinants

Robledo-Arnuncio Juan J

11:45

Site Frequency Spectrum-based Inference of Demography and Fitness Effects as a Conservation Metric

McEvoy Susan

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18 Nov 2025

09:00

FORGENIUS ExCom General Assembly

13:00

Lunch break

14:00

Session 1: New tools for science to reach practise

14:30

Bridging the gaps between science, policy and practice

15:15

The European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources (EUFGIS): A transnational tool for genetic conservation and policy support

15:45

Using a planted tree biodiversity experiment to validate remote sensing of tree species

16:00

Coffee break

16:30

Assisted Gene Flow for climate-smart forests: the gap between research and policy in Europe

16:45

Pollen-based assisted migration

17:00

Lifting borders: The potential role of hybridization and adaptive introgression in drought resilience of mixed stands of European white oaks (Quercus spp.)

17:15

How can genomic data be useful for the timber market?

17:30

Multifaceted tools for reaching out to conservation practitioners through teaching, infographics, and visualization of data on genetic diversity

17:45

Flash Poster session

19 Nov 2025

09:00

Session 2: Forest Adaptation: Improving Resilience to Biotic and Abiotic Pressures

Phenotypic plasticity and adaptive evolution in Mediterranean gypsum endemics: insights into climate change response

09:45

Hyperspectral detection of genetic variation in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.): implications for forest resilience across environmental gradients

10:00

Natural variation in drought sensitivity and associated metabolic adaptations in European black pine (Pinus nigra Arnold s.l.): A step toward integrated provenance selection

10:15

Does intra-population genetic variability enhance productivity and drought resistance in silver fir?

10:30

Mimicking bark beetle attacks: field and phytotron insights into Norway spruce defense responses

10:45

Coffee break

11:15

Adaptation to Climate in European Conifers: Lessons Learned

11:30

Leveraging interspecific hybridization for drought adaptation in forest trees

11:45

Analysis of in situ performance of the European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) through the lens of leaf proteomics

12:00

Loss of genetic diversity and signs of selection in response to ash dieback in natural populations of Fraxinus excelsior

12:15

Temporal genetic changes and evolutionary rates at contemporary timeframes in oaks

12:30

Flash Poster session

13:00

Lunch break

14:00

Field trip

19:00

Social dinner

20 Nov 2025

09:00

Session 3: Navigating Multiple Global Change Pressures: The Role of Phenotypic Variability

In the era of change: when genetics, physiology and modelling collide for more resilient forests

09:45

Plastic and evolutionary responses in hydraulic traits in a context of global change

10:00

Ecophysiology meets molecular physiology and genetics: drought stress experiment with four European beech provenances

10:15

Genetic architecture and selection across populations and sexes in Populus nigra

10:30

Architectural phenotyping of spruce trees based on TLS and QSMs

10:45

Coffee break

11:15

Deciphering phenotypic variability in fitness-related leaf spectral traits in European white oaks

11:30