BG24 Conference

Programme

BG24 will run from 28th October until 1st November 2024.

It features a mix of keynotes, global sessions on BioDiversity Genomics and Genomics Technologies, sessions on specific topics proposed by researchers, meetings organised by EarthBiogenome Projects (EBP), and presentations by our sponsors. In addition, look forward to an amazing musical performance!

This is a preliminary programme, timings and events are subject to change. Please check back regularly for updates.

The three days at the centre of BG24 are dedicated to regional and specific interest sessions and each accommodate a different set of global timezones.

Day	Date	Timezone
Day 2	29th October	Daytime in the Americas.
Day 3	30th October	Daytime in Africa and Europe
Day 4	31st October	Daytime in Australasia and Asia

In addition, several major EBP projects will meet on Zoom on

Day 1, 28th October

Day 4, 31st October and

Day 5, 1st November

Everyone is invited!

The full programme can be found below, alternatively if you wish to download the programme, you can do so here.

Colour key can be found below the programme.

UTC+1 (CET)	UTC (UK)	UTC-4 (EST)	UTC-7 (PST)	UTC+11 (EAUS)	EPB Project Day
13:00	12:00	8:00	5:00	23:00	The European Reference Genome Atlas Community / zoom
14:00	13:00	9:00	6:00	0:00	iBOL Europe: A regional nexus for the DNA barcoding community / Zoom
15:00	14:00	10:00	7:00	1:00	BGE: Biodiversity Genomics Europe: Scaling up capacity production, and application / Zoom
16:00	15:00	11:00	8:00	2:00	Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics / Zoom
17:00	16:00	12:00	9:00	3:00	"Beenomes and Badnomes: Advances in applied insect genomics (i5K) / Zoom"
18:00	17:00	13:00	10:00	4:00	Exploring the evolution and genomic basis of beetle (Coleoptera) diversity (i5K) / Zoom
19:00	18:00	14:00	11:00	5:00	i5K community meeting / Zoom

UTC+1 (CET)	UTC (UK)	UTC-4 (EST)	UTC-7 (PST)	UTC+11 (EAUS)	Europe, South and North Americas Day
14:00	13:00	9:00	6:00	0:00	Welcome
15:00	14:00	10:00	7:00	1:00	BioDivGenomics Europe I
16:00	15:00	11:00	8:00	2:00	BioDivGenomics Europe II
17:00	16:00	12:00	9:00	3:00	Keynote
18:30	17:30	13:30	10:30	4:30	VozTerra Musical Performance
19:00	18:00	14:00	11:00	5:00	Genomics in the Neotropics
20:00	19:00	15:00	12:00	6:00	Genomics Technologies I
21:00	20:00	16:00	13:00	7:00	Genomics Technologies II
22:00	21:00	17:00	14:00	8:00	BioDivGenomics Americas I
23:00	22:00	18:00	15:00	9:00	BioDivGenomics Americas II

UTC+1 (CET)	UTC (UK)	UTC-4 (EST)	UTC-7 (PST)	UTC+11 (EAUS)	Africa and Europe Day
10:00	9:00	5:00	2:00	20:00	BioDivGenomics Africas I
11:00	10:00	6:00	3:00	21:00	BioDivGenomics Africas II
12:00	11:00	7:00	4:00	22:00	VozTerra Musical Performance
13:00	12:00	8:00	5:00	23:00	Protists reference genomes: gaps, challenges and opportunities
14:00	13:00	9:00	6:00	00:00	Genome Analysis Tools and Resources
15:00	14:00	10:00	7:00	1:00	Tree of Sex
16:00	15:00	11:00	8:00	2:00	Transposon evolution in the era of Biodiversity Genomics
17:00	16:00	12:00	9:00	3:00	Poster Session

UTC+1 (CET)	UTC (UK)	UTC-4 (EST)	UTC-7 (PST)	UTC+11 (EAUS)	Asia and Australasia Day
1:00	0:00	20:00	17:00	11:00	BioDivGenomics Australasia I
2:00	1:00	21:00	18:00	12:00	BioDivGenomics Australasia II
3:00	2:00	22:00	19:00	13:00	VozTerra Musical Performance
4:00	3:00	23:00	20:00	14:00	Research of ECRs who work in biodiversity genomics
5:00	4:00	0:00	21:00	15:00	Marine vertebrate genomics
6:00	5:00	1:00	22:00	16:00	Beyond the reference: genomics for amphibian research and conservation
7:00	6:00	2:00	23:00	17:00	Tools for eDNA and metagenomics
8:00	7:00	3:00	00:00	18:00	Poster Session
15:00	14:00	10:00	7:00	1:00	Vertebrate Genomes Project
16:00	15:00	11:00	8:00	2:00	Vertebrate Genomes Project
17:00	16:00	12:00	9:00	3:00	Vertebrate Genomes Project
18:00	17:00	13:00	10:00	4:00	EBP JEDI committee: A fireside chat exploring social justice in biodiversity genomics / zoom
19:00	18:00	14:00	11:00	5:00	California Conservation Genomics Project / Zoom

UTC+1 (CET)	UTC (UK)	UTC-4 (EST)	UTC-7 (PST)	UTC+11 (EAUS)	EPB Project Day
15:00	14:00	10:00	7:00	1:00	T2T-Primate Session
16:00	15:00	11:00	8:00	2:00	Indigenous Data Sovereignty in Biodiversity Genomics
17:00	16:00	12:00	9:00	3:00	Ruminant T2T Consortium / Zoom
18:00	17:00	13:00	10:00	4:00	EBP business meeting / Zoom
19:00	18:00	14:00	11:00	5:00	EBP business meeting / Zoom

Colour key:

Suggested Symposia

General Sessions

Keynotes

Zoom Only

Other