| SUNDAY |
| 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 7:35 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
| 7:35 pm - 9:00 pm | OPENING SESSION: EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY OF PLANT DEFENSE |
| 7:35 pm - 7:45 pm | Welcome and Introduction from Chair: Rick Lindroth (University of Wisconsin) |
| 7:45 pm - 8:20 pm | Tom Mitchell-Olds (Duke University)
"Evolutionary history and ecological consequences of variation in plant chemical defense" |
| 8:20 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm | Opening Reception |
| MONDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS, BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY |
| 9:00 am - 9:10 am | Discussion Leader: Deane Bowers (University of Colorado) |
| 9:10 am - 9:40 am | Jack Schultz (University of Missouri)
"The natural history of ecological genomics" |
| 9:40 am - 10:10 am | Peter Constabel (University of Victoria)
"Diversity and biochemical adaptation of herbivore defense proteins: functional analysis of protease inhibitors in poplar" |
| 10:10 am - 10:20 am | Discussion |
| 10:20 am - 11:00 am | Group Photo / Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Colin Orians (Tufts University) and Ben Babst (Michigan Tech University)
"From local to systemic induction: advantages of a whole plant perspective" |
| 11:30 pm - 11:40 pm | Discussion |
| 11:40 am - 12:10 pm | Marcel Dicke (Wageningen University)
"Plant-attacker interactions in a tritrophic context: from genes to ecology" |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | LOOKING FORWARD: THE FUTURE FOR PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTIONS RESEARCH |
| 7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Discussion Leader: Sharon Strauss (University of California - Davis) |
| 7:40 pm - 8:10 pm | Ian Baldwin (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology)
"Genetic manipulations of plant-herbivore interactions" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
| 8:20 pm - 8:50 pm | May Berenbaum (University of Illinois)
"Plant-herbivore interactions and the omics-es: the future of hyphenated research?" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
| TUESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | MULTI-SPECIES AND INDIRECT INTERACTIONS |
| 9:00 am - 9:10 am | Discussion Leader: Martine Rahier (Université de Neuchâtel) |
| 9:10 am - 9:40 am | Ted Turlings (Université de Neuchâtel)
"Cross-effects between herbivore-induced below- and above-ground tritrophic interactions" |
| 9:40 am - 9:50 am | Discussion |
| 9:50 am - 10:20 am | Rebecca Irwin (Dartmouth College)
"The role of floral traits in pollination and plant defense" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Alan Gange (University of London)
"Insect-mycorrhizal interactions at the community level" |
| 11:30 am - 11:40 am | Discussion |
| 11:40 am - 12:10 pm | Urs Schaffner (CABI Bioscience Switzerland Centre)
"Herbivores as drivers of plant invasions" |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTIONS IN MARINE SYSTEMS |
| 7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Discussion Leader: Erik Sotka (College of Charleston) |
| 7:40 pm - 8:10 pm | Gunilla Toth (Göteborg University)
"Herbivore-induced resistance in seaweeds" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
| 8:20 pm - 8:50 pm | Emmett J. Duffy (The College of William and Mary)
"Interaction diversity and the functioning of marine ecosystems" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
| WEDNESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTIONS IN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE |
| 9:00 am - 9:10 am | Discussion Leader: Martine Rahier (Université de Neuchâtel) |
| 9:10 am - 9:40 am | Susanne Dobler (Universität Hamburg )
"Coping with toxic compounds in the food: how flexible are herbivores to evolve adaptations to detoxify or resist plant compounds?" |
| 9:40 am - 9:50 am | Discussion |
| 9:50 am - 10:20 am | Douglas Futuyma (State University of New York at Stony Brook)
"The microevolution and macroevolution of insect host associations" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Lissy Coley (University of Utah)
"The evolution of plant-herbivore interactions in tropical rainforests" |
| 11:30 am - 11:40 am | Discussion |
| 11:40 am - 12:10 pm | Bitty Roy (University of Oregon)
"Environmental influences on plant chemistry, pathogens and herbivores" |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Business Meeting |
| (Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair) |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTIONS AND GLOBAL CHANGE |
| 7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Discussion Leader: Rick Lindroth (University of Wisconsin) |
| 7:40 pm - 8:10 pm | Carlos Ballaré (IFEVA [CONICET] and Universidad de Buenos Aires)
"Modulation of plant defenses by light. Implications for agriculture and global change research" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
| 8:20 pm - 8:50 pm | Lesley Hughes (Macquarie University)
"Direct and indirect impacts of climate change on plant-herbivore interactions" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
| THURSDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTIONS AT LARGE ORGANIZATIONAL AND SPATIAL SCALES |
| 9:00 am - 9:10 am | Discussion Leader: Mark Hunter (University of Michigan) |
| 9:10 am - 9:40 am | John Bishop (Washington State University - Vancouver)
"Do spatial gradients in soil resources mediate successional effects of insect herbivores?" |
| 9:40 am - 9:50 am | Discussion |
| 9:50 am - 10:20 am | Claudio Gratton (University of Wisconsin)
"Resource fluctuations at the landscape scale: does it matter for arthropod food webs?" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Brad Potts (University of Tasmania)
"Providing a genetic framework for studying plant-herbivore interactions and community genetics. The case of Eucalyptus" |
| 11:30 am - 11:40 am | Discussion |
| 11:40 am - 12:10 pm | Stephan Hättenschwiler (Center of Functional Ecology and Evolution)
"An ecosystem perspective of plant secondary metabolites" |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Business Meeting Cont... |
| (Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Election of the next Vice Chair) |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | LOOKING BACK: PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTIONS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE |
| 7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Discussion Leader: Paul Feeny (Cornell University) |
| 7:40 pm - 8:10 pm | Conrad Labandeira (Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History)
"A more complete account of plant-insect associations in deep time: it’s much more than angiosperms and modern insect clades" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
| 8:20 pm - 8:50 pm | Peter Price (Northern Arizona University)
"From ground plan to the comprehensive ecology of species: the roles of chemical ecology, host plant biology, and the herbivores" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
| 9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | General Discussion and Announcements |
| FRIDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Departure |
