Bean Improvement Cooperative (BIC) and North American Pulse Improvement Association (NAPIA) Biennial meeting hosted by Clemson University.
The BIC & NAPIA Biennial Meeting is an opportunity for members and colleagues from around the world and from many diverse disciplines to interact and exchange information on bean and pulse improvement.
All are invited to join the BIC-NAPIA meeting!
The BIC & NAPIA meeting aims to:
- To provide a forum on recent research developments and future plans for projects in pulse crops
- Collaborate with scientific and industry leaders from all over the world
- Opportunities for graduate student research
- Help create solutions through innovative and collaborative science
- Connect worldwide
Registration
Conference
Registration closed on October 15th, we look forward to seeing you in Greenville.
Abstract Submissions
Deadline for submissions is September 15th with award notifications at the 2023 BIC & NAPIA meeting.
Graduate Student Travel Award Opportunity available please visit the Abstract Submission form for details and requirements to apply.
Abstract Submission
What is BIC?
The Bean Improvement Cooperative (BIC) is a voluntary and informal organization that was established to affect the exchange of information and materials for improving bean production worldwide. Members include scientists, students, private organizations, and lay-people interested in our mission.
Since its first meeting in 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin, the Bean Improvement Cooperative has held a biennial meeting at which members and colleagues from around the world and from a number of diverse disciplines can interact and exchange information on bean improvement. For more information visit the BIC website.
What is NAPIA?
NAPIA’s originating organization, the National Pea Improvement Association, was formed in 1956 as an organization supporting fresh pea breeders. Over the years, the focus began to turn to dry pea. In 1999, the name was changed to North American Pulse Improvement Association (NAPIA) to include other food legumes and the Canadian pulse industry. The mission of NAPIA is to provide a forum to share scientific results and research on pulse crops. The organization has members representing academia, industry, and government.
Hosts
Clemson University Welcomes You!
Dr. Dil Thavarajah, NAPIA Past President, Professor, Pulse Quality and Nutritional Breeding, Clemson University, SC, dthavar@clemson.edu
Tristan Lawrence, NAPIA Treasurer/Secretary, Program Manager, Pulse Quality and Nutritional Breeding, Clemson University, SC, tjlawre@clemson.edu
Summer Chandler, Event Planner, Clemson University, SC, spriddy@clemson.edu
Sponsors
Sponsorships can be made online through the BIC & NAPIA Sponsor Payment Form. Please contact Tristan Lawrence (NAPIA) or Timothy Porch (BIC) for sponsorship information and questions.
Sponsor Payment FormNAPIA Sponsors, 2023
- Clemson University Research Foundation
- Brotherton Seed Company, Inc.
- Montana Pulse Crops Committee
- Nufarm
- Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
- Syngenta
BIC Sponsors, 2023
- Limagrain/Vilmorin
- Nebraska Dry Bean Commission
- Pop Vriend Seeds B.V.
- ProVita Inc.
- Pure Line Seeds
- Syngenta
Contact
NAPIA
Dr. Mary E. Burrows
NAPIA President
Associate Director of Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Development
Professor, Extension Plant Pathology Specialist,
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
mburrows@montana.edu
Dr. Dil Thavarajah
Professor, Pulse Quality and Nutritional Breeding,
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
dthavar@clemson.edu
BIC
Dr. Timothy Porch
BIC President, USDA-ARS-Tropical Crops and Germplasm Research,
Mayaguez, PR
timothy.porch@usda.gov
