Year Dates Host/Location Chair 2025 April 5-9 Autonomous University of Agriculture Antonio Narro (UAAAN) Monterrey, Mexico Neil Mattson 2024 March 23-26 Iowa State University & Corteva, Ames, IA Ricardo Hernandez 2023 April 19-21 University of California, Davis, CA Marc Theroux 2022 Sept 11-14 University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ Murat Kacira 2020-2021 Nov 15-17 Michigan State University (Virtual) Neil Yorio 2019 Apr 14-17 McGill University, MacDonald Campus, Montreal, CA Mark Lefsrud 2018 Apr 15-18 NC State Univ. & Duke Univ. Phytotrons, Raleigh & Durham, NC Bob Morrow 2017 Apr 9-12 NASA-Ames Research Center, meeting at Asilomar Conference Center Pacific Grove, CA Gioia Massa 2016 Sept 18-22 CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra, Australia Carole Saravitz 2015 July 8-11 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Meriam Karlsson 2014 Apr 12-15 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK Henry Imberti 2013 Mar 9-12 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Peter Ling 2012 Sept 9-13 Downing College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Marc van Iersel 2011 Apr 30- May 4 Iowa State University, Ames, IA Jonathan Franz 2010 Mar 20-23 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Alex Turkewitsch 2009 Apr 4-8 Utah State University, Park City , UT Gary Stutte 2008 Mar 8-12 NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, FL Erik Runkle 2007 Apr 14-17 Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL Desmond Mortley 2006 Apr 8-11 Ohio State University/OARDC, Wooster, OH David Fleisher 2005 Mar 12-15 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Cheri Kubota 2004 Mar 14-17 The Controlled Environment Facility (CEF) at CSIRO Plant Industry, Brisbane, Australia Reg Quiring 2003 Apr 26-29 University of Guelph, Guelph CA David Tremmel 2002 Apr 6-9 Duke Univ. & NC State Univ. Phytotrons, Durham & Raleigh, NC A.J. Both 2001 Sept 9-14 The John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK John Lea Cox 2000 Mar 11-14 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Ray Wheeler 1999 Mar 27-29 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Mark Romer 1998 Mar 21-24 Universiy of Maryland & USDA-CSL, College Park, MD Judy Thomas 1997 Mar 16-18 NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, FL Rich McAvoy 1996 Mar 16-19 McGill University Phytotron, Montreal, CA Roy Young 1995 Apr 2-4 NASA-Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX Cary Mitchell 1994 Mar 27-30 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Doug Hopper 1993 Mar 13-16 NASA-Ames Research Center, Half Moon Bay, CA Royal Heins 1992 Mar 9-11 Iowa State University, Ames, IA Gerry Deitzer 1991 Apr 15-16 Hydroponics Society of America, St Charles, Il Bruce Bugbee 1990 Mar 12-14 Utah State University, Logan, UT Newton McQuay 1989 Mar 4-7 University of Illinois, Urbana, IL Jerry Eastin 1988 Mar 14-16 Duke University, Durham, NC John Sager 1987 Mar 19 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Allen Hammer 1986 Mar 18-20 NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, FL Jack Downs 1985 Mar 12-14 O'Hare Airport-Lettuce Workshop, Chicago, IL Dick Gladon 1984 Mar 9-11 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Bob Langhans 1983 Mar 15-17 Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY Art Spomer 1882 Mar 24-25 University of Illinois, Urbana, IL Ralph Prince 1981 Mar 10-12 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Don Krizek 1980 Mar 11-13 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Murray Duysen 1979 Mar 11-14 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Bruce Curry 1978 Mar 6-7 North Dakota Sate University, Fargo, ND Allen Hammer 1977 Mar 3-4 USDA- Plant Stress Laboratory, Beltsville, MD Ted Tibbitts 1976 Feb 10-11 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Ted Tibbitts
| Year | Dates | Host/Location | Chair |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 5-9 | Autonomous University of Agriculture Antonio Narro (UAAAN) Monterrey, Mexico | Neil Mattson |
| 2024 | March 23-26 | Iowa State University & Corteva, Ames, IA | Ricardo Hernandez |
| 2023 | April 19-21 | University of California, Davis, CA | Marc Theroux |
| 2022 | Sept 11-14 | University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ | Murat Kacira |
| 2020-2021 | Nov 15-17 | Michigan State University (Virtual) | Neil Yorio |
| 2019 | Apr 14-17 | McGill University, MacDonald Campus, Montreal, CA | Mark Lefsrud |
| 2018 | Apr 15-18 | NC State Univ. & Duke Univ. Phytotrons, Raleigh & Durham, NC | Bob Morrow |
| 2017 | Apr 9-12 | NASA-Ames Research Center, meeting at Asilomar Conference Center Pacific Grove, CA | Gioia Massa |
| 2016 | Sept 18-22 | CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra, Australia | Carole Saravitz |
| 2015 | July 8-11 | Ohio State University, Columbus, OH | Meriam Karlsson |
| 2014 | Apr 12-15 | University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK | Henry Imberti |
| 2013 | Mar 9-12 | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN | Peter Ling |
| 2012 | Sept 9-13 | Downing College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK | Marc van Iersel |
| 2011 | Apr 30- May 4 | Iowa State University, Ames, IA | Jonathan Franz |
| 2010 | Mar 20-23 | University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI | Alex Turkewitsch |
| 2009 | Apr 4-8 | Utah State University, Park City , UT | Gary Stutte |
| 2008 | Mar 8-12 | NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, FL | Erik Runkle |
| 2007 | Apr 14-17 | Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL | Desmond Mortley |
| 2006 | Apr 8-11 | Ohio State University/OARDC, Wooster, OH | David Fleisher |
| 2005 | Mar 12-15 | University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ | Cheri Kubota |
| 2004 | Mar 14-17 | The Controlled Environment Facility (CEF) at CSIRO Plant Industry, Brisbane, Australia | Reg Quiring |
| 2003 | Apr 26-29 | University of Guelph, Guelph CA | David Tremmel |
| 2002 | Apr 6-9 | Duke Univ. & NC State Univ. Phytotrons, Durham & Raleigh, NC | A.J. Both |
| 2001 | Sept 9-14 | The John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK | John Lea Cox |
| 2000 | Mar 11-14 | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN | Ray Wheeler |
| 1999 | Mar 27-29 | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | Mark Romer |
| 1998 | Mar 21-24 | Universiy of Maryland & USDA-CSL, College Park, MD | Judy Thomas |
| 1997 | Mar 16-18 | NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, FL | Rich McAvoy |
| 1996 | Mar 16-19 | McGill University Phytotron, Montreal, CA | Roy Young |
| 1995 | Apr 2-4 | NASA-Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX | Cary Mitchell |
| 1994 | Mar 27-30 | University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI | Doug Hopper |
| 1993 | Mar 13-16 | NASA-Ames Research Center, Half Moon Bay, CA | Royal Heins |
| 1992 | Mar 9-11 | Iowa State University, Ames, IA | Gerry Deitzer |
| 1991 | Apr 15-16 | Hydroponics Society of America, St Charles, Il | Bruce Bugbee |
| 1990 | Mar 12-14 | Utah State University, Logan, UT | Newton McQuay |
| 1989 | Mar 4-7 | University of Illinois, Urbana, IL | Jerry Eastin |
| 1988 | Mar 14-16 | Duke University, Durham, NC | John Sager |
| 1987 | Mar 19 | Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI | Allen Hammer |
| 1986 | Mar 18-20 | NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, FL | Jack Downs |
| 1985 | Mar 12-14 | O'Hare Airport-Lettuce Workshop, Chicago, IL | Dick Gladon |
| 1984 | Mar 9-11 | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN | Bob Langhans |
| 1983 | Mar 15-17 | Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY | Art Spomer |
| 1882 | Mar 24-25 | University of Illinois, Urbana, IL | Ralph Prince |
| 1981 | Mar 10-12 | North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC | Don Krizek |
| 1980 | Mar 11-13 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE | Murray Duysen |
| 1979 | Mar 11-14 | University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI | Bruce Curry |
| 1978 | Mar 6-7 | North Dakota Sate University, Fargo, ND | Allen Hammer |
| 1977 | Mar 3-4 | USDA- Plant Stress Laboratory, Beltsville, MD | Ted Tibbitts |
| 1976 | Feb 10-11 | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN | Ted Tibbitts |