Greetings to all ICGI members! The upcoming PAG-ICGI Workshop will be held during January 13-17, 2017 at Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA. Those who desire to present a talk at this workshop are warmly welcome to register for this meeting and to send us your abstract before Friday, October 20, 2017 by email (cotton(a)zju.edu.cn, john.yu(a)ars.usda.gov) with the following SUBJECT LINE: 2018 PAG-ICGI Workshop candidate abstract. Your abstract should follow guidelines for PAG and must indicate the Presenter’s name. We will select 5 regular speaking slots (15-20 minutes each), and about 10-15 poster introductions, 1-2 minutes each, which closely relate to Applied Genomics and Breeding, Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics, Functional Genomics, Germplasm & Genetic Stocks, and Structural Genomics. If you do not get a response acknowledging our reception of your submission, please inquire! Each selected workshop speaker will receive an email, after acceptance, with instructions regarding formal submission of their workshop abstract. All speakers must register for the conference by the Tuesday, October 31 deadline. Thanks, Tianzhen Zhang and John Yu Organizers of 2017 PAG-ICGI Workshop cotton