Dear ICGI Community,

The International Cotton Genome Initiative (ICGI) annual workshop during the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG 34) in San Diego, California, will be held on January 10, 2027.

I strongly encourage your active participation in this year’s exciting session. If you are interested in presenting your research at this workshop, please send your presentation title and an abstract to me (vkurapa@ncsu.edu).

Early registration deadline: October 31st, 2026

Thank you for your continued engagement and contributions to the ICGI community. We look forward to seeing you at PAG 34!

Best regards, Vasu Kuraparthy Co-Chair & Chair Elect, ICGI Crop & Soil Sciences Department North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695