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Provisional programme

Day 1
Open registration at 16.00
Welcome aperitif at 18.00

Day 2 - Whole day session
Coffee break and light lunch included
Social dinner at 18.00

Day 3 - Whole day session
Coffee break and light lunch included

Day 4 – Field Trip

A full call for abstracts will be available soon. 
We are currently working to set up Special Issues to collect contributions from the conference.

Early bird registration (1st of February)

• Senior scientist € 500
• Student € 300
   

Full price registration (after 1st of February)

• Senior scientist € 600
• Student € 400

Antonio Montagnoli, Antonino Di Iorio, Alex Ceriani, Gustavo Agosto, Yoni Ephrath, Douglas Godbold, Boris Rewald, Ivika Ostonen, Martin Lukac  

Michel Chalot, Pauline Grierson, Luke McCormack, Jiacun Gu, Barbara Hawkins, Yasuhiro Hirano, Tarja Lehto

• 1st edition (8-12 October 1995): Held in Ithaca, New York, USA, at the Boyce Thompson Institute. Foundational event on Woody root physiology and rhizosphere function.
• 2nd edition (26-30 September 1999): Held in Nancy, France, at the University Henri Poincaré. Covered molecular biology and biochemistry.
• 3rd edition (29 September-3 October 2003): Held in Perth, Australia, at the University of Western Australia. Focused on physiological processes in diverse environments.
• 4th edition (16–20 September 2007): Held in Bangor, United Kingdom at the University of Wales. Covered root nutrient cycling, turnover, and mycorrhizal relationships.
• 5th edition (8–12 August 2010): Held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, at the University of Victoria. Included carbon sequestration and rhizosphere ecology themes.
• 6th edition (8–13 September 2014): Held in Nagoya, Japan, at the Nagoya University. Explored stress responses and technological innovations in root studies.
• 7th edition (26–30 June 2017): Tartu, Estonia, at the University of Tartu. Sessions on root carbon cycling, global change, and rhizosphere dynamics.
• 8th edition (10–14 July 2022): Penn State University, USA, at the Penn State University, USA. Hybrid format; focused on restoration, water uptake, and applied root science.
• 9th edition (3–5 June 2026): Como, Italy, at the Insubria University. It will focus on sustainability, soil protection, and plant production. 

June is high season in Como, so try to make a reservation as soon as possible.

We suggest that participants contact hotels or B&Bs directly to make a reservation. Unless otherwise indicated (by code request), to receive the stated discount, inform the Hotel of your conference participation.

Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of hotels and B&Bs. For additional accommodation options, please refer to online booking platforms:

• Palace Hotel: www.palacehotel.it (10% discount)
• Hotel Metropole Suisse: https://www.hotelmetropolesuisse.com/ (10% discount)
• B&B Hotel Como City Center: www.hotelbb.com Enter the discount code UNINSUBRIA10, all caps, in the discount code section on the home page. The system will automatically calculate the discount.)
• Hotel Tre Re: https://hoteltrere.com/ (10% discount)
• Hotel Plinius: https://www.hotelplinius.com/ (10% discount)
• B&B Hotel Como Camerlata: https://www.hotel-bb.com/en/hotel/como-camerlata (10% discount - Enter the discount code UNINSUBRIA10, all caps, in the discount code section on the home page. The system will automatically calculate the discount.)
• Hotel Barchetta: https://www.hotelbarchetta.it/
• Albergo Firenze Como: https://www.hotelfirenzecomo.com
• Hotel Lizard https://www.lizardhotel.com/
• Hotel Le due corti https://hotelduecorti.com/en/
• Victoria Hotel Royal Garden https://www.royalvictoria.com/
• B&B Le dame della Cortesella https://www.ledamedellacortesella.com/en/

woodyroots9@uninsubria.it 

antonio.montagnoli@uninsubria.it

alex.ceriani@uninsubria.it