Save the date for the Bean Improvement Cooperative (BIC) and North American Pulse Improvement Association (NAPIA) International Biennial Meeting to be held Nov. 4–6, 2025.
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln and BIC will host the meeting at the Embassy Suites, 1040 P Street in Lincoln. The university has not held the meeting in Lincoln since 1991, when Dr. Dermont Coyne hosted it.
The BIC was initiated in 1957. It is a voluntary and informal organization that exchanges information and materials to improve bean production worldwide. Members include scientists, students, private organizations and lay people interested in our mission.
The NAPIA was formed in 1956 to support fresh pea breeders. In 1999, the name was changed to include other food legumes and the Canadian pulse industry.
The BIC and NAPIA International Biennial Meeting allows members and colleagues from diverse disciplines to interact and exchange information on bean and pulse improvement.
The meeting aims to:
- Provide a forum on recent research developments and plans for projects in pulse crops
- Collaborate with scientific and industry leaders from all over the world
- Allow for opportunities for graduate student research
- Help create solutions through innovative and collaborative science
- Connect worldwide
Hotel accommodations are available to book now. A block of rooms has been secured. To make sure you have a room, please identify yourself as a member of the BIC NAPIA Group and make your reservation no later than Oct. 13, 2025.
Check the website for updated information and to register: https://go.unl.edu/bic-napia25
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/bic-napia25