Key dates

MapNet Meeting 11-12 November, 2025

Deadline for abstract submission 14 October, 2025
Registration closes 21 October, 2025

Workshops

Two workshops will be run in conjunction with this years MapNet

BLUP Methods Workshop: 10 November, 2025

Consulting Māori communities on gene technology research Workshop: 13 November, 2025

Travel Grants

We are pleased to announce we will be offering both student and early career grants this year.

Early career grants are defined as within 7 years post graduation from last qualification.

To apply please indicate you wish to be considered when submitting an abstract, they will be awared based on quality of the abstract.

Location

MapNet 2025 is being held in the Fitzgerald Room, Plant and Food Lincoln.

Social Media

If you are using X (a.k.a. the social media platform formerly known as Twitter), tag your conference posts #mapn25

Please respect the requests of speakers and conference attendees that ask or suggest not to be included in social media posts.

Conference organising committee:

  • Rachael Ashby
  • Samantha Baldwin
  • Mik Black
  • Rebecca Bloomer
  • Ting-Hsuan Chen
  • Rebecca Clarke
  • Shannon Clarke
  • Ken Dodds
  • Jeanne Jacobs
  • Alastair Lamont
  • Phillip Wilcox