Friday, January 16, 2026
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IETS Board of Governors
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13:00–20:00
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Board Meeting
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IETS HASAC Committee Meetings
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TBD
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Committee
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TBD
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Committee
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Saturday, January 17, 2026
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IETS Board of Governors
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08:00–17:00
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IETS Board Meeting
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18:00–20:30
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IETS Foundation Meeting
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IETS HASAC Committee Meetings
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08:00–10:00
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TBD
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IETS Local Organizing Committee Preconference Symposium
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09:00–17:00
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Bridging science and practice: Innovations in bovine reproductive management
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IETS CANDES Preconference Symposium
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09:00–17:00
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Transformative advances in wildlife reproductive technologies
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Sunday, January 18, 2026
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07:00–8:00
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Past Presidents’ Breakfast
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07:00–8:00
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Student Competition Finalists Breakfast
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Main Session Opening
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08:00–08:10
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Opening & Welcome
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08:10–08:15
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Morulas’ Welcome
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Session I: Managing Reproductive Health in Complex Environments
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08:15–09:00
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Synchronized breeding and reproductive resilience in dairy cattle: Mitigating metritis, heat stress, and transgenerational fertility impairment
Presented by Fabio Lima, PhD, DVM (University of California, USA)
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09:00–09:45
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External factors influencing reproductive tract microbiota
Presented by Rebecca Poole, PhD (Texas A&M University, USA)
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Session I Short Oral Communications
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09:45–10:15
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TBD
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10:15–10:30
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TBD
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10:30–11:00
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Break
Be sure to check out the poster presentations and exhibit hall!
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IETS Foundation Student Research Competitions
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11:00–12:30
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TBD
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12:30–14:00
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Lunch
Make sure to explore the exhibit hall!
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12:30–14:00
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IETS Board of Governors Lunch with Partner Societies
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12:30–14:00
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IETS Morulas Mentor Lunch
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12:30–14:00
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IETS HASAC Emerging Technology & Issues Subcommittee Meeting
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Session II: Decoding Early Development—Emerging Technologies in Embryo Research
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14:00–14:45
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Deciphering bovine embryogenesis through cutting-edge molecular tools
Presented by Kun Zhang, PhD (Zhejiang University, China)
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14:45–15:30
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Extended embryo culture in ruminants: Illuminating a black box of early development
Presented by Priscila Ramos-Ibeas, DVM, PhD (National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology, Spain)
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Session II: Short Oral Communications
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15:30–16:00
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TBD
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16:00–16:15
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TBD
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16:15–16:45
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Break
Be sure to check out the poster presentations and exhibit hall!
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15:30–16:00
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2026 IETS Distinguished Practitioner Award Presentation
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18:00–20:00
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Welcome Party
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20:00–21:00
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IETS Morulas Forum/Business Meeting
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21:00–22:00
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IETS Morulas Mixer
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Monday, January 19, 2026
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07:00–08:00
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IETS Foundation Organizational Breakfast Meeting
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Session III: Translating Reproductive Innovations Across Species
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08:00–08:45
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When less really is more: Reducing embryo manipulation to lower metabolic stress and improving long-term outcomes
Presented by Paolo Rinaudo, PhD, MD (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
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08:45–09:30
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Exploring the potential of prepubertal oocytes: A small ruminant model
Presented by Maria Teresa “Maite” Paramio Nieto, DVM, PhD (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain)
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Session III Short Oral Communications
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09:30–10:00
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TBD
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10:00–10:15
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TBD
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10:15–10:45
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Break
Be sure to check out the poster presentations and exhibit hall!
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10:45–11:15
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IETS Business Meeting
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IETS Peter W. Farin Trainee Travel Scholarship Presentations
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11:15–11:45
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Five 5-minute presentations
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11:45–13:15
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Lunch
Make sure to explore the exhibit hall!
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11:45–13:15
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IETS Data Retrieval Committee Meeting
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Session IV: Pathways to Fertility—The Intricate Journey of Sperm Through the Reproductive Tract
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13:15–14:00
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Sperm interaction with the female reproductive tract: Implications for bull fertility and heterospermic semen use
Presented by Sean Fair, PhD (University of Limerick, Ireland)
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14:00–14:45
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From reservoir to rendezvous: The journey of sperm through the oviduct
Presented by David Miller, PhD (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA)
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14:45–15:15
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TBD
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15:15–15:30
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TBD
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15:30–17:30
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Poster Session
Make sure to explore the exhibit hall!
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Concurrent Sessions
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17:30–19:30
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Practitioners’ Forum
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17:30–19:30
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DABE Forum
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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07:00–08:30
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IETS Board of Governors Organizational Breakfast Meeting
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Session V: Environmental Adaptation and Sustainability
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09:00–11:00
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Poster Session
Make sure to explore the exhibit hall!
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IETS Foundation Early Career Achievement Award
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11:00–11:05
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Introduction for the 2026 Early Career Achievement Scientist Award Presentation
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11:05–11:30
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2026 Early Career Achievement Scientist Award Presentation
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11:30–11:35
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Introduction for the 2026 Early Career Achievement Practicing Professional Award Presentation
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11:35–12:00
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2026 Early Career Achievement Practicing Professional Award Presentation
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12:00–12:30
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IETS HASAC Open Session
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12:30–14:00
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Lunch
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12:30–14:00
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IETS Morulas Career Lunch
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12:30–14:00
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IETS Program Committee Lunch
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14:00–14:30
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2026 IETS Pioneer Award Presentation
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Session VI: George E. Seidel Jr. Keynote Lecture
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14:30–15:15
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Translational pig models for human diseases
Presented by Eckhard Wolf, PhD (Center for Innovative Medical Models at Ludwig Maximilian University, Germany)
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IETS Foundation Student Competition Awards
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15:15–15:25
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CSIRO Best Poster Award Presentation
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15:25–15:35
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Undergraduate Student Poster Competition Award Presentation
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15:35–15:45
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Graduate Student Research Competition Award Presentation
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15:45–15:50
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Award Winners & Competition Finalists Photos
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15:50–16:00
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AETE & ICAR Announcements
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16:00–16:30
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Closing Ceremony & IETS 2027 Invitation
Save the date for #IETS2027, in Porto, Portugal, January 16–19, 2027!
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18:00–21:00
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Closing Party
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