The inaugural biennial conference on the Molecular & Cellular Biology of the Soybean was held in 1986 at Iowa State University and was hosted by one of the discipline’s all-time leading scientists, USDA soybean geneticist Dr. Randy Shoemaker.
Previous conference sites have included:
18th: Lincoln, NE (2023)
(2020 meeting cancelled due to global pandemic)
17th: Athens, GA (2018)
16th: Columbus, OH (2016)
15th: Minneapolis, MN (2014)
14th: Des Moines, IA (2012)
13th: Durham, NC (2010)
12th: Indianapolis, IN (2008)
11th: Lincoln, NE (2006)
10th: Columbia, MO (2004)
9th: Urbana-Champaign, IL (2002)
8th: Lexington, KY (2000)
7th: Knoxville, TN (1998)
6th: Columbia, MO (1996)
5th: Athens, GA (1994)
4th: Ames, IA (1992)
3rd: Ames, IA (1990)
2nd: Ames, IA (1988)
1st: Ames, IA (1986)