November 23 - December 6, 2025

N.A. Cobb Foundation Donation Drive!

November 30, 2025 - January 31, 2026 

Call for SON Award Nominations, see Awards webpage

Call for SON2026 Symposium and Workshop proposals

Feb 1, 2026 – SON2026 conference registration and student travel award applications will OPEN.

April 1, 2026 – Deadlines for both:

• Student travel award application and
• Abstract submissions

May 1, 2026 – Early registration deadline 

Wishing a warm welcome to our newest members:

Deniz Akpinar Gungor (Post-doc)

Transitional Zone Research Institute,Türkiye

Mercedes Diaz Arias (Regular)

Bayer Crop Science, USA

Mohammad Mahboob (Post-doc)

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India

Daydre-Ann Allen-Mitchell (Regular)

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Jamaica

Antonnette Anderson Baker (Regular)

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Jamaica

Oreth Martin (Regular)

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Jamaica

Johanna Morgan (Regular)

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Jamaica

David Strickland (Student)

Florida Atlantic University, USA

Have an idea for a symposium or workshop?

Want to highlight an emerging issue or

a new technology?

Proposals are now being accepted for symposia and workshops for SON2026. Reach out to your colleagues or the committee chair of your desired topic and secure preliminary commitments from speakers to submit your ideas by January 31st. Decisions will be announced by March 15th, 2026.

Our theme this year:

Legacies and Futures:

Nematodes in a Changing World

SON2026 Symposia/Workshop Proposal Form