The conference covers all topics related to plant biomechanics, including Ecology and evolution; Morphogenesis and pattern formation; Cell walls, cells, and tissues; Mechanosensing and mechanotransduction; Applied biomechanics and biomimetics; Woods and trees; Hydraulics.

Invited speakers:

• Emily Carrington, University of Washington, USA
• Jacques Dumais, Adolfo Ibañez University, Chile
• Michaela Eder, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
• Andrew Groover, USDA Forest Service, USA
• Kaare Jensen, Denmark Technical University, Denmark
• Yulin Jiao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
• Naomi Nakayama, Imperial College London, UK
• Sarah Robinson, University of Cambridge, UK