About the Event
The 2025 Industry Technology Session (ITS) will be held virtually (via Zoom) on Thursday, February 20. We anticipate a schedule of 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, but exact timing is subject to change. This annual event invites companies to present updates on products already in IR-4 research, as well as new technologies designed to meet the pest management needs of specialty crop producers. We have shifted the ITS to occur earlier in the year (February rather than July) to better accommodate stakeholders’ busy summer schedules and allow more time before the Project Clearance Request submission deadline of July 1, 2025.
The Industry Technology Session is a precursor to the 2025 Food Use Workshop (details on this priority-setting meeting coming soon to our Events page). Technologies discussed during this year’s ITS may be eligible for IR-4 research in 2026. Find the presentations from the 2024 Industry Technology Session here.
We will continue to add information to this page as the event approaches. We hope you’ll join us in February!
Registration
Registration is free but required for this event. To register as an attendee, use this link or the button below to fill out the registration form. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link.
Call for Presenters
We are currently accepting presentation proposals for the Industry Technology Session. If your company would like to present, please complete THIS REQUIRED FORM by the close of business on Friday, January 31. Completing this form will also serve as the presenter’s registration for the session.
Time allocations for presentations are as follows:
- Update on products already in IR-4 research: Including updates since last year on new registrations, new pests, and new opportunities. Limit to 8 minutes per company; and/or
- New products: Presenters may introduce new technologies that are relevant to most IR-4 stakeholders, and are not part of ongoing IR-4 research. Limit to 8 minutes per presentation.
Companies will have a maximum of 16 minutes to present. All presentations must be pre-recorded using PowerPoint; if you are new to creating narrated PowerPoints, you may find this tutorial useful:
Please send your pre-recorded presentations to ir-4_project@ncsu.edu by the close of business on Wednesday, February 12.
Join Us as a 2025 Event Sponsor
Sponsors make events like the Industry Technology Session possible and help IR-4 deliver on its grower-focused mission. Interested in becoming a sponsor for IR-4’s 2025 events? Please reach out to ir-4_project@ncsu.edu for more information.
Special thanks to the first two sponsors to join us for 2025: Syngenta and Gowan!
