**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE ISPL IS A PLATFORM FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE MOST EXCITING RESEARCH IN PLANT LIPID SCIENCE IN ALL REGIONS OF THE WORLD, WHILE THE ICC WILL, FOR THE FIRST TIME, ASSEMBLE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS WORKING ON THE EMERGING OILSEED CROP CAMELINA. THESE COMPLEMENTARY CONFERENCES ARE HIGHLY RELEVANT TO AFRI FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF PLANT PRODUCTS (A1103) PROGRAM AS THEY WILL ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF HIGH-VALUE LIPIDIC COMPOUNDS, INCLUDING FATTY ACIDS, TRIACYLGLYCEROLS, ISOPRENOIDS, AND WAXES THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR FOOD AND FEED PRODUCTS AND BIO-BASED MATERIALS, INCLUDING SUSTAINABLE FUELS. USDA-NIFA FUNDING WILL FACILITATE ACHIEVEMENT OF ISPL AND ICC OBJECTIVES OF PROMOTING OPEN DISCUSSION OF CRITICAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS, SHARING OF RESOURCES, AND BUILDING COLLABORATIONS THAT ADVANCE FUNDAMENTAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. USDA NIFA FUNDING WILL IN PARTICULAR PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC TRAINING AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF STUDENTS, POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES, AND OTHER EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS, ISPL AND ICC WILL ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING NEEDED TO PROMOTE THE BIOECONOMY AND ADDRESS US AND GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL GRAND CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILTIY.