Call for Papers & Presenters 

THE INTERNATIONAL CAMELLIA CONGRESS
26 January - 30 January 2027

You are cordially invited to submit a paper for presentation at the 2027 International Camellia Congress in Macon, Georgia, in 2027.  The presentation, paper, or poster should describe your work or research on a camellia-themed topic. (Please note that submission does not guarantee acceptance for publication or presentation.)

Deadlines for paper submission

• Abstract submission: September 1, 2026
• Abstract acceptance: September 15, 2026
• Paper submission and congress registration: November 1, 2026
• Full paper acceptance: December 15, 2026
• Poster submission: December 30, 2026

 
Prior to submission of a complete paper, the author(s) will send an abstract indicating the category for which you would like your paper to be considered:
 

• Camellia history and biodiversity
• Classic science, including molecular biology, and plant pathology
• Plants collections development
• Preservation and hybridization
• Culture and tourism
• Products and industry, such as tea, oil, cosmetics, etc.

Instructions for Abstracts

 The deadline for abstract submission is September 1, 2026. Please email to Prof. Wang (zhonglangwang@hotmail.com), Prof. Motta (motta05@unipv.it) and Forrest Latta (Forrest.Latta@Burr.com) in Microsoft Word format.

ABSTRACT FORMAT

                
Instructions for Written Papers
 
    Deadline for written paper submission is November 1, 2026. Please email to Prof. Wang (zhonglangwang@hotmail.com), Prof. Motta (motta05@unipv.it) and Forrest Latta (Forrest.Latta@Burr.com) in Microsoft Word format.

PAPER FORMAT

Tables and Figures including photos should be limited to 5 pages, about 1/2 total length. 

Other Important Information for Authors

Plant names
          Scientific names are to be included for all plant species and are to be in italic font except for the abbreviations A var. @, A subsp. @, A f. @, etc., which indicate rank at infraspecific level (e.g., Camellia japonica subsp. rusticana, Camellia nitidissima var. microcarpa).
          The part of a name which denotes the cultivar is placed within single quotation marks (e.g., Camellia reticulata ‘Damanao’; Camellia japonica ‘Mrs. D.W. Davis’). In case of hybrids, the multiplication sign (“x” in regular font) is used before the name of the genus or the species epithet as appropriate (Camellia x williamsii ‘Brigadoon’). 

Author(s) and affiliation(s)
          The byline under the title includes the name of author(s). The given name of authors may be either written out in full or listed by initials. The affiliation or address of author (department or laboratory of university or research center) is included below the name. Provide a contact e-mail of the main author.

Keywords 
          This is a subheading followed by colon (Keywords: biological control, fungi). List a maximum of five key words not used in the title.

Acknowledgements
         This is reserved for source of funding, name of project, if required or acknowledgement of help from colleagues or professional associates 

Citations to references in the text are surrounded by parentheses with the last name of the author(s) and the year of publication (Peters, 1950; Jones and Smith, 1990). For papers with two authors, give both authors' last names (Black and Brown, 1974).  Note: "et al." is used for three or more authors (Brown et al., 1999).

Personal communications should cite the surname or initials of the person and the date, within the text rather than in the Literature Cited section. The date is optional. Thus: (G. Orel, pers. commun., 1998). 

Literature Citations

Literature cited must provide complete citations for each of the published sources cited in your paper. List the authors in alphabetical order, based on the first author's last name and in chronological order for publications of the same author(s). Please use the format that follows:

Journal Paper:
Scott, M.A. 1977. Methods of improving flower bud initiation in camellias. Expt. Hort. 29:80-93.
San-José, M.C. and Vieitez, A.M., 1990. In vitro regeneration of Camellia reticulata cv. ‘Captain Rawes’ from adult material. Scientia Hort. 43:155-162.

Book:
Savige, T.J. 1994. The International Camellia Register. International Camellia Society, Wirlinga, Australia

Chapter in Book:
Daubeny, H.A. 1996. Brambles. p.109-190. In: J. Janick and J.N. Moore (eds.), Fruit Breeding, Vol. 3, Nuts. Wiley, New York.

Chapter in Conference Proceedings:
Wang, Z., Lifang, X., Baojung, F., Shiuchi, T. and Chunmei, X. 2012. Chuxiong Camellia, its discovery, history and present development. Proc. International Camellia Congress. Chuxiong, China 5-9 Feb. p. 1-10.

Tables and photographs are numbered consecutively with Arabic numbers (Table 1, Photograph 2, etc.) and must be listed in the text. The titles of the tables are placed in 10 point size above the tables and photographs. 

Figures are numbered consecutively with Arabic numbers (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.), and must go underneath the figure.  All figures, graphs and drawings can be either in black and white or color and must be listed in the text. The titles of the figures will be placed underneath the figures in 10 point size. 

Instructions for Oral Presentations 

    Deadline to submit a proposal for oral presentation is September 1, 2026. Submit a proposed title and a summary of your topic by e-mail to Forrest.Latta@burr.com. If approved, your presentation must be submitted in PowerPoint format by December 30, 2026. If you change your presentation after you have submitted it, you can replace it just before your presentation. Important: Bring your presentation on a USB device.  

    
Instructions for Posters

    Deadline for poster submission is November 1, 2026. It should be sent by e-mail to forrest.latta@burr.com in PowerPoint format or compatible open-access software and will be printed in the United States, unless you request otherwise. 

In the poster design add the logo of your institute/university on the right top (if no logo of your institute, please use ICS logo instead):