- December 18, 2015: The genome sequence of Sea-Island cotton (Gossypium barbadense) published. Scientific Reports
- December 3, 2015: ICGI Workshop at PAG XXIV Program Posted
- August 21, 2015: WCRC-6 & ICGI 2016 Goiânia Research Conference registration and Abstract Submission start
- August 20, 2015: G. hirsutum TM-1 genome sequence on CottonGen JBrowse server
- May 2 - 6, 2015: World Cotton Research Conference - 6, will be held in Goiânia Convention Center, Goiânia - Goiás, Brazil, on May 2-6 2016
- May 1, 2015: G. hirsutum TM-1 genome sequence assemblies and annotation data available on CottonGen BLAST servers
- April 24, 2015: G. hirsutum TM-1 genome sequence assemblies and annotation data available on Cottongen Data Download
- April 20, 2015: Genome sequence of cultivated Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum TM-1) provides insights into genome evolution. Nat Biotechnol.
- April 20, 2015: Sequencing of allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. acc. TM-1) provides a resource for fibre improvement. Nat Biotechnol.
- March 29, 2015: ICGI 2015 Election for ICGI Officers (Feb 13-Mar 29) - closed
- February 13, 2015: ICGI 2015 Election for ICGI Officers, vote starts
- January 12, 2015: CottonGen presented at PAG XXIII Computer Demo, San Diego, California, USA
- January 11, 2015: International Cotton Genome Initiative Workshop at PAG XXIII, San Diego, California, USA
- January 5 - 7, 2015: Beltwide Cotton Conference 2015, San Antonio, Texas, USA