Dear AgBioData Community,
Tomorrow, Monday April 19, will be the kickoff of our 2026 AgBioData
Community Workshop!
This workshop is a great opportunity to connect, share ideas, and
collaborate on advancing agricultural data resources.
If you have not yet registered and want to join virtually, please respond
now:
https://tinyurl.com/agbiodata2026
The workshop program is available on our website:
https://www.agbiodata.org/2026-agbcomworks
Our Working Agenda
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nZNyadmxqOEQcDyxiotahVOnxFkmAUswavMs5PD…>
(subject
to change) includes logistics and Zoom links for all sessions. All sessions
will use Zoom and Slack. Please join Slack in advance if you have not
already. Workshop channels are prefixed with *ag-workshop26-*, organized by
breakout session, and will include Zoom links as well as serve as hubs for
discussion and resource sharing.
Highlights include:
- AgBioData Working Groups and Funding updates 🌱 🐄 🧬 🖥️
- Interactive breakout discussions on Artificial Intelligence for Data
FAIRification & Data Biocuration, FAIR Scientific Literature, etc. 🤖 🧠
- Database Sustainability: One-pagers for scientific research
stakeholders (Researchers, Industry Partners, Legislators, Publishers) 🔬
🚜 ⚖️ 📚
- Network Sustainability: Discussions on shared infrastructure,
resources and funding for keeping AgBioData going strong! 👩🌾 💻 💪
- International priorities open discussion 🌍 🌎 🌏
These sessions are interactive, and your participation is highly encouraged.
If you have any questions or need assistance ahead of the workshop, please
don’t hesitate to reach out.
We look forward to a productive and engaging event.
Best regards,
Marcela Karey Tello-Ruiz
On behalf of the AgBioData Community Workshop Organizing Committee
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Marcela Karey Tello-Ruiz, PhD
AgBioData Program Manager
Phoenix Bioinformatics
Hello AgBioData Friends,
Please take a minute to nominate a colleague
<https://agbiodata.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa993e8c3bab82b2a98140…>
or
two for the following AgBioData Awards categories before next *Wednesday,
April 8*:
- Mission and Leadership
- Best Working Group Member
- FAIRification
The awards ceremony will take place on the last day of the Community
Workshop (April 22).
Also note that the deadline for Ambassador Awards
<https://agbiodata.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa993e8c3bab82b2a98140…>
was
extended to *April 13*.
Enjoy the holidays if you celebrate!
Marcela
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Marcela Karey Tello-Ruiz, PhD
AgBioData Program Manager
Phoenix Bioinformatics