RosEXEC ELECTIONS 2008
The US Rosaceae Genomics, Genetics, and Breeding Executive Committee
(RosEXEC) will be electing five new members to replace outgoing members.
RosEXEC serves as a communication and coordination focal point for the
U.S. Rosaceae genomics, genetics, and breeding (GGB) community. We have
four objectives:
1. Define research priorities based on input from the industry and the
research community
2. Foster scientific interaction and dynamic research teams
3. Promote research priorities
4. Coordinate educational efforts from the research community to the
industry and the public
RosEXEC meets in person at annual Plant and Animal Genome conferences
and holds quarterly teleconferences. In 2008, Kevin Folta is the
outgoing Chair and Gennaro Fazio is the incoming Chair. More information
on RosEXEC can be found on the GDR at
www.bioinfo.wsu.edu/gdr/community/rosexec/, including a list of all 2007
members
(www.bioinfo.wsu.edu/gdr/community/rosexec/membership/index.shtml).
The election process is only open to U.S.-based Rosaceae GGB community
members, regardless of citizenship. Up to five votes can be cast per
person. Please strive to represent the diversity of our community by
electing candidates from various crop interests, institutional
affiliations, and geographical locations.
Elections will be held electronically via the GDR at
www.bioinfo.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/gdr/gdr_rosexec_membership_2008_vote_form.cg
i.
The US RosEXEC Membership Committee has suggested some candidates on the
voting form posted on the GDR, and we urge interested community members
to nominate other qualified candidates: this can be done via the voting
page, or by directly contacting Cameron Peace (cpeace(a)wsu.edu). Outgoing
RosEXEC members (Herb Aldwinckle, Amy Iezzoni, Kim Lewers, and Jim
McFerson) are not eligible for re-election until 2009.
New US RosEXEC members will be selected by vote totals and will serve
three-year terms.
Please note that you can also nominate and vote on up to two members as
International Liaisons for the U.S. RosEXEC. Current members are Sue
Gardiner and Herman Silva, with Pere Arus revolving off. We will add two
new international liaisons in 2008, who will serve two-year terms.
If you have any problems using the voting page, please email Dorrie Main
(dorrie(a)wsu.edu).
The deadline for voting is in one week: Friday 4 Apr 2008, 5pm PST.
Cameron Peace,
on behalf of the RosEXEC Membership Committee
ISHS Commission Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
BIOTECHFRUIT2008
First International Symposium on Biotechnology of Fruit Species
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DATE IS EXTENDED TO MARCH 31, 2008
Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to the First International Symposium on
Biotechnology of Fruit Species. The meeting will be held in Dresden, Germany
from September 1 - 5, 2008. This Symposium builds on the previous symposia
of tropical and subtropical species and follows the very successful
Symposium in Daytona, Florida in 2005, which covered biotechnology and
transformation of tropical and temperate species. The Symposium in Dresden
will explore the progress being made in temperate, tropical and subtropical
fruit species. The purpose is to provide a forum for scientists to share
their results and experiences in the application of different biotechnology
tools for genetic improvement of fruit crops. This meeting will foster
interactions amongst research groups from developing and developed countries
from all over the world.
For further information including details for submission of abstracts,
please visit the symposium website
http://www.biotechfruit2008.bafz.de/
Or email the Symposium Secretariat on biotechfruit2008(a)bafz.de <
<mailto:biotechfruit2008@bafz.de> mailto:biotechfruit2008@bafz.de>
We look forward to meeting you in Dresden in September 2008.
Warm regards,
Viola Hanke
On behalf of the Organising Committee
Dr. habil. Magda-Viola Hanke
Julius Kuehn-Institute (JKI)
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
Pillnitzer Platz 3a
01326 Dresden, Germany
e-mail viola.hanke(a)jki.bund.de
Tel. ++49-351-2616214
Fax ++49-351-2616213
www.jki.bund.de
Dear Rosaceae Genomics community,
Especially for those genetic mappers among you who will be attending RGC4 in a few days, you are invited to a 2-hour mini-workhop on how to create your own bin-set, hosted by Cameron Peace and Werner Howad. We will also provide an overview and update of RosPOP (The Rosaceae Consortium of Mapping Populations; www. bioinfo.wsu.edu/gdr/community/international/rospop.shtml).
When: Sunday March 16th 13:30- 15:30 (i.e. during Registration)
Where: Araucania Salon
An agenda for this mini-workshop follows. Learn how to develop an informative subset of your mapping population, or share your own experiences. This will be an informal meeting based on the community approach of RosPOP.
13:30-13:45 RosPOP overview
13:45-13:50 Update on RosPOP setup on the GDR
13:50-14:00 General discussion on RosPOP
14:00-14:20 Bin-mapping overview
14:20-14:30 General discussion on bin-mappping
14:30-15:10 How to create a bin-set (whether you have a saturated or a less-than-perfect map)
15:10-15:30 General discussion on how to create a bin-set
We look forward to seeing you in Pucon!
Cameron Peace & Werner Howad
Dear Colleagues,
We are planning to have a session on genomics, genetics of rootstocks and
rootstock/scion interactions and another session on rootstock breeding in
August 2008 as part of the ISHS Orchard systems, rootstocks and
environmental physiology symposium. I am hoping that you will submit an
abstract and participate in that session and other sessions of the
symposium.
We have extended the deadline to submit abstracts until March 31, 2008 for
the upcoming ISHS Orchard systems, rootstocks and environmental physiology
symposium which will be held Aug. 4-8, 2008 at Geneva, New York, USA.
We invite you to submit an abstract and look forward to seeing you in
Geneva.
For complete information on the symposium and to submit abstracts please
visit the symposium website http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/ishs/
All the best,
Gennaro Fazio, PhD
Apple Rootstock Breeder and Geneticist
Plant Genetic Resources Unit USDA ARS
Cornell University - 630 W. North St.
Geneva, NY 14456
(315) 787-2480 Office
(315) 787-2216 Fax