Dear Rose researchers,

We are pleased to invite you to *the first International Rose Genomics meeting in Angers (France) from the 11th to 13th of December 2007*. The aim of the meeting is to provide a setting where all private and public researchers involved in rose breeding, genetics, and genomics interchange information and, set priorities in the emerging area of rose genomics to best direct our efforts to improve rose breeding. The development of rose genomics needs an international effort from public and private groups to launch collaborations for the creation of international initiatives for funding projects.

You will find all the information concerning the meeting on the the following website : http://colloque.inra.fr/rosegenomics2007. We asked you to preregister on line (with no payment) in order to evaluate the number of participants. The registration (with payment) will be opened later in September. We encourage you to submit an abstract for selection to an oral presentation.

Feel free to circulate this 1st announcement to your colleagues and collaborators involved in rose breeding, genetics and genomics.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the organization committee (rose.genomics2007@angers.inra.fr)

We hope to see you in Angers.

Fabrice Foucher For the organization committee.