Dear ICGI members:
Per ICGI bylaws, elections are held biennially for the Overall Co-Chair and all Workgroup Co-Chairs.
After serving two years, the Co-Chairs will assume the respective Chair positions. Note that both the Chairs and Co-Chairs serve on ICGI's Executive Steering Committee.
We request a few minutes of your time now, please, to consider candidates and place your votes for our new Officers. Thanks for your time and input.
The 2019 election for new officers is held from April 1-May 1.
NOTE: We are fortunate in having two or more candidates for every officer position. BEFORE or DURING VOTING, you can access each candidate's statement for your choice.
TO VOTE:
[1] Go to and read the Election Home Page: https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/election/2019 (Or copy- paste this URL to your web browser to open;
[2] LOGIN INTO YOUR ICGI account that was created by April 1, 2019;
[3] Click the word ‘here’ under ‘ICGI ELECTION’ on the upper-right of your membership page;
[4] You can vote for only one candidate per office.
NOTE: Once you submit your ballot, any vote on that ballot for a given office cannot be changed.
Thank you, in advance, for your taking time to vote!
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John Yu, ICGI Chair
________________
John Z. Yu, Ph.D.
Research Geneticist
USDA-ARS
Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center
Adjunct Professor
Interdisciplinary Faculty of Genetics
Texas A&M University
2675 F&B Road
College Station, TX 77845, USA
979-260-9237 (Office)
979-260-9522 (Lab)
979-260-9333 (Fax)
john.yu(a)ars.usda.gov; johnyu(a)tamu.edu
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Dear ICGI members,
Per ICGI By-Laws to serve on a rotation basis, the following six offices will be open for nomination and on-line election:
International Cotton Genome Initiative (ICGI) Overall
ICGI Breeding & Applied Genomics Workgroup
ICGI Comparative Genomics & Bioinformatics Workgroup
ICGI Functional Genomics Workgroup
ICGI Germplasm & Genetic Stocks Workgroup
ICGI Structural Genomics Workgroup
Article VII: Election and Appointment of Officers
1. Nominations and elections for the ICGI and Workgroup Co-Chairs will be held biennially. Any “Professional” member of the ICGI is eligible to serve as an officer. A “Professional” is deemed to be an individual holding an academic or governmental scientific research position. Individuals actively engaged in obtaining an academic degree or employed by a for-profit company are not eligible to serve as ICGI officers.
2. Elected officers will serve four year terms. Each officer will serve as Co-chair of ICGI or their Workgroup for two years. After two years, each Co-chair will be elevated to Chair.
This email is to call for nominating candidates who are interested in serving the ICGI community. Each registered ICGI member can be nominated (or self nominated) for only one position per election. Please confirm your willingness to accept the nomination and to serve if elected. The nomination and confirmation will be accepted by Friday, March 15, 2019. Each eligible candidate will then prepare for a short statement (<300 words) to share with the voters on the election page. Individual registered ICGI member will receive a unique key to access to the statements and on-line ballots to vote for the new officers. We expect this election to begin on Monday, April 1, 2019.
Please email your nominations to me (john.yu(a)ars.usda.gov) with subject line: ICGI NOMINATION, including a valid email address of the person(s) you wish to nominate and the office(s) for which that you wish to nominate them. I will REPLY to acknowledge reception of each nomination; lack of a reply may indicate that I did not receive your message.
Thanks for your attention,
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John Yu, ICGI Chair
_________________
John Z. Yu, Ph.D.
Research Geneticist
USDA-ARS
Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center
Adjunct Professor
Interdisciplinary Faculty of Genetics
Texas A&M University
2675 F&B Road
College Station, TX 77845
979-260-9237 (Office)
979-260-9522 (Lab)
979-260-9333 (Fax)
john.yu(a)ars.usda.gov; johnyu(a)tamu.edu
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Greetings to all ICGI members!
This is a reminder that the upcoming Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) XXVII Conference will be held on January 12-16, 2019 at Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California. Those who desire to present a talk at ICGI Workshop, scheduled on January 13, 2018, are urged to send us your abstract by October 19, 2018 (Friday of next week) via email to cotton(a)zju.edu.cn<mailto:cotton@zju.edu.cn> and john.yu(a)ars.usda.gov<mailto:john.yu@ars.usda.gov> with the following Subject Line: 2019 PAG-ICGI Workshop Candidate Abstract. Your abstract should follow guidelines for PAG and must indicate a name of the presenter.
We will select six regular speakers (20 minutes each), whose abstracts closely relate to the workgroup themes of Applied Genomics and Breeding, Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics, Functional Genomics, Germplasm & Genetic Stocks, and Structural Genomics. If you do not get a response acknowledging reception of your submission, please inquire! Also note that PAG poster abstract submission deadline is October 26, 2018, a week after this selection.
Each accepted workshop speaker will then receive an email from PAG, upon acceptance, with instructions regarding official submission of their workshop abstract. All speakers must register for the conference by the November 2, 2018 deadline. If any of the speakers need a Letter of Invitation or a Visa Letter, please visit the page of "International Visitors" on PAG website: http://www.intlpag.org/2019/attend/international-visitors<http://www.intlpag.org/2019/attend/international-visitors>.
Thanks,
Tianzhen Zhang and John Yu
Organizers of 2019 PAG-ICGI Workshop
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Greetings to all ICGI members!
The upcoming Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) XXVII Conference will be held on January 12-16, 2019 at Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California. Those who desire to present a talk at ICGI Workshop, scheduled on January 13, 2018, are warmly welcome to register to attend this meeting and send us your abstract by October 19, 2018 via email to cotton(a)zju.edu.cn<mailto:cotton@zju.edu.cn> and john.yu(a)ars.usda.gov<mailto:john.yu@ars.usda.gov> with the following Subject Line: 2019 PAG-ICGI Workshop Candidate Abstract. Your abstract should follow guidelines for PAG and must indicate a name of the Presenter.
We will select six regular speakers (20 minutes each), whose abstracts closely relate to the workgroup themes of Applied Genomics and Breeding, Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics, Functional Genomics, Germplasm & Genetic Stocks, and Structural Genomics. If you do not get a response acknowledging reception of your submission, please inquire! Also note that PAG poster abstract submission deadline is October 26, 2018, a week after this selection.
Each accepted workshop speaker will then receive an email from PAG, after acceptance, with instructions regarding submission of their workshop abstract. All speakers must register for the conference by the November 2 deadline. If any of your speakers need a Letter of Invitation or a Visa Letter direct them to "International Visitors" page on PAG website: http://www.intlpag.org/2019/attend/international-visitors<http://www.intlpag.org/2019/attend/international-visitors>.
Thanks,
Tianzhen Zhang and John Yu
Organizers of 2019 PAG-ICGI Workshop
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From: cotton(a)zju.edu.cn [mailto:cotton@zju.edu.cn]
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 6:24 AM
To: icgi-list(a)cottongen.org
Cc: Yu, John
Subject: Re-Invite speakers for PAG XXVI-ICGI Workshop
Greetings to all ICGI members!
The upcoming PAG XXVI-ICGI Workshop will be held during January 13-17, 2018 at Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California. We remind you that those who desire to present a talk at this workshop are warmly welcomed to register to attend this meeting and send us your abstract before the coming Friday, October 20, 2017 by email (cotton(a)zju.edu.cn, john.yu(a)ars.usda.gov) with the following SUBJECT LINE: 2018 PAG-ICGI Workshop candidate abstract. Your abstract should follow guidelines for PAG and must indicate the Presenter.
We will select 5 regular speaking slots (15-20 minutes each), and about 10-15 poster introductions, 1-2 minutes each, which closely relate to Applied Genomics and Breeding, Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics, Functional Genomics, Germplasm & Genetic Stocks and Structural Genomics. If you do not get a response acknowledging reception of the submission, please inquire!
Each accepted workshop speaker will receive an email, after acceptance, with instructions regarding submission of their workshop abstract. All speakers must register for the conference by the October 31 deadline.
Thanks,
Tianzhen Zhang and John Yu
Organizers of 2018 PAG-ICGI Workshop
--
Dr.Tianzhen Zhang
Distinguished Professor
College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
Tel./Fax: +86 571 88982971
E.mail: cotton(a)zju.edu.cn
Hi,
Dear Respected SIR
Tianzhen Zhang and John Yu
Organizers of 2017 PAG-ICGI Workshop
I am ZAHIDA QAMAR faculty member at Center of Excellence In Molecular
Biology,University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan. Nowadays I am on
training for six months in University of Toronto (U of T) CANADA,
I want to attend ICGI .workshop.
Plz Kindly guide me for this.
Being a member How Can I attend this.
Thank You
waiting for the reply
Greetings to all ICGI members!
The upcoming PAG-ICGI Workshop will be held during January 13-17, 2017 at Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA. Those who desire to present a talk at this workshop are warmly welcome to register for this meeting and to send us your abstract before Friday, October 20, 2017 by email (cotton(a)zju.edu.cn, john.yu(a)ars.usda.gov) with the following SUBJECT LINE: 2018 PAG-ICGI Workshop candidate abstract. Your abstract should follow guidelines for PAG and must indicate the Presenter’s name.
We will select 5 regular speaking slots (15-20 minutes each), and about 10-15 poster introductions, 1-2 minutes each, which closely relate to Applied Genomics and Breeding, Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics, Functional Genomics, Germplasm & Genetic Stocks, and Structural Genomics. If you do not get a response acknowledging our reception of your submission, please inquire!
Each selected workshop speaker will receive an email, after acceptance, with instructions regarding formal submission of their workshop abstract. All speakers must register for the conference by the Tuesday, October 31 deadline.
Thanks,
Tianzhen Zhang and John Yu
Organizers of 2017 PAG-ICGI Workshop
cotton
Dear ICGI members,
Greetings!
At this time, we have concluded our 2017 election. But, before presenting those results, please allow me to say just a few words.
Cotton genomics continues to march forward! Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen MAJOR advances in cotton genomics, including SNP genotyping and sequence assemblies. Ongoing research indicates that the pace is certain to quicken the next two years. Applications of genomics continue to expand and accelerate in ALL COUNTRIES. By individually and collectively, the advances in genomics, phenomics and gene editing hold great promise for accelerating and expanding the scope of genetic improvements. Last year, we had a successful meeting in Brazil, our first to be held jointly, in this case the WCRC meeting. Recently, we’ve formalized arrangements for our 2018 biennial meeting to be held May 28 – June 1, 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and will be novel relative to previous meeting locations. Special thanks to Dr. Don Jones in helping us develop those plans.
Please join me in thanking our Executive Steering Committee Members for their many contributions to our dialogue and decision-making over the past two years:
· John Yu (Overall Co-Chairperson),
Workgroup Chairs and Co-chairs
· Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov
· Xiongming Du
· David Fang
· Wangzhen Guo
· Dorrie Main
· Andrew Paterson
· Daniel Peterson
· Sukumar Saha
· Jodi Scheffler
· Guoli Song
· Xianlong Zhang
· Don Jones (Chair of the Advisory Committee)
· Steve Hague (Secretary/Treasurer)
· Jing Yu (Website/Membership Coordinator)
Congratulations to newly elected ICGI officers who were elected as the new Co-Chairs, based on popular votes:
· Tianzhen Zhang (ICGI Overall)
· Shuijin Zhu (Breeding and Applied Genomics)
· Joshua Udall (Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics)
· Shuangxia Jin (Functional Genomics)
· Md Tehseen Azhar (Germplasm & Genetic Stocks)
· Peng Chee (Structural Genomics)
Thus, going forward, our new workgroup leadership looks like this:
Current ICGI Officers (2017-2019)
Workgroup
Chair
Co-Chair
ICGI Overall
John Yu <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/174/profile>
Tianzhen Zhang
Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics
Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/165/profile>
Joshua Udall
Breeding and Applied Genomics
Jodi Scheffler <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/175/profile>
Shuijin Zhu
Functional Genomics
Guoli Song <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/4079/profile>
Shuangxia Jin
Germplasm & Genetic Stocks
Xiongming Du <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/101/profile>
Md Tehseen Azhar
Structural Genomics
Wangzhen Guo
Peng Chee
(After the 2019 election, the Co-Chairs will assume the Chair positions).
In parting, I thank you for the chance to serve you and the rest of international cotton genomics community. I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN EDINBURGH !
____________________________________
David M. Stelly
Chair, ICGI
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Dear ICGI members:
Per ICGI bylaws, elections are held biennially for the Overall Co-Chair and Workgroup Co-Chairs
After serving 2 years, the Co-Chairs will assume the respective Chair positions. Note that both the Chairs and Co-Chairs serve on ICGI's Executive Steering Committee.
We request a few minutes of your time now, please, to consider candidates and place your votes for our new Officers. Thanks for your time and input.
The 2017 election of new officers will be held from June 2-15.
NOTE: We are fortunate in having two or more candidates for every officer position. BEFORE or DURING VOTING, you can access the candidate's 2-page resume and/or 300-word statement.
TO VOTE:
[1] Go to and read the Election Home Page: https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/election/2017 <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/election/2017>. (Or copy- paste this URL to your web browser to open)
[2] LOGIN INTO YOUR ICGI account,
[3] Click ‘ICGI ELECTION’ (here):
[4] You can vote for only one candidate per office.
NOTE: Once you submit your ballot, any vote on that ballot for a given office cannot be changed.
Thank you, in advance for your taking time to vote!
____________________________________
David M. Stelly
Chair, ICGI
· Co-chair / *Structural Genomics* workgroup:
____________________________________
· Co-chair / *Functional Genomics*: ______________________________
______
· Co-chair / *Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics*: _______Xiyin
Wang____
· Co-chair / *Germplasm and Genetic Stocks*:
____________________________________
· Co-chair / *Breeding and Applied Genomics*) :
____________________________________
· Co-chair / *ICGI overall*: __Tianzhen Zhang_________
On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 1:44 PM, David Stelly <stelly(a)tamu.edu> wrote:
> *Dear ICGI members,*
>
>
>
> *This letter primarily calls for nominations of ICGI Officers, but also
> mentions dates for our 2018 biennial meeting.*
>
>
>
> *Please help ICGI distribute the information: *
>
> If you know ICGI members whose email addresses have recently changed,
> please share this email with them – they should update their record at
> ICGI.
>
> *Membership involves no cost. *If you know of individuals interested in
> cotton genomics and/or its applications and who are not members but should
> be or might be interested, please refer them to our web site
> https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/home.
>
>
>
> *2017 ELECTION: ICGI requests your help at this time in nominating
> individuals for our ICGI leadership positions. *I was supposed to
> commence this process in January –- please accept my apologies for the
> delay.
>
>
>
> *2018 BIENNIAL MEETING: *In the very near future, members should receive
> one or more emails with information regarding our 2018 biennial meeting.
> Details are being solidified at this time, but our 2018 meeting will be in
>
>
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> *Edinburgh, Scotland*
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> *May 28 – June 1.*
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>
>
> *Please mark your calendars and start planning accordingly!*
>
>
>
> *NOMINATIONS: At this time (May 2-16), ICGI solicits your nomination of
> individuals who would like to serve as ICGI officers. *
>
>
>
> *Each of the 6 officer positions involves a 4-year commitment: two years
> as Co-Chair and then two years as Chair. These positions are a great way
> to serve cotton, science, and the international community!*
>
>
>
> *Note that you can nominate yourself, and/or someone else, but IF someone
> else, PLEASE ask them before submitting their name.*
>
>
>
> *Some RULES -- According to the ICGI By-Laws* (https://www.cottongen.org/
> icgi/constitution_bylaws#a7 see *Article VII: Election and Appointment
> of Officers*):
>
> · An individual may *accept a nomination for only one position per
> election*.
>
> · Also, an *officer cannot hold two positions at once*, so current
> Co-chairs (soon to be Chairs) cannot be nominated for additional positions
> this election.
>
> · *Current Chairs will be vacating their current positions, and can
> vie for positions other than the one they currently hold*.
>
>
>
> *Below – note that all current Chairs will retire and all Co-chairs will
> advance to the respective Chair positions:*
>
>
> Current ICGI Officers (2015-2017)
>
> *Workgroup*
>
> *Chair*
>
> *Co-Chair*
>
> ICGI Overall
>
> David Stelly <http://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/77/profile>
>
> John Yu <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/174/profile>
>
> Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics
>
> Dorrie Main <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/4/profile>
>
> Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/165/profile>
>
> Breeding and Applied Genomics
>
> Andrew Paterson <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/131/profile>
>
> Jodi Scheffler <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/175/profile>
>
> Functional Genomics
>
> Daniel Peterson <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/614/profile>
>
> Guoli Song <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/4079/profile>
>
> Germplasm & Genetic Stocks
>
> Sukumar Saha <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/184/profile>, Xianlong
> Zhang <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/67/profile>
>
> Xiongming Du <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/101/profile>
>
> Structural Genomics
>
> David Fang <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/121/profile>
>
> Wangzhen Guo <https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/member/206/profile>
>
>
>
> *Please submit nominations by May 16, 2017 for any or all of the following
> positions:*
>
>
>
> · Co-chair / *Structural Genomics* workgroup:
> ____________________________________
>
> · Co-chair / *Functional Genomics*: ______________________________
> ______
>
> · Co-chair / *Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics*:
> __________________________________
>
> · Co-chair / *Germplasm and Genetic Stocks*:
> ____________________________________
>
> · Co-chair / *Breeding and Applied Genomics*) :
> ____________________________________
>
>
>
> · Co-chair / *ICGI overall*: ____________________________________
>
>
>
> Please email your nominations to me (stelly(a)tamu.edu SUBJECT LINE: ICGI
> NOMINATION), including the email address of the person(s) you wish to
> nominate and the office(s) for which that you wish to nominate them. I
> will REPLY to acknowledge reception of each nomination; lack of a reply may
> indicate that I did not receive your message.
>
>
>
> Nominees should prepare a 300-word statement or biosketch that can be
> shared with voters when the elections are opened.
>
>
>
> *Thank you in advance!*
>
> *David Stelly *
>
> *_____________________________**_______*
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> *David M. Stelly *
> *Chair, ICGI*
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