Dear All: On behalf of the ICGI executive committee, I am opening nominations for ICGI officers. We request nominations for the open positions listed below. Those elected will serve as co-chair for 2 years followed by 2 years as chair (total of 4 year commitment).

1) ICGI Overall Co-Chair 2) Breeding and Applied Genomics Co-Chair 3) Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics Co-Chair 4) Functional Genomics Co-Chair 5) Germplasm and Genetic Stocks Co-Chair 6) Structural Genomics Co-Chair

Please send your nominations to David Fang (David.fang@usda.govmailto:David.fang@usda.gov) and Xianlong Zhang (xlzhang@mail.hzau.edu.cnmailto:xlzhang@mail.hzau.edu.cn) by Feb. 28, 2025. List the name, title, institution, and email for your nominee(s).

Nominee Eligibility according to ICGI By-Laws:

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. ICGI members can be nominated for only one position per election, but in successive elections can be nominated for positions other than the one they currently hold. While it will be possible to hold Chair and Co-chair positions simultaneously, no single individual can be Chair of ICGI and of a Workgroup or Chair of two different Workgroups simultaneously.

At the conclusion of this election, current ICGI Co-Chairs will become Chairs for the next cycle (2025-2027) and are not eligible as nominees for the current election.

David Fang, Ph.D. ICGI co-Chair Research Leader Cotton Fiber Bioscience & Utilization Research Unit USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center 1100 Allen Toussaint Blvd New Orleans, LA 70124 Tel: 504 286 4527 (O) 504 655 0068 (Cell) Email: david.fang@usda.govmailto:david.fang@usda.gov Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=VYEITkUAAAAJhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=VYEITkUAAAAJ__;!!DZ3fjg!6TK1uBm7sYaEo1sX_1yL2_QfwhbtRMroSgcq99lJqTrFikbJHhLiteQ9W0N1u0mB3MmcY8uPAA5x1fYaLqVTTaeB$

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