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@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@ars.usda.gov; johnyu@tamu.edu
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Dear ICGI Members,
This is to inform you of our next biennial ICGI Research Conference being held in Rehovot, Israel, on August 3-6, 2020. In the future, members should receive or find detailed information regarding the 2020 meetings at https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/meetings. Please mark your calendars and start planning accordingly!
If you know of any ICGI members whose email addresses have recently changed, please share this email with them and encourage them to update their record at ICGI. If you know of any individuals who are interested in cotton genomics and/or its applications and who are not members but should be or might be interested, please refer them to https://www.cottongen.org/icgi/become_a_member
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@ars.usda.gov; johnyu@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@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,
[cid:4baba742-af18-4e38-a6eb-dd4cf7d2f0f8]
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@ars.usda.gov; johnyu@tamu.edu
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Dear ICGI members,
This is to remind that the deadline to nominate candidates for new ICGI officers is this Friday, March 15, 2019. If you or someone you know are interested in serving the ICGI community, please send your name and a valid email address by then.
Thanks,
John Yu
ICGI Chair
________________________________ From: Yu, John Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 12:00 PM To: icgi-list@cottongen.org Subject: Nomination and election for new ICGI officers
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@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,
[cid:4baba742-af18-4e38-a6eb-dd4cf7d2f0f8]
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@ars.usda.gov; johnyu@tamu.edu
This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
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Yu, John