Dear All,
Voting on international liaisons (IL) has closed. We have had 14 (of 21) RosEXEC members that voted (67%) and here are results:
- Option 1. Leave as is - 57% (8), with the remark to make an effort to have at least one Asian representative among IL's that serve on RosEXEC.
- Option 2. Add a new position and fill that with an Asian representative (hopefully) - 29% (4) and
- Option 3. Dedicate IL positions to different areas (South America, Southern Hemisphere, Asia, Europe?) - 14% (2)
Since majority votes were for keeping it as is RosEXEC (the U.S. Rosaceae Genomics, Genetics, and Breeding Executive Committee,) is ready for another round of elections to renew membership for 2017. As a reminder, RosEXEC helps coordinate research initiatives in the U.S. Rosaceae Genomics, Genetics, and Breeding community (www.rosaceae.org/community/us_rosexec<http://www.rosaceae.org/community/us_rosexec>).
We need nominations! We are looking to add five new U.S. members (three-year terms) and two new international liaisons (two-year terms). If you are willing to join or know of someone else who would be great for RosEXEC participation, please email me at kgasic(a)clemson.edu<mailto:kgasic@clemson.edu> the following info for each nominated candidate prior to Monday 10th October:
* name
* CV (short version)
* brief statement (100-word max) on proposed contributions to the RosEXEC mission
Just names are good enough to get us moving - although if you are nominating someone else, it's best if you have checked their interest first. I can contact them soon after to obtain the CV and brief statement.
Past service: Five U.S. people will be rotating off as of Jan 2017, after three-year terms: Gina Fernandez, Briana Gross, Duke Lane, Greg Reighard and Gayle Volk, who served as Chair in 2015. Two international liaisons will also be rotating off after two-year terms: Michael Dossett and Riccardo Velasco. Thanks to all of these RosEXEC members for their service! As a reward, these people get a one-year respite (unless voted in as the 2017 Secretary) and so are not eligible for immediate re-election. However, those who rotated off in prior years are allowed to rejoin.
Current members continuing into 2017 are, Cameron Peace (Chair -> Past Chair) Ksenija Gasic (Vice chair -> Chair), Mercy Olmstead (Secretary -> Vice Chair), Richard Bell, Jill Bushakra, Chunxian Chen, Amy Iezzoni, Kenong Xu, Bob Curtis, Steve Knapp, Jim McFerson, Vance Whitaker, Eric van de Weg (Intl), David Chagne (Intl), and Dorrie Main (ex officio) (see attached).
Diversity is important to any committee - we aim to represent (1) roughly equally the various Rosaceae crop production and research regions of the U.S., (2) at least a couple members each of university, government / USDA-ARS, and industry, (3) rosoid, pome, and stone fruit research focuses, roughly equally, and (4) various parts of the rest of the research world. Current members continuing into 2017 add up to:
U.S. regions: 3 south, 3 east, and 6 west - slightly skewed towards west
Institutions: 7 university, 2 government, 1 industry - need more industry and govt
Crop groups: 3.0 rosoid, 2.8 pome, and 6.3 stone - need more rosoid and pome
International: 1 NZ/Aus, 1 Europe - need Asia, S. Africa, Down Under, S. America
The only mandate for new 2017 membership is that one U.S. member must be industry. Details above are just a guide for areas most needing representation. Another area that would be particularly useful to have represented is bioinformatics (in Rosaceae), given RosEXEC's recently acquired new role as steering committee for the GDR.
Our next in-person, open meeting will be within the Plant & Animal Genome (PAG) Conference in San Diego, CA on Sunday January 15, 2017 from 8-10 am. All welcome! Specific details will be distributed closer to the event.
Timeline:
Nominations to me by Monday 10th October
Voting will be carried out 17 -31 October (U.S. researchers may cast votes)
New members will be announced by mid-November
Secretary nominations and election (internal RosEXEC process) by Christmas/the PAG meeting
Regards,
Ksenija
RosEXEC Vice Chair and Membership Subcommittee Chair in 2016
Dear All,
As of now I have received only 5 responses. Please send me your vote by the end of today so we can proceed with the membership nominations.
Thank you,
Ksenija
From: Ksenija Gasic
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 2:28 PM
To: 'rosexec-list(a)bioinfo.wsu.edu' <rosexec-list(a)bioinfo.wsu.edu>
Subject: International Liaison membership
Dear All,
It is that time of the year when we are seeking nominations for RosEXEC for 2017. Before official call for nominations are sent we need to decide on international liaison (IL) representation. During our January meeting in San Diego, D. Change suggested that Asia should be better represented (see the minutes for more detail). There are few suggestions how to handle the IL and I would appreciate you vote for one of them:
1. Leave as is -
2. Add a new position and fill that with an Asian representative (hopefully)
3. Dedicate IL positions to different areas
a. South America, Southern Hemisphere, Asia, Europe?
If we choose option 2 or 3 we will need to change the bylaws to reflect this change and state when the change becomes effective.
So please send me your votes by Friday 9/2. Depending on the final vote I will send the call for nominations on Monday 9/5/2016 with the hope that the nomination process can be accomplished by the end of September and voting by the next phone conference in October.
Thank you,
Ksenija
RosEXEC Vice Chair and Membership Subcommittee Chair in 2016
Ksenija Gasic, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Peach Breeding and Genetics
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Clemson University
105 Collings St
112 BRC
Clemson SC 29634
Office: 864.656.3664
Mobile: 864.723.2009
http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/faculty_staff/profiles/kgasic
Hi folks,
All-in-one message here.
Attached is the agenda for tomorrow's teleconference.
Also attached are minutes from last April's meeting (for ratification tomorrow) and, for your convenience, the latest GDR progress report (that Dorrie emailed out on 8 Aug).
Call-in details are below.
Hope you can all make it!
Cameron
From: rosexec-list-bounces(a)bioinfo.wsu.edu [mailto:rosexec-list-bounces@bioinfo.wsu.edu] On Behalf Of Main, Doreen
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 3:20 PM
To: rosexec-list(a)bioinfo.wsu.edu
Subject: [Rosexec-list] RosEXEC quarterly conference call Access Info
Hi Folks,
Please find the access information for attending the RosEXEC GoToMeeting.
1. Please join my meeting, Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 8:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time.
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__global.gotomeeting.com… <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__global.gotomeeting.com…>
2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone.
Dial +1 (312) 757-3121
Access Code: 573-033-021
Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting
Meeting ID: 573-033-021
Cheers
Dorrie
Dorrie Main, PhD
Professor of Bioinformatics
Department of Horticulture
Washington State University
45 Johnson Hall
Pullman, WA 99164-6414
Tel: 509-335-2774 (office)
Email: dorrie(a)wsu.edu<mailto:dorrie@wsu.edu>
URL: www.bioinfo.wsu.edu<http://www.bioinfo.wsu.edu/>
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From: rosexec-list-bounces(a)bioinfo.wsu.edu<mailto:rosexec-list-bounces@bioinfo.wsu.edu> [rosexec-list-bounces(a)bioinfo.wsu.edu] on behalf of Main, Doreen [dorrie(a)wsu.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 7:35 AM
To: rosexec-list(a)bioinfo.wsu.edu<mailto:rosexec-list@bioinfo.wsu.edu>
Subject: [Rosexec-list] RosEXEC quarterly conference call scheduled
Hi Folks,
Please mark your calendar for Wednesday August 31st at 8 AM PST for the next RosEXEC conference call. We hope this time works so our European liaisons are able to attend and will then try to schedule the October meeting to better accommodate our southern hemisphere liaisons. I will send out the GoToMeeting access information nearer the time.
Many thanks and cheers
Dorrie
Dorrie Main, PhD
Professor of Bioinformatics
Department of Horticulture
Washington State University
45 Johnson Hall
Pullman, WA 99164-6414
Tel: 509-335-2774 (office)
Email: dorrie(a)wsu.edu<redir.aspx?REF=Ev18eBKgU_EtRN4e6DNvxfXvT77N6_TFwLUfA8wdkLkOYG9nI9HTCAFtYWlsdG86ZG9ycmllQHdzdS5lZHU.>
URL: www.bioinfo.wsu.edu<redir.aspx?REF=r4AVDXD3wVOUuXGhSZPygtwYRSBDPmKkG5bc2w3qJYcOYG9nI9HTCAFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmJpb2luZm8ud3N1LmVkdS8.>
