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21. July 2017 – 22. July 2017, Shenzhen

The workshop report is available in the GGBN Document Library: https://library.ggbn.org/share/s/Qv1Uko_XQMS3tV-NzGydYA

The China National Genebank (CNGB) is glad to welcome you to an upcoming workshop on "Linking DNA and Tissue Collections in Asia", held July 21-22 2017 in Shenzhen, China.

RSVP Deadline

We have slightly extended our RSVP deadline. If you are planning to attend the workshop, please send an email to myself at barkerk@si.edu and Yibing Huang huangyibing@cngb.org no later than May 30, 2017 to confirm your attendance.

Workshop Schedule

Please click below on Program for a working summary of the workshop schedule. The agenda will start the morning of Friday July 21 and end in the late afternoon of Saturday July 22.  A welcome dinner will be provided to participants on the evening of Thursday July 20^th.

Please also note that we would like to invite participants to provide overviews of collections and research by country. Additional guidance will be forthcoming after the RSVP deadline.

The workshop will cover the following topics:

• Introduction to the Global Genome Biodiversity Network
• Why join GGBN, what are its applications as a shared resource, what are the benefits to your institution in particular and the research community in general?
• Benefits of GGBN for biobanking in Asia
• Benefits of Best Practice for Biodiversity Biobank Collections and Networking with GGBN. General information on GGBN membership, governance model, legal aspects of providing data and samples, restrictions, collaborations, Nagoya Protocol
• General information on the GGBN Data Portal, GGBN Data Standard and how to provide data to GGBN
• DNA/Tissue Banking in Asia

Travel Support

Lodging, some meals and ground transportation will be provided by China National Genebank.  China National Genebank will also offer some additional travel support based on participant needs.  See details below.

Travel (Ground/Shuttle Bus):

Roundtrip transportation support between your hotel and airport will be arranged for you and paid directly by the China National Genebank. Additionally, we will provide shuttle bus service between your hotel and CNGB.  A confirmation email of detailed transportation information will be sent to you once your travel dates are confirmed.

Travel (Airfare-only for those who submit the travel support application)

For those in need of additional travel support, we have prepared a Travel Support Application. Please submit your form no later than May 30, 2017 for consideration. We will notify you of decisions by June 5, 2017. For those participants who receive additional travel support in the form of airfare, roundtrip airfare between your home institution and Shenzhen, China will be arranged for you and paid directly by the China National Genebank.

Visas

Many participants will require a formal letter of invitation in order to secure a visa to visit China for this workshop.  Please contact Katie Barker at barkerk@si.edu and Yibing Huang huangyibing@cngb.org for an official invitation letter.

Lodging

Lodging will be provided for you at the KINGKEY PALACE HOTEL, No.90 Yankui Road, Dameisha, Yantian District, Shenzhen, China for the duration of the workshop (nights of July 20-21). The location is a 30 minute drive from the CNGB and 15 minute walk from the Dameisha Beach. Once your travel dates are confirmed, we will reserve your room; a confirmation email will be sent to you at that time. Though your room will be billed directly to the CNGB, you will be required to provide a personal credit card upon check-in to cover any incidental expenses.  Breakfast will be included with the hotel.

Meals

The following meals will be provided at no cost to you as a part of your participation in the workshop:

• Morning and afternoon coffee breaks during workshop meetings
• Lunch on Friday and Saturday
• Dinner on Thursday and Friday

CNGB

CNGB is a non-profit, national government initiated, science and industrial infrastructure project, and a platform that provides services of basic life science research and biological industry development. With five years’ preparation, CNGB has achieved remarkable successes in the area of bio-specimen storage, gene sequencing, database construction, and industrial application of biotechnology, all at leading international levels, and started building of gene synthesis and gene editing platforms. CNGB will ride the global wave of life science discoveries in recent years and evolve into “Three repositories and Two Platforms”, i.e. Biorepository (Storage), Bio-information Databank (Understand), Living Biobank (Application), Digitalization Platform (Read) and Synthesis and Editing Platform (Write), to create a solid foundation that would bring resources to researchers and bridge all gaps surrounding big-resource, big-data, big-science and big-industry.

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GGBN 2017 Regional Asian Workshop

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