Task Force Communications and Outreach

Program of Work

• Recruit new members and partners
• Identify strategic partners for increased cross-communication to target groups
  • Biobanks, researchers
• Expand GGBN online collections, fill in gaps with target projects
• Raise awareness of ABS and importance of genomic collections

Current Activities

• Developing benefits-focused promotional material for collections and researchers, including a strategy document with target goals for 2025.
• Performing user experience review of the GGBN website to inform redesign of the website’s architecture.
• Expanding GGBN online collections through member recruitment and support, partnership development, and the GGBN-GGI Awards Program.
• Filling gaps in tutorials for making genetic collections discoverable
• Promote awareness of genetic sample information through the website, social media, listserv, annual newsletter, workshops and conferences
• Engaging genetic collections and genetic collections users through social media (English, Spanish and Chinese speaking platforms), GGBN website, listservs, and meetings

Accomplishments

• Five workshops on Access and Benefit Sharing
• Four regional biobanking workshops (Asia, North America, South America)
• Three international biobanking conferences
• 95 members from 32 countries, with 27 members providing data, over three million genetic samples discoverable for research
• 17 publications
• Strategic alliances with CryoArks, ESBB, ISBER, GBIF, GGI Gardens, Species360, Earth Biogenome Project

Related Resources

• GGBN Events and Presentations
• GGBN Newsletters
• GGBN News
• GGBN Testimonials
• GGBN Training and Tools
• GGBN publications
• GGBN Letter of Invitation to Prospective Members

Current Members

• Katie Barker, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (2011-present), Acting Chair
• Alysha Chadderdon, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (2016-present)
• Jason Chen, China National Genebank (2016-present)
• Gabi Droege, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (2011-present)
• Kyndall Hildebrandt, University of Alaska, Museum of the North (2019-present)
• Kakha Nadiradze, Association for Farmers Rights Defense (2015-present)
• Heather Prestridge, Texas A&M University (2019-present)
• Santiago Ron, Museo de Zoología Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador(2016-present)