Workshop Schedule Summary

Participants should plan to arrive in Shenzhen no later than Thursday evening for an early Friday morning start.

July 20, Thursday

6:00	Dinner (Hotel)

9:10-9:20	Welcome from CNGB-BGI, Yang Huanming, Director of BGI
9:20-9:40	Welcome and introduction to the workshop from GGBN - [Pdf]
Ole Seberg, Natural History Museum of Denmark, GGBN Executive Committee Chair
Katie Barker, Smithsonian Institution, GGBN Secretariat and Global Genome Initiative

9:40-10:00	GGBN-the future tool for biodiversity research-Overview of multiple approaches
Jon Coddington, Smithsonian Institution, Global Genome Initiative
10:00-10:20	Introduction to GGBN - Pdf
Ole Seberg, Natural History Museum of Denmark, GGBN Executive Committee Chair

10:20-10:35	Coffee Break

10:35-11:05	GGBN Data Portal and Data Standard - Pdf
Jon Coddington, Smithsonian Institution
11:05-11:25	GGBN Document Library - Pdf
Katie Barker, Smithsonian Institution, GGBN Secretariat and Global Genome Initiative
11:25-11:55	Questions and Answers, Discussion

12:00-1:00	Lunch

1:00-1:10	ABS, introduction to the topic and its relevance to China
Liu Dongmei, Research Center of Biodiversity, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science
1:20-1:40	Access and benefit sharing of crop genetic resources in China
Zhang Zongwen, Biodiversity International
1:40-2:00	GGBN’s Support of Member Compliance on ABS - Pdf
Katie Barker, Smithsonian Institution, GGBN Secretariat and Global Genome Initiative
2:00-2:20	Questions and Answers, Discussion

2:20-2:35	Coffee Break