GGBN Conference 2018/Workshops

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May 25, 2018

"Workshop ABS & Nagoya protocol"

Time: May 25 15:30 - 17:30

Venue: tbd

Fee: free for conference participants


This workshop will address the need for GGBN collections to track information on use of genetic material and lead to discussion on what could be considered as best practice for tracking information on use of genetic material.

15:30-15:40 Meri Ciacci, European Commission: Importance of Tracing Information on the Use of Genetic Material

15:45-Current and/or Desired Workflows for Tracking Information on Use of Genetic Material

Katie Barker, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Breda Zimkus, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

Maryls Houck, San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research

Kim Labuschagne, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa (tentative)

Tim Fulcher, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (tentative)

Kate Davis, Botanic Gardens Conservation International

Philippe Desmeth, Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms

Manuela da Silva, FIOCRUZ (tentative)

Gabi Droege, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin/GGBN

16:15/16:30-17:30 Open Discussion (What could be considered as best practice for tracking information on use of genetic material?)

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