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=06. June 2016 - GBIF & GGBN survey on DNA and biodiversity=
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=11 July 2022 GGBN-GGI 2022 Award Program Results=
  
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) are seeking expert opinions on how to link morphological and molecular biodiversity data, i.e. physical specimens, derived DNA, sequences, observations and other evidence of species' presence and abundance in space and time. This survey targets data users and providers of specimen and sequence information.
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We are happy to announce the results of the GGBN-GGI 2022 Awards Program. A total of four highly competitive proposals representing institutions across four countries were received and ranked by a peer review committee representative of GGBN membership. The panel ranked the proposals on the following metrics: complementarity to existing collections on GGBN; the size, scope, and quality of the collection; the genomic novelty of the collection; adherence to GGBN best practices; the efficiency or cost-effectiveness of the proposal; contribution to the GGBN community; and the timeline for completion. Priority consideration was given to proposals that represent institutions and collections 1) from the global south, 2) from countries with a low or middle-income (based on the latest WESP Economy by per capita GNI), and 3) that strategically address high-level taxonomic gaps in the GGBN Data Portal. The total funding requested was over 60,000 USD, just over 40,000 USD was awarded. Awardees will be contributing over 14,000 new genetic samples to the GGBN data portal by September 2024.
 
We know your time is extremely valuable, this survey should take about 25 minutes. We are particularly eager to receive early responses from those who are able to complete the survey by 15 June 2016, as we plan to report on preliminary results during workshop 9 of the SPNHC/GGBN conference, Documentation of environmental samples and eDNA on 20 June 2016.
 
 
To take the survey, please follow this link, or copy the URL into your browser:
 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N2GC2KR
 
 
We encourage you to share the survey with your contacts and networks, especially with users and holders of molecular biodiversity data. The survey will run until 15 September 2016, and the final results will be reported at TDWG 2016 Conference in Costa Rica. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Dmitry Schigel, dschigel@gbif.org. Thanks in advance for your help.
 
 
 
 
 
=06. June 2016 - Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic makes its genomic collections available via GGBN=
 
 
 
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The Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (joined GGBN in 2015), has now made part of its genomic collection accessible via the Global Genome Biodiversity Network’s Data Portal as well! At this moment, there are 505 vertebrate tissue samples available, from fish to mammals, but the collection includes more than 5000 samples and is rapidly growing. The biobank is focused mainly on central European vertebrate fauna and the major strengths are presently collections of bats and small mammals.
 
 
 
=31. May 2016 - Natural History Museum of Denmark makes its genomic collections available via GGBN=
 
 
 
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The Natural History Museum of Denmark has now made part – almost exclusively flowering plants – of its genomic collection of DNA and tissue accessible via the Global Genome Biodiversity Network’s Data Portal! The Natural History Museum of Denmark will gradually make its entire collection available, though this is a time-consuming process. The major strength of the museum’s genomic collection is the bird collection which includes 35.000+ entries! 
 
 
 
=25. May 2016 - GGBN Conference: Full Program Now Available =
 
 
 
The full GGBN 2016 Conference program is now available at: https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/schedConf/program.  Poster abstracts will continue to be accepted until 6 June and conference registration will remain open until 15 June.  Information on parallel Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections sessions can be found on the SPNHC website at: http://www.spnhc2016.berlin/page05.html. Please do not hesitate to contact the conference team if you have any questions (conference@ggbn.org). 
 
 
 
We look forward to seeing you in Berlin!
 
 
 
 
 
=08. April 2016 - GGBN conference: Abstract submission deadline extended until 17th April 2016=
 
 
 
The abstract submission deadline is extended until 17th April 2016 midnight Central European Time. Individual sessions might be closed earlier. In any case poster submissions will still be possible. Please don't hesitate to contact the conference team if you have any questions (conference@ggbn.org). We are looking forward to your final submissions and to see you in Berlin.
 
 
 
=04. April 2016 - GGBN March 2016 Newsletter Released =
 
 
 
The GGBN March 2016 Newsletter is now available for download at: https://160.45.63.11/share/s/SWcX3WbXQlyye_vOARJjWQ
 
 
 
=29. March 2016 - Carnegie Museum of Natural History joins GGBN =
 
 
 
[[File:CMNH_Logo.png|center|300px]]
 
 
 
We are pleased to announce that the Carnegie Museum of Natural History has joined GGBN as our 41st member. Collections represent 1223 species of amphibians and 2467 species of reptiles. For more information on the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, please see
 
http://www.carnegiemnh.org/
 
 
 
=15. March 2016 - GGBN 2016 conference Berlin: deadline for early bird registration extended to April 1 =
 
 
 
The deadline for the early bird registration to the 2016 GGBN Conference and the 31. Annual Meeting of SPNHC will be extended to April 1, 2016. Both conferences are hosted by the Museum für Naturkunde and the Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin and will be held in parallel in the andel's Hotel. The deadline is also extended for abstract submission. So please submit your registration at https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/schedConf/registration until April 1 (midnight, Central European Time)
 
 
 
 
 
=15. March 2016 - Call for expressions of interest to host the GGBN 2018 conference=
 
 
 
Expressions of interest to host the next GGBN conference in 2018 are now being accepted. For those interested, please submit a 2-3 page proposal to Katie Barker (barkerk@si.edu) by Wednesday June 8th outlining your institution’s motivation, budget strategy, and conference hosting options. Please note that the online registration system used for this year’s conference will be available to the hosts of our next conference, along with technical support from GGBN’s technical office and administrative support from GGBN’s secretariat office.  Selected applicants will be asked to give a short overview presentation during the business meeting at the GGBN 2016 Conference in Berlin.  
 
 
 
 
 
=09. March 2016 - Collections Associate Position Opening=
 
  
Full posting and application link:
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GGBN-GGI 2022 Awardees include:
https://neu.peopleadmin.com/postings/40740
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[https://wiki.ggbn.org/ggbn/Global_Genome_Biodiversity_Network-Global_Genome_Initiative_Awards_Program#Institution:_Kostrzyca_Forest_Gene_Bank Kostrzyca Forest Gene Bank]
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[https://wiki.ggbn.org/ggbn/Global_Genome_Biodiversity_Network-Global_Genome_Initiative_Awards_Program#Institution:_Oswaldo_Cruz_Foundation Oswaldo Cruz Foundation]
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[https://wiki.ggbn.org/ggbn/Global_Genome_Biodiversity_Network-Global_Genome_Initiative_Awards_Program#Institution:_University_of_Wyoming_Museum_of_Vertebrates University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates]
  
Position Title: Collections Associate
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Congratulations everyone!
Location: Northeastern University Marine Science Center at Nahant, MA
 
  
Responsibilities
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=16 May 2022 GGBN 2023 Conference: October 17-20=
The Collections Associate will support the scientific, communications, and organizational functions of the Ocean Genome Legacy non-profit biorepository of marine DNA and tissue samples. The responsibilities will entail approximately 50% sample processing and laboratory procedures / 50% collections-related communications and collaborator outreach. We anticipate that this position will provide a range of experiences in the research and communication of science to advance the career of a recent science graduate with an interest in marine biology and/or genomics.
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The GGBN 2023 Conference hosted by the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes/Mexico will take place from Tuesday October 17th-Friday October 20th. Please save the date.
  
Qualifications
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Education:
 
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a biological science with strong experience in molecular biology
 
Required Experience/Skills:
 
• Proficiency in DNA extraction, PCR, DNA quantification, data interpretation, sterile technique, and general molecular biology skills
 
• Strong note-taking skills, focus, and attention to detail
 
• Strong customer service and communication skills
 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
 
• Comfortable using or learning to work with databases and database software
 
• Reliable transportation to Nahant, which has only limited access to public transportation
 
Useful Skills:
 
• Knowledge of marine science, field collection, taxonomy, and/or systematics
 
• Familiarity with FileMaker, Geneious, Mega 6.0, Barcode of Life Database, GenBank, and/or other online resources
 
  
=08. March 2016 - GGBN 2016 Early Conference Registration closes 12am March 16th=
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=15 April 2022 Steinhardt Museum of Natural History makes tissues discoverable through GGBN=
  
The deadline for early registration and abstract submission is open until 15th March 2016. Please check https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/index for information on the GGBN 2016 conference program, field trips, social events, accommodation, registration and abstract submission.
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We are happy to announce the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv has made 10,086 tissue samples discoverable through the [https://www.ggbn.org/ggbn_portal/search/result?institution=SMNH%2C+Tel+Aviv-Yafo GGBN data portal], including 669 genera, 76 of which are new to GGBN. The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History houses the largest, most important collection of East Mediterranean vertebrates (marine and fresh water, desert and Mediterranean vegetation) in the world. It contains thousands of tissue samples of taxa: from geographic variants to species and higher taxa not represented anywhere else.  
  
Abstracts can be submitted online at https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/schedConf/cfp through March 16th.
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[[File:NM LOGO.png|250px|center]]
  
Early Conference Registration is available at https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/schedConf/registration through March 16th.
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=12 April 2022 GGBN Newsletter=
  
Accommodation information is now available at https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/schedConf/accommodation.
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The GGBN 2022 Newsletter has just been released and is available through the GGBN Document Library
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[https://wiki.ggbn.org/ggbn/Newsletters 2022 Newsletter]
  
We look forward to seeing you in June.  
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=07 March 2022 GGBN-GGI Awards Call=
  
=26. January 2016 - 'Life in Data' ESBB/GGBN paper published on Biobanking and Biopreservation=
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[[File:Ggbn-ggi-awards-program_600x300.jpg|300px|center]] We are happy to announce the 2022 GGBN-GGI Awards Program. The program provides funding for projects that support the discoverability of new genetic collections through the Global Genome Biodiversity Network's Data Portal. The proposal review committee will consider requests for up to 20,000 USD with clearly articulated budget justifications. Priority consideration will be given to proposals that represent institutions and collections 1) from the global south, 2) from countries with a low or middle-income (based on the latest WESP Economy by per capita GNI), and 3) that strategically address high-level taxonomic gaps in the GGBN Data Portal. It is mandatory that all data from funded projects are made available online on the GGBN Portal before 1 September 2024. The submission deadline for 2022 proposals is Monday May 23, 2022.
  
Article Source: [http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/bio.2015.0061 Life in Data – Outcome of A Multi-Disciplinary, Interactive Biobanking Conference Session on Sample Data]
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For more information, please visit our [https://wiki.ggbn.org/ggbn/Global_Genome_Biodiversity_Network-Global_Genome_Initiative_Awards_Programawards information page].
  
Nussbeck, S., Rabone, M., Benson, E.E., Droege, G., Mackenzie-Dodds, J., Lawlor, R.T. (2016): 'Life in Data' – Outcome of A Multi-Disciplinary, Interactive Biobanking Conference Session on Sample Data. Biopreservation and Biobanking 14 (1).
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=07 February 2022 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is seeking an independent contractor=
  
The Enviro-Bio and ESBBperanto Working Groups of the ESBB co-organized an interactive session at the 2013 conference (Verona, Italy), presenting data associated with biobanking pro-cesses, using examples from across different fields.
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The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is seeking an independent contractor to provide administrative and project management support to the Global Genome Biodiversity Network General Secretariat Office for all GGBN activities.  The contract period is for 12 months with options to extend.  
  
=18. December 2015 - New GGBN Data Portal released today!=
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Qualified individuals are invited to review the attached Request for Quotes (RFQ) and Statement of Work (SOW) for specifics. Details on what to include in the quote package and how to submit it are available in the RFQ. Interested parties should contact Katie Barker (barkerk@si.edu) for a copy of the RFQ and SOW.  
We are happy to announce that the new GGBN Platform and Data Portal, including new requirements, features, and corporate design, has been launched today at http://www.ggbn.org.  The portal allows GGBN member institutions to publish information on their tissue and DNA holdings through a shared data portal.  Based on the DNA Bank Network’s data portal, the new GGBN infrastructure has been extended to support DarwinCore-Archive in addition to ABCD. To do so GGBN has created the [http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/GGBN_Data_Standard GGBN Data Standard] that can now be used as extensions with DarwinCore-Archive and ABCD).  This new infrastructure, and its associated testing over the past year, has resulted in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History to increase its GGBN online collections from 8K samples in February 2015 to more than 27K samples. As a result of this and other tests of the DarwinCore-Archive, ABCD and GGBN Data Standard, the DNA Bank Network is now fully merged with GGBN. The virtual platform of GGBN is hosted and maintained by the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin. This work was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as well as SYNTHESYS. Further information about the GGBN infrastructure can be found [[Data_Portal_Architecture | here]].
 
 
 
New features of the data portal include:
 
*user settings to subscribe to search results, including download options,
 
*search and order DNA and tissue samples across all online GGBN partner collections, see http://data.ggbn.org/ggbn_portal/search/index
 
*find statistics on all 12 of the 40 GGBN member collections currently online, see http://data.ggbn.org/ggbn_portal/stats/index
 
*see records of certain taxa in other biodiversity portals and loaning details, e.g. http://www.ggbn.org/ggbn_portal/search/record?unitID=AB4OE14&collectioncode=Fishes&institutioncode=USNM
 
*implementation of the latest GGBN Data Standard for tissues and DNA, see http://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/GGBN_Data_Standard (this standard will be submitted to the Biodiversity Information Standards Working Group in January with the goal of being ratified as an official TDWG standard) and
 
*integration of the GBIF checklist bank web service as well as the Prokaryotic Nomenclature up-to-date web service (PNU) to feed the GGBN taxonomic backbone.
 
 
 
The updated website also includes information about i) current [http://data.ggbn.org/ggbn_portal/members/index GGBN members], including contact information for each repository; ii) GGBN membership, including GGBN’s [[Governance | governance model]] and draft [[Terms_of_reference | terms of reference]], to be reviewed by the GGBN General Assembly in June 2016, during our 2nd GGBN Conference, and iii) a [https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/index GGBN 2016 Conference information and registration page]. 
 
 
 
<div id="wikinote">
 
'''Mailing List'''
 
 
 
Finally, GGBN will share news and important information via the webpage and via its new mailing list.  To post a message to all list members, e-mails can be sent to '''ggbn-info@lists.fu.berlin.de'''. To subscribe or unsubscribe to the GGBN mailing list, please go to https://lists.fu-berlin.de/listinfo/ggbn-info.
 
 
 
'''For updated contact information on GGBN, please visit [[Contact_Us | our contact page]].'''</div>
 
 
   
 
   
Guidance on making tissue and DNA collections discoverable through the GGBN data portal, in addition to our online technical requirements, will follow in 2016, in addition to a prototype for the GGBN document library.
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Responses are due Monday, February 28th, 8am EST. Applicants should register as a federal contractor in the System for Award Management (SAM) concurrently to responding to the RFQ.
  
=15. December 2015 - National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea joins GGBN=
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Please forward this announcement to any qualified candidates who might be interested. Feel free to contact me if there are any questions.
  
[[File:MABIK logo.jpg|center|500px]]
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=31 January 2022 United States National Science Foundation (NSF) Antarctic Biorepository Workshop (Feb 2-4)=
  
We are pleased to announce that the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea has joined GGBN as our 40th member. For more information on MABIK, please see http://www.mabik.re.kr/en/main.do
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The upcoming virtual United States National Science Foundation (NSF) Antarctic Biorepository Workshop (Feb 2-4) will include a variety of biologists and curators, including those from several GGBN member institutions, to discuss the development of a biorepository for Antarctic biological specimens! This 3-day workshop, led by co-chairs Dr. Elizabeth Crockett and co-chair Dr. Kristen O'Brian (Institute of Arctic Biology & Department of Biology and Wildlife University of Alaska, Fairbanks), aims to assess the current state of Antarctic collections, evaluate strategies for maximizing specimen visibility/accessibility, and address the need and scope for a biorepository of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic biological specimens. The agenda & more info can be found on the [https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/antarcticbiorepository/home workshop website].
  
=14. December 2015 - GGBN 2016 Conference in Berlin-registration now open!=
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=19 January 2022 PNAS Special Feature on Earth Biogenome Project Published=
  
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The PNAS special feature on the Earth Biogenome Project is now online, see: https://www.pnas.org/cc/the-earth-biogenome-project. GGBN is an EBP partner, co-authoring several publications as part of this special feature.
  
The Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum and the Museum für Naturkunde are honored to be hosting the 2nd International Conference on Biodiversity Biobanking of the Global Genome Biodiversity Network in '''Berlin''' from '''June, 21 to June, 24, 2016'''. The conference sessions will be held at the andel’s Hotel Berlin Landsberger Allee. The meeting will take place in parallel with the '''31st Annual Meeting for the Society of the Preservation of Natural History Collections''' (SPNHC): http://www.spnhc2016.berlin/
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=19 October 2021 Slides available for MOBILISE workshop on a data standard for loans and permits=
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The '''registration''' for the GGBN conference is now open. Please check '''https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/index''' for information on the conference program, field trips, social events, accommodation, registration and abstract submission.
 
 
   
 
   
The conference theme is '''“Meeting the Challenge: How to Preserve a Cross-Section of the Tree of Life”'''. We are working on an exciting program and welcome your contribution to this or other topics.
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100 people from more than 20 countries participated in the MOBILISE workshop on a data standard for loans and permits on 29th/30th September 2021! Attendees represented all major disciplines housed in a Natural History Museum (biology, anthropology, mineralogy, palaeontology) as well as technical infrastructures. On the first day presentations from all disciplines provided an overview about the current status of managing permits and loans. On the second day four breakout sessions worked on the topic in detail. We are confident that we made good progress in understanding and addressing the challenges of meeting legal and ethical requirements connected to our information management. Presentations have been made available through the GGBN Document Library. Links to slides have been added to the Agenda doc and can be accessed without an account: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_zpvMb8za9jeG4GbHGsrAKRSLGYqXGazWLh_oggwBOE/edit#heading=h.n8be552nw75y  A workshop report will be published in the RIO journal and will be available in early 2022. As a next step a smaller group will write a charter for a new Task Group under TDWG to develop the new data standard. More information will follow as soon as the new Task Group has been approved by TDWG.
  
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=05 October 2021 The Huntington Joins GGBN=
'''Session topics''' will include:  
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We are happy to announce that [https://www.huntington.org/gardens The Huntington] has joined GGBN.  The biobank collection includes 1651 DNA and tissue samples represent 172 plant species. Tissue samples are stored in silica Gel at room temperature or -80 deg C and DNA is stored in TE buffer at -80 degrees C.
*Concerted collecting and sampling strategies to preserve the Tree of Life
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[[File:HTG_logo.jpg|300px|center]]
*Sampling the lost world in Natural History collections
 
*Assessing ex situ conservation across time, technology, and the uncertainty of the future
 
 
  
'''Abstracts''' can be submitted online at '''https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/schedConf/registration'''
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=05 October 2021 Royal Botanic Garden Jordan Joins GGBN=
All abstracts of accepted presentations will be published in the conference book. This conference book will be provided to all participants during check-in and will be published online after the conference.
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We are happy to announce that the [http://royalbotanicgarden.org/page/welcome-royal-botanic-garden-jordan Royal Botanic Garden Jordan] has joined GGBN.  The collection includes 2500 DNA samples and 1219 seed samples representing 430 species of plants. Samples are stored in silica, and a cold room at 1-4C. 
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=16 August 2021 MOBILISE Workshop on a Data Standard for Loans and Permits: 29/30 September=
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We are happy to announce this year’s MOBILISE workshop on a data standard for loans and permits.
  
'''Working sessions and interest group meetings will be held on'''
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It will take place virtually on 29./30. September 2021, 3-6pm UTC (5-8pm CEST) on both days.
*GGBN Task Force meetings
 
*Best Practices for data and collections management
 
*Linking GGBN with other Global Strategic Collecting Efforts
 
*Knowledge exchange beyond genomic samples: biodiversity biobanks for veterinary, agriculture, culture collections and natural history collection
 
*Access and Benefit Sharing after Nagoya
 
  
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Background: Making legal information that is associated with specimens or data traceable in digital resources is an important goal of many initiatives. It facilitates the compliance with the Nagoya protocol in collections and collection infrastructures. In close collaboration with SYNTHESYS+ NA3 (work package on molecular standards and processes) we discussed that the goal is best addressed by making legal information part of the data structure and by developing a data standard for loans and permits.
  
Finally, there will be many opportunities to network through our '''social events''' and '''field trips''', from the Icebreaker at the Museum für Naturkunde to a Banquet and Dancing at the wonderful Botanic Garden.
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Goals of the workshop: In the workshop we would like to find out what a data standard for loans and permits should consider. A start has been made for GGBN and the DNA and tissue collections, and the goal is to extend the standard to other types of natural science collections. We will therefore invite representatives of different disciplines and infrastructures within the natural sciences.
 
Check for more on '''https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/index''' and stay tuned!
 
 
We are looking forward to seeing you in Berlin for GGBN 2016!
 
  
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The workshop will be divided into a more general information session and into several parallel working sessions. More information will follow. Please contact Eva Haeffner via e.haeffner@bgbm.org until August, 31st 2021 if you or someone from your network are interested in participating.
  
=25. November 2015 - Royal Ontario Museum joins GGBN=
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=08 August 2021 GGBN-GGI Award Recipients=
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We are happy to announce the results of the GGBN-GGI 2021 Awards Program. A total of six highly competitive proposals representing institutions across five countries were received and ranked by a peer review committee representative of GGBN membership. The panel ranked the proposals on the following metrics: complementarity to existing collections on GGBN; the size, scope, and quality of the collection; the genomic novelty of the collection; adherence to GGBN best practices; the efficiency or cost-effectiveness of the proposal; contribution to the GGBN community; and the timeline for completion. Priority consideration was given to proposals that represent institutions and collections 1) from the global south, 2) from countries with a low or middle-income (based on the latest WESP Economy by per capita GNI), and 3) that strategically address high-level taxonomic gaps in the GGBN Data Portal. The total funding requested was over 118,000 USD, just over 56,000 USD was awarded. Awardees will be contributing over 9,000 new genetic samples to the GGBN data portal by September 2023.
  
[[File:Royal_Ontario_Museum_logo.png|center|500px]]
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GGBN-GGI 2021 Awardees include:
  
We are pleased to announce that the Royal Ontario Museum has joined GGBN as our 39th member.  For more information on the Royal Ontario Museum, please see http://www.rom.on.ca/en#/gallery/recent
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*Instituto de investigación de recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt/Colombia
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*National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro/Brazil
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*Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, DNA Bank (ADNUAA)/Mexico
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*Universidad Nacional de Colombia/Colombia
  
=11. November 2015 - Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden joins GGBN=
 
  
[[File:Jardin_Botanico_(RJ)_logo.png|center|200px]]
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The titles and abstracts of these proposals can be found on the GGBN awards program page, along with general award program information.
  
We are pleased to announce that the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden has joined GGBN as our 38th member.  For more information on the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, please see http://www.jbrj.gov.br/
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Congratulations everyone!
  
=06. November 2015 - B-HIT paper published on PLOS ONE=
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=02 August 2021 GGBN Conference in China Postponed until 2025=
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Due to the continued disruptions to travel associated with Covid-19, GGBN will be postponing its conference in China, hosted by the China National GeneBank, until 2025. As a result, our next conference will be in Mexico, hosted by the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes in 2023.
  
Article Source: [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0142240 B-HIT - A Tool for Harvesting and Indexing Biodiversity Data]
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=6 July 2021 Atlanta Botanical Garden joins GGBN=
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[[File:ABG_logo_600x300.png|300px|center]] We are happy to announce that [https://atlantabg.org/ Atlanta Botanical Garden] has joined GGBN from the United States. ABG's collection includes DNA and tissue samples from over 750 plant species.
  
Kelbert P, Droege G, Barker K, Braak K, Cawsey EM, et al. (2015) B-HIT - A Tool for Harvesting and Indexing Biodiversity Data. PLoS ONE 10(11): e0142240.
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=4 June 2021 GGBN Governance Documents Available in Spanish=
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[[File:Spanish_language_docs_600x300.png|300px|center]] We are delighted to announce the Spanish translation of GGBN's [https://library.ggbn.org/share/s/RT6SrwtdRFGQM5G5HofETw Memorandum of Understanding] and [https://library.ggbn.org/share/s/1yb7d1_3QD6PNNgG6Ek_Eg Terms of Reference]. These translated governance documents are designed to be helpful tools for both prospective and existing Spanish-speaking GGBN Members. These resources can be found in the Membership Documents section of [https://wiki.ggbn.org/ggbn/Membership GGBN's Membership page].
  
<div id="wikinote">The Berlin Harvesting and Indexing Toolkit (B-HIT) is the new harvester for the GGBN Data Portal. More information can be found at our [[Data_Portal_Architecture | Portal Architecture page]] and in the [http://wiki.bgbm.org/bhit B-HIT wiki].</div>
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=28 May 2021 Inala Jurassic Garden joins GGBN=
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[[File:IJG_logo_600x300.png|300px|center]] We are happy to announce that [https://jurassicgarden.com.au/ Inala Jurassic Garden] has joined GGBN from Tasmania, Australia. IJG's collection includes DNA and tissue samples from over 100 species.
  
=29. September 2015 - Meetings: ESBB 2015=
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=28 May 2021 Core Facility Botanical Garden, University of Vienna joins GGBN=
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[[File:GGBN_logo_600x300.png|300px|center]] We are happy to announce that the [https://botanischergarten.univie.ac.at/ Core Facility Botanical Garden, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna] has joined GGBN. UNIVIE's collection represents 12,500 living plant species and 1.5 million herbarium vouchers.
  
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=26 May 2021 GGBN Virtual Symposium "Operating a Biobank During a Pandemic"=
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[[File:Coronavirus_open_access.jpg|300px|center]] The Global Genome Biodiversity Network is pleased to announce a short virtual symposium, to be held on June 9th starting at 7am US Pacific, 10am US Eastern and 4pm Central European Summer Time. The theme of the meeting is "Operating a Biobank During a Pandemic: Facing Challenges During a Period of Heightened Relevance." The meeting is intended for the GGBN community to discuss the challenges, adaptations, and opportunities related to operating a biobank during a pandemic. For the full program with abstracts please visit the [https://wiki.ggbn.org/ggbn/GGBN_Symposium:_Operating_a_Biobank_During_a_Pandemic,_Facing_Challenges_During_a_Period_of_Heightened_Relevance symposium page].
  
GGBN members will be participating in the ESBB 2015 Conference, September 29 - October 2.
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After your registration has been approved, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions to enable you to join the Zoom meeting.
  
=28. September 2015 - Meetings: TDWG 2015=
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=4 May 2021 Tooro Botanical Gardens joins GGBN=
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[[File:TBG_logo_600x300.jpg|300px|center]] We are happy to announce that the [http://tbguganda.org/ Tooro Botanical Gardens] has joined GGBN as the first GGBN Member from Uganda. TBG's collection includes over 450 DNA, tissue, and environmental samples of plants, representing 50 species.
  
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=13 April 2021 GGBN Annual Newsletter now available=
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[[File:GGBN2021Newsletter_600x300.jpg|300px|center]]GGBN's annual newsletter is now available here: https://wiki.ggbn.org/ggbn/Newsletters
  
GGBN members will be participating in the TDWG 2015 Conference, September 28 - October 1.
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=29 March 2021 Universidad Nacional de Colombia joins GGBN=
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[[File:UNAL_logo_600x300.png|300px|center]] We are happy to announce that the [https://unal.edu.co/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia / National University of Colombia] has joined GGBN. UNAL's collection includes over 2000 tissue and DNA samples of microorganisms and vertebrates, representing 290 species.
  
http://www.tdwg.org/2015-conference/
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=29 March 2021 Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute joins GGBN=
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[[File:JNTBGRI_logo_600x300.png|300px|center]] We are happy to announce that the [https://jntbgri.res.in/ Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute] has joined GGBN as our first member from India. JNTBGRI plans to make discoverable 100 plant tissue samples.
  
=01. September 2015 - Charles University in Prague makes genomic collections discoverable=
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=22 March 2021 GGBN-GGI Awards Call for Proposals=
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[[File:Ggbn-ggi-awards-program_600x300.jpg|300px|center]] We are happy to announce the [https://wiki.ggbn.org/ggbn/Global_Genome_Biodiversity_Network-Global_Genome_Initiative_Awards_Program 2021 GGBN-GGI Awards Program]. The program provides funding for projects that support the discoverability of new genetic collections through the Global Genome Biodiversity Network's Data Portal. The proposal review committee will consider requests for up to 20,000 USD with clearly articulated budget justifications. This year priority consideration will be given to proposals that represent institutions and collections 1) from the global south, 2) from countries with a low or middle-income (based on the [https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/WESP2020_FullReport.pdf latest WESP Economy by per capita GNI]), and 3) that strategically address high-level taxonomic gaps in the GGBN Data Portal. It is mandatory that all data from funded projects are made available online on the GGBN Portal before 1 September 2023. The submission deadline for 2021 proposals is April 30, 2021.
  
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=29 January 2021 Northwestern University Ecological Park & Botanic Gardens joins GGBN=
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[[File:NUEBG_logo_300x600.jpg‎|300px|center]] We are happy to announce that the [https://www.nwu.edu.ph/nuebg Northwestern University Ecological Park & Botanic Gardens] has joined GGBN as our first member from the Philippines. NUEBG's collection includes over 2000 tissue samples representing over 2300 plant species.
  
We are pleased to announce that the Charles University in Prague has recently made 1,027 tissue samples discoverable for research through the GGBN Data Portal, making it the 12th GGBN member to make its collections information available online. For more information on these collections, please see: http://data.ggbn.org/ggbn_new/stats/details?registry=CUni%2C+Prague.  For more information about the Charles University in Prague, please see: http://www.cuni.cz/UKENG-1.html
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=6 January 2021 Mientrung Institute for Scientific Research joins GGBN=
  
=20. August 2015 - Museum of Southwestern Biology joins GGBN=
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[[File:MISR_logo_600x300.jpg|300px|center]] We are happy to announce that the [https://vast.gov.vn/web/vietnam-academy-of-science-and-technology/tin-chi-tiet/-/chi-tiet/mientrung-institute-for-scientific-research-misr--8960-875.html Mientrung Institute for Scientific Research (MISR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)] has joined GGBN as our latest member from Viet Nam. MISR's collections include DNA samples of plants and microorganisms.
  
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=10 December 2020 GGBN Conference postponed until March 2022=
  
We are pleased to announce that the Museum of Southwestern Biology has joined GGBN as our 37th member. Collections represent more than 460,000 tissue samples, DNA and RNA extractions, embryos and whole organisms. More than 3,000 species are represented, including mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles and endo- and ectoparasites. For more information on the Museum of Southwestern Biology, please visit https://msb.unm.edu/less
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Due to the continuation of the coronavirus pandemic in China and globally, the GGBN Executive Committee has agreed with the China National GeneBank to postpone the [https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2022/ GGBN 2020 Conference in Shenzhen, China] until March 21-25, 2022.
 
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=18. August 2015 - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh joins GGBN=
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In early 2021 GGBN will have a series of small focused online working group meetings with GGBN members and partners. We look forward to meeting in person in Shenzhen in March of 2022. The GGBN Conference originally planned for 2022 will now take place in early November 2023 in Aguascalientes, Mexico, hosted by [https://www.uaa.mx/portal/ Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes].
 
 
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We are pleased to announce that the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has joined GGBN as our 36th member. Collections represent 10,000 tissue (silica gel preserved leaf material) and 5,000 DNA samples representing about 7,000 species. For more information on the RBGE, please visit http://www.rbge.org.uk/less
 
 
 
=10. August 2015 - Institute of Vertebrate Biology, The Czech Academy of Sciences joins GGBN=
 
 
 
[[File:UBO-logo-angl-color.gif|center|500px]]
 
 
 
We are pleased to announce that the Institute of Vertebrate Biology, The Czech Academy of Sciences has joined GGBN as our 35th member. Collections represent hundreds of thousands of DNAs and tissues representing about 50 species. For more information see [http://www.ivb.cz/index_en.html#/ Institute of Vertebrate Biology].
 
 
 
=28. July 2015 - Launch beta-version new GGBN Data Portal=
 
 
 
We are happy to inform you, that the beta-version of the new GGBN Data Portal has been launched today at http://data.ggbn.org/ggbn_new. The start page will serve as the new entry point for http://www.ggbn.org. http://www.ggbn.org
 
 
 
 
 
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This work is part of a running DFG project at BGBM on expanding the existing DNA Bank Network infrastructure into GGBN. We have implemented the new GGBN Data Standard within Darwin Core and ABCD and use a new harvester tool. This harvester (HIT) was developed by GBIF and has been extended by several features within another project at BGBM and can now also be used for GGBN purposes. Therefore we now can handle DarwinCore-Archives in addition to ABCD. Smithsonian and BGBM did the test mappings with DwC-A .
 
 
 
The next release information is planned for October 2015.
 
 
 
=15. July 2015 - Royal Museum for Central Africa joins GGBN=
 
 
 
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We are pleased to announce that the Royal Museum of Central Africa (RMCA) has joined GGBN as our 34th member. Collections include c. 6700 DNA and 56.000 tissue samples representing 3600 species. For more information about Royal Museum for Central Africa, please visit http://www.africamuseum.be/home
 
 
 
=16. June 2015 - Meetings: 2016 GGBN Conference=
 
 
 
Please join us for the 2016 GGBN International Conference on Biodiversity Biobanking, to be held at the andel’s Hotel from 21-24 June in Berlin, Germany.  The theme for this program will be Meeting the Challenge: How to Preserve a Cross-Section of the Tree of Life. Please see our Conference Flyer attached for your reference.
 
 
 
For more information, please visit our new meeting webpage at: http://meetings.ggbn.org/site/ggbn2016
 
 
 
The Conference Committee welcomes your ideas for sessions and speakers.  Suggestions for sessions and speakers can be submitted to ggbn@si.edu through July 14th 2015.
 
 
 
We look forward to seeing you next year in Berlin!
 
 
 
=06. June 2015 - GGBN Access and Benefit Sharing Guidance=
 
 
 
GGBN creates a practical guide for Access and Benefit-Sharing, the GGBN Code of Conduct, along with additional guidance on Best Practice and Material Transfer Agreement templates for GGBN member use.
 
 
 
Download the GGBN [https://160.45.63.11/share/s/UM5JietQR9aevtYDymHbjw Code of Conduct], [https://160.45.63.11/share/s/546zVMjjQTKnv44IqXvkGQ Best Practice] and [https://160.45.63.11/share/s/AeJP2ZiDR3ShS9a7qZwmyA Material Transfer Agreement templates]  from our document library.
 
 
 
=03. June 2015 - Belgian Coordinated Collections of Micro-organisms joins GGBN=
 
 
 
 
 
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We are pleased to announce that the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Micro-organisms (BCCM) has joined GGBN as an observer member. The BCCM collections hold together about 9.900 species (64.000 strains). DNA of these strains can be prepared on request. In addition 3.400 DNA samples representing about 760 microbial species are readily available. For more information about the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Micro-organisms (BCCM), please visit: http://bccm.belspo.be/
 
 
 
=15. May 2015 - Meetings: SPNHC 2015=
 
 
 
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GGBN members will be participating in the SPNHC 2015 Conference, May 19-23.
 
 
 
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/spnhc2015/home/
 
 
 
=05. May 2015 - Swedish Museum of Natural History joins GGBN=
 
  
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We are pleased to announce that the Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM) has joined GGBN as an observer member. Collections represent several thousand species with approximately 10,000 DNA and 300,000 tissue samples. For more information about the Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM), please visit: http://www.nrm.se/english.16_en.html
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=3 December 2020 Hungarian Natural History Museum makes collections discoverable=
  
=31. April 2015 - Meetings: ISBER 2015=
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We are happy to announce the [http://www.nhmus.hu/en/content/introduction Hungarian Natural History Museum] has made [http://data.ggbn.org/ggbn_portal/search/result?institution=HNHM%2C+Budapest 11,400 samples discoverable to GGBN’s Data Portal]. These samples add ca. 40 new fungi, animal and plant families and 250 new genera of primarily endemic taxa from the Pannonian Biogeographical Region, as well as rare taxa collected in the Balkan Peninsula, Anatolia, South-East Asia, Africa and Central-America. Congratulations to the team at Hungarian Natural History Museum!
  
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GGBN members will be participating in the ISBER 2015 Conference, May 5-9 2015.
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=20 November 2020 Fiocruz makes protozoa collections discoverable=
  
http://www.isber.org/event/id/464123/ISBER-2015-Annual-Meeting--Exhibits---Phoenix.htm
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We are happy to announce that [https://portal.fiocruz.br/en Fiocruz] has made their [http://www.ggbn.org/ggbn_portal/search/result?institution=Fiocruz%2C+Rio+de+Janeiro protozoa collection] discoverable adding 12 genera and 33 species to GGBN's online collections.
  
=18. April 2015 - Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz joins GGBN=
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=30 October 2020 GGBN Data Portal User Survey: Please participate by December 1=
  
We are pleased to announce that the Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz (SMNG) has joined GGBN as our 30th member. Collections include 1860 DNA and 2200 tissue samples representing 249 species. For more information about Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, please visit http://www.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=5257
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[[File:Survey-icon-19203.png|300px|center]] GGBN is redesigning and upgrading the search functionality and display of the GGBN Data Portal, which was designed to serve as a single-stop search platform for researchers to locate genomic samples from biodiversity biobanks around the world.
  
=01. April 2015 - GGBN March 2015 Newsletter=
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We are asking for input from those that conduct non-human molecular research, to ensure that the redesign meets your needs. Please fill out and share [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J9G5ZXF this survey] by December 1.
  
The GGBN March 2015 newsletter has been released today by the GGBN Communications & Outreach Task Force.
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=6 October 2020 INVEMAR joins GGBN=
  
Task Force members and contributors to this newsletter include:
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[[File:INVEMAR_logo.png|300px|center]] We are happy to announce that the [http://www.invemar.org.co/en/web/guest/home Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras Jose Benito Vives de Andreis INVEMAR] has joined GGBN as our latest member from Colombia. INVEMAR's collections include tissue samples of vertebrates and marine invertebrates.
*Enrique Arbeláez Cortes, Alexander von Humboldt Institute/Colombia
 
*Katie Barker, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History/United States
 
*Carol Butler, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History/United States
 
*Dan Distel, Ocean Genome Legacy/United States
 
*Gabi Droege, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem/Germany
 
*Chris Lyal, Natural History Museum London/United Kingdom
 
*Kakha Nadiradze, Association for Farmers Rights Defense/Georgia
 
*Ole Seber, Natural History Museum Copenhagen/Denmark
 
*Eva-Maria Sehr, Austrian Institute of Technology/Austria
 
*Charlotte Seid, Ocean Genome Legacy/United States
 
*Dustin Stonecipher, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History/United States
 
*Tina Tennessen, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History/United States
 
  
The newsletter is available at: http://ggbn.org/docs/GGBN_March2015_Newsletter_FINAL.pdf
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=6 October 2020 TDWG 2020 Genomic Biodiversity Interest Group Session now available=
  
=15. March 2015 - Denver Museum of Nature & Science joins GGBN=
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The TDWG 2020 session on environmental samples and associated standards is now available on YouTube. This working group session took place during the joint TDWG and Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) Biodiversity Genomics Working Group (aka GBWG). See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmrV6fQwyNQ&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1D_JJo1rQvP6YNWs4EKo8xAxQcKvcqkcem_3hzb2pu3_3dR14F4pZ55kk TDWG 2020: Genomic Biodiversity Interest Group - Working Session].
  
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=21 July 2020 BioCASe Provider Software "Hands On" Webinar now available=
  
We are pleased to announce that The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has joined GGBN as an associate member. Collections represent 326 bird and mammal species with approximately 1,000 DNA and 15,000 tissue samples. For more information about The Denver Museum of Nature & Science, please visit: http://www.dmns.org/
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The second DarwinCore Hour webinar on BioCASe provider software "Using BioCASe to provide data to GBIF and GGBN - hands on" is now available, along with the first BioCASe webinar "Using BioCASe to provide data to GBIF and GGBN - overview". See [https://wiki.ggbn.org/ggbn/Training_Tools GGBN's use cases and tutorials on data management and publishing].
  
 
=News Archive=
 
=News Archive=
  
 
Older news can be found in the GGBN [[News Archive]].
 
Older news can be found in the GGBN [[News Archive]].

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11 July 2022 GGBN-GGI 2022 Award Program Results

We are happy to announce the results of the GGBN-GGI 2022 Awards Program. A total of four highly competitive proposals representing institutions across four countries were received and ranked by a peer review committee representative of GGBN membership. The panel ranked the proposals on the following metrics: complementarity to existing collections on GGBN; the size, scope, and quality of the collection; the genomic novelty of the collection; adherence to GGBN best practices; the efficiency or cost-effectiveness of the proposal; contribution to the GGBN community; and the timeline for completion. Priority consideration was given to proposals that represent institutions and collections 1) from the global south, 2) from countries with a low or middle-income (based on the latest WESP Economy by per capita GNI), and 3) that strategically address high-level taxonomic gaps in the GGBN Data Portal. The total funding requested was over 60,000 USD, just over 40,000 USD was awarded. Awardees will be contributing over 14,000 new genetic samples to the GGBN data portal by September 2024.

GGBN-GGI 2022 Awardees include: Kostrzyca Forest Gene Bank Oswaldo Cruz Foundation University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates

Congratulations everyone!

16 May 2022 GGBN 2023 Conference: October 17-20

The GGBN 2023 Conference hosted by the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes/Mexico will take place from Tuesday October 17th-Friday October 20th. Please save the date.

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15 April 2022 Steinhardt Museum of Natural History makes tissues discoverable through GGBN

We are happy to announce the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv has made 10,086 tissue samples discoverable through the GGBN data portal, including 669 genera, 76 of which are new to GGBN. The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History houses the largest, most important collection of East Mediterranean vertebrates (marine and fresh water, desert and Mediterranean vegetation) in the world. It contains thousands of tissue samples of taxa: from geographic variants to species and higher taxa not represented anywhere else.

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12 April 2022 GGBN Newsletter

The GGBN 2022 Newsletter has just been released and is available through the GGBN Document Library 2022 Newsletter

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07 March 2022 GGBN-GGI Awards Call

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We are happy to announce the 2022 GGBN-GGI Awards Program. The program provides funding for projects that support the discoverability of new genetic collections through the Global Genome Biodiversity Network's Data Portal. The proposal review committee will consider requests for up to 20,000 USD with clearly articulated budget justifications. Priority consideration will be given to proposals that represent institutions and collections 1) from the global south, 2) from countries with a low or middle-income (based on the latest WESP Economy by per capita GNI), and 3) that strategically address high-level taxonomic gaps in the GGBN Data Portal. It is mandatory that all data from funded projects are made available online on the GGBN Portal before 1 September 2024. The submission deadline for 2022 proposals is Monday May 23, 2022.

For more information, please visit our information page.

07 February 2022 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is seeking an independent contractor

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is seeking an independent contractor to provide administrative and project management support to the Global Genome Biodiversity Network General Secretariat Office for all GGBN activities. The contract period is for 12 months with options to extend.

Qualified individuals are invited to review the attached Request for Quotes (RFQ) and Statement of Work (SOW) for specifics. Details on what to include in the quote package and how to submit it are available in the RFQ. Interested parties should contact Katie Barker (barkerk@si.edu) for a copy of the RFQ and SOW.

Responses are due Monday, February 28th, 8am EST. Applicants should register as a federal contractor in the System for Award Management (SAM) concurrently to responding to the RFQ.

Please forward this announcement to any qualified candidates who might be interested. Feel free to contact me if there are any questions.

31 January 2022 United States National Science Foundation (NSF) Antarctic Biorepository Workshop (Feb 2-4)

The upcoming virtual United States National Science Foundation (NSF) Antarctic Biorepository Workshop (Feb 2-4) will include a variety of biologists and curators, including those from several GGBN member institutions, to discuss the development of a biorepository for Antarctic biological specimens! This 3-day workshop, led by co-chairs Dr. Elizabeth Crockett and co-chair Dr. Kristen O'Brian (Institute of Arctic Biology & Department of Biology and Wildlife University of Alaska, Fairbanks), aims to assess the current state of Antarctic collections, evaluate strategies for maximizing specimen visibility/accessibility, and address the need and scope for a biorepository of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic biological specimens. The agenda & more info can be found on the workshop website.

19 January 2022 PNAS Special Feature on Earth Biogenome Project Published

The PNAS special feature on the Earth Biogenome Project is now online, see: https://www.pnas.org/cc/the-earth-biogenome-project. GGBN is an EBP partner, co-authoring several publications as part of this special feature.

19 October 2021 Slides available for MOBILISE workshop on a data standard for loans and permits

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100 people from more than 20 countries participated in the MOBILISE workshop on a data standard for loans and permits on 29th/30th September 2021! Attendees represented all major disciplines housed in a Natural History Museum (biology, anthropology, mineralogy, palaeontology) as well as technical infrastructures. On the first day presentations from all disciplines provided an overview about the current status of managing permits and loans. On the second day four breakout sessions worked on the topic in detail. We are confident that we made good progress in understanding and addressing the challenges of meeting legal and ethical requirements connected to our information management. Presentations have been made available through the GGBN Document Library. Links to slides have been added to the Agenda doc and can be accessed without an account: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_zpvMb8za9jeG4GbHGsrAKRSLGYqXGazWLh_oggwBOE/edit#heading=h.n8be552nw75y A workshop report will be published in the RIO journal and will be available in early 2022. As a next step a smaller group will write a charter for a new Task Group under TDWG to develop the new data standard. More information will follow as soon as the new Task Group has been approved by TDWG.

05 October 2021 The Huntington Joins GGBN

We are happy to announce that The Huntington has joined GGBN. The biobank collection includes 1651 DNA and tissue samples represent 172 plant species. Tissue samples are stored in silica Gel at room temperature or -80 deg C and DNA is stored in TE buffer at -80 degrees C.

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05 October 2021 Royal Botanic Garden Jordan Joins GGBN

We are happy to announce that the Royal Botanic Garden Jordan has joined GGBN. The collection includes 2500 DNA samples and 1219 seed samples representing 430 species of plants. Samples are stored in silica, and a cold room at 1-4C.

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16 August 2021 MOBILISE Workshop on a Data Standard for Loans and Permits: 29/30 September

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We are happy to announce this year’s MOBILISE workshop on a data standard for loans and permits.

It will take place virtually on 29./30. September 2021, 3-6pm UTC (5-8pm CEST) on both days.

Background: Making legal information that is associated with specimens or data traceable in digital resources is an important goal of many initiatives. It facilitates the compliance with the Nagoya protocol in collections and collection infrastructures. In close collaboration with SYNTHESYS+ NA3 (work package on molecular standards and processes) we discussed that the goal is best addressed by making legal information part of the data structure and by developing a data standard for loans and permits.

Goals of the workshop: In the workshop we would like to find out what a data standard for loans and permits should consider. A start has been made for GGBN and the DNA and tissue collections, and the goal is to extend the standard to other types of natural science collections. We will therefore invite representatives of different disciplines and infrastructures within the natural sciences.

The workshop will be divided into a more general information session and into several parallel working sessions. More information will follow. Please contact Eva Haeffner via e.haeffner@bgbm.org until August, 31st 2021 if you or someone from your network are interested in participating.

08 August 2021 GGBN-GGI Award Recipients

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We are happy to announce the results of the GGBN-GGI 2021 Awards Program. A total of six highly competitive proposals representing institutions across five countries were received and ranked by a peer review committee representative of GGBN membership. The panel ranked the proposals on the following metrics: complementarity to existing collections on GGBN; the size, scope, and quality of the collection; the genomic novelty of the collection; adherence to GGBN best practices; the efficiency or cost-effectiveness of the proposal; contribution to the GGBN community; and the timeline for completion. Priority consideration was given to proposals that represent institutions and collections 1) from the global south, 2) from countries with a low or middle-income (based on the latest WESP Economy by per capita GNI), and 3) that strategically address high-level taxonomic gaps in the GGBN Data Portal. The total funding requested was over 118,000 USD, just over 56,000 USD was awarded. Awardees will be contributing over 9,000 new genetic samples to the GGBN data portal by September 2023.

GGBN-GGI 2021 Awardees include:

  • Instituto de investigación de recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt/Colombia
  • National Museum, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro/Brazil
  • Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, DNA Bank (ADNUAA)/Mexico
  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia/Colombia


The titles and abstracts of these proposals can be found on the GGBN awards program page, along with general award program information.

Congratulations everyone!

02 August 2021 GGBN Conference in China Postponed until 2025

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Due to the continued disruptions to travel associated with Covid-19, GGBN will be postponing its conference in China, hosted by the China National GeneBank, until 2025. As a result, our next conference will be in Mexico, hosted by the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes in 2023.

6 July 2021 Atlanta Botanical Garden joins GGBN

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We are happy to announce that Atlanta Botanical Garden has joined GGBN from the United States. ABG's collection includes DNA and tissue samples from over 750 plant species.

4 June 2021 GGBN Governance Documents Available in Spanish

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We are delighted to announce the Spanish translation of GGBN's Memorandum of Understanding and Terms of Reference. These translated governance documents are designed to be helpful tools for both prospective and existing Spanish-speaking GGBN Members. These resources can be found in the Membership Documents section of GGBN's Membership page.

28 May 2021 Inala Jurassic Garden joins GGBN

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We are happy to announce that Inala Jurassic Garden has joined GGBN from Tasmania, Australia. IJG's collection includes DNA and tissue samples from over 100 species.

28 May 2021 Core Facility Botanical Garden, University of Vienna joins GGBN

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We are happy to announce that the Core Facility Botanical Garden, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna has joined GGBN. UNIVIE's collection represents 12,500 living plant species and 1.5 million herbarium vouchers.

26 May 2021 GGBN Virtual Symposium "Operating a Biobank During a Pandemic"

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The Global Genome Biodiversity Network is pleased to announce a short virtual symposium, to be held on June 9th starting at 7am US Pacific, 10am US Eastern and 4pm Central European Summer Time. The theme of the meeting is "Operating a Biobank During a Pandemic: Facing Challenges During a Period of Heightened Relevance." The meeting is intended for the GGBN community to discuss the challenges, adaptations, and opportunities related to operating a biobank during a pandemic. For the full program with abstracts please visit the symposium page.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsde6hqjkuEtRKVvJUVim9VU2J7Ubu8oC-

After your registration has been approved, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions to enable you to join the Zoom meeting.

4 May 2021 Tooro Botanical Gardens joins GGBN

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We are happy to announce that the Tooro Botanical Gardens has joined GGBN as the first GGBN Member from Uganda. TBG's collection includes over 450 DNA, tissue, and environmental samples of plants, representing 50 species.

13 April 2021 GGBN Annual Newsletter now available

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GGBN's annual newsletter is now available here: https://wiki.ggbn.org/ggbn/Newsletters

29 March 2021 Universidad Nacional de Colombia joins GGBN

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We are happy to announce that the Universidad Nacional de Colombia / National University of Colombia has joined GGBN. UNAL's collection includes over 2000 tissue and DNA samples of microorganisms and vertebrates, representing 290 species.

29 March 2021 Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute joins GGBN

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We are happy to announce that the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute has joined GGBN as our first member from India. JNTBGRI plans to make discoverable 100 plant tissue samples.

22 March 2021 GGBN-GGI Awards Call for Proposals

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We are happy to announce the 2021 GGBN-GGI Awards Program. The program provides funding for projects that support the discoverability of new genetic collections through the Global Genome Biodiversity Network's Data Portal. The proposal review committee will consider requests for up to 20,000 USD with clearly articulated budget justifications. This year priority consideration will be given to proposals that represent institutions and collections 1) from the global south, 2) from countries with a low or middle-income (based on the latest WESP Economy by per capita GNI), and 3) that strategically address high-level taxonomic gaps in the GGBN Data Portal. It is mandatory that all data from funded projects are made available online on the GGBN Portal before 1 September 2023. The submission deadline for 2021 proposals is April 30, 2021.

29 January 2021 Northwestern University Ecological Park & Botanic Gardens joins GGBN

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We are happy to announce that the Northwestern University Ecological Park & Botanic Gardens has joined GGBN as our first member from the Philippines. NUEBG's collection includes over 2000 tissue samples representing over 2300 plant species.

6 January 2021 Mientrung Institute for Scientific Research joins GGBN

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We are happy to announce that the Mientrung Institute for Scientific Research (MISR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) has joined GGBN as our latest member from Viet Nam. MISR's collections include DNA samples of plants and microorganisms.

10 December 2020 GGBN Conference postponed until March 2022

Due to the continuation of the coronavirus pandemic in China and globally, the GGBN Executive Committee has agreed with the China National GeneBank to postpone the GGBN 2020 Conference in Shenzhen, China until March 21-25, 2022.

In early 2021 GGBN will have a series of small focused online working group meetings with GGBN members and partners. We look forward to meeting in person in Shenzhen in March of 2022. The GGBN Conference originally planned for 2022 will now take place in early November 2023 in Aguascalientes, Mexico, hosted by Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes.

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3 December 2020 Hungarian Natural History Museum makes collections discoverable

We are happy to announce the Hungarian Natural History Museum has made 11,400 samples discoverable to GGBN’s Data Portal. These samples add ca. 40 new fungi, animal and plant families and 250 new genera of primarily endemic taxa from the Pannonian Biogeographical Region, as well as rare taxa collected in the Balkan Peninsula, Anatolia, South-East Asia, Africa and Central-America. Congratulations to the team at Hungarian Natural History Museum!

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20 November 2020 Fiocruz makes protozoa collections discoverable

We are happy to announce that Fiocruz has made their protozoa collection discoverable adding 12 genera and 33 species to GGBN's online collections.

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30 October 2020 GGBN Data Portal User Survey: Please participate by December 1

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GGBN is redesigning and upgrading the search functionality and display of the GGBN Data Portal, which was designed to serve as a single-stop search platform for researchers to locate genomic samples from biodiversity biobanks around the world.

We are asking for input from those that conduct non-human molecular research, to ensure that the redesign meets your needs. Please fill out and share this survey by December 1.

6 October 2020 INVEMAR joins GGBN

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We are happy to announce that the Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras Jose Benito Vives de Andreis INVEMAR has joined GGBN as our latest member from Colombia. INVEMAR's collections include tissue samples of vertebrates and marine invertebrates.

6 October 2020 TDWG 2020 Genomic Biodiversity Interest Group Session now available

The TDWG 2020 session on environmental samples and associated standards is now available on YouTube. This working group session took place during the joint TDWG and Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) Biodiversity Genomics Working Group (aka GBWG). See TDWG 2020: Genomic Biodiversity Interest Group - Working Session.

21 July 2020 BioCASe Provider Software "Hands On" Webinar now available

The second DarwinCore Hour webinar on BioCASe provider software "Using BioCASe to provide data to GBIF and GGBN - hands on" is now available, along with the first BioCASe webinar "Using BioCASe to provide data to GBIF and GGBN - overview". See GGBN's use cases and tutorials on data management and publishing.

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