Task Force Communications and Outreach
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Contents
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
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)
