External advisory board meeting

The main objective of the meeting is to share and discuss the outline of the Integrated Strategy for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture with the External Advisory Board.

 

Agenda of the meeting

8:30 Registration

9:00 Introduction and approval of the agenda (Michele Bozzano, EFI, Project Coordinator).

Introduction of participants

9:15: Background

Introducing the GenRes Bridge Project Michele Bozzano and Ewa Hermanowicz (Project Communications Lead)

The European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) Lorenzo Maggioni

The European Regional Focal Point for Animal Genetic Resources (ERFP) Sipke Joost Hiemstra

The European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN) Michele Bozzano

10:30 Interactive coffee break

11:00 Towards an integrated strategy for the conservation of European genetic resources

Roadmap and draft outline of the Strategy Nigel Maxed

Open questions Stefan Schröder

12:45 Any other business, date of the next meeting

13:00 Networking lunch