GCP Data Templates: Do You Need Help?
In a previous newsletter we commented on the importance of making data available as widely as possible to allow optimal use and maximize the value. We can now provide you help in getting your data into the correct form in the GCP data submission templates and submitting the data to the GCP Central Registry. If you need help in using the GCP templates, please email GCP Template Services at crilservices@cgiar.org, and we will contact you as soon as possible.
You can also help us by filling in this survey about your experiences and expectations of the GCP templates and the Central Registry: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=677412702713.
Useful links:
GCP templates: http://www.generationcp.org/templates
GCP central registry: http://data.generationcp.org
For further information:
GCP templates: Guy Davenport (g.davenport@cgiar.org) at CIMMYT
GCP central registry: Tom Hazekamp (t.hazekamp@cgiar.org) at IPGRI
IP Matters ? The GCP Helpdesk on Intellectual Property (IP) is now up and running!
The GCP Helpdesk on IP is an Intellectual Property and Access & Benefit Sharing (ABS) Helpdesk and On-Line Resource for the GCP community, partners, and stakeholders. It is a service desk assisting GCP and its partner institutions with fulfilling GCP IP management requirements, answering questions related to IP issues, and providing additional information on IP and ABS topics of further interest to the GCP community. Most of the material here has been developed by experts working with the GCP to ensure the information helps you with GCP-related issues in IP management, ABS experiences, and IPRs. In addition, there are selected links to other top-rated on-line IP sites. You can access the IP Helpdesk here: http://www.generationcp.org/ip_home.
For expert advice, try the Help Line!: http://www.generationcp.org/help_line.
The GCP Helpdesk on IP Matters ? enhancing the distribution and use of GCP products by providing information to you!
GCP Fellowship Awards Announced
We are pleased to announce four new winners of the GCP Fellowships:
- Dr. Amr Farouk Abdelhalik, researcher at the Rice Research and Training Center in Egypt
- Ms. Sonia Marcela Cuellar Ortiz, PhD student at Instituto de Biotecnolog?a, Universidad Nacional Aut?noma de M?xico
- Dr. Kurniawan Rudi Trijatmiko, research assistant at the Indonesian Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetic Resources Research and Development (ICABIOGRAD)
- Dr. Nimai P. Mandal, scientist in plant breeding and genetics at the Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station in India
See the announcement on the GCP website for more information about the winners and their research: http://www.generationcp.org/latestnews.php?i=544.
GCP 2006 Annual Research Meeting Webpage
The Generation Challenge Program?s 2006 Annual Research Meeting was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and over 180 scientists participated. Presentations and posters from the 2006 meeting can be found online at http://www.generationcp.org/arm.php.
Molecular Markers for Allele Mining Workshop Proceedings Now Available
Proceedings now available online and in hard copy of this workshop, held in Chennai during 22-26 August 2005: http://www.generationcp.org/comm/allele_proceedings.pdf. Please contact Griselda Marquez (g.marquez@cgiar.org) to request hard copies.
GCP Publications Available Online and in Hard Copies
The 2005 Annual Report and 2006 Workplan and the GCP 2007-2009 Medium Term Plan are available online at http://www.generationcp.org/brochure.php. Please contact Griselda Marquez (g.marquez@cgiar.org) to request hard copies.
Announcements on the GCP Website
The GCP website has a "Latest News" feature where we can post announcements about events, publications, etc., of interest to GCP members and the global genetic resources and genomics community. We also have an ?Announcements? section in the Capacity Building Corner for news and opportunities related to training and human resource development. The website gets over 2,000 hits per month, so here's a way to get some publicity for your news! If you have an announcement you would like posted, please send it to Kaitlin Lesnick (k.lesnick@cgiar.org) for posting to www.generationcp.org.