PGR Forum meeting

Project overview & current status

project overview objectives EURISCO in global perspective the EPGRIS network workpackages and their status

EPGRIS - expected achievements

1st achievement creation of National Inventories of PGR

accessible databases or lists with PGR material in EU and associated states (and other European

countries on a self-funding basis) bring the responsible focal persons for each country

together and give them technical support

EPGRIS - expected achievements

2nd achievement EURISCO: an European PGR Search Catalogue

frequently and automatically updated from the National PGR Inventories

easily accessible via the Internet data on at least 70% of the PGR accessions held in

the EU and associated states

EPGRIS - expected achievements

other achievements improved collaboration between European

genebanks and the Clearing House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity

increased capacity to manage PGR documentation and information systems

EPGRIS - expected achievements

global perspective EURISCO is European node in global PGR information network

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EPGRIS - regions

4 regions each with a regional

process meetings in

Alnarp, Sweden Paris, France Prague, Czech Republic Oeiras, Portugal

region 1

region 2

region 3region 4

+ Cyprus+ Israel

EPGRIS - focal persons

region 1 Belarus undecided Denmark Mr Paul Regenberg Estonia Mr Vahur Kukk Finland Mr Dag Terje Endresen (via NGB) Germany Mr Frank Begemann Iceland Mr Dag Terje Endresen (via NGB) Latvia Mr Gunar Lacis Lithuania Ms Ausra Lazauskiene Norway Mr Aasmund Asdal Poland Mr Wieslaw Podyma Russia Mr Andrew Omelchenko Sweden Mr Dag Terje Endresen (via NGB)

EPGRIS - focal persons

region 2 Cyprus Ms Athena Della Greece Mr Nikolaos Stavropoulos Isreal Mr Nissim Yonash Italy Mr Fabrizio Grassi Malta Ms Marica Gatt Portugal Ms Sónia Dias Spain Mr Federico Varela Turkey Mr Ahmet Semsettin Tan

+ Cyprus+ Israel

EPGRIS - focal persons

region 3 Albania Mr Adriatik Çakalli Armenia Ms Natalia Rukhkyan Austria Mr Wolfgang Kainz Azerbaijan Mr Zeynal Akparov Bosnia - Herze. Ms Selma Sose Bulgaria Ms Siyka Stoyanova Croatia Mr Ivica Liovic Czech Republic Ms Iva Faberová Georgia Ms Tamar Jinjikhadze Hungary Mr László Holly Macedonia Mr Gjorji Miskovski Moldova Mr Anatol Ganea Romania Mr Dumitru Dascalu Slovakia Ms Maria Zaková Slovenia Mr Vladimir Meglic Ukraine Mr Ivan N. Drepin Yugoslavia Mr Drazen Jelovac

EPGRIS - focal persons

region 4 Belgium Mr Marc Lateur France Ms Véronique Jamilloux Ireland Mr Gordon Rennick Netherlands Mr Theo van Hintum Switzerland Mr Geert Kleijer United Kingdom Mr Helen Ougham

EPGRIS - project work plan

starting date: October 1st, 2000 actual starting date: December 1st 2000

running period: 36 months July 2002 = month 23

total of 10 workpackages workpackages A1-A4: creation of a network of

National PGR Inventories workpackages B1-B4: creation of the European

Search Catalogue workpackages C1-C2: coordination

EPGRIS - project work plan

2 4 6 8 1012141618202224262830323436month number

staff visitsfinal meeting

regional meetingsnomination focal personsWP-A creation National PGR Inventories

compilation datapromotion

creation softwaredefinition data & standardsWP-B creation EURISCO

coordination meetingsgeneral coordinationWP-C coordination

EPGRIS - project participants

Centre for Genetic Resources, The Netherlands (CGN)Theo van Hintum

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)Lorenzo Maggioni & Brigitte Laliberte

Nordic Gene Bank (NGB)Dag Terje Endresen

Bureau des Ressources Genetiques (BRG)Véronique Jamilloux

Research Institute of Crop Production (RICP)Iva Faberova

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária (INIA)Eliseu Bettencourt

Zentralstelle für Agrardokumentation und -information (ZADI)Frank Begemann & Sabine Roscher

EPGRIS - details workpackages

workpackage A1:nomination Focal Persons timing: months 1-6 approach:

• in each European country the ECP/GR national coordinator has been asked to propose a National PGR Inventory Focal Person in liaison with the national Clearing House Mechanism focal point

• the focus was on the EU and associated states, but also other European countries have been invited to join the initiative (on a self-funding basis)

status• completed: 41 countries are represented by 37 Focal Persons

EPGRIS - details workpackages

workpackage A2:regional meetings timing: months 7-8 & 19-20 approach:

• twice a meeting in each of the four regions, attended by the Focal Persons, the organiser, and one other Project Participant

• during these meetings the current situation is assessed, and technical and organisational aspects of National PGR Inventories are discussed

status• second round of meetings completed

• National Reports and Meeting Reports compiled

• progress in countries measured (questionnaires - 100% response)

EPGRIS - details workpackages

workpackage A3:staff visits & individ. support timing: months 11-24 approach:

• a number of staff exchanges between staff involved with the preparation of National PGR Inventories and ZADI, NGB and CGN (each hosts three visitors; each visit lasts 1 to 4 weeks)

• financial support to the compilation of National PGR Inventories to lift such Inventories to a level where they could be maintained on a permanent basis by the respective Focal Point

status• several staff visits done• training workshops are being / have been organised

EPGRIS - details workpackages

workpackage A4:organization final meeting responsible: RICP collaborators: ZADI all timing: months 35-36 approach:

• a pan-European meeting for all Focal Persons and the Project Participants (to evaluate the project and discuss future prospects)

status• planning has started of back-to-back meeting with PGR forum• meeting organising committee next Saturday

EPGRIS - details workpackages

workpackage B1:definition data & standards timing: months 1-2 approach:

• descriptions of the type of data to download from the National PGR inventories (what material, what type of information)

• descriptions of the data to download from the National PGR inventories (descriptor lists, standards for file format, etc.)

• descriptions of the functionality of EURISCO (what should it do in respect to downloading, format checking, feedback to data supplier, loading and replacing data, etc.)

status• completed

EPGRIS - details workpackages

workpackage B2:creation database timing: months 3-16 approach:

• design, building and testing of the database• design, building and testing of data replication mechanism (incl.

Data integrity test modules)• design, bulding and testing the web-site• implementation (incl. training staff, maintenance mechanisms)

status• prototype is ready

EPGRIS - details workpackages

workpackage B3:compilation and loading initial data sets

timing: months 19-32 approach:

• compilation of all existing National Inventories in one large database• compilation of ECCDBs in one large database• clearance from the Focal Points per data set corresponding to one

holding country (for those without National Inventory)

• loading initial data sets in EURISCO status

• conversion of ECCDBs has finished: 507000 accessions loaded

EPGRIS - details workpackages

workpackage B4:promotion of database timing: months 33-36 approach:

• inform the user community, including the genebank community, plant breeders, and the scientific community, about EURISCO by articles in journals (IPGRI Newsletter for Europe), posting on relevant newsgroups and discussion platforms, etc.

status• planning has started• EURISCO logo developed

EPGRIS - details workpackages

workpackage C1: general coordination timing: months 1-36 approach:

• all activities are tuned, information is exchanged, reporting procedures towards the funding agency are followed (incl. annual scientific and financial reports)

status• on-going• second annual report submitted• EPGRIS web-site established (www.ecpgr.cgiar.org/epgris)

EPGRIS - details workpackages

workpackage C2: coordination meetings timing: months 1 - 36 approach:

• start-up coordination meeting organised by IPGRI (setting standards, descriptors, content of the regional meetings, etc.)

• half-way coordination meeting organised by INIA (update of the situation, exchange experiences of the first regional meetings, etc.)

• final coordination meeting is combined with the Final Meeting organised by RICP (evaluate the project , develop strategies for the continuation of EURISCO after the project)

status• start-up and half-way meeting have been held• reports have appeared

EPGRIS - homepage

homepage created and hosted

by ECP/GR

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