News & UpdatesGCP’s mission is using genetic diversity and advanced plant science to improve crops by adding value to breeding for drought-prone and harsh environments. This is achieved through a network of more than 200 partners drawn from CGIAR Centres, academia, regional and national research programmes, and capacity enhancement to assist developing-world researchers to access technologies and to tap into a broader and richer pool of plant genetic diversity.http://generationcp.org/news-a-updates/112-20132019-06-25T07:11:48-05:00Joomla! - Open Source Content ManagementFrom harmonious endings to new beginnings: IBP seeking Host Institution2013-12-04T17:34:48-06:002013-12-04T17:34:48-06:00http://generationcp.org/news-a-updates/112-2013/806-ibp-seeking-host-institutionGillian Summersg.summers@cgiar.org<div class="feed-description"><p>
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The CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) wishes to invite interested and qualified institutions to make a Formal Offer to host the headquarters of its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/">Integrated Breeding Platform</a>, a web-based one-stop shop where crop breeders can:</p>
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<li>access purpose-built informatics tools and databases to manage a plant-breeding programme;</li>
<li>obtain essential crop-breeding services and professional <strong>support</strong>;</li>
<li>find new knowledge, access <strong>training courses and resources</strong>; and,</li>
<li>discuss pertinent issues with their peers in various online <strong>social fora</strong>.</li>
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<p>Formal Offers must be submitted by <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>15th February 2014</strong></span>, and a decision on a Host Institution will be made by April 2014.</p>
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<p><strong>Related documents:</strong></p>
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<li><a class="doclink" href="http://generationcp.org/biddocs/IBP-Brief_Bids-call.pdf"><img border="0" src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" /> A brief on the Integrated Breeding Platform (<span class="small">413.13 kB</span>)</a></li>
<li><a class="doclink" href="http://generationcp.org/biddocs/Integrated%20Breeding%20Platform%20Hosting%20Call-web1.pdf"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> Call document (<span class="small">93.39 kB</span>)</a> (qualifying criteria, other pertinent information and details on how to submit bids)</li>
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The CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) wishes to invite interested and qualified institutions to make a Formal Offer to host the headquarters of its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/">Integrated Breeding Platform</a>, a web-based one-stop shop where crop breeders can:</p>
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<li>access purpose-built informatics tools and databases to manage a plant-breeding programme;</li>
<li>obtain essential crop-breeding services and professional <strong>support</strong>;</li>
<li>find new knowledge, access <strong>training courses and resources</strong>; and,</li>
<li>discuss pertinent issues with their peers in various online <strong>social fora</strong>.</li>
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<p>Formal Offers must be submitted by <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>15th February 2014</strong></span>, and a decision on a Host Institution will be made by April 2014.</p>
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<p><strong>Related documents:</strong></p>
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<li><a class="doclink" href="http://generationcp.org/biddocs/IBP-Brief_Bids-call.pdf"><img border="0" src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" /> A brief on the Integrated Breeding Platform (<span class="small">413.13 kB</span>)</a></li>
<li><a class="doclink" href="http://generationcp.org/biddocs/Integrated%20Breeding%20Platform%20Hosting%20Call-web1.pdf"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> Call document (<span class="small">93.39 kB</span>)</a> (qualifying criteria, other pertinent information and details on how to submit bids)</li>
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<p> </p></div>Online course – The age of sustainable development2013-12-03T19:20:00-06:002013-12-03T19:20:00-06:00http://generationcp.org/news-a-updates/112-2013/809-online-course-the-age-of-sustainable-developmentAntonia Okonoa.okono@cgiar.org<div class="feed-description"><p><img src="images/news-and-updates/2013/Age-of-Sustainable-Development.jpg" width="322" height="181" alt="Source: https://www.coursera.org/course/susdev" style="margin: 10px; float: right;" title="Source: https://www.coursera.org/course/susdev" />Offered by Columbia University, USA, this free online course starts on January 21<sup>st</sup> 2014, and will be taught through one-hour lecture videos, requring a time commitment of 5–7 hours per week, spread over a 14-week period.</p>
<p>It is open to all interested students.</p>
<p>The course provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of sustainable development, drawing on the most recent developments in the social, policy, and physical sciences. The fundamental question is how the world economy can continue to develop in a way that is socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.</p>
<p>The Course Instructor is Jeffrey Sachs, of Columbia's Earth Institute.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.coursera.org/course/susdev" target="_blank">More details, including introductory video</a></p></div><div class="feed-description"><p><img src="images/news-and-updates/2013/Age-of-Sustainable-Development.jpg" width="322" height="181" alt="Source: https://www.coursera.org/course/susdev" style="margin: 10px; float: right;" title="Source: https://www.coursera.org/course/susdev" />Offered by Columbia University, USA, this free online course starts on January 21<sup>st</sup> 2014, and will be taught through one-hour lecture videos, requring a time commitment of 5–7 hours per week, spread over a 14-week period.</p>
<p>It is open to all interested students.</p>
<p>The course provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of sustainable development, drawing on the most recent developments in the social, policy, and physical sciences. The fundamental question is how the world economy can continue to develop in a way that is socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.</p>
<p>The Course Instructor is Jeffrey Sachs, of Columbia's Earth Institute.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.coursera.org/course/susdev" target="_blank">More details, including introductory video</a></p></div>Dialogues on drought and agriculture2013-11-25T22:51:48-06:002013-11-25T22:51:48-06:00http://generationcp.org/news-a-updates/112-2013/804-dialogues-on-drought-and-agricultureGillian Summersg.summers@cgiar.org<div class="feed-description"><p> </p>
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<p>From where we sit, 2013 has been an active year on how to combat drought in agriculture. The GCP community and others were certainly out in force this year, discussing and comparing notes on this fickle and flighty yet pernicious and persistent problem.</p>
<p>We’ve attempted to capture some of these interactions in a blogpost that is a veritable <em>pot pourri</em> of events, keynote addresses, journal articles, and of books and book chapters on combatting drought. But it’s not all desolate and bleak: we conclude with good news on cassava research (and researchers!) in Nigeria, and how it all began. <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.generationcp.org/2013/11/28/dialogues-on-drought-gcp-community-and-others-thirsty-for-solutions-to-dry-dilemma/">More</a></p>
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<p>From where we sit, 2013 has been an active year on how to combat drought in agriculture. The GCP community and others were certainly out in force this year, discussing and comparing notes on this fickle and flighty yet pernicious and persistent problem.</p>
<p>We’ve attempted to capture some of these interactions in a blogpost that is a veritable <em>pot pourri</em> of events, keynote addresses, journal articles, and of books and book chapters on combatting drought. But it’s not all desolate and bleak: we conclude with good news on cassava research (and researchers!) in Nigeria, and how it all began. <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.generationcp.org/2013/11/28/dialogues-on-drought-gcp-community-and-others-thirsty-for-solutions-to-dry-dilemma/">More</a></p>
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<p> </p></div>Wheat examined: Crucial questions, with answers from Richard Trethowan on video2013-11-20T18:01:19-06:002013-11-20T18:01:19-06:00http://generationcp.org/news-a-updates/112-2013/802-wheat-examined-crucial-questions-with-answers-from-richard-trethowan-on-videoGillian Summersg.summers@cgiar.org<div class="feed-description"><p> </p>
<p>The reasons to invest in wheat research are manifold, as recounted by Richard Trethowan in a brand-new six-part Q&A video series on <a href="research/research-initiatives/wheat">wheat research at GCP</a>.</p>
<p><img style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;" title="CIMMYT" alt="Wheat P.Kosina CIMMYT-square-150" src="images/crop-photos/Wheat_P.Kosina_CIMMYT-square-150.jpg" height="150" width="150" />Richard, who is GCP’s <a href="about-us/product-delivery-coordinators#wheat">Product Delivery Coordinator</a> for wheat, Professor of Plant Breeding and Director of the Watson Grains Research Center at the Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney, Australia, takes us back to the distant past to a set of ancestral species which have shaped and nourished mankind for millennia. He begins by explaining how wheat – a <em>Sergeant Major</em> in the cereal army – is a fundamental force in the <em>battle</em> against food insecurity, how its full <em>firepower</em> is yet to be tapped by plant science, and carries out a comprehensive <em>reconnaissance mission</em> on the crop’s geographic limits.</p>
<p><img style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;" alt="Richard-Trethowan-video-series-240" src="images/news-and-updates/2013/Richard-Trethowan-video-series-240.jpg" height="136" width="240" />In Part 2 he goes on to discuss the nations occupying the first and second slots in wheat production worldwide – China and India – and offers an apt equation for increasing production whilst working against the odds with an increasing population and a constantly changing climate. Part 3 examines the seasonal varieties of wheat grown in different regions of China and India, which partially explains the disparity in production between the two countries. GCP’s <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/">Integrated Breeding Platform</a> (IBP) is the topic of Part 4. Richard sets the scene for wheat researchers in today’s information-overloaded world, pinpointing IBP as a source of useful tools for making the most of available breeding data.</p>
<p><img style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;" alt="IBP-New-Logo" src="images/other-logos/IBP-New-Logo.png" height="87" width="88" />Part 5 talks uptake of tools touched on previously. Here, Richard laments how developed-country users might feel locked into a long-used legacy system, whilst simultaneously celebrating the chance for developing countries to forge ahead with the new technology. In Part 6, he delights in the diversity of doers from different destinations involved in the IBP initiative, and ends on a high note, stressing how stakeholders the world over can benefit from IBP technology.</p>
<p>See the series in full and vivid colour on the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0nl5Oi3qFM&feature=share&list=UUq17cWfE2u7A3IbIniJ4amw">GCP YouTube Channel</a>! Alternatively, you can get the whole wheat helping in the consolidated video version <a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/jKZYtTYtwZU">here</a>.</p></div><div class="feed-description"><p> </p>
<p>The reasons to invest in wheat research are manifold, as recounted by Richard Trethowan in a brand-new six-part Q&A video series on <a href="research/research-initiatives/wheat">wheat research at GCP</a>.</p>
<p><img style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;" title="CIMMYT" alt="Wheat P.Kosina CIMMYT-square-150" src="images/crop-photos/Wheat_P.Kosina_CIMMYT-square-150.jpg" height="150" width="150" />Richard, who is GCP’s <a href="about-us/product-delivery-coordinators#wheat">Product Delivery Coordinator</a> for wheat, Professor of Plant Breeding and Director of the Watson Grains Research Center at the Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney, Australia, takes us back to the distant past to a set of ancestral species which have shaped and nourished mankind for millennia. He begins by explaining how wheat – a <em>Sergeant Major</em> in the cereal army – is a fundamental force in the <em>battle</em> against food insecurity, how its full <em>firepower</em> is yet to be tapped by plant science, and carries out a comprehensive <em>reconnaissance mission</em> on the crop’s geographic limits.</p>
<p><img style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;" alt="Richard-Trethowan-video-series-240" src="images/news-and-updates/2013/Richard-Trethowan-video-series-240.jpg" height="136" width="240" />In Part 2 he goes on to discuss the nations occupying the first and second slots in wheat production worldwide – China and India – and offers an apt equation for increasing production whilst working against the odds with an increasing population and a constantly changing climate. Part 3 examines the seasonal varieties of wheat grown in different regions of China and India, which partially explains the disparity in production between the two countries. GCP’s <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/">Integrated Breeding Platform</a> (IBP) is the topic of Part 4. Richard sets the scene for wheat researchers in today’s information-overloaded world, pinpointing IBP as a source of useful tools for making the most of available breeding data.</p>
<p><img style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;" alt="IBP-New-Logo" src="images/other-logos/IBP-New-Logo.png" height="87" width="88" />Part 5 talks uptake of tools touched on previously. Here, Richard laments how developed-country users might feel locked into a long-used legacy system, whilst simultaneously celebrating the chance for developing countries to forge ahead with the new technology. In Part 6, he delights in the diversity of doers from different destinations involved in the IBP initiative, and ends on a high note, stressing how stakeholders the world over can benefit from IBP technology.</p>
<p>See the series in full and vivid colour on the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0nl5Oi3qFM&feature=share&list=UUq17cWfE2u7A3IbIniJ4amw">GCP YouTube Channel</a>! Alternatively, you can get the whole wheat helping in the consolidated video version <a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/jKZYtTYtwZU">here</a>.</p></div>IBP finishes the year with fresh faces2013-11-20T17:44:00-06:002013-11-20T17:44:00-06:00http://generationcp.org/news-a-updates/112-2013/803-ibp-finishes-the-year-with-fresh-facesGillian Summersg.summers@cgiar.org<div class="feed-description"><p> </p>
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<p><img style="float: left;" alt="newLOGO-IBP-50" src="images/other-logos/newLOGO-IBP-50.jpg" height="50" width="50" />GCP is pleased to announce the addition of two new people to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/">Integrated Breeding Platform</a> (IBP) staff team:</p>
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Shawn Yarnes is the Genotyping Support Service (GSS) Scientist, effective 11th November, from her base in Davis, California, USA. She will be managing GSS projects for molecular breeding/genetics and advising grant recipients on their breeding approaches and genotyping alternatives to meet their research objectives. In addition, she will give grant recipients guidance on their project workflow and for their data analysis using IBP tools or any other tools available. More details are in the original <a href="communications/media/news-a-updates/vacancies-genotyping-support-services-scientist-communications-officer">vacancy announcement</a>.<br /><br />Shawn holds a PhD in Molecular Biology. She has experience in plant breeding and genomics, molecular biology and bioinformatics. Her particular speciality in plant breeding genomics education will be particularly beneficial for producing manuals and tutorials for IBP tools. Welcome on board, Shawn!<br /><br /></li>
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Stepping into the role of IBP Communications Officer is Valérie Boire, who joined the team on 15th November, and will be relocating to Mexico in early December. Her work is on IBP-related communications, as well as promotion and marketing. More details on her role are in the <a href="communications/media/news-a-updates/vacancies-genotyping-support-services-scientist-communications-officer">vacancy announcement</a>.<br /><br />Valérie is not entirely new to GCP, and those who attended <a href="2013-general-research-meeting">GRM13</a> will no doubt remember her. In case you don’t, here’s a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=419721361483413&set=pb.133088336813385.-2207520000.1384901417.&type=3&theater">photo to jog your memory</a>, and our interest in her then is now fully declared!<br /><br />Conversant in English, French and Spanish, Valérie brings communications and marketing experience from the public and private sectors in Cuba, Guatemala, Bolivia and USA, as well as in her native Canada. Valérie has a degree in Public Relations from the University of Montreal, with continued learning in intercultural adaptation, training and web design. Welcome, Valérie!</li>
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<p><img style="float: left;" alt="newLOGO-IBP-50" src="images/other-logos/newLOGO-IBP-50.jpg" height="50" width="50" />GCP is pleased to announce the addition of two new people to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/">Integrated Breeding Platform</a> (IBP) staff team:</p>
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Shawn Yarnes is the Genotyping Support Service (GSS) Scientist, effective 11th November, from her base in Davis, California, USA. She will be managing GSS projects for molecular breeding/genetics and advising grant recipients on their breeding approaches and genotyping alternatives to meet their research objectives. In addition, she will give grant recipients guidance on their project workflow and for their data analysis using IBP tools or any other tools available. More details are in the original <a href="communications/media/news-a-updates/vacancies-genotyping-support-services-scientist-communications-officer">vacancy announcement</a>.<br /><br />Shawn holds a PhD in Molecular Biology. She has experience in plant breeding and genomics, molecular biology and bioinformatics. Her particular speciality in plant breeding genomics education will be particularly beneficial for producing manuals and tutorials for IBP tools. Welcome on board, Shawn!<br /><br /></li>
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Stepping into the role of IBP Communications Officer is Valérie Boire, who joined the team on 15th November, and will be relocating to Mexico in early December. Her work is on IBP-related communications, as well as promotion and marketing. More details on her role are in the <a href="communications/media/news-a-updates/vacancies-genotyping-support-services-scientist-communications-officer">vacancy announcement</a>.<br /><br />Valérie is not entirely new to GCP, and those who attended <a href="2013-general-research-meeting">GRM13</a> will no doubt remember her. In case you don’t, here’s a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=419721361483413&set=pb.133088336813385.-2207520000.1384901417.&type=3&theater">photo to jog your memory</a>, and our interest in her then is now fully declared!<br /><br />Conversant in English, French and Spanish, Valérie brings communications and marketing experience from the public and private sectors in Cuba, Guatemala, Bolivia and USA, as well as in her native Canada. Valérie has a degree in Public Relations from the University of Montreal, with continued learning in intercultural adaptation, training and web design. Welcome, Valérie!</li>
</ul></div>GRM 2013: G is for good, great, grand, gorgeous… and yes, also gala, glamorous and glittering!2013-11-11T17:44:46-06:002013-11-11T17:44:46-06:00http://generationcp.org/news-a-updates/112-2013/800-grm-2013-g-is-for-goodGillian Summersg.summers@cgiar.org<div class="feed-description"><p> </p>
<p>It seemed the GCP General Research Meeting (GRM) this year was all these, and more…it was fruitful, with fertile ground for ideas, fun, and over-flowing with GCP spirit! 135 participants from 35 countries shared ideas, thoughts, concerns, a few laughs and a refreshing beverage or two over the four days of the meeting, which ran from 27–20 September, in Lisbon, Portugal.</p>
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A fine mix of formal plenary presentations, parallel crop discussions, workshops, and a pair of lively poster sessions allowed participants to truly communicate with colleagues and the whole community on research matters that matter to them. Access the presentations on our <a href="2013-general-research-meeting/116-research/research-meetings/793-2013-grm-presentations">website</a> or on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.slideshare.net/GCProgramme/tag/grm13">SlideShare</a>.</p>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #ffffff; text-align: left;" align="center" valign="middle"><em>Deep debates and apex conversations in full flow at the poster-viewing session. </em><em>L–R: Jonathan Robinson (CGIAR Consortium), Pammi Sachdeva (IEA review panel Chair) and Andrew Bennett (GCP Board Chair)</em></td>
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<p>A free afternoon on the penultimate day with an optional sight-seeing tour of the Jerónimos Monastery and Lisbon city centre preceded the glorious Gala Dinner, where participants were treated to the sounds of Fado, traditional Portuguese music. GCP Director, Jean-Marcel Ribaut, presented ‘GCP lifetime awards’ to Rajeev K Varshney, Hei Leung and Jean-Christophe Glaszmann, for their outstanding contributions to GCP over the years.</p>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #ffffff; text-align: left;" rowspan="1" colspan="3" align="center" valign="middle"><em>'GCP lifetime award' winners <em>receive their recognition from GCP Director, Jean-Marcel Ribaut</em>.<em></em> From L–R: Rajeev K Varshney (left) with <em><em>Jean-Marcel Ribaut (right);</em></em> Hei Leung (left) and <em><em>Jean-Marcel Ribaut (right);</em></em> Jean-Christophe Glaszmann <br /></em></td>
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<p>Just before dessert, the long-awaited poster prizes were awarded to a stunning gallery of winners. Check out photos of the poster session and awards on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.417781955010687.1073741836.133088336813385&type=3">Facebook</a>. We were also on Twitter with hashtag <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GRM13&src=hash">#GRM13</a>.</p>
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<td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" align="center"><em>A <em>stunning</em> selection of participants! <br />From </em><em>L–R: </em><em>Mahendar Thudi, Rachit Saxena, Abhishek Rathore, Manish Roorkiwal, Pawan Khera, <br />with <em>Poster Session & Awards MC, Gillian Summers (3rd from left)</em><br /></em></td>
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<p>The last day was rounded off with project reporting on crops and the IBP, and adjourned on a high note with Jean-Marcel Ribaut’s classic words of thanks, appreciation to the community and hope for the future in keeping with the GCP spirit. <a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/2013/11/12/a-grand-gathering-general-research-meeting-grm-2013/">More on the GRM</a></p></div><div class="feed-description"><p> </p>
<p>It seemed the GCP General Research Meeting (GRM) this year was all these, and more…it was fruitful, with fertile ground for ideas, fun, and over-flowing with GCP spirit! 135 participants from 35 countries shared ideas, thoughts, concerns, a few laughs and a refreshing beverage or two over the four days of the meeting, which ran from 27–20 September, in Lisbon, Portugal.</p>
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A fine mix of formal plenary presentations, parallel crop discussions, workshops, and a pair of lively poster sessions allowed participants to truly communicate with colleagues and the whole community on research matters that matter to them. Access the presentations on our <a href="2013-general-research-meeting/116-research/research-meetings/793-2013-grm-presentations">website</a> or on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.slideshare.net/GCProgramme/tag/grm13">SlideShare</a>.</p>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #ffffff; text-align: left;" align="center" valign="middle"><em>All systems go at the GCP GRM Secretariat! </em><em>L–R: Griselda Marquez and Aida Martinez</em></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #ffffff; text-align: left;" align="center" valign="middle"><em>Deep debates and apex conversations in full flow at the poster-viewing session. </em><em>L–R: Jonathan Robinson (CGIAR Consortium), Pammi Sachdeva (IEA review panel Chair) and Andrew Bennett (GCP Board Chair)</em></td>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><em>Poster presenters past & present <em style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-center;">–</em></em><br /><em>L–R: Boonrat Jongdee, Jonaliza Lanceras-Siangliw and Jaquie Mitchell</em></p>
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<p>A free afternoon on the penultimate day with an optional sight-seeing tour of the Jerónimos Monastery and Lisbon city centre preceded the glorious Gala Dinner, where participants were treated to the sounds of Fado, traditional Portuguese music. GCP Director, Jean-Marcel Ribaut, presented ‘GCP lifetime awards’ to Rajeev K Varshney, Hei Leung and Jean-Christophe Glaszmann, for their outstanding contributions to GCP over the years.</p>
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<td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" align="center" valign="middle"><img alt="HLeung-JMRibaut-square-web" src="images/grm/2013/HLeung-JMRibaut-square-web.JPG" height="200" width="200" /></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #ffffff; text-align: left;" rowspan="1" colspan="3" align="center" valign="middle"><em>'GCP lifetime award' winners <em>receive their recognition from GCP Director, Jean-Marcel Ribaut</em>.<em></em> From L–R: Rajeev K Varshney (left) with <em><em>Jean-Marcel Ribaut (right);</em></em> Hei Leung (left) and <em><em>Jean-Marcel Ribaut (right);</em></em> Jean-Christophe Glaszmann <br /></em></td>
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<p>Just before dessert, the long-awaited poster prizes were awarded to a stunning gallery of winners. Check out photos of the poster session and awards on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.417781955010687.1073741836.133088336813385&type=3">Facebook</a>. We were also on Twitter with hashtag <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GRM13&src=hash">#GRM13</a>.</p>
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<td style="border-color: #ffffff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" align="center"><em>A <em>stunning</em> selection of participants! <br />From </em><em>L–R: </em><em>Mahendar Thudi, Rachit Saxena, Abhishek Rathore, Manish Roorkiwal, Pawan Khera, <br />with <em>Poster Session & Awards MC, Gillian Summers (3rd from left)</em><br /></em></td>
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<p>The last day was rounded off with project reporting on crops and the IBP, and adjourned on a high note with Jean-Marcel Ribaut’s classic words of thanks, appreciation to the community and hope for the future in keeping with the GCP spirit. <a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/2013/11/12/a-grand-gathering-general-research-meeting-grm-2013/">More on the GRM</a></p></div>A focus on drought: Ongoing conference and forthcoming e-book2013-09-06T16:50:04-05:002013-09-06T16:50:04-05:00http://generationcp.org/news-a-updates/112-2013/791-a-focus-on-drought-conference-and-bookAntonia Okonoa.okono@cgiar.org<div class="feed-description"><p><em><img src="images/news-and-updates/2012/Drought.jpg" alt="Drought" style="margin: 10px; float: right;" height="119" width="118" /></em></p>
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<p>Besides <a href="http://www.interdrought4.com/sponsorship-exhibition/our-sponsors" target="_blank">sponsorship</a>, GCP is participating in the ongoing InterDroughtIV Conference in Perth, Australia, which ends today. The conference was from 2<sup>nd</sup> to 6<sup>th</sup> September.</p>
<p>Our Director, Jean-Marcel Ribaut (<a href="http://bit.ly/1dN2TwH">profile</a>, <a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/2012/07/08/a-chat-with-the-chief/" target="_blank">blogpost</a>), made the keynote address. You can access his presentation on <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/GCProgramme/coping-withdrought-id4jmribaut2013" target="_blank">SlideShare</a>, or below this post.</p>
<p>Just as in our early days, drought tolerance continues to be our number one priority. In keeping with this steadfastness of purpose, we're glad to report that we are republishing our popular <a href="communications/research-publications/phenotyping-book-methods-applications">manual on drought phenotyping</a>. You can<a href="http://www.frontiersin.org/Plant_Physiology/researchtopics/Drought_phenotyping_in_crops_F/736" target="_blank"> preview the articles</a> for the forthcoming e-book to be published by <em>Frontiers in Plant Physiology – </em>an open-access publisher, consisent with our <a href="about-us/policies#publications">publication policy</a>.</p>
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<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/25899655" width="427" height="356" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border: 1px solid #CCC; border-width: 1px 1px 0; margin-bottom: 5px;"> </iframe></p>
<div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong> <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/GCProgramme/coping-withdrought-id4jmribaut2013" title="Coping with drought in crop improvement -- a global perspective" target="_blank">Coping with drought in crop improvement -- a global perspective</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/GCProgramme" target="_blank">CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme</a></strong></div></div><div class="feed-description"><p><em><img src="images/news-and-updates/2012/Drought.jpg" alt="Drought" style="margin: 10px; float: right;" height="119" width="118" /></em></p>
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<p>Besides <a href="http://www.interdrought4.com/sponsorship-exhibition/our-sponsors" target="_blank">sponsorship</a>, GCP is participating in the ongoing InterDroughtIV Conference in Perth, Australia, which ends today. The conference was from 2<sup>nd</sup> to 6<sup>th</sup> September.</p>
<p>Our Director, Jean-Marcel Ribaut (<a href="http://bit.ly/1dN2TwH">profile</a>, <a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/2012/07/08/a-chat-with-the-chief/" target="_blank">blogpost</a>), made the keynote address. You can access his presentation on <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/GCProgramme/coping-withdrought-id4jmribaut2013" target="_blank">SlideShare</a>, or below this post.</p>
<p>Just as in our early days, drought tolerance continues to be our number one priority. In keeping with this steadfastness of purpose, we're glad to report that we are republishing our popular <a href="communications/research-publications/phenotyping-book-methods-applications">manual on drought phenotyping</a>. You can<a href="http://www.frontiersin.org/Plant_Physiology/researchtopics/Drought_phenotyping_in_crops_F/736" target="_blank"> preview the articles</a> for the forthcoming e-book to be published by <em>Frontiers in Plant Physiology – </em>an open-access publisher, consisent with our <a href="about-us/policies#publications">publication policy</a>.</p>
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<p><iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/25899655" width="427" height="356" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border: 1px solid #CCC; border-width: 1px 1px 0; margin-bottom: 5px;"> </iframe></p>
<div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong> <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/GCProgramme/coping-withdrought-id4jmribaut2013" title="Coping with drought in crop improvement -- a global perspective" target="_blank">Coping with drought in crop improvement -- a global perspective</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/GCProgramme" target="_blank">CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme</a></strong></div></div>New vacancy: IBWS Scientific Manager2013-08-12T15:34:59-05:002013-08-12T15:34:59-05:00http://generationcp.org/news-a-updates/112-2013/786-new-vacancy-ibws-scientific-managerGillian Summersg.summers@cgiar.org<div class="feed-description"><p><em><img style="margin: 10px; float: right;" src="images/other-logos/IBP-New-Logo.png" alt="IBP-New-Logo" height="87" width="88" /></em></p>
<p>We are recruiting for an IBWS Scientific Manager for our Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP).</p>
<p>Closing date for applications: August 30 2013. <a href="about-us/careers"><<More>></a></p></div><div class="feed-description"><p><em><img style="margin: 10px; float: right;" src="images/other-logos/IBP-New-Logo.png" alt="IBP-New-Logo" height="87" width="88" /></em></p>
<p>We are recruiting for an IBWS Scientific Manager for our Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP).</p>
<p>Closing date for applications: August 30 2013. <a href="about-us/careers"><<More>></a></p></div>Vacancies: Genotyping Support Service Scientist & Communications Officer2013-07-31T21:47:10-05:002013-07-31T21:47:10-05:00http://generationcp.org/news-a-updates/112-2013/785-vacancies-genotyping-support-services-scientist-communications-officerGillian Summersg.summers@cgiar.org<div class="feed-description"><p><em><img src="images/other-logos/IBP-New-Logo.png" alt="IBP-New-Logo" style="margin: 10px; float: right;" height="87" width="88" /></em></p>
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<p>For our Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP), we are recruiting for a Genotyping Support Service Scientist, and a Communications Officer.</p>
<p><a href="about-us/careers">Further details</a></p>
<p> </p></div><div class="feed-description"><p><em><img src="images/other-logos/IBP-New-Logo.png" alt="IBP-New-Logo" style="margin: 10px; float: right;" height="87" width="88" /></em></p>
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<p>For our Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP), we are recruiting for a Genotyping Support Service Scientist, and a Communications Officer.</p>
<p><a href="about-us/careers">Further details</a></p>
<p> </p></div>Vacancy: Communications Officer2013-07-25T22:44:29-05:002013-07-25T22:44:29-05:00http://generationcp.org/news-a-updates/112-2013/783-vacancy-communications-officerAntonia Okonoa.okono@cgiar.org<div class="feed-description"><p><em><img src="images/other-logos/IBP-New-Logo.png" alt="IBP-New-Logo" style="margin: 10px; float: right;" height="87" width="88" /></em></p>
<p>We are recruiting for a Communications Officer for our Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP).</p>
<p>Closing date for applications: August 16 2013. <<More>></p></div><div class="feed-description"><p><em><img src="images/other-logos/IBP-New-Logo.png" alt="IBP-New-Logo" style="margin: 10px; float: right;" height="87" width="88" /></em></p>
<p>We are recruiting for a Communications Officer for our Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP).</p>
<p>Closing date for applications: August 16 2013. <<More>></p></div>