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Update on the AEGIS Project

• The AEGIS SC
• The AEGIS Project Manager
• The AEGIS Project Partners

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ECP/GR Steering Committee

• National PGR Coordinators from 37 European
  countries

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ECP/GR Steering Committee
AEGIS Steering Committee
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AEGIS Steering Committee

• Members selected on the basis of
• Personal capacity and expertise
• Past involvement in developing concepts of
  sharing responsibilities
• Including technical experts
• Additionally representatives of institutions
  considered relevant stakeholders
• Ayfer Tan
• Béla Bartha, European PGR Non Governmental
  Organizations (NGOs)
• Brad Fraleigh, Food and Agriculture Organization
  (FAO)
• Eliseu Bettencourt
• Eva Thörn Chair of the AEGIS SC (coordinating
  function)
• Frank Begemann
• Fred Steenhoff, European Commission (EC) retired
  1st November
• Garlich von Essen, European Seed Association
  (ESA)
• Gert Kleijer
• Jan Engels, International Plant Genetic Resources
  Institute (IPGRI)
• Lorenzo Maggioni, ECP/GR Secretariat

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AEGIS Steering Committee

• What is the role of the AEGIS SC?
• Primarily a strategic oversight function
• Guiding project manager and project partners on
  evolving and implementing project
• Political dimension, seeking support at
  governmental and international levels to
  implement
• Technical function
• Involve all important stakeholders working in the
  area of germplasm conservation
• and related services

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ECP/GR Steering Committee
AEGIS Steering Committee
AEGIS Project Partners
AEGIS Project Manager
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AEGIS Project Manager

• Regular communication with
• The AEGIS SC
• The Project Partners
• Together coordinate the implementation of point
  4.1 4.5 in the AEGIS Project Document
• Key role in implementing other activities for
  which the ECP/GR Secretariat is responsible
• http//www.ecpgr.cgiar.org/AEGIS/AEGIS.htm

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AEGIS Project Partners
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• Selection of four model crops How?
• Europe easily recognized as relevant region for
  conservation and use
• Respective central database information system
  advanced
• Selected crops represent different conservation
  methods
• (seed/vegetative parts self/out breeders
  safe/risky germplasm transfer etc.)
• High elaboration of respective working group for
• theoretical/organizational mechanism for sharing
  responsibilities
• Representation of crops /- included in Annex I
  of the International Treaty
• on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
  Agriculture
• Allium
• Avena
• Brassica
• Prunus

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AEGIS Project Partners

• How has the Project Partners been selected?
• The need to ensure
• Participation of the CCDB managers
• The participation of the most important
  collection holders in Europe
• A well-balanced geographic participation

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AEGIS Project Partners

• What are the tasks of the Project Partners?
• Indicate and confirm institutions to actively
  collaborate (through National Coordinators)
• Expected to actively contribute with activities
  for 4.1 -4.5 in Project Document
• Give additional advice to the ECP/GR Secretariat
  on other activities
• Institutions involved expected to seek
  involvement of respective Working Groups
• Expected to collaborate within an between
  sub-groups and other relevant stakeholders

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ECP/GR Steering Committee
AEGIS Steering Committee
AEGIS Project Partners
AEGIS Project Manager
AEGIS Allium Working group
AEGIS Avena Working group
AEGIS Brassica Working group
AEGIS Prunus Working group
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ECP/GR Steering Committee
AEGIS Steering Committee
AEGIS Project Partners
AEGIS Project Manager
AEGIS Allium Working group
AEGIS Avena Working group
AEGIS Brassica Working group
AEGIS Prunus Working group
ECP/GR Allium Working group
ECP/GR Avena Working group
ECP/GR Brassica Working group
ECP/GR Prunus Working group