The Rosaceae Community SNP Summit, sponsored by the NIFA SCRI funded RosBREED project will be held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, on November 13 and 14, 2010, immediately prior to the 5th International Rosaceae Genomics Conference to be held at the same location on November 14 - 17, 2010.
The purpose of the meeting is to finalize the selection of SNPs and genotyping platform for development of community-wide SNP arrays for peach, apple, cherry, and strawberry. Download the draft agenda.
Confirmed participants are as follows: Amy Iezzoni, Cameron Peace, Dorrie Main, Nahla Bassil, Ignazio Verde, Riccardo Velasco, Elisabeth Dirlewanger, Herman Silva, Dan Sargent, Francois Laurens, Jasper Rees, Sue Gardiner, Bryon Sosinski, and David Chagne.
If you are interested in attending and participating in the Summit please complete the registration form. Attendance is limited and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
For accommodation information, please see the RGC5 accommodation website.
For more information about the SNP Summit contact Dorrie Main.