Workshop: Genomic Sequence Resources for Tomato and the Solanaceae to be Held in Washington, DC, November, 2003

本次采集的目的是对番茄基因组测序进行成本效益分析，为茄科和其他密切相关的植物家族提供参考。将邀请国际科学家讨论以下问题：1.番茄-马铃薯研究的现状，包括茄科植物生物学是首选模式的方面；2.番茄基因组测序对茄科研究和一般植物生物学的潜在影响；3.就成本和效用而言，什么测序策略可能是最好的；4.作为多国联合体的一部分，这样的测序项目可以在多大程度上和通过什么机制进行；5.如何管理、策划和向公众提供从这样一个项目中获得的信息。会议将于2003年11月在华盛顿特区举行，来自学术界、政府和私营部门的代表将来自(但不一定限于)中国、法国、德国、荷兰、以色列、意大利、西班牙、日本、英国和美国。目前，所有这些国家都在一个或多个茄科物种上开展了活跃的基因组研究活动，或表示有兴趣参与番茄基因组测序项目。除了积极从事茄科植物研究的个人外，我们还将邀请来自其他植物基因组测序项目(如拟南芥、水稻、紫花苜蓿)的代表，以便他们可以为此类项目的组织/执行提供见解/建议。会议将持续一天，并将产生一份摘要文件，分发给所有与会者以及任何其他有关各方。

The purpose of this gathering is to make a cost-benefit analysis of sequencing the tomato genome as a reference for the family Solanaceae and other closely related plant families. An international contingency of scientists will be invited who can address: 1. The current status of tomato-potato research including aspects of plant biology for which Solanaceous species are a preferred model;2. The potential impact of sequencing the tomato genome on research in the Solanaceae specifically and plant biology in general; 3. What sequencing strategy might be best in terms of cost and utility; 4. To what extent and through what mechanisms might such a sequencing project be conducted as part of a multinational consortium; 5. How might information derived from such a project be managed, curated, and made available to the public. The meeting will be held in November of 2003 in Washington DC and will include representatives from academia, government and the private sector coming from (but not necessarily limited to) China, France, Germany, Holland, Israel, Italy, Spain, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Currently, all of these countries have active genomics research activities in one or more Solanaceous species or have expressed interest in participating in a sequencing project of the tomato genome. In addition to individuals actively working on solanaceous species, we will also invite representatives from other plant genome sequencing projects (e.g. Arabidopsis, rice, Medicago) so that they might provide insights/advice into the organization/execution of such a project. The meeting will last one day and will result in a summary document that will be distributed to all participants as well as any other interested parties.