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

这次会议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科提供参考。将邀请一批能够解决以下问题的国际科学家：2.番茄-马铃薯的研究现状，包括以茄属植物为首选模式的植物生物学方面；番茄基因组测序对茄科植物和植物生物学研究的潜在影响3. 就成本和效用而言，哪种排序策略可能是最好的；4. 作为多国财团的一部分，这种排序项目可以在何种程度上和通过何种机制进行；5. 如何管理、整理和向公众提供来自这样一个项目的信息？会议将于2003年11月在华盛顿特区举行，与会者包括来自（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、英国和美国的学术界、政府和私营部门的代表。目前，所有这些国家都对一种或多种茄属植物进行了积极的基因组学研究活动，或表示有兴趣参与番茄基因组测序项目。除了积极研究茄属植物的个人外，我们还将邀请其他植物基因组测序项目（如拟南芥、水稻、紫花苜蓿）的代表，以便他们为项目的组织/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，该文件将分发给所有与会者以及任何其他感兴趣的各方。

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.