Background
During the 16th ECPGR Steering Committee meeting in Sweden (June 2022), a proposal to establish a network of European genebank managers was made with the aim of better connect people with this function and strengthening the cooperation among leaders of genebanks in Europe.
In 2023, the Steering Committee gave its support for the establishment of this Network, with the overall aim to strengthen the management of genebanks through the exchange of knowledge, cooperation and capacity building of genebanks, including the various aspects of leading and managing a genebank.
The scope and modus operandi of the Network are defined by dedicated Terms of Reference.
Actitivies
- Fifth meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, 19-23 May 2025 side by side with the New AEGIS final project meeting
- Fourth meeting, online, 12 February 2025. [Agenda (103,4 KB) | Minutes (143,7 KB) | Presentations available below]
- Third meeting, Braga, Portugal, 13-15 May 2024. [Agenda (160,2 KB) | Minutes (251,1 KB) | Presentations available below]
- Second meeting, online, 4 March 2024. [Minutes (120,3 KB)]
- First meeting, online, 16 November 2023. [Agenda (558,7 KB)] and [minutes (116,1 KB)].
Presentations given at the 4th Genebank Managers Neetwork meeting
12 February 2025, online
All presentations given during the meeting are listed in the table below. Click on the title of the presentation to display the relevant presentation.
Disclaimer: These texts and presentations have not been edited and are being published as originally received from the authors.
Title | Author |
| Experiences of operating a cryobank for the safety duplication of vegetatively propagated PGRFA [coming soon] | M. Faltus |
| The global cryo safety back-up (3,6 MB) | V. Azevedo |
| Communication for genebanks (8,0 MB) | N. Capozio, S. Landqvist |
Papers mentioned during V. Azevedo's presentation:
Anglin NL, Wenzl P, Azevedo V, Lusty C, Ellis D, Gao D. Genotyping Genebank Collections: Strategic Approaches and Considerations for Optimal Collection Management. Plants. 2025; 14(2):252. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14020252
Vollmer R, Villagaray R, Castro M, Cárdenas J, Pineda S, Espirilla J, Anglin N, Ellis D, Rennó Azevedo VC. The world’s largest potato cryobank at the International Potato Center (CIP)–Status quo, protocol improvement through large-scale experiments and long-term viability monitoring. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2022 Nov 29;13:1059817. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1059817
Presentations given at the 1st Genebank Managers Neetwork in-person meeting
13-15 May 2024, Braga, Portugal
All presentations given during the meeting are listed in the table below. Click on the title of the presentation to display the relevant presentation.
Disclaimer: These texts and presentations have not been edited and are being published as originally received from the authors.
Title | Author |
| ECPGR Network of Genebank Managers – how to use it in the best possible way (1,6 MB) | L. L. Steffensen |
| AEGIS: A European Genebank Integrated System (959,1 KB) | L. Maggioni |
| Let’s fly high: the perfect genebank community in Europe (and improving the current by collaborating more effectively) (2,0 MB) | Th. van Hintum |
| PRO-GRACE – Horizon European Research Infrastructure status and discussion on the strategic pros and cons of the initiative (1,6 MB) | L. Maggioni |
| Thoughts about elements in a quality management system (824,3 KB) | L. L. Steffensen |
| Experiences from EU Horizon AGENT project (884,7 KB) | D. Janovská |
| Examples from genebanks on quality management systems (2,0 MB) | J. S. Vozlič |
| What are the legal provisions for distribution of seeds with an SMTA? (2,9 MB) | F. Lopez |