Procedures
Annual meetings will be held to exchange information, plan and coordinate activities, and review progress towards meeting the committee’s objectives. Between annual meetings, communication will take place through email, online discussion groups, and conference calls, as needed. Since all PBCC activities depend on voluntary member contributions, progress toward achieving the objectives will depend on the level of input from participants. It is envisioned that for each of the objectives a subcommittee or task force will be formed to focus on the following activities:
Objectives
Objective 1: Collect, analyze, and disseminate information about U.S. public and private plant breeding efforts, including human capacity and access to enabling knowledge, technologies, germplasm, and infrastructure
Objective 2: Genetic Resources Conservation and Utilization: Promote the conservation, characterization, and utilization of plant genetic resources and access to those resources for plant breeding purposes
Objective 3: Explore and improve the U.S. plant breeding education capacity across 1862, 1890 and 1994 LGU and other agricultural Universities
Objective 4: Improve communication [1] among public plant breeders and federal-state-local agencies on plant breeding policy issues, including alerts to existing and emerging threats to agricultural security that are relevant to plant breeding; and [2] among public plant breeding programs and university administrators through enhancing the mission and impact of PBCC state representatives.
Leadership
Each leadership position is a one year term. Officers include a Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary. Each year at the annual meeting the Vice-Chair will become the Chair and the Secretary will become the Vice-Chair for the coming year. Prior to the annual meeting, nominations for Secretary will be solicited and an election will be held via email. Past Chairs.
| Name | Organization | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Arbelaez Velez | University of Illinois | Chair |
| Marta Pudzianowska | Mississippi State University | Vice-Chair |
| Jenna Hershberger | Clemson University | Secretary |
| Jenny Koebernick | Auburn University | Past Chair |
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