Follow on from Compositae Whitepaper Meeting
Thursday, August 17, 2006

In order to further research on Compositae species it was suggested that we develop a white paper to help set research and hence funding priorities. This is initially to assist Federal granting agencies in the USA; however, it is hoped that it will serve as a template for international research and funding efforts as well. It may also be a precursor to white papers for genome sequencing of individual species. It is currently definitely a draft that will continue to evolve and be refined.

The first draft was reflective of the perspectives of the Compositae Genome Project. We have incorporated suggestions from the Compositae White Paper meeting that was held on August 17, 2006. This consisted of scientific presentations in the morning and break-out groups to discuss priorities followed by an integrating session in the afternoon. The afternoon sessions considered several questions.

We now would like to get further input from the broad community of researchers working on Compositae species. We are requesting your response to the questionnaire. This information will be used for the next round of revision of the white paper. Please forward this request to anyone you think might be interested. We would like input from as broad representation of interests as possible. Also, feel free to make revisions to the white paper using 'track changes.'

Also, if you are not already listed as a meeting participant and therefore in our database, please add your information to the database of Compositae researchers.