Members of Task Force

Dr. José Fernando de la Torre Sánchez Chair	Country Representative (Mexico)	Investigador del C.E. Centro Altos de Jalisco C.E. CENTRO - ALTOS DE JALISCO KM. 8 CARRETERA TEPATITLÁN-LAGOS DE MORENO, COL. RANCHO LAS CRUCES TEPATITLÁN DE MORELOS C.P. 47600, JALISCO JALISCO E-mail:  delatorre.fernando@inifap.gob.mx
Dr. Ken W. Richards	Country Representative (Canada)	Research Manager, Canadian Genetic Resource Program Plant Gene Resources of Canada (PGRC) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Saskatoon Research Centre 107 Science Place Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0X2, Canada Email: Ken.Richards@agr.gc.ca
Dr. Peter Bretting	Country Representative (USA)	Crop Production and Protection General Biological Science Plant Germplasm & Genomes Room 4-2212 5601 SUNNYSIDE AVENUE GWCC-BLTSVL BELTSVILLE, MD, 20705-5139 Fax: (301) 504-6191 E-mail: peter.bretting@ars.usda.gov

News

- GRIN-GLOBAL Train-the-Trainer session

Event Documents
Plant Germplasm Operations Committee Meeting 2010 Geneva, N.Y., July 28-29, 2010
- Agenda

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  Presentations
  - Plant Genetic Resources in Mexico: The Perennial Crops Connection - Dr.  Candelario Mondragón
  - Canadian Genetic Resources Program, emphasis on plants- Ken Richards
  - The National Plant Germplasm System: 2010 Status and Prospects - Dr. Peter Bretting
  
  Meeting Report
  - NORGEN Task Force Report
  

Dr. Candelario Mondragón - Research Leader

Temperate Fruits, from the Campo Experimental Bajío of INIFAP visiting the ARS Geneva genebank. INIFAP, ARS and AAFC have been collaborating on genetic resources research for several years. Dr. Mondragon’s visit was sponsored by PROCINORTE.