From triffid from iastate.edu Fri May 9 10:23:30 2008 From: triffid from iastate.edu (Carolyn Lawrence) Date: Fri May 9 11:01:28 2008 Subject: [Maize] MaizeGDB is Hiring a Web Developer Message-ID: <47AA3EE8-A2C9-41B2-8ED1-38C5B4656530@iastate.edu> Web Developer/Information Technology Specialist. The USDA- Agricultural Research Service, Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit, Ames, Iowa (ISU campus) is recruiting a Web Developer for the MaizeGDB project (see http://www.maizegdb.org). The successful applicant will have: 1) knowledge of biological data management concepts and methods as well as server-side scripting languages such as PHP and AJAX sufficient to assist users in data retrieval; 2) knowledge of UNIX/LINUX operating systems, Apache configuration and maintenance, XML, and programming with Oracle and/or MySQL database management system; and 3) ability to write technical documents and operational procedures. U.S. citizenship required. Salary commensurate with experience ($51,734-$67,259). Refer to vacancy announcement (#ARS-X8W-0200) for application information at http://www.ars.usda.gov/Careers/Careers.htm . For questions regarding application procedures, call Kim Grandon at 515-663-7277. Application materials must be sent to Beltsville, MD office and be received by May 20, 2008. THE USDA/ARS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER. For more information, contact Carolyn Lawrence at carolyn.lawrence@ars.usda.gov or call 515-294-4294. From pj37 from cornell.edu Mon May 12 12:39:55 2008 From: pj37 from cornell.edu (Pankaj Jaiswal) Date: Mon May 12 12:48:44 2008 Subject: [Maize] Gramene Database build 27 released Message-ID: <482880EB.5050605@cornell.edu> Dear Gramene users, We are happy to announce the release of our 27th build of the Gramene database and website [www.gramene.org]. Some of the highlights for this release include: - Four new species added to the genome browser: -- Oryza glaberrima short arm -- Sorghum bicolor (Sorghum) -- Vitis vinifera (grape) -- Populus trichocarpain (poplar) - The markers database contains a total of 30M markers including up-to- date nucleotide sequences of all Viridiplantae contained in the NCBI Genbank Core Nucleotide, dbEST, and dbGSS division. - Introduced Gazetteer (GAZ) ontology to describe places, place names and the relations between them to annotate the source site of germplasm collection - New SorghumCyc 1.0 metabolic pathways beta release - New RiceCyc 2.0 metabolic pathways release - New sorghum genetic diversity database For the complete release notes, please see here: http://www.gramene.org/db/help?state=current_release_notes This is our first release since moving to our 6-month cycle, so you can expect to see build 28 in the fall. Thank you for your continued use and support of Gramene, and please let us know of any problems, concerns or suggestions you have: http://www.gramene.org/db/feedback/send_feedback The Gramene team gramene@gramene.org www.gramene.org From rpalanivelu from hotmail.com Tue May 20 02:59:19 2008 From: rpalanivelu from hotmail.com (Ravi Palanivelu) Date: Tue May 20 08:45:29 2008 Subject: [Maize] Online registration is now open for Frontiers in Sexual Plant Reproduction III conference Message-ID: <3b03d67d-4f29-44dc-a61f-fa94b3a70a25@s33g2000pri.googlegroups.com> Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the online registration for the upcoming "Frontiers in Sexual Plant Reproduction III", to be held in Tucson, Arizona on October 17-19, 2008 is now open. Please access the following link to register for this conference (http:// cals.arizona.edu/FSPRIII/conference-registration.html). Preliminary program and information on abstract submission, lodging, travel and financial assistance are available in the FSPR III conference website: http://www.cals.arizona.edu/FSPRIII. Important reminders: 1. Abstracts presented on or before May 31, 2008 will be considered for an oral presentation. In each of the six sessions, two oral presentations will be selected from submitted abstracts. 2. With generous support from USDA, we are pleased to announce that 10 awards (each = $500) will be available to graduate students and post docotoral fellows. Women and participants from under represented groups will be given priority for these awards. To be considered for the award, please register and submit your abstract no later than May 31, 2008. Six major sessions have been planned for the conference: Male gametophyte development and function, Female gametophyte development and function, Endosperm development and imprinting, Compatible and incompatible pollen-pistil interactions, Evolution of plant reproduction, Systems biology of plant reproduction and emerging technologies We invite you to participate in this meeting and share your latest results on reproductive biology research with your colleagues. We look forward to seeing you in Tucson in October 2008 for an exciting scientific meeting on plant reproduction. Sincerely, The organizers: Dr. Ravi Palanivelu, University of Arizona (rpalaniv@ag.arizona.edu) Dr. Dmitry Belostotsky, University of Missouri, Kansas City. From catherine.omahony from ucc.ie Wed May 21 05:26:01 2008 From: catherine.omahony from ucc.ie (O'Mahony, Catherine) Date: Wed May 21 09:49:30 2008 Subject: [Maize] New conference event for calendar Message-ID: <7768701FBD6B4D4F9FD0141957CAB6E60444C574@EXCH1.central.ad.ucc.ie> The Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference is returning to Europe this August and will be hosted by University College Cork in Cork, Ireland. The annual ABIC conference brings many of the world's largest agriculture, fisheries and food biotechnology companies to the host country (many Fortune 500 companies) and this year is no exception. At ABIC 2008 in Cork, there will be many hot topics under discussion and debate including innovations in areas such as biofuels and bioenergy, animal and plant breeding, fisheries biotech, molecular pharming, dairy and food, including dedicated sessions on policy, regulatory affairs and business strategies. Registration for the conference has now opened and full details of ABIC 2008 are available on the conference website. http://www.abic.ca/abic2008/html/program.html