Management and Networking
The network – mode of operation
Management:
The WGIN will comprise scientists from eight different organisations who between them represent the substantial majority of the UK’s expertise in wheat genetics and breeding. The Network’s activities will be managed through the Management Team comprising representatives from the partners (Rothamsted Research (RRes), the John Innes Centre (JIC) and the University of Nottingham (UoN)), Defra and with ex-officio representation from the ADAS, University of Bristol (UoB), NIAB, HGCA, BBSRC and all the UK-based plant breeding companies (see table below). From autumn 2009 Campden BRI will be represented at the management meetings also. The management team will be chaired by Professor Peter Shewry (RRes) and will meet three times each year. Each meeting will be in two parts, firstly the main meeting with all the funded partners and ex-officio representatives. Then in the follow up smaller meeting involving only the funded partners and an appointed sub-group of the ex-officio representatives will evaluate progress on all the project activities and milestones.
The management meetings are regularyly attended by each of the UK based wheat breeding companies (see table below). The wheat breeders are nominating one laboratory specialist and one field specialist on an annual basis to represent them at the smaller afternoon meeting. Peter Jack (RAGT, laboratory specialist) and David Feuerhelm (Syngenta, field specialist) have been nominated until the end of April 2010. Simon Berry (Nickerson-Advanta, laboratory specialist) and Peter Werner (KWS, field specialist) will function as deputies during this period.
UK Wheat Breeding Companies | Logo | Website |
Elsom Seeds | ![]() |
www.elsoms.com |
KWS | ![]() |
www.kws.de/aw/KWS/~tgy/united_kingdom |
Limagrain | ![]() |
www.limagrain.co.uk |
RAGT | ![]() |
www.ragt.co.uk |
Saaten-Union | ![]() |
www.saaten-union.co.uk |
Syngenta | ![]() |
www.syngenta-crop.co.uk |