[Taxacom] Fwd: Thank you for attending Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government

[Timothy Dickinson]

The message below was sent to people who attended the webinar yesterday given by Patrick Reilly and organized by AIBS. I'm forwarding it to these two listservers in case others who did not get the notice are interested in making submissions, or in contributing to submissions from ASPT and BSA, two organizations that I assume will be involved.

It may be that some members of either listserver will be better informed than I am, and so will be able to provide context and informed perspectives prior to this meeting.

Cheers, ---tad.


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Subject:        Thank you for attending Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government
Date:   Fri, 28 Feb 2020 18:20:43 +0000
From:   Diane Bosnjak <no-reply at zoom.us><mailto:no-reply at zoom.us>
Reply-To:       no-reply at zoom.us<mailto:no-reply at zoom.us>
To:     Tim Dickinson <tim.dickinson at utoronto.ca><mailto:tim.dickinson at utoronto.ca>


Hi Tim Dickinson,

Thank you for attending Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government. We hope you enjoyed our event.

Please submit your questions or comments to: dbosnjak at aibs.org<mailto:dbosnjak at aibs.org>.

The recording of the webinar is now live. You can watch it by visiting our YouTube page at: https://youtu.be/GhxYneyoBdI

If you are in the DC area, the U.S. Department of State is holding a “Public Meeting Concerning the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources,” which will take place on March 12, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00p.m. at the U.S. Department of State’s Harry S. Truman Building, 2201 C Street NW, Room 1498, Washington, DC 20520.

This is an important meeting to attend and/or submit electronic comments to. International discussions around the use of digital sequence information (DSI) are currently being conducted in multiple international forums – the Nagoya Protocol, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the World Health Organization, the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction negotiations – that could have dramatic effects on both public and private scientific research. Some parties are encouraging tracking and benefit sharing for the utilization of DSI under international ABS instruments. During the public meeting, officials from the United States State Department will provide a brief overview of the ongoing discussions regarding DSI on genetic resources in the context of the CBD and the Nagoya Protocol and will listen to your comments, concerns, and questions about this issue. The goal is a free-flowing informal discussion that will help the U.S. Government prepare for U.S. participation in international meetings.

You can register to attend the public meeting by submitting your full name and organization to Patrick Reilly at ReillyPK2 at state.gov<mailto:ReillyPK2 at state.gov> and copy RSVP-ECW at state.gov<mailto:RSVP-ECW at state.gov> at least three days prior to the meeting.

If you cannot attend in person, you can still submit comments electronically, which will also be sent to the United States Government negotiating team. Electronic submissions are due by the April 30. Submissions can be made via the internet at www.regulations.gov<http://www.regulations.gov> and entering docket number [DOS-2020-0005].

We look forward to seeing you at our next webinar.

Diane Bosnjak
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