1. WP8 Outreach
Annual meeting
Joan Bonany

2. T8.1 Dissemination through publications and at
scientific and technological events
• Preparation of communication
– Poster for project presentation available
– Templates available in the workspace
• Poster
• Communicate your scientific and technical papers
to your WP leaders or WP8 coordinator
• Coordination with conferences and other
meetings
– Communicate meetings and events to your WP
leaders or directly to WP8 coordinator

3. T8.1 Dissemination through publications and at
scientific and technological events
• Upcoming events
– March 26-30, 2012, Nelson (New Zealand): II International Symposium on
Biotechnology of Fruit Species
– April 29 - May 2, 2012, Antalya (Turkey): International Symposium on
Biotechnology and other Omics in Vegetable Science
– February 18-22, 2012, Beijing (China): VII International Strawberry
Symposium
– May 20-26, 2012, Davis, CA (United States of America): X International
Symposium on Plum and Prune Genetics, Breeding and Technology
– July 1-5, 2012, Angers (France): II International Symposium on Horticulture in
Europe - SHE2012
– RG12- FEM October, San Michele, Italy
– Annual meeting May 2012, Spain
– III International Symposium on Biotechnology of Fruit Species, San Michele,
Italy
– June 17-20, 2013, Matera (Italy): VIII International Peach Symposium

4. T8.2 Website, brochure, newsletters, and
booklets
• Web site up and running
• Brochure distributed during the annual
meeting
• 1st annual newsletter due by the end of
march
• Booklets connected to the training sessions
– 1st one on PBA due on month 26

5. T8.2 Website, brochure, newsletters, and
booklets
• Web site and social networking

6. T8.2 Website, brochure, newsletters, and
booklets
• www.fruitbreedomics.com (09-2011 to 01-2012)
– 1146 visits, aproximate 230 visits/ month
– 752 different users
– 5179 pages visited, aproximate 1035 pages/month
– Spain, France, Italy, USA, Switzerland, The
Netherlands
– Most viewed:
• Front page, Consortium description, 1st annual
meeting, The Project, Stakeholder Platform

7. T8.2 Website, brochure, newsletters, and
booklets
• Slideshare statistics
(www.slideshare.net/fruitbreedomics)
– 2918 views of presentations
– 3 top presentations
• WP1 Stakeholders meeting presentation (396)
• WP1 Annual meeting presentation (152)
• WP6 Annual meeting presentation (149)
– Countries: USA, Canada, Spain, Japan, France

8. T8.2 Website, brochure, newsletters, and
booklets
• Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/channels/244624
– 7804 loads
– 520 plays
– Most viewed:
• Welcome session
• Interview project coordinator F. Laurens
• WP3 leader E. Van de Weg interview
– Poland, Sweeden and Switzerland

9. T8.3 Transfer technology to stakeholders
• Building up network of stakeholders (breedeers): a
total of 64
– 46 stakeholders
– 18 stakeholders & partners
• Some statistics
– Apple breeding programs: 72% (1)
– Peach breeding programs: 36% (3)
– Cherry breeding programs: 20% (5)
– Pear breeding programs: 15% (4)
– Apricot breeding programs: 8% (6)
– Plum breeding programs: 8% (2)

10. T8.3 Transfer technology to stakeholders
• Put in place a questionnaire system (Survey
Monkey)
• Stakeholder invitation questionnaire
– E-mail and web page
• Apple breeding questionnaire
– 40 invitations / 33 responses
• WP3 invitation questionnaire
– 20 invitations / 13 responses
• Peach breeding questionnaire
– 40 invitations / 12 responses

11. T8.4 Training and associated e-based learning
material
# Title WP Organizer Country Target Month
1 PBA software 3 DLO The Netherlands Breeders M26
2 BD Informatics and 7 PTP Eastern countries Breeders M30
Tools and curators
3 Knowledge on 24 JKI Eastern countries Breeders M36
genetic resources INRA and curators
and pre-breeding IRTA
material
4 New traits and 5 INRA Italy Breeders M39
tools UB UNIBO and curators
DLO
5 New genotyping 6 FEM FEM, Italy Breeders M45
tools and curators
6 MAB protocols 1 EVD INRA, France Breeders M50
INRA

12. T8.4 Training and associated e-based learning
material
• PBA software training session #1
– Date: May 2013
– Duration: 2 days
– Location: The Netherlands / Spain
– Responsible: Wageningen UR
– Target audience: Breeders
– Objective: Learn how to use marker and pedigree data
to support your breeding decissions
– Tools: PBA software (Pedimap), pedigree data and
marker data

13. T8.4 Training and associated e-based learning
material
• PBA software training session #2
– Date: temptative November 2012
– Duration: 3-4 days
– Location: The Netherlands
– Responsible: Wageningen UR
– Target audience: WP3 partners (Breeders,
researchers)
– Objective: Training on PBA base QTL analysis
using FlexQTL and Pedimap