Launch of the Plant Breeding Forum (PBForum) listserv

The Global Partnership Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building (GIPB) is pleased to announce the launch of the Plant Breeding Forum listserv, an e-mail based forum for plant breeding and related fields. The purpose of PBForum-L is to create a means for plant breeders and those in related fields to interact easily on a regular and informal basis, with inquiry, discussion and debate.

PBForum-L complements PBN-L, the Plant Breeding News, a monthly e-newsletter and the global forum feature of the GIPB website.

Who will benefit by subscribing?

The users of PBForum-L should include public and private-sector plant breeders, students, teachers, research administrators, the seed industry, policy-makers, farmers, and others.

Some of the ways you can use the forum:

• Pose a question
• Ask for advice about your research
• Request collaboration in a project
• Comment or seek input on an issue of broad relevance to the plant breeding community
• Suggest ways to support the positive outcomes from plant breeding
• Make known to subscribers your willingness to provide input and support in an area of expertise

In order to participate you will need to subscribe:

1. Address an e-mail to: email hidden; JavaScript is required.
2. Leave the subject line blank.
3. In the message area, type: SUBSCRIBE PBForum-L
4. You can unsubscribe at any time

You will receive a confirmation message of your subscription, and details on how the listserv works.

PBForum-L is a moderated listserv:

The moderator will check each message prior to distribution, to prevent issues like spamming, flaming or other inappropriate postings. You will not need a username or a password. However, the moderator will require that each message include the name of the sender. These measures will make the listserv very user-friendly, and keep it relevant and free of distractions for subscribers. The forum structure and function will evolve based on user inputs and needs.

In order to post a message:

1. Address it to email hidden; JavaScript is required
2. Write a short descriptive subject line
3. State the specific purpose of your posting. Type a brief and clear question or comment.
4. Include your name in the post.

NOTE: You can post items in the language of your choice. However, there will be no translation.

To respond to someone else’s posting: simply use the reply function of your e-mail.

Questions? Write to the PBForum-L moderator: email hidden; JavaScript is required

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GIPB is a global platform facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – FAO Plant Production and Protection Division, Rome, Italy.

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