17/09/2020 – Webinar 3: Variety Collections and Variety Descriptions. Use of Foreign DUS reports

The ciopora academy Webinar series “Technical Aspects of UPOV”
Webinar 3: Variety Collections AND Variety Descriptions. Use of Foreign DUS reports
Date & Sessions
Average session duration: ca. 75 min
Session 1: Sept 17, 2020 - 9:00 am CEST
Recommended for participants from Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
8:00 am London
9:00 am CEST/Europe
3:00 pm Beijing, CN
5:00 pm Sydney, AUS
7:00 pm Wellington, NZ
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Session 2: Sept 17, 2020 - 9:00 PM CEST
Recommended for participants from the Americas.
12:00 pm US Pacific
02:00 pm US Central
03:00 pm US Eastern
09:00 pm CEST/Europe
September 18, 07:00 am Wellington, NZ
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What will I learn?
In the CIOPORA Academy webinar series in September 2020, three UPOV experts elaborate on the technical aspects of the UPOV regime important to plant breeders.
Webinar 3:
VARIETY COLLECTIONS: The final session of the webinar series will deal with all ins and outs of the Variety Collections (reference collections). The speakers will elaborate on why a variety collection of existing and known varieties is essential for evaluating new candidate varieties.
VARIETY DESCRIPTIONS: A look at variety descriptions; what is the continuing value of a variety description for PBR?
USE OF FOREIGN DUS REPORTS: Learn how existing varieties are considered when testing a new variety and ways UPOV members collaborate to organize DUS examination, takeover existing DUS test reports and the benefits and challenges of cooperation. How is the effect
of the environment on characteristics considered when using existing DUS test reports and variety descriptions and why is it essential to have access to material of other varieties in the growing trial? Hear about cooperation between authorities and breeders in DUS examination and the potential role in the take-over process which DNA techniques may play.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
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Chris BarnabyAssistant Commissioner/PVR Manager at the PVR Office, IPONZ
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Kees van EttekovenSenior PVP Policy Advisor & Chair of the UPOV Technical Committee
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Leontino Rezende TaveiraHead of Technical Affairs and Regional Development at UPOV, Switzerland

Chris Barnaby
Chris has been with the Plant Variety Rights Office of the IP Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) since 1991 and is currently group manager and NZ representative for several UPOV bodies. He has extensive expertise in Plant Variety Protection, DUS testing, plant taxonomy and variety denominations. At UPOV, Chris is a past chairman of the UPOV Technical Working Party for Fruit Crops, the UPOV Technical Working Party for Ornamentals and Forest Trees and the UPOV Technical Committee (2008 – 2010) and is currently the nominated chair again for UPOV Technical Working Party for Fruit Crops. Other IPONZ and UPOV activity include advisor to East Asian PVP technical programs and training initiatives. In addition to his positions at IPONZ and UPOV activity, Chris acted as Editor for the International Plant Propagators’ Society, New Zealand Region. Chris is a member of the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture and the International Plant Propagators’ Society. He holds a Master Degree in Horticultural Science with Honours (1990).

Kees van Ettekoven
Cornelis (Kees) van Ettekoven has been active in horticulture and Plant Variety Protection for over 45 years. Kees worked in various positions at Naktuinbouw, the Netherlands Inspection Service for Horticulture, consecutively serving as a Head of IT Department, the Registration and Documentation Department, and the Variety Testing Department, overseeing the Dutch DUS testing of all species for Plant Breeders’ Rights and National Listing. Today, Kees serves as a Senior PVP Policy Advisor, is a member of the Plant Breeders’ Rights chamber of the Court of Justice in the Hague, and coordinates the IPKey program for China, Latin America and South-East Asia at the CPVO. At UPOV, he is a past Chairman of the UPOV Technical Committee, the UPOV Technical Working Group Vegetables, and the UPOV Working Group on Biochemical and Molecular Techniques and DNA-Profiling in Particular (BMT).

Leontino Rezende Taveira
Leontino Taveira is Head of Technical Affairs and Regional Development at UPOV. He works with policymakers in Latin America and the Caribbean promoting accession to UPOV and assisting the implementation of the UPOV system. With a background in agriculture and plant breeding, he is in charge of organizing the technical work of UPOV, including the development of Test Guidelines and guidance for examination of distinctness, uniformity and stability. Leontino started his career in the private sector as agronomist and nursery manager for ornamental plant production. For the past 18 years, he has worked with Plant Variety Protection in the public sector, both at the national and international levels.
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REDUCED WEBINAR RATES: We at the CIOPORA Academy are committed to providing continued education opportunities to the green sector in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis. In view of the operational and financial constraints businesses and individuals around the globe are facing currently, we are lowering our webinar rates from EUR 149,00 to EUR 99,00 (Member) and EUR 299,00 to EUR 199,00 (Guest). Additional 15% savings are provided in the Webinar Package including three webinars in September 2020.
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Join the Webinar 3 of the September webinar series by opting for our flexible single webinar registration at the following CIOPORA Member/Guest rates:
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- Webinar savings package september 2020 - Available until Sept 3
Save 15% and join all three webinars in the September series, including:
- Sept 3 – Webinar 1: Variety Names and DUS Testing under UPOV. Plant Characteristics in DUS Examinations
- Sept 10 – Webinar 2: PVP Applications via UPOV PRISMA. Use of Molecular Techniques in DUS Process
- Sept 17 –Webinar 3: Variety Collections and Variety Descriptions. Use of Foreign DUS reports.
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- Guest: 499,00 EUR
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