IWEG 2019 Workshop Report
Executive Summary
Participants from around the world joined the 4 th International Workshop on Environmental Genomics (IWEG) in St. John’s to discuss developments in the field of environmental genomics and the scalability of the technology. Members represented various sectors, including the oil and gas industry, environmental consulting companies, regulatory agencies, and academia. Presentations focused on existing nation-wide research programs,
technological innovations, and the opportunities created by these innovations for larger scale projects. The challenges to broad-scale implementation of environmental genomics, namely DNA metabarcoding of eDNA, and potential solutions to those challenges were central to the discussion. Other themes from this year’s event included the importance of robust sampling designs, standardization of genomics techniques, and advancing the adoption of these tools by regulatory agencies. Notably, seven oil and gas companies (Chevron, Shell, Total, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Hess, ENI) in the International Consortium for Environmental Genomics (ICE-G) Industry Sub-Group have advanced the Joint Industry Program (JIP) which fund projects that will contribute to the development of guidelines for the application of environmental genomics in environmental management activities in the oil and gas industry.
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Executive Summary
Participants from around the world joined the 4 th International Workshop on Environmental Genomics (IWEG) in St. John’s to discuss developments in the field of environmental genomics and the scalability of the technology. Members represented various sectors, including the oil and gas industry, environmental consulting companies, regulatory agencies, and academia. Presentations focused on existing nation-wide research programs,
technological innovations, and the opportunities created by these innovations for larger scale projects. The challenges to broad-scale implementation of environmental genomics, namely DNA metabarcoding of eDNA, and potential solutions to those challenges were central to the discussion. Other themes from this year’s event included the importance of robust sampling designs, standardization of genomics techniques, and advancing the adoption of these tools by regulatory agencies. Notably, seven oil and gas companies (Chevron, Shell, Total, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Hess, ENI) in the International Consortium for Environmental Genomics (ICE-G) Industry Sub-Group have advanced the Joint Industry Program (JIP) which fund projects that will contribute to the development of guidelines for the application of environmental genomics in environmental management activities in the oil and gas industry.
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