IWEG 2020 Workshop Report
Executive Summary
Participants from twelve countries attended the 5 th International Workshop on Environmental Genomics (IWEG), which was hosted by the Centre for Environmental Genomics Applications (CEGA) and eDNAtec Inc. in St. John’s, NL. Because of travel restrictions and health concerns related to the global COVID-19 pandemic, this conference was held virtually for the first time. The theme of the workshop, “Generating Engagement with
Genomic Data,” aimed to promote discussion about 1) how to better communicate environmental genomics to diverse stakeholders, 2) how to make environmental genomics tools more accessible to these stakeholders, and 3) how to better engage these stakeholders through communication and collaboration. These ideas were explored over two days through a keynote talk (John Darling, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), four sessions of presentations by workshop participants, and one interactive session. Participants represented stakeholders across
many sectors, including the oil and gas industry, environmental consulting companies, regulatory agencies, and academia. Specific themes of the presentations included: 1) existing nation-wide research programs, 2) technological innovations, 3) opportunities created by these innovations for larger scale projects, 4) communicating the importance of environmental genomics tools, 5) improving cross-stakeholder networking,
collaboration, and coordinat ion to achieve larger research goals, and 6) standardization.
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Executive Summary
Participants from twelve countries attended the 5 th International Workshop on Environmental Genomics (IWEG), which was hosted by the Centre for Environmental Genomics Applications (CEGA) and eDNAtec Inc. in St. John’s, NL. Because of travel restrictions and health concerns related to the global COVID-19 pandemic, this conference was held virtually for the first time. The theme of the workshop, “Generating Engagement with
Genomic Data,” aimed to promote discussion about 1) how to better communicate environmental genomics to diverse stakeholders, 2) how to make environmental genomics tools more accessible to these stakeholders, and 3) how to better engage these stakeholders through communication and collaboration. These ideas were explored over two days through a keynote talk (John Darling, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), four sessions of presentations by workshop participants, and one interactive session. Participants represented stakeholders across
many sectors, including the oil and gas industry, environmental consulting companies, regulatory agencies, and academia. Specific themes of the presentations included: 1) existing nation-wide research programs, 2) technological innovations, 3) opportunities created by these innovations for larger scale projects, 4) communicating the importance of environmental genomics tools, 5) improving cross-stakeholder networking,
collaboration, and coordinat ion to achieve larger research goals, and 6) standardization.
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