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Communications from the Secretariat
Letter to ICAR Members, Chairpersons and
Participants in ICAR Groups
25th
September, 2014
The purpose of this letter is to give you an update
on ICAR activities since my last report to you on
16th July, 2014.
ICAR Board Meetings – 29th July and 28th August
The ICAR Board meets monthly by telephone conference
and decisions taken at the last two meetings
included:
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To support the immediate recruitment of a new
director for the Interbull Centre.
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To establish a Task Force to explore synergies
between the Interbull and ICAR operations with a
view to improving the efficiency and
effectiveness of both. The work of this Task
Force will commence after feedback from the
Interbull Steering Committee has been received
and the appointment of a new Interbull Centre
Director and a new Chief Executive of ICAR.
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That the Chief Executive of ICAR be a full time
appointment with the location being flexible,
but that preference be given to a Rome based
appointment. The Chief Executive Position
Announcement has been made by the President and
recruitment has commenced. Details can be found
here
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The appointment of Pavel Bucek of the Czech
Republic, to replace Hans Wilmink as the
Chairperson of the Dairy Cattle Milk Recording
Working Group.
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The appointment of Andrew Cromie of Ireland, to
replace Brian Wickham as the Chairperson of the
Interbeef Working Group.
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To commit €60,000, spread over three years,
towards the establishment of the GENOEX PSE
(parentage SNP exchange) service by Interbull.
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To create a Task Force under the leadership of
Interbull and including the chairpersons of the
Breed Associations, Genetic Analysis, Interbeef
and Parentage Recording Working Groups to
develop the business rules for the GENOEX PSE
service.
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To endorse the acceptance as Associate members
of Deltamune (South Africa) and Felixcan
(Spain).
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The rented office accommodation in Rome has been
extended to include a second room for a period
of twelve months.
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To hold a face-to-face Board meeting including
participation of staff and consultants in Rome
on the 18th and 19th of November.
The next ICAR Board meeting will on Thursday 30th
September.
Service-ICAR1 Board Meetings – 8th August
and 23rd September
Service-ICAR is a commercial company, wholly owned
by ICAR, that provides a range of services to ICAR
members and the wider international animal recording
community. Service-ICAR is governed by a Board
appointed by ICAR. The Service-ICAR Board has met
twice since I last wrote. The first meeting was
focused on the GENOEX PSE service and the second
focused on decisions for which the Service-ICAR
Board is responsible and on initiating a review of
services being provided.
The Service-ICAR Board is meeting every two months
by teleconference but will hold its next meeting as
a face-to-face meeting in Rome on the 18th of
November, 2014.
Important Future Events
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25th to 27th November 2014. ICAR/Interbeef
Genomics. Dublin, Ireland. Details
here.
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13th to 15th April 2015. ICAR & FAO Animal
Identification Symposium. Pretoria, South
Africa. Invitation only event. For more
information, please contact Cesare Mosconi
here.
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8th to 12th June 2015. ICAR Technical Workshop
on 10th to 12th preceded by Group meetings on
8th and 9th. Krakow, Poland. Host website for
more information available
here .
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25th to 28th October 2016. ICAR Biennial
Session. Porto Varas, Chile. Host website for
more information
here
Other
During this period of transition for ICAR
communication is perhaps the most important tool we
have for ensuring all the important issues are
considered and dealt with.
Please feel free to contact me on any issue that is
causing you concern.
Yours sincerely
Brian
Dr Brian Wickham
ICAR Acting Secretary General.
Email:
brian@icar.org,
Phone: +353 86 826 9911, Skype: “consultwickham”.
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