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AMATA- The Australasian Genomic Technologies Association www.amata.org.au A.B.N. 45 833 973 608 C/- Prof Erik Thompson University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery 29 Regent St, Fitzroy, Vic 3065 Australia AMATA Committee Workshop Minutes 16 th April 2012 Murdoch Children’s Research Institute In attendance : Carsten Kulheim, Richard Tothill, Gordon Smyth, Rik Thompson, Vikki Marshall, Jac Charlesworth, Dan Catchpoole, Lutz Krause, Andreas Scherer, Alicia Oshlack. Greg Goodall (meeting report by phone) Apologies : Ian Paulsen, Mark Van de Hoek, Christine Wells, Ruby Lin 1. President Report and Recap of 2011 Planning Day – Dan (See attached slides) • Dan reviewed meeting 2011: Increased committee size from 12 to 15. One position remaining. • Nodes: need to be more integrated more active, more accountable – not yet achieved. • Financials- Investment endowment fund – deemed not appropriate. Gordon commented that we haven’t met formally to decide upon endowment fund but it would appear not to be financially attractive given additional work and associated risk • Conference and workshops – AMATA/ComBio connection, achieved and ongoing. • Dan presented: 1) purpose and remit of AMATA 2) issues to be addressed and 3) key items and questions ( see attached slides). • How do we build a genomics community and get people communicating. Are we disseminating information about key people and skills and linking people together? • How can we use our money better? Seed funding, benefit or burden? Is it still relevant? • Membership. Why be a member • Meetings, once a year or do we initiate new workshops. National Representation Brisbane Melbourne Sydney QIMR WEHI The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Adelaide Dr Lutz Krause Prof. Gordon Smyth Dr. Daniel Catchpoole SA Pathology Lutz.Krause@qimr.edu.au smyth@wehi.edu.au (Hon. President) Mr. Mark Van der Hoek (Hon. Treasurer) danielc@chw.edu.au mark.vanderhoek@adelaide.edu.au Queensland Brain Institute SVI Prof. Greg Goodall Ms. Vikki Marshall Prof. Erik (Rik) Thompson Ramaciotti Centre (UNSW) Greg.Goodall@health.sa.gov.au v.marshall@uq.edu.au rik@medstv.unimelb.edu.au Dr. Ruby Lin (Hon. Website and Membership Secretary) Canberra University of Queensland Peter Mac rubyl@unsw.edu.au ANU Associate Prof. Christine Wells Dr. Richard Tothill (Public Officer/ Hon. Dr. Carsten Külheim c.wells1@uq.edu.au Meeting Secretary) Macquarie University carsten.kulheim@anu.edu.au richard.tothill@petermac.org Prof. Ian Paulsen Hobart Ian.paulsen@mq.edu.au New Zealand Menzies Institute AGRF University of Otago Dr. Jac Charlesworth Dr. Andreas Scherer Proudly Supported by: Mr. Les McNoe Jac.Charlesworth@utas.edu.au Andreas.Scherer@agrf.org.au les.mcnoe@stonebow.otago.ac.nz MCRI Dr Alicia Oshlack alicia.oshlack@mcri.edu.au

AMATA- The Australasian Genomic Technologies Association www.amata.org.au A.B.N. 45 833 973 608 C/- Prof Erik Thompson University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery 29 Regent St, Fitzroy, Vic 3065 Australia • Industry engagement. Could we be the portal for the introduction of new technologies? National Representation Brisbane Melbourne Sydney QIMR WEHI The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Adelaide Dr Lutz Krause Prof. Gordon Smyth Dr. Daniel Catchpoole SA Pathology Lutz.Krause@qimr.edu.au smyth@wehi.edu.au (Hon. President) Mr. Mark Van der Hoek (Hon. Treasurer) danielc@chw.edu.au mark.vanderhoek@adelaide.edu.au Queensland Brain Institute SVI Prof. Greg Goodall Ms. Vikki Marshall Prof. Erik (Rik) Thompson Ramaciotti Centre (UNSW) Greg.Goodall@health.sa.gov.au v.marshall@uq.edu.au rik@medstv.unimelb.edu.au Dr. Ruby Lin (Hon. Website and Membership Secretary) Canberra University of Queensland Peter Mac rubyl@unsw.edu.au ANU Associate Prof. Christine Wells Dr. Richard Tothill (Public Officer/ Hon. Dr. Carsten Külheim c.wells1@uq.edu.au Meeting Secretary) Macquarie University carsten.kulheim@anu.edu.au richard.tothill@petermac.org Prof. Ian Paulsen Hobart Ian.paulsen@mq.edu.au New Zealand Menzies Institute AGRF University of Otago Dr. Jac Charlesworth Dr. Andreas Scherer Proudly Supported by: Mr. Les McNoe Jac.Charlesworth@utas.edu.au Andreas.Scherer@agrf.org.au les.mcnoe@stonebow.otago.ac.nz MCRI Dr Alicia Oshlack alicia.oshlack@mcri.edu.au

AMATA- The Australasian Genomic Technologies Association www.amata.org.au A.B.N. 45 833 973 608 C/- Prof Erik Thompson University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery 29 Regent St, Fitzroy, Vic 3065 Australia 2. AMATA Nodes Review - Richard Richard presented four slides to discuss the idea of nodes: past and present. A lot of discussion was had on whether nodes were still relevant and what could we have instead. • Slide 1. Richard reviewed the nodes from a historical perspective using the description of the nodes within the AMATA constitution as a reference. Rik offered some further clarification on the origin of the nodes. Nodes were originally created for the ACRF DNA resource and this was later followed by incorporation at which point it was written into the constitution that at least four node members should be on the management committee. Rik commented that the remit of the nodes really extended beyond the distribution of reagents and that it involved the sharing of ideas and methods around the use of technology, case example being the assistance given to the Ramaciotti Centre in printing oligo arrays. • Gordon commented that the two most important activities of the organisation included the conference and the seed funding. Nodes play little role in the conference organisation and are really only relevant for seed funding initiatives. Therefore if seed funding initiatives dry up then one could argue that nodes are no longer relevant. In reply Rik commented that seed funding really happened by “accident” and that the nodes were not initially formed for the purpose of seed funding, rather the initial ACRF DNA resource and associated communication between the nodes on microarray technology. • Slide 2 and 3. Who is currently a node and some additional definition of nodes from 2011 planning day. Richard gave a summary of the existing nodes and node members. Key points are that a) the vast majority of nodes are represented by committee members b) some nodes have become silent either because a committee member had retired or they have not been National Representation Brisbane Melbourne Sydney QIMR WEHI The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Adelaide Dr Lutz Krause Prof. Gordon Smyth Dr. Daniel Catchpoole SA Pathology Lutz.Krause@qimr.edu.au smyth@wehi.edu.au (Hon. President) Mr. Mark Van der Hoek (Hon. Treasurer) danielc@chw.edu.au mark.vanderhoek@adelaide.edu.au Queensland Brain Institute SVI Prof. Greg Goodall Ms. Vikki Marshall Prof. Erik (Rik) Thompson Ramaciotti Centre (UNSW) Greg.Goodall@health.sa.gov.au v.marshall@uq.edu.au rik@medstv.unimelb.edu.au Dr. Ruby Lin (Hon. Website and Membership Secretary) Canberra University of Queensland Peter Mac rubyl@unsw.edu.au ANU Associate Prof. Christine Wells Dr. Richard Tothill (Public Officer/ Hon. Dr. Carsten Külheim c.wells1@uq.edu.au Meeting Secretary) Macquarie University carsten.kulheim@anu.edu.au richard.tothill@petermac.org Prof. Ian Paulsen Hobart Ian.paulsen@mq.edu.au New Zealand Menzies Institute AGRF University of Otago Dr. Jac Charlesworth Dr. Andreas Scherer Proudly Supported by: Mr. Les McNoe Jac.Charlesworth@utas.edu.au Andreas.Scherer@agrf.org.au les.mcnoe@stonebow.otago.ac.nz MCRI Dr Alicia Oshlack alicia.oshlack@mcri.edu.au