Genetics+team+meeting,+July+2012

= **Genetics Component Team Meeting** = = **ILRI, Nairobi, 30-31 July 2012** =


 * MEETING NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS**


 * PARTICIPANTS**
 * **Name** || **Center** || **title** ||
 * Sue Canney Davison ||  || Facilitator ||
 * Stephen Hall || WorldFish ||  ||
 * Raul Ponzoni || WorldFish ||  ||
 * Steve Kemp || ILRI ||  ||
 * Mwai Okeyo || ILRI ||  ||
 * Karen Marshall || ILRI ||  ||
 * Tadelle Dessie || ILRI ||  ||
 * Julie Ojango || ILRI ||  ||
 * Barbara Rischkowsky || ICARDA ||  ||
 * Aynalem Haile || ICARDA ||  ||
 * Tom Randolph || ILRI || Livestock and Fish coordinator ||
 * Evelyn Katingi || ILRI || Rapporteur ||


 * MEETING OBJECTIVES**


 * Develop a common vision of success and shared understanding of the objectives of the component and the proposed approach.
 * Review and refine the implementation plan, including individual roles and responsibilities, and agree on the timetable for 2012 (both cross-cutting and within specific value chains).
 * Identify resource mobilization priorities and agree on responsibilities.

**MEETING AGENDA**

Monday, July 30th

08:30-08:45 Welcome and introductions 08:45-09:30 CRP3.7: the concept and planning to date PART 1: Our team strategy 09:30-10.15 What will be Component 2’s role? (what are the underlying principles for CRP?) 10.45-11:15 Coffee/tea 11:15-12.45 Identifying each team members core values, skills, knowledge and experience that they bring to the project. Building a team picture. Comparing approaches to genetic improvement for livestock and fish: what is similar and what is different? 12.45–14.00 Lunch 14.00-15.30 Visioning the final objectives: what will we have achieved 10 years from now? What is genetics contribution the value chain? Agreeing on objectives, outcomes and outputs. Visioning cross-cutting platform work. Visioning its implementation in an example VC 15.30–15.45 Tea 15.45 - 17.00 How do we work as a team? -agreeing principles for effective communication, decision making, feedback, timely responsiveness, and conflict resolution. Other possible topics:
 * Recap of what we proposed in the proposal (as approved) – asking someone to summarize what they understand the focus to be
 * What is our vision: How will livestock & fish genetics research best support VC development?
 * What are the main genetic dimensions we will need to address to transform a VC?
 * What is the role of partners?
 * What does each CG partner offer? (5 min introduction of genetics work/interest; there will be more time later for more detailed information sharing)
 * How do we see the role of non-CG partners?
 * How will it link to Component 4 (Value chain development), 5 (targeting) and 6 (gender)
 * Quick summary presentation from Tom on the value chain development component workplan to highlight the genetics work at value chain level?
 * How will it generate international public goods?
 * How will it link to other CRPs, esp. CRP1s?
 * Team member time management
 * Subject focus versus site focus
 * How much interaction within the team will be needed at value chain level?
 * Relationship with VC coordinators and working across units/Centers
 * Is a harmonized approach desirable?
 * The planning cycle and identifying priorities for resource mobilization
 * Creating a rough time line of activities over the project with reporting rhythms, key events, and the changing foci over the work period.
 * One of the outcome of this session needs to be some clear working agreements on roles and responsibilities, what constitutes taking ownership and the team working processes.

Tuesday, July 31st

08:30-08:45 Recap from previous day 08:45-09.15 Reviewing the overall proposed approach (the logframe: objectives, outcomes, outputs) Reviewing the draft work plan (Gantt chart, cross-cutting and by VC), agreeing on deliverables, and identifying priorities for resource mobilization, by output Progress on the genetics component of the value chain assessment toolkit (Karen Marshall) 09:15-13:00 Reviewing the draft work plan and identifying priority needs (continued) 13.00-14.00 Lunch 14:00-15:00 Reviewing the draft work plan and identifying priority needs (continued) 15:00-15:15 Coffee/tea 15:15-16:00 Summarizing the resource mobilization strategy with identified priorities and assignments 16:00-16:15 Administrative issues 16:15-16:45 AOB 16:45-17:00 Next steps