GENOMIC STANDARDS CONSORTIUM

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PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROVIDE AV AND CONFERENCE SUPPORT FOR THE GENOMIC STANDARDS CONSORTIUM'S (GSC) ANNUAL MEETING, GSC26.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE GSC WILL CONVENE AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF EXPERTS FOR A THREE-DAY MEETING THAT INCLUDES PRESENTATIONS, DISCUSSION AND WORKSHOPS. THE MEETING WILL BRING TOGETHER RESEARCHERS, DATA STEWARDS, AND STANDARDS DEVELOPERS TO EXAMINE HOW GENOMIC REPOSITORIES CAN SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE, INTEROPERABLE, AND CULTURALLY GROUNDED USES OF AI.DAY 1 FOCUSES ON GENOMICS IN INDIGENOUS CONTEXTS, INCLUDING CASE STUDIES, AND A PANEL ON DEVELOPING DATA STANDARDS THAT MAINTAIN INDIGENOUS METADATA TO SUPPORT GOVERNANCE AND DATA SOVEREIGNTY. DAY 2 WILL COVER: NEW AND EVOLVING STANDARDS FOR GENOMIC DATA; AND DIFFERENT GENOMIC DATA REPOSITORY MODELS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE ACCESS-CONTROLLED AND FEDERATED. A PANEL DISCUSSION ADDRESSING HOW THESE DISTRIBUTED REPOSITORIES CAN MAINTAIN INTEROPERABILITY AND BE MACHINE- ACTIONABLE WILL CLOSE DAY 2. DAY 3 INCLUDES A DEDICATED SESSION ON OMICS IN AI AND DIGITAL TWINS, FOLLOWED BY A SESSION ON BUILDING TRUSTWORTHY OMIC DATA ECOSYSTEMS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES:THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE GENOMIC STANDARDS CONSORTIUM ARE FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW GENOMIC STANDARDS; THRASHING OUT THE CHALLENGES OF DATA REPRODUCIBILITY AND REUSE; AND PROVIDE A NOVEL VENUE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING GENOMIC DATA FAIR AND COMPATIBLE FOR DATA REUSE.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES:THIS WORKSHOP AND ITS OUTPUTS BENEFIT RESEARCHERS ACROSS MULTIPLE BIOLOGICAL DISCIPLINES BY DEVELOPING DATA STANDARDS THAT SUPPORT INTEROPERABILITY AND DATA REUSE AS REPRESENTED BY THE BREADTH OF ATTENDEES FROM BIODIVERSITY AND MICROBIAL ECOLOGY TO EDNA, ANCIENTDNA, SINGLE CELL AND VIRAL GENOMICS, MAGS AND COMPARATIVE GENOMICS. META DATA STANDARDS HELP LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR TRANSLATION OF PROMISING MICROBIAL PRODUCTS FROM LAB TO MARKET. ADDITIONALLY, THIS WORKSHOP HAS A SPECIAL FOCUS ON HOW GENOMIC REPOSITORIES CAN SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE, INTEROPERABLE, CULTURALLY GROUNDED USES OF AI AND DEVELOPING DATA STANDARDS THAT MAINTAIN INDIGENOUS METADATA.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.