| Tuesday 17 | Arrival and Advisory Group's meeting |
| Arrival of participants | |
| 15:00 - 18:00 | Meeting of the Advisory Group |
| Wednesday 18 | Opening. Internet Presence of ECCDBs |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Breakfast |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Transfer to Alnarp |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Opening and welcome (NGB) |
| 09:15 - 09: 45 | Status of ECCDBs - a summary (IPGRI) |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | European Information Platform on Crop Genetic Resources - status and demonstration (IPGRI) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 11.30 | Presentation of the outcomes of the Advisory Group
(Towards a uniform presence of ECCDBs on the Internet) (IPGRI) |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Visit to NGB's seed store |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Discussion introduced by the Advisors on:
- Common aspects and differences in the task of compiling CCDBs - How to rationalize and make more effective the compilation/updating of CCDBs - Going on-line as a way to improve access to the data. Expectations from going on-line |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Introductory overview about options and approaches to provide on-line access to databases (IPGRI) |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Options and approaches to provide on-line access to databases.
- Part I. BASIS on-line CCDBs on a central server (ZADI). (Presentation, demonstration and discussion - Pros & Cons) |
| 17:30 | Return to Malmoe |
| Thursday 19 | Practical Demonstrations. |
| 07:30 - 08:30 | Breakfast |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Transfer to Alnarp |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Options and approaches to provide on-line access to databases.
- Part II. WAIS and other methods for on-line access to CCDBs on a central server (NGB). (Presentation, demonstration and discussion - Pros & Cons |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Options and approaches to provide on-line access to databases.
- Part III. On-line PC databases (CGN) (Presentation, demonstration and discussion - Pros & Cons) |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Options and approaches to provide on-line access to databases.
- Part IV. off-line databases on the Internet (CGN). (Presentation, demonstration and discussion - Pros & Cons) |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Discussions of on-line access issues based on the notes taken during the presentations of Part I-IV. Pros and Cons, feasibility, software implications. |
| 17:30 | Return to Malmoe |
| Friday 20 | Practical Demonstrations and Discussion |
| 07:30 - 08:00 | Breakfast |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Transfer to Alnarp |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | PC demonstrations of the invited ECCDBs and technical discussion. |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 111:00 - 12:30 | PC demonstrations continued |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | PC demonstrations continued |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Discussions of issues based on the notes taken during the PC presentations. Pros and Cons, feasibility, software implications |
| 17:30 | Dinner at Conference Centre (barbecue party) |
| Saturday 21 | Final Discussions. Recommendations. Closing |
| 07:30 -08:30 | Breakfast |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Transfer to Alnarp |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Step-by-step practical on-line demonstration of the conversion of one pre-selected CCDB from a dBASE file to an Internet-accessible database (NGB). |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Demonstration on basic HTML page design and special considerations for linkage to database servers. (NGB) |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Discussion on implications of Internet presence of central databases (impact assessment, monitoring statistics on access, updating, etc.) |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee break
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| 15:30 - 16:30 | Conclusion and compilation of the minutes with highlight
on the results of this workshop.
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| 17:00 | Return to Malmoe
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| Sunday 22 | Departure of participants |