9.00-9.30 Registration

9.30-9.45 Welcome to the ABBI and FISH-BOL RWG Meetings (Pablo Tubaro, Edgardo Romero, Eduardo Charreau)

9.45-10.05 Overview of DNA Barcoding (David Schindel)

10.05-10.25 Overview of ABBI (Mark Stoeckle)

10.25-10.45 Overview of FISH-BOL (Paul Hebert, Robert Hanner)

10.45-11.00 Coffee break

ABBI

11.00-11.40 The Barcode of the Birds of North America (Kevin Kerr)

11.40-12.20 The Barcode of the Birds of Argentina (Darío Lijtmaer, Kevin Kerr)

12.20-13.00 DNA-Barcodes of Caribbean Birds (Biff Bermingham)

FISH-BOL

11.00-11.40 Beginning with FISH-BOL in Argentina (Juan Díaz de Astarloa)

11.40-12.20 Barcode and fish diversity in Amazonia: Advances and perspectives (José Alves Gomes)

12.20-13.00 Conservation of genetic diversity in marine fishes under exploitation (Daniel Ruzzante)

13.00-14.30 Lunch

14.30-15.10 Barcoding neotropical Psittacidae (Cristina Miyaki)

15.10-15.50 The success of barcoding in distinguishing sister species of diverse clades of birds (Allan Baker)

15.50-16.30 Current progress in the barcode of the birds in the Palearctic(Kevin Kerr)
 

14.30-15.10 The Barcode of fishes of Northwestern Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica (Biff Bermingham)

15.10-15.50 Estimating species diversity of the flatfishes (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes): present status and future directions (Thomas Munroe)

15.50-16.30 Recent advances in molecular phylogenetic studies of actinopterygian fishes (Guillermo Ortí)

16.30-16.45 Coffee break

16.45-17.00 Setting the scene for first group discussion about a regional strategy for ABBI in the Neotropics (Pablo Tubaro, Allan Baker).

17.00-17.30 Sources of tissue samples

17.30-18.00 Regional capacity for producing DNA barcodes

18.00-18.30 National / International support for ABBI projects.

18.30-18.45 Synthesis of discussions

16.45-17.00 Setting the scene for group discussion about a regional strategy for FISH-BOL in South America.

17.00-17.30 Sources of tissue samples in Colombia (Arturo Acero)

17.30-18.00 Barcode of Marine and freshwater fishes in Mexico and Guatemala (Martha Valdez Moreno, Salvador Contreras Balderas)

18.00-18.30 Seeking funds for ongoing and new FISH-BOL projects.

18.30-18.45 Synthesis of discussions

20.30 Dinner

ABBI

9.30-9.45 Introduction to the methodological session

9.45-10.25 Intraspecific phylogeography of Southern Cone taxa. Genealogical patterns, causes and implications for efficient sampling regimes (Stephen Lougheed)

10.15-10.55 Large scale barcode production (Paul Hebert)

FISH-BOL

9.30-9.50 Leptocephali and Elopomorph fishes, linking their stages in the ontogeny (Daniel Figueroa).

9.50-10.00 Introduction to organizational issues

10.00-10.30 Strategies for specimen collection and curation of vouchers. Planning a regional Repository for producing DNA (Daniel Fernández, Juan Díaz de Astarloa)

10.30-10.55 Strategies for collecting and curating voucher
specimens in Brazil (José Alves Gomes, Michael Mincarone)

10.55-11.10 Coffee break

11.10-11.50 BOLD Data System (Paul Hebert)

11.50-12.30 Aspects  for Improving the ABBI (Patricia Escalante)

12.30-13.10 DNA-based identification applied to some Neotropical Passeriformes (Fabricio Santos)

11.50-12.20 Strategies for training people for sampling and processing fish specimens and samples

12.20-12.50 Sources for a rapid specimen acquisition: fisheries surveys, fishing tournaments, commercial fishermen, fish markets.

12.50-13.10 On-line FISH-BOL demonstration (Robert Hanner)

13.10-14.40 Lunch

14.40-14.55 Setting the scene for second group discussion about a regional strategy for ABBI in the Neotropics (Allan Baker, Pablo Tubaro).

14.55-15.35 National regulations for export / import of tissue and DNA samples

15.35-16.15 National and regional strategies for barcoding bird species

16.15-16.55 Regional coordination of information

16.55-17.10 Synthesis of discussions

14.40-14.55 National / Regional regulations for inter-country transfer of tissues and genetic material for DNA barcoding.

14.55-15.35 Sending the whole tissue or PCR Products outside for sequencing

15.35-16.15 Using the data generated by FISH-BOL.

16.15-16.55 Publication policy and data sharing

16.55-17.10 Synthesis of discussions

17.10-17.25 Coffee break

17.25-18.30 Guided tour to the National Collection of Birds (Pablo Tubaro)

17.25-18.30 Guided tour to the Fish National Collection (Gustavo Chiaramonte)

20.30 Dinner

9.30-9.45 Welcome to the joint ABBI and FISH-BOL session

9.45-10.25 Comparative situation between ABBI and FISH-BOL (Mark Stoeckle, Robert Hanner)

10.25-11.05 What can each project learn from the other one? (Paul Hebert, Pablo Tubaro, Juan Díaz de Astarloa)

11.05-11.20 Coffee break

11.20-12.00 Perspectives for the future 6, 12 and 18 months (David Schindel)

12.00-12.30 Closing

12.30-13.00 Group Photo

13.00-14.30 Lunch

During the afternoon we can make a visit to the urban preserve “Costanera Sur” , which is near the Kempenski Park Chateau and has a lot of bird species.