What is AGTA?
§ Established in 2002 as a non politically aligned and not for profit organization
§ Peak professional society representing Australasian researchers in high throughput genomic technologies
§ Consisted of direct members as well as state-wide and NZ affiliated professional groups
§ Support industry and biotechnology related groups in bringing additional researchers into the AGTA network
§ Dissemination of latest news on genomic technologies and data analysis
§ Established role in public, political and scientific advocacy