b'ASSOCIATION NEWS to be informed about such mathematical developments. The lecture slides are available via the ISTA website (go to www.seedtest.org/en/events/annual-meeting-2024.html).In line with the rapid developments in image analysis techniques, ATC joined the ISTA working group on Practical Guidelines for Image Analysis, an initiative of the Purity Committee, ATC and the ECOM. The working group completed the guidelines in early 2025, after numerous feedback sessions with all stakeholders within ISTA (Fig. 1). The Guideline advanced technology applications for seed testing: computer vision is now published and can be found on the ISTA website (see www.seedtest.org/en/services-header/documents/technical-committees-documents.html).Another initiative from ATC members was the ISTA working group for a Consortium for sharing data for the development of imaging technologies. This idea was launched at the 2024 Annual Meeting in Cambridge and the working group started to explore the possibilities for an image data-sharing platform. Good progress was made and a lecture and lively discussion on this topic was included in the programme of the ISTA Congress in Christchurch (Fig. 2).ATC and the Seed Health Committee collaborated on the ISTA Special Project Exploration of methods for detecting insects in seed lots which was finalised last year. The project involved a lot of follow-up activities including presentations at the annual meetings. In addition, a successful workshop was held in March 2025 at GEVES in Angers, France (Fig. 3), as well as an introduction to the topic followed by a forum discussion on the role of ISTA in insect detection in seeds, held at the ISTA Congress in Christchurch. A report on both of these events can be found elsewhere in this issue of Seed Testing International. Figure 3. Advanced Technologies Committee members lecturing on insect detection in seedsThe working group on Molecular Technologies in Seed Testing presented itself at a side meeting at the 2024 Annual Meeting in Cambridge, whichAdvanced Technologies resulted in several non-Committee membersCommittee Notices joining this working group. In previous years, the ATC has organised a number of much appreciated hands-on ATC has explored the possibilities for moreworkshops on Image analysis in seed testing. professional tools to share data among TCOMsThe Committee is exploring the possibilities for and with the general public. This has resulted inworkshops and seminars in the near future.the adoption and a trial of the data organising and sharing tool, Zotero. The ATC database of scientific literature on the use of X-ray in seed (testing) applications has now been made available via Zotero. See the ATC web page (or have a look at www.zotero.org/groups/5080258/ista_-_x-ray_in_seed_testing). The Seed ID References from the Purity Committee are also now available via Zotero (go to www.zotero.org/groups/5989889/ista_-_seed_id_-_online_resources).SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER 2025 27'