diff --git a/app/Modules/Group/Events/GroupEvent.php b/app/Modules/Group/Events/GroupEvent.php
index ae2374c8b..efcf1f4c2 100644
--- a/app/Modules/Group/Events/GroupEvent.php
+++ b/app/Modules/Group/Events/GroupEvent.php
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ public function getTopic(): string
      */
     public function shouldPublish(): bool
     {
-        return $this->group->isEp;
+
+       return $this->group->isEp || $this->group->isWg || $this->group->isCdwg;
+
+       
     }
 
     abstract public function getLogEntry() :string;
diff --git a/app/Modules/Group/Events/GroupStatusUpdated.php b/app/Modules/Group/Events/GroupStatusUpdated.php
index ddad56e6b..81dc856a5 100644
--- a/app/Modules/Group/Events/GroupStatusUpdated.php
+++ b/app/Modules/Group/Events/GroupStatusUpdated.php
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ class GroupStatusUpdated extends GroupEvent
      */
     public function __construct(public Group $group, public GroupStatus $newStatus, public GroupStatus $oldStatus)
     {
+
+        // Only process the event if the status is 2 or 5
+    if (!in_array($this->group->group_status_id, [2, 5])) {
+        return;
+    }
     }
 
     public function getLogEntry(): string
diff --git a/app/Modules/Group/Events/Traits/IsPublishableApplicationEvent.php b/app/Modules/Group/Events/Traits/IsPublishableApplicationEvent.php
index 5f6e62b19..f2ebc8f41 100644
--- a/app/Modules/Group/Events/Traits/IsPublishableApplicationEvent.php
+++ b/app/Modules/Group/Events/Traits/IsPublishableApplicationEvent.php
@@ -18,16 +18,26 @@ public function getEventType(): string
     }
 
     public function getPublishableMessage(): array
-    {
-        return [
-            'expert_panel' => [
-                'id' => $this->group->uuid,
-                'name' => $this->group->displayName,
-                'type' => $this->group->fullType->name,
-                'affiliation_id' => $this->group->expertPanel->affiliation_id
-            ],
-        ];
-    }
+{
+    return [
+        'expert_panel' => array_merge([
+            'id' => $this->group->uuid,
+            'long_name' => $this->group->name,
+            'short_name' => $this->group->expertPanel->short_base_name,
+            'status' => optional($this->group->groupStatus)->name, // Retrieve the status name
+            'parent_group' => optional($this->group->parentGroup)->name,
+            'type' => $this->group->fullType->name,
+            'affiliation_id' => $this->group->expertPanel->affiliation_id,
+        ],
+        // Conditionally add vcep fields below if type is 'vcep'
+        $this->group->fullType->name === 'vcep' ? ['clinvar_id' => null] : [],
+        $this->group->fullType->name === 'vcep' ? ['clinvar_url' => null] : [],
+        $this->group->fullType->name === 'vcep' ? ['cspec_url' => $this->group->expertPanel->affiliation_id] : [],
+        $this->group->fullType->name === 'vcep' ? ['vspec_web_address' => null] : [],
+        )
+    ];
+}
+
 
     public function mapGeneForMessage($gene): array
     {
diff --git a/app/Modules/Group/Models/Group.php b/app/Modules/Group/Models/Group.php
index 6fbb777b3..3688274c5 100644
--- a/app/Modules/Group/Models/Group.php
+++ b/app/Modules/Group/Models/Group.php
@@ -268,4 +268,11 @@ protected static function newFactory()
     {
         return new GroupFactory();
     }
+
+    public function parentGroup(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Group::class, 'parent_id', 'id');
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/app/Modules/Person/Events/Traits/PublishesEvent.php b/app/Modules/Person/Events/Traits/PublishesEvent.php
index 829add47f..46c037923 100644
--- a/app/Modules/Person/Events/Traits/PublishesEvent.php
+++ b/app/Modules/Person/Events/Traits/PublishesEvent.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public function shouldPublish(): bool
         return true;
     }
 
+
     public function getPublishableMessage(): array
     {
         return [
@@ -46,9 +47,6 @@ public function getPublishableMessage(): array
         ];
     }
 
-
-
-
     private function getInstitutionMessage(): ?array
     {
         if (!$this->person->institution_id) {
diff --git a/config/dx.php b/config/dx.php
index cae08a0eb..18cb0e49a 100644
--- a/config/dx.php
+++ b/config/dx.php
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
      * The current schema version of messsages sent to a particular topic.
      */
     'schema_versions' => [
-        'gpm-general-events' => '1.1.0',
-        'gpm-person-events' => '1.1.0'
+        'gpm-general-events' => '1.2.0',
+        'gpm-person-events' => '1.2.0'
     ]
 
 ];