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GBIF 20Annual 20Report 2020 Copyright 2010 © Global Biodiversity Information Facility Project Leader: Caterina Schwedt ([email protected]) Layout: Ciprian Marius Vizitiu ([email protected]) Printing: Kailow Graphics All photos used with permission ISBN: 87-92020-10-0 GBIF Annual Report 2009 Contents Contents Welcome Message����������������������������������������������������������������� 4 WelcomefromtheExecutiveSecretaryandtheChairoftheGoverningBoard�������������������� 4 HIGHLIGHTS���������������������������������������������������������������������� 4 Membership���������������������������������������������������������������������� 6 GBIFParticipants����������������������������������������������������������������� 6 VotingParticipants�������������������������������������������������������������� 6 AssociateParticipants������������������������������������������������������������ 6 OtherAssociateParticipants������������������������������������������������������� 7 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RegionalWorkshoponDigitisationofBiodiversityInformation,Tanzania��������������������� 11 GBIFMentoringProgramme������������������������������������������������������ 12 TheNodesPortalToolkit(NPT)���������������������������������������������������� 13 TheGBIFCommunitySite������������������������������������������������������� 13 GBIFParticipantReport2009����������������������������������������������������� 14 ANewApproachtoTraining�������������������������������������������������������� 14 MovingtowardsInternationalisation������������������������������������������������ 15 IPTHelpdeskExpertsWorkshop�������������������������������������������������� 15 ARegionalApproachtoTraining:SouthernAfrica�������������������������������������� 16 Outreach���������������������������������������������������������������������� 16 EngagingwiththeInternationalCommunity������������������������������������������ 16 Accreditations�������������������������������������������������������������� 16 IARU Conference 2009������������������������������������������������������� 16 e-Biosphere Conference 2009�������������������������������������������������� 17 UNFCCC CoP15������������������������������������������������������������� 17 IncreasedCollaboration��������������������������������������������������������� 18 Campaigns������������������������������������������������������������������� 18 LaunchofthenewGBIFWebsite�������������������������������������������������� 19 Governance��������������������������������������������������������������������� 21 AnnualMeetingoftheGBIFGoverningBoard2009��������������������������������������� 21 RewardingExcellence:The8thEbbeNielsenPrize2009��������������������������������� 22 DrivingScience:The7thAnnualGBIFScienceSymposium2009��������������������������� 22 Informatics: Architecture & Standards���������������������������������������������� 25 ImprovingResponseTime���������������������������������������������������������� 25 SupportingParticipantsinDataPublishing������������������������������������������� 25 MetadataSupportingDiscovery������������������������������������������������������ 27 GBIFGrantsforMetadataCatalogues��������������������������������������������� 27 BiodiversityInformaticsStandards������������������������������������������������ 27 PersistentIdentifiersforBiodiversityInformatics� � ������������������������������������� 28 GEOSS���������������������������������������������������������������������� 28 FutureResearch:UnmanageableDataVolumes?����������������������������������������� 29 InformaticsArchitecture��������������������������������������������������������� 30 Biodiversity Science: Content & Use������������������������������������������������� 33 Access,StatusandTrends���������������������������������������������������������� 33 GrowthinDataMobilisation������������������������������������������������������ 33 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DevelopingaGlobalNamesArchitecture��������������������������������������������� 37 DiscoveryandMobilisationofPrimaryBiodiversityData������������������������������������ 38 InstitutionalisationofDataPublishingFrameworks������������������������������������� 38 PrimaryOccurrenceRecordsStatistics���������������������������������������������� 38 DataMobilisationandStrategicPlanning�������������������������������������������� 39 Digitising and Mobilising Natural History Collections Data������������������������������ 39 Content Needs Assessment Task Group������������������������������������������� 39 DanBIF Data Hosting Centre��������������������������������������������������� 39 Multimedia Resources �������������������������������������������������������� 40 Data Publishing Framework Task Group������������������������������������������� 40 SupportingScholarlyPublishers��������������������������������������������������� 41 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International Year of Biodiversity These figures brought the total number (IYB). IYB is a unique opportunity for of Participants by year-end to 97 of GBIF Participants to raise the profile which 54 are countries (page 9). of biodiversity and especially the need for massive investment in biodiversity We also continued to build strategic informatics, if we are to meet the partnerships. GBIF signed six new growing global challenges. Memoranda of Cooperation with Welcome from the partner organisations in 2009 (page 59). Executive Secretary We have continued to seek engagement We invested in a number of strategic and the Chair of the by countries
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