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News: First assembly of Spanish GBIF data providers and partners
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Representatives of 20 Spanish institutions that share data through the GBIF network gathered at a meeting hosted by GBIF-ES in April.
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12 June 2008 |
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Not applicable |
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English |
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SPAIN |
Keywords: |
Meeting Spain Participation Nodes |
| Source of information: |
GBIF Spain |
| Concerned URL: |
http://www.gbif.es/Noticias_in.php?pag=1 |
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All the Spanish GBIF Node members were invited to "The 1st Assembly of Spanish GBIF Data Providers and Partners" that took place 25 April at the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid (CSIC), Spain. Forty participants from twenty different institutions plus a member of the Science Ministry and staff from the GBIF-ES Coordination Unit attended the meeting.
The aims of the Assembly were mainly to review what has been achieved in the past four years of work, and to have a look toward upcoming goals and problems. Topics discussed included:
- GBIF in an international context
- Data portals (GBIF-ES and GBIF)
- Publishing data on GBIF: hosting services, current and future situations.
- Economic support from the Spanish Government
- Present and future of GBIF-related training
- Conclusions and future activities
In addition to the agenda of the Assembly and a complete list of the participants, all presentations and summaries of the discussions that were held are available online (in Spanish).
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Please note that this article expired on 2008/07/12
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