International Conference on Biodiversity Informatics
The Encyclopedia of Life and twelve other biodiversity research organizations are co-sponsoring e-Biosphere 09, an international conference that will take place in London on 1-3 June 2009. Biodiversity Informatics is a young field that is making diverse classes of biodiversity data available online and putting these data to work for science and society. The Conference will highlight the accomplishments, capabilities and uses of Biodiversity Informatics and will gather community input for a 5-10 year research roadmap.
Online Communities
The Conference organizers have created an Online Conference Community (OCC). Click below to enter a collaboration and communication environment.
- What is the OCC for? The e-Biosphere 09 Conference is an opportunity to plan the future of this field. The OCC will bring together the diverse perspectives that make up Biodiversity Informatics so they can prepare their plans and ideas for the Conference.
- What's on the OCC? Electronic forums, wikis, and other communications tools. OCC users will be asked to register and create user profiles to enable interactions with other OCC users.
- Who should join the OCC? Taxonomists, ecologists, computer scientists, database operators, and other users of biodiversity data. The OCC is organized into discussion communities that will meet in breakout discussion groups during the Conference.
Conference Website
The e-Biosphere 09 website provides all Conference documents including the agenda, hotel information, and forms for registering, submitting abstracts, applying for exhibit space and computer demonstration booths, and requesting travel support (developing country participants and doctoral students only).
- Important dates
- 15 January 2009: Launch of Online Conference Community (OCC)
- 1 March 2009: Deadline for submission of poster abstracts and applications for travel bursaries.
- 1 April 2009: Deadline for applications for exhibit space and database/software demonstrations
- 1 April 2009: Announcement of accepted poster abstracts and awards for travel bursaries.
- 15 April 2009: Deadline for proposals for discussion group topics and side-events.
- 1 May 2009: Registration deadline
- 1 May 2009: Release of abstract volume
- 1 May 2009: Realease of Third Conference Announcement with final agenda
- 1-5 June 2009: e-Biosphere 09 Conference
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