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Story: GBIF Science Symposium 2005
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The third GBIF Science Symposium, organised in conjunction with the Belgian hosts of the April Governing Board meeting, is titled "Tropical Biodiversity: Science, Data, Conservation."
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16 March 2005 |
| Contributor: |
Meredith Lane |
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English |
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GBIF Secretariat |
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http://circa.gbif.net/Public/irc/gbif/pr/library?l=/science_symposia/2... |
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This year, the Science Symposium encompassed two days. During Session 1 on Day 1 (18 April 2005), a number of invited speakers presented large Belgian institutes or initiatives that significantly contribute to tropical biodiversity research:
- Guido Gryseels -- Royal Museum for Central Africa
- Jan Rammeloo -- National Botanic Garden of Belgium
- Jean Swings -- World Federation of Culture Collections
- Jackie Van Goethem -- Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
During Session 2 on Day 1, invited international speakers addressed the theme of the symposium:
- Brij Gopal (Jawaharlal Nehru University - School of Environmental Science, New Delhi, India) spoke on "Conserving Aquatic Biodiversity in the Tropics: The Needs for a Strong Foundation with Databases and Information Networks" See abstract
- Silvio Olivieri (Vice President, Conservation Knowledge and Software Architecture, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International headquarters, Washington DC, USA) addressed "On-line access to conservation data: challenges and opportunities" See abstract
- Peter Raven (Director, Missouri botanical garden, St Louis, MO, USA) presented "What Should We Try to Learn About Tropical Biodiversity, and How Can We Use That Knowledge for Conservation?" See abstract
Dr. Raven also provided comments on the life of Ebbe Nielsen in preparation for the awarding of the Ebbe Nielsen Prize. Following the award ceremony, there was a presentation by the award winner, and a reception honouring this year's recipient.
Day 2 of the Symposium comprised two sessions of contributed papers. These morning and afternoon sessions ran in parallel with the first day of the GBIF Governing Board meeting.
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Please note that this story expired on 2005/04/18
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