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Informatics Work Group

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Beaver Dam
Photographer:
John J. Mosesso/NBII

1:30–4:30 p.m.
National Museum of Natural History
Carolyn Rose Anthropology Seminar Room # NHB 339
10 th Street and Constitution Avenue
Washington , DC . 20560

Welcome and Introductions Cotter/Spengler

Review Agenda Spengler/Cotter

Briefings

  • “Developing Zoological Information Systems” Hans Keller, American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Director of Information Systems, National Aquarium in Baltimore; Sue DuBois, Systems Analyst, Disney's Animal Kingdom
  • Development and Plans for Information Management Roberta Faul-Zeitler, National Science Collections Alliance (NSC) Executive Director, NSC

Discussion Items

As a follow-on item to the August 27th meeting, we will learn what happened at the GBIF Governing Board and then focus on establishing the U.S. GBIF node.

  • Reports from/to GBIF Meetings Cotter; Attendees
  • GBIF Node Managers: Status and Plans Mike Frame
  • National Workshop on U.S. Node All

Information Items

  • Convention on Biodiversity/SBSTTA Montreal Meeting – Debriefing Attendees
  • NSF/NASA/USGS BDEI Grants ~
  • Principal Investigator Workshop Summary Spengler/Schnase
  • Policy/Legislative Updates All
  • Agency Update Roundtable All

Next Meeting Spengler/Cotter

Minutes and Action Items Review Carroll

Other/New Business All

Monarch Butterfly
Photographer:
John J. Mosesso/NBII

BioEco Work Group Activities

The BioEco work group meets several times a year to carry out its chartered missions. The work group also sponsors workshops and other fora to promote understanding of the issues and technologies pertinent to biodiversity and ecosystems informatics.
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