Becoming a GBIF data provider

GBIF is organising a training workshop for the South-Asia and South-East Asia region. The purpose of the workshop is to inform representatives of the countries in this region about GBIF’s vision and working practices, as well as to provide practical information and technology solutions that are available for making scientific biodiversity data available on the Internet. More information on GBIF can be found at www.gbif.org.

Financial support for travel costs is available normally for one attendee from each country in the region. Indian attendees cannot be funded through GBIF and should seek funding from national sources, if necessary. In order to be eligible, an application will have to be submitted on the attached form to training@gbif.org or fax +45-35321480 latest on 30 October 2005. For successful applicants GBIF will then send an invitation letter by 10 November 2005.

Attending this event without GBIF funding is also possible, but the application form will have to be sent also in this case. This applies in particular to the Indian attendees who can send application forms to the the local organiser S. Kumar even after the deadline indicated above.

This workshop is aimed at project leaders and senior researchers with good scientific and technical understanding of biodiversity data and information and with experience in building collaborative networks. Ideal attendees are national data coordinators and IT managers of natural history collections, environmental agencies, and other groups in possession and handling of biodiversity data including data that comes from biodiversity-related surveys.

Any questions regarding the event and the application procedure should be sent to training@gbif.org.

Extra documents

• Agenda (version 0f 2006-01-16)
• Agenda of technical training on day 2
• Application form for financial support
• Group photo
• NBRI website