How to become a GBIF data provider

***THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LOW NUMBER OF REGISTRANTS.***

This one day training workshop on GBIF basic technologies for data providers will be given during the SPNHC - NSCA Joint Meeting 23-27 May 2006.

During the workshop attendees will learn the basics of how to install a DiGIR data provider, how to connect it to database, how to map their local data model to the Darwin Core 1.2 standard, how to register the data provider with GBIF, and how to search data through GBIF data portal. Detailed agenda and prerequisites are given under the link below. The instructor is Giorgos Ksouris from the GBIF Secretariat.

The DiGIR network is designed to serve primary data on species occurrences derived from museum specimens and observational records. This training is designed to facilitate the development of a network of DiGIR providers serving primary data. In most instances these servers will be hosted by the Natural History Collections or other institutions that hold this type if data. It would be expected that trainees already have access to these types of data sets or are preparing to train others that are willing to serve this type of information.

More details about the entire meeting are given in http://www.msb.unm.edu/meetings/SPNHC-NSCA2006/. Attendees should register on the main website of this meeting. If you are only attending this workshop, the fee is $50 -- it is not necessary to register for the entire meeting.