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Descriptions of the events
Here are short summaries of events held in conjunction with the 11th GBIF Governing Board meeting.
How to start a GBIF node -
Meetings with new or recent members
This is a session open to Governing Board members, Node Managers, and
Observers considering GBIF membership. The aim of the
session is to help prospective and new GBIF Participants, and recent
Participants, consider the best way of contributing and benefiting from
GBIF, and specifically translating the requirement to provide a node
into their own circumstances. The Nodes Chair, Vice Chairs,
and GBIF Deputy Director and Nodes Liaison Officer will be available
throughout the morning as an "expert panel" and keen to hear the questions
of the Participants, and do their best to answer them using experiences
and best practice gained so far. The Nodes Committee will
organise a timetable for the consultations liaising with delegates who
indicate they would like to take part in it on their
registrations. The intention is to offer individual sessions for
each interested Participant, so that the panel can concentrate on the
specific questions and circumstances of the participant. We may
need to organise some working in groups if demand is high.
Established Participants may wish to use the session to discuss
specific issues about their node activities or clarify interactions
between their node and the GBIF work programme.
Vasa Museum
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The Vasa is the world’s only surviving 17th-century ship and one of the foremost tourist sights in the world.
The ship is displayed in a purpose-built museum in Stockholm.
GBIF will be given a guided tour of this impressive historical ship.
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Reception at the Swedish Research Council
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Monday evening 18:00. Only drinks will be served.
The simplest way to the Reception is to take the Tunnelbana (Underground) from Skanstull
(in the direction of T-centralen) to Hötorget. Then it is a short walk to Regeringsgatan 56,
111 56 Stockholm.
A single ticket on the Tunnelbana costs 30 SEK, or you can buy a rabattkupong for 145 SEK
for 10 journeys within Stockholm or 80 SEK for 5 journeys within Stockholm. Alternatively you
can buy a three day card for 180 SEK. The three day cards are also valid for the boats to Djurgården
and Skeppsholmen and provide a 50% reduced entrance to Skansen the open-air museum.
Click here to see an underground map
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Dinner for GBIF Delegates
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The dinner for GBIF delegates will be held on Wednesday evening at the
Nordic Museum (Nordiska Museet). Please note that the
invitation is only for the official Governing Board and Nodes delegates, and not for accompanying
persons.
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Excursion: In Linnaeus’ footsteps – Cost 200 SEK
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Thursday afternoon an excursion will take us to Linneaus’ summer home, and his gardens in Uppsala.
We will also visit the Evolution museum, which hosts a large collection made by Linnaeus’ students, such as Thunberg.
A reception will be held afterwards in the setting of the Paleontological part of the Museum. The collections includes dinosaurs from China
as well as the teeth of Peking man (Homo erectus). To participate in this trip please check the appropriate box when registering and
a payment of 200 SEK is required upon registration.
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