The online registration site for the 19th GBIF Governing Board meeting (GB19) is now open. GB19 will be held in Lillehammer, Norway, on 18 and 20 September 2012 with associated events taking place in the days before and after.

The GB19 registration site is available on http://gb19.gbif.org.

The site also provides information to delegates on the various events taking place during GB19, information on travel and visa and general information about Norway.

The Governing Board meeting and GBIF committee meetings are open to official delegates accredited to the GBIF Governing Board, committee members and invited observers.  The GBIF Science Symposium which will take place on 19 September is open to the public.

The Norwegian host has kindly offered a free excursion for all official participants on Monday 17 September. Pre-registration is necessary.

The Secretariat has sent out an email with more details to all official delegates. If you have not received the email, or if you have questions about GB19, please contact gb19_@If you can read this, please upgrade to a modern browser.gbif.org.