The first half of the programme for the 2016 symposium reports on progress on many areas of activity across the network, while the second half introduces future directions either underway or under discussion. The programme concludes with brief presentations on the 2016 Young Researchers Awards and the announcement of the winners of the 2016 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge.
Symposium Programme
Progress report
GBIF.org milestones for 2016: licensing, citation and taxonomy
Tim Hirsch, GBIF Secretariat—Presentation
National perspective on re-licensing data throu Creative Commons
Tsuyoshi Hosoya, Japan—Presentation
Scaling up capacity enhancement: BID, BIFA and supplementary funding
Mélianie Raymond, GBIF Secretariat—Presentation
Strengthening the biodiversity stakeholders network in Togo: A BID national project in Africa
Pierre Radji, Togo—Presentation
Building biodiversity informatics skills in Asia
Yu-Huang Wang, TaiBIF—Presentation
Capacity enhancement in Latin America
Dairo Escobar, Colombia—Presentation
View from a mentor
André Heughebart, Belgium—Presentation
GBIF’s priorities and direction for 2017-2021
Highlights from 2017 implementation plan
Donald Hobern, GBIF Secretariat—Presentation
Mobilizing collections
Greg Riccardi, iDigBio | United States—Presentation
Delivering relevant data: The case of agrobiodiversity
Rui Figueira, Portugal—Presentation
View from a new Participant
Néstor Acosta, Ecuador—Presentation
Pushing the boundaries: promoting innovation
Next steps for GBIF.org: a sneak preview
Kyle Copas, GBIF Secretariat
Winners: Young Researchers Awards
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Juan M. Escamilla-Mólgora (Mexico | Lancaster University)—Videos: Thanks, abstract, detailed
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Bruno Umbelino da Silva Santos (Brazil | Federal University of Alagoas)—Presentation
Winners: 2016 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge
Rod Page, University of Glasgow | Chair, GBIF Science Committee—Announcement
