Networks offer opportunities to leverage resources and multiply our collective impact. The GBIF Training and Language networks will create common ground for collaboration within GBIF to enable the exchange of expertise and information on topics of interest to the GBIF Community.

These groups are hosted in the GBIF Community Site. Log in to the site to have  access to their public resources.

GBIF wants to create a network of experts to facilitate the exchange of best practices, promote collaboration, support GBIF's distributed helpdesk system and function as a marketplace for potential trainers. If you have expertise in any of the fields identified in the GBIF Training Plans, we encourage you to consider joining the GBIF Training Expert Networks!

This is the list of the current networks:

1. 'The GBIF IPT helpdesk and training experts'
2. 'The biodiversity data publishing interest group'
3. 'The persistent identifiers interest group'
4. 'The bodiversity data quality interest group'
     

As a global initiative GBIF seeks to be universally accessible for all kinds of audiences around the world. This is particularly relevant for the Training Work Area. Making materials available in different languages is a priority.

To turn this into a reality, the participation of the whole GBIF Community - and of the GBIF Participant Nodes in particular - is key. The GBIF Language Networks will provide a platform to facilitate collaborative work for the customisation and translation of training materials.

Two language groups have been started in 2010:

1. Spanish: Red de idiomas - Español.
2. French: Réseau de Lange - Français.

Please consider joining these networks and collaborate with others to make valuable resources available in your own language!