The GBIF Asia Regional Support Team is hosting a data mobilization workshop to address capacity needs and to promote data publication across the region.
The virtual workshop will be conducted in February 2025, and will be based on the GBIF Biodiversity Data Mobilization curriculum.
The aim of the workshop is to train data holders in project planning, data capture, data management and data publication, with a focus on GBIF's tools and infrastructure. Participants who successfully complete the workshop receive a badge to certify the skills and expertise they acquire.
Schedule
The workshop will be conducted in English language across three phases:
- 3–7 February: Preparatory course activities (online, self-paced).
- 10-14 February: Virtual workshop (daily Zoom sessions and online, self-paced, estimated 4 hours per day).
- 15 February - 9 March: Certification exercises (online self-paced).
Application
Due to limited training personnel, we will only be able to accommodate 30 participants in this workshop. We encourage all participants to become trainers or mentors for future workshops to help inspire and share experiences with the Asian biodiversity community.
If more than 30 applications to participate in the training are received, participants will be selected based on the following criteria (in no specific order):
- Applicants that have already identified dataset(s) that they intend to publish and have cleared licensing requirements.
- Applicants that represent data holding institutions planning to publish data.
- Applicants that have plans to hold replication workshops.
- Applicants that intend to become mentors to support future workshops (advanced badge needed).
The selection process will also consider geographic and thematic balance in the workshop participants.
If you have any questions please email them to asia_support@gbif.org
The deadline for workshop applications is 12 January 2025 at 23:59 UTC. All applicants will be notified by 17 January 2025.
Start times of virtual workshop in select cities:
| City | Time | Timezone |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 12:00 | KST |
| Tokyo | 12:00 | JST |
| Manila | 11:00 | PHST |
| Taipei/Manila/Kuala Lumpur | 11:00 | CST |
| Jakarta | 10:00 | WIB |
| Kathmandu | 08:45 | NPT |
| Mumbai | 08:30 | IST |
| Islamabad | 08:00 | PKT |