Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) Fifth Council Meeting 7-12 May 2007 Presented by: Bonnie C. Carroll Head, IABIN Delegation.

Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN)(IABIN)

Fifth Council MeetingFifth Council Meeting7-12 May 20077-12 May 2007

Presented by:Presented by:Bonnie C. CarrollBonnie C. Carroll

Head, IABIN DelegationHead, IABIN Delegation

Latin American Countries Who are Latin American Countries Who are GBIF MembersGBIF Members

Voting: 27Voting: 27o Canadao Costa Ricao Mexicoo Nicaragua (?)o Peruo United States

Non-Voting: Non-Voting: 1919o Argentinao Colombia

Other: 39Other: 39o Andean

Network of Bionet

o IABINo ITISo WDCBE

Benefits of GBIFBenefits of GBIF Making Biodiversity contacts throughout Making Biodiversity contacts throughout

the worldthe world Opportunities to participate in development Opportunities to participate in development

workshopsworkshops Opportunities to make proposals for grantsOpportunities to make proposals for grants Keeping up with the biodiversity Keeping up with the biodiversity

informatics advances throughout the worldinformatics advances throughout the world

Ways we work togetherWays we work together Much of this is done through our members Much of this is done through our members

who are also participants in GBIF directly.who are also participants in GBIF directly. IABIN is developing thematic networks IABIN is developing thematic networks

which are consistent with GBIF target which are consistent with GBIF target areas, including pollinators, species and areas, including pollinators, species and specimens.specimens.

We promote GBIF with our members and We promote GBIF with our members and may be engaging through our thematic may be engaging through our thematic networks as they develop.networks as they develop.

We work with the promotion of DIGIR We work with the promotion of DIGIR protocols.protocols.

Digitization GrantsDigitization Grants

3 Awards of $134K3 Awards of $134KoArgentinaoMexicooCosta Rica

Demonstration ProjectsDemonstration Projects 2003 Tour: Multi-author tree inventory plot 2003 Tour: Multi-author tree inventory plot

dat from Western Amazon regiondat from Western Amazon region PeruPeru

2004 Biodiversity Analysis Tool – moth 2004 Biodiversity Analysis Tool – moth specvies across Costa Ricaspecvies across Costa Rica Conabio, Inbio, CRIAConabio, Inbio, CRIA

2004 Species Loss meter2004 Species Loss meter Mexico (CONABIO/UNAM), US (KS)Mexico (CONABIO/UNAM), US (KS)

2005 Enabling a lobal GRID: Geospatial 2005 Enabling a lobal GRID: Geospatial Data Sharing, Visualization and AnalysisData Sharing, Visualization and Analysis Cloud forest of Mexico, Colombia, and Costa Rica

2005 Ebbe Nielsen Prize2005 Ebbe Nielsen Prize

Dr. GoloboffDr. Goloboff Argentina, Consejo Nactioinal do

Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas

Outstanding Young Researcher in Outstanding Young Researcher in Systemmatics and InformaticsSystemmatics and Informatics

$35,000$35,000

Capacity Building – Workshop and Training Capacity Building – Workshop and Training ActivitiesActivities

Iberian-American workshop for the advance Iberian-American workshop for the advance of biodiversity information exchange with of biodiversity information exchange with emphasis on biological collections to emphasis on biological collections to guarantee interoperability (Bogota, guarantee interoperability (Bogota, Colombia, December 3 - 6, 2006).Colombia, December 3 - 6, 2006).

First Pollinators Thematic Working Group First Pollinators Thematic Working Group Meeting (GBIF-IABIN), Indaiatuba (Brasil), Meeting (GBIF-IABIN), Indaiatuba (Brasil), December 12 – 14, 2006 .December 12 – 14, 2006 .

Data Modelling Workshop, 2005 in Mexico Data Modelling Workshop, 2005 in Mexico CityCity

GBIF Spanish Georeferencing WorkshopGBIF Spanish Georeferencing WorkshopIABIN ParticipationIABIN Participation

Nominees Country Nominated by

Sponsored by

Jean Michel Maes Nicaragua IABIN IABIN

Boris Ranirez IABIN Secretariat ITIS IABIN

Brigido Hierro Garcia

Dominican Republic

IABIN GBIF

Pablo Muniz Maciel Uruguay WDBE GBIF

GBIB Node GBIB Node

Work in progressWork in progress Thematic network support GBIF Thematic network support GBIF

contentcontent Specimens Species Pollinators

GBIF Mirror Site (in process)GBIF Mirror Site (in process)

Initiatives for Future SynergyInitiatives for Future Synergy

Discussions on how to better coordinate Discussions on how to better coordinate GBIF with regional network members was GBIF with regional network members was productiveproductive Study of requirements

Sponsorship of joint workshops Sponsorship of joint workshops Co-sponsored Caribbean participation in Co-sponsored Caribbean participation in

GBIF in an effort to activate this region in GBIF in an effort to activate this region in bothboth

Initiatives for Future SynergyInitiatives for Future SynergyGBIF/IABIN SurveyGBIF/IABIN Survey

Development and implementation of the Plinian CoreDevelopment and implementation of the Plinian Core Collaboration on building capacity for biodiversity Collaboration on building capacity for biodiversity

informatics in the regioninformatics in the region Promotion of GBIF Statement on Open Access to Promotion of GBIF Statement on Open Access to

Biodiversity DataBiodiversity Data Promotion of participation of countries and Promotion of participation of countries and

organizations in biodiversity informatics-related organizations in biodiversity informatics-related activitiesactivities

Data cleaning and data quality validationData cleaning and data quality validation Collaboration on the Invasive Species InitiativeCollaboration on the Invasive Species Initiative