TDWG and e-Biosphere: conclusions and recommendations Cyndy Sims Parr and the e-Biosphere spies
Jan 17, 2016
TDWG and e-Biosphere:conclusions and recommendations
Cyndy Sims Parr and
the e-Biosphere spies
e-Biosphere 09 Conference
• 3 days, 500 participants from 53 countries
• “Street Fair” with 49 exhibit/demo booths and 180 poster presentations from 51 countries
• 10 breakout discussions for stakeholder groups
•2 days, 36 representatives of BI initiatives•Produced a Resolution, start of BI roadmap
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Biodiversity Informatics Outlook
1. Introduction to BI and e-Biosphere
2. Background on and results of e-Biosphere 09 Conference
3. NBII’s landscape and survey analysis
4. Background and Resolution of the workshop
5. One-page descriptions of the components of the BI roadmap
… by December??
Additional priorities and activities to be included in the roadmap
Do we need an “e-Biosphere Coalition” ? How, who, when?
Should we have a regular biodiversity informatics showcase event ? Can we afford it ?
What is the role of TDWG in this ? Competitor or defined part?
From Walter Berendsohn’s intro
e-Biosphere PrioritiesA seamlessly connected virtual laboratory or
platform for integrating, synthesizing, and analyzing biodiversity information;
User communities using the platform to better model and understand the entire biodiversity of the globe; and
A periodic report on biodiversity informatics assessing status and future of the field.
Additional Priorities Data quality loops
Take advantage of citizen science
Pick up the paceSpeed up TDWG ratification process
Not everybody has to be an ontologist
Promote quick uptake of standards to avoid retrofitting
Reward open source, un-siloed development
Promote flags for prioritization
Additional Priorities continuedInternationalization
Translate TDWG standards and documentation into many languages
Improve funding modelsLoosely couple infrastructure and research
proposals
One big global money pot to fund one big plan?
Action items: TDWG ’09 ContributionsUser-driven ontologies
Durable global registries
Complete the taxonomic foundation
Outreach to specified sister communities
Citation/impact measurement system for BI data and services
Communications mechanisms
Other initiatives coming from the community
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Additional Action ItemsShared use case repository
Citizen science integration initiativeTDWG mini-bioblitz
Bioblitz visualization tool for IYOB
“State of integration” analysisNew field in TDWG project database
Google spreadsheet
Visualize it
Do we need a new coalition?
NO.
What about a regular conference to showcase the field?Clear that the size of the community is larger than
we realized.
Need something more inclusive -- no easy way to present work if not invited
Parallel sessions for contributed talks
Street fair/demos/unconferences
Visit user conferences rather than expect them to come to ours