April 2026 - tdwg-mids - lists.tdwg.org

Next meeting - tomorrow, Thursday 16 April 1400 UTC
by Elspeth Haston 15 Apr '26

15 Apr '26

Dear all We will be meeting tomorrow with the specific aim to consider the following issues relating to IRIs: https://github.com/tdwg/mids/issues/204 https://github.com/tdwg/rs.tdwg.org/issues/572 https://github.com/tdwg/rs.tdwg.org/issues/571 It would be great to see as many members as possible to get your views on this topic. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89460818743?pwd=gySuYnBWcbbtTJbl9vXSpyDqaDE0jk.1 Meeting ID: 894 6081 8743 Passcode: 914802 Best wishes Elspeth [Logo] Dr Elspeth Haston Deputy Herbarium Curator Tel 00 44 (0)131 248 2800 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR Scotland rbge.org.uk<https://rbge.org.uk/> @emhaston | Google Scholar | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9144-2848 Search our Herbarium collections online at http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh<https://www.rbge.org.uk/> is a charity registered in Scotland (No SC007983) | Support Us<https://www.rbge.org.uk/support-us> This notice applies to this email and to any other email subsequently sent by anyone at RBGE and appearing in the same chain of email correspondence. References below to "this email" should be read accordingly. This e-mail and its attachments (if any) are confidential, may be protected by copyright and may be privileged. If you receive this e-mail in error, notify us immediately by reply e-mail, delete it and do not use, disclose or copy it. Unless we expressly say otherwise in this e-mail, this e-mail does not create, form part of, or vary, any contractual or unilateral obligation. No liability is accepted for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any). Where this e-mail is unrelated to the business of RBGE, the opinions expressed within this e-mail are the opinions of the sender and do not necessarily constitute those of RBGE. RBGE emails are filtered and monitored.

1 0

Holiday until 16th April
by Elspeth Haston 02 Apr '26

02 Apr '26

Dear all We will be taking a break from the MIDS meetings until the 16th April when we will resume at the time of 1400 UTC. This has been an exciting time, seeing the completion of the Expert Review with a successful outcome. We will be moving to the Public Review so please encourage all your contacts to engage with this process so that we can make it as comprehensive as possible. This will help to ensure that MIDS is in good shape for global use. More information will be coming about this process. Thank you to all for your work to date and we look forward to seeing you on the 16th April. Best wishes Elspeth, Cat and Mathias Conveners of the MIDS Task Group [Logo] Dr Elspeth Haston Deputy Herbarium Curator Tel 00 44 (0)131 248 2800 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR Scotland rbge.org.uk<https://rbge.org.uk/> @emhaston | Google Scholar | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9144-2848 Search our Herbarium collections online at http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh<https://www.rbge.org.uk> is a charity registered in Scotland (No SC007983) | Support Us<https://www.rbge.org.uk/support-us> This notice applies to this email and to any other email subsequently sent by anyone at RBGE and appearing in the same chain of email correspondence. References below to "this email" should be read accordingly. This e-mail and its attachments (if any) are confidential, may be protected by copyright and may be privileged. If you receive this e-mail in error, notify us immediately by reply e-mail, delete it and do not use, disclose or copy it. Unless we expressly say otherwise in this e-mail, this e-mail does not create, form part of, or vary, any contractual or unilateral obligation. No liability is accepted for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any). Where this e-mail is unrelated to the business of RBGE, the opinions expressed within this e-mail are the opinions of the sender and do not necessarily constitute those of RBGE. RBGE emails are filtered and monitored.

1 0

Cancelled: TDWG MIDS Task Group - Ratification process update
by Elspeth Haston 02 Apr '26

02 Apr '26

Dear all We will be continuing our weekly meetings on Thursdays but will be joined at some of these meetings by members of the expert panel who will be reviewing the documentation. Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89460818743?pwd=gySuYnBWcbbtTJbl9vXSpyDqaDE0jk.1 Meeting ID: 894 6081 8743 Passcode: 914802 We now have a fantastic team of people who have agreed to join our expert panel to review MIDS as part of the ratification process. There will not be a meeting on Thursday 23rd October during TDWG at which there will be a few MIDS presentations, including a summary for the TDWG session at the end of the conference. We hope to see you at any meetings that you can join. This should be a super interesting time as we review MIDS as a functioning draft to see how it actually works for the community. Please keep an eye on the GitHub issues as work is being done and contribute where you can. https://github.com/tdwg/mids/issues The website development has been going well - thanks to Ben for all his work - https://tdwg.github.io/mids/index.html You can check on what has been happening in our weekly meeting notes here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ET0p6641ZNzNQG4qNs_jje0LokoKJ9Ls5bhFdU… Best wishes Elspeth, Cat & Mathias Co-convenors of the MIDS Task Group Topic: TDWG MIDS Task Group Time: Oct 16, 2025 15:00 London Every 7 days, until Jul 30, 2026, 42 occurrence(s) Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Daily: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZ0pcemgrzMtHtcYadyun0MJ8J42UPHvN6AO/ics?ic… Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89460818743?pwd=gySuYnBWcbbtTJbl9vXSpyDqaDE0jk.1 Meeting ID: 894 6081 8743 Passcode: 914802 --- One tap mobile +13863475053,,89460818743#,,,,*914802# US +15074734847,,89460818743#,,,,*914802# US Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89460818743/invitations?signature=zMmspzhy… Elspeth Haston is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89460818743?pwd=gySuYnBWcbbtTJbl9vXSpyDqaDE0jk.1 Meeting ID: 894 6081 8743 Passcode: 914802 --- One tap mobile +13863475053,,89460818743#,,,,*914802# US +15074734847,,89460818743#,,,,*914802# US Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89460818743/invitations?signature=zMmspzhy… Teams Need help? https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting?omkt=en-GB Join the meeting now: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjZjMDEwZTctNmVkZC00… Meeting ID: 317 136 887 585 3 Passcode: Hh6rY9cg Dial in by phone +44 20 7660 8177,,592774350# Find a local number: https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/b454a8d4-bcaa-403f-ab54-cd79eab20fb4?id=… Phone Conference ID: 592 774 350# For organisers: Meeting options: https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=aac8835c-59f9-44a3-… <span style="color: #616161">|</span> Reset dial-in PIN: https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/usp/pstnconferencing The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh<https://www.rbge.org.uk> is a charity registered in Scotland (No SC007983) | Support Us<https://www.rbge.org.uk/support-us> This notice applies to this email and to any other email subsequently sent by anyone at RBGE and appearing in the same chain of email correspondence. References below to "this email" should be read accordingly. This e-mail and its attachments (if any) are confidential, may be protected by copyright and may be privileged. If you receive this e-mail in error, notify us immediately by reply e-mail, delete it and do not use, disclose or copy it. Unless we expressly say otherwise in this e-mail, this e-mail does not create, form part of, or vary, any contractual or unilateral obligation. No liability is accepted for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any). Where this e-mail is unrelated to the business of RBGE, the opinions expressed within this e-mail are the opinions of the sender and do not necessarily constitute those of RBGE. RBGE emails are filtered and monitored.

1 0

Cancelled: TDWG MIDS Task Group - Ratification process update
by Elspeth Haston 02 Apr '26

02 Apr '26

Dear all We will be continuing our weekly meetings on Thursdays but will be joined at some of these meetings by members of the expert panel who will be reviewing the documentation. Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89460818743?pwd=gySuYnBWcbbtTJbl9vXSpyDqaDE0jk.1 Meeting ID: 894 6081 8743 Passcode: 914802 We now have a fantastic team of people who have agreed to join our expert panel to review MIDS as part of the ratification process. There will not be a meeting on Thursday 23rd October during TDWG at which there will be a few MIDS presentations, including a summary for the TDWG session at the end of the conference. We hope to see you at any meetings that you can join. This should be a super interesting time as we review MIDS as a functioning draft to see how it actually works for the community. Please keep an eye on the GitHub issues as work is being done and contribute where you can. https://github.com/tdwg/mids/issues The website development has been going well - thanks to Ben for all his work - https://tdwg.github.io/mids/index.html You can check on what has been happening in our weekly meeting notes here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ET0p6641ZNzNQG4qNs_jje0LokoKJ9Ls5bhFdU… Best wishes Elspeth, Cat & Mathias Co-convenors of the MIDS Task Group Topic: TDWG MIDS Task Group Time: Oct 16, 2025 15:00 London Every 7 days, until Jul 30, 2026, 42 occurrence(s) Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Daily: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZ0pcemgrzMtHtcYadyun0MJ8J42UPHvN6AO/ics?ic… Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89460818743?pwd=gySuYnBWcbbtTJbl9vXSpyDqaDE0jk.1 Meeting ID: 894 6081 8743 Passcode: 914802 --- One tap mobile +13863475053,,89460818743#,,,,*914802# US +15074734847,,89460818743#,,,,*914802# US Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89460818743/invitations?signature=zMmspzhy… Elspeth Haston is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89460818743?pwd=gySuYnBWcbbtTJbl9vXSpyDqaDE0jk.1 Meeting ID: 894 6081 8743 Passcode: 914802 --- One tap mobile +13863475053,,89460818743#,,,,*914802# US +15074734847,,89460818743#,,,,*914802# US Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89460818743/invitations?signature=zMmspzhy… Teams Need help? https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting?omkt=en-GB Join the meeting now: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjZjMDEwZTctNmVkZC00… Meeting ID: 317 136 887 585 3 Passcode: Hh6rY9cg Dial in by phone +44 20 7660 8177,,592774350# Find a local number: https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/b454a8d4-bcaa-403f-ab54-cd79eab20fb4?id=… Phone Conference ID: 592 774 350# For organisers: Meeting options: https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=aac8835c-59f9-44a3-… <span style="color: #616161">|</span> Reset dial-in PIN: https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/usp/pstnconferencing The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh<https://www.rbge.org.uk> is a charity registered in Scotland (No SC007983) | Support Us<https://www.rbge.org.uk/support-us> This notice applies to this email and to any other email subsequently sent by anyone at RBGE and appearing in the same chain of email correspondence. References below to "this email" should be read accordingly. This e-mail and its attachments (if any) are confidential, may be protected by copyright and may be privileged. If you receive this e-mail in error, notify us immediately by reply e-mail, delete it and do not use, disclose or copy it. Unless we expressly say otherwise in this e-mail, this e-mail does not create, form part of, or vary, any contractual or unilateral obligation. No liability is accepted for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any). Where this e-mail is unrelated to the business of RBGE, the opinions expressed within this e-mail are the opinions of the sender and do not necessarily constitute those of RBGE. RBGE emails are filtered and monitored.

1 0