Section 2 of the new Vocabulary Maintenance Specification [1] specifies that a TDWG vocabulary standard should be maintained by an interest group charged specifically with the maintenance of that vocabulary.  Of our two current vocabulary standards, Darwin Core now has a maintenance interest group.  However, a maintenance interest group has not yet been chartered for Audubon Core.

The upcoming Darwin Core hour [2] on Audubon Core and 3D Biodiversity Data has provided the impetus to start work on chartering an Audubon Core Maintenance Group.  One of the key tasks of this group would be to shepherd requests for changes and additions to Audubon Core.  If there are terms that should be added to Audubon Core to describe 3D biodiversity data, the maintenance group needs to be in place to make those additions happen.

I have volunteered to work on getting a charter together for the Audubon Core Maintenance Group.  If you are interested in serving as a core member of that group, please contact me and copy the group convener, Bob Morris (morris.bob@gmail.com).  In your email, please give a brief indication of your interests and area(s) of expertise.

Steve Baskauf

[1] https://github.com/tdwg/vocab/blob/master/vms/maintenance-specification.md#2...

[2] Tuesday 21 November 2017 http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room