(While I am still working on the Paris minutes and related documents, I would like to raise a minor point:)

What term should we use for the process of inferring and collecting information from multiple descriptions into a generated description? Bob raised the point that "collation" may be inappropriate or misleading.

Please take a look at:

http://160.45.63.11/Projects/TDWG- SDD/Docs/SDD_P_InferenceCorrectTerm.html

and send your comments to the list!

thanks, Gregor ---------------------------------------------------------- Gregor Hagedorn (G.Hagedorn@bba.de) Institute for Plant Virology, Microbiology, and Biosafety Federal Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry (BBA) Koenigin-Luise-Str. 19 Tel: +49-30-8304-2220 14195 Berlin, Germany Fax: +49-30-8304-2203

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