September 2009 - tdwg-tag - lists.tdwg.org

Public Review of TAPIR
by Piers Higgs 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Public Review of TAPIR TDWG is pleased to announce the commencement of the Public Review of the TDWG Access Protocol for Information Retrieval TAPIR - a method for sharing biodiversity information. Since being officially put forward as a draft, TAPIR has undergone a peer review, a review by the TDWG Executive and multiple revisions. Open Invitation: We invite all who may contribute and/or consume biodiversity information to examine this proposed standard during the Public Review period from 10th September through at least until the 10th November 2009. How to Participate: You can participate in the review of TAPIR in two ways; either through lodging a comment through TDWG's Open Journal System, or you can take the Microsoft Word document and edit it with track changes and resubmit it to the TAPIR Wiki space. To post comments to the Open Journal System (that can be anonymous), go to http://www.tdwg.org/stdtrack/article/view/449/39 <http://www.tdwg.org/stdtrack/article/view/449/39> . On the right hand side of the page is a link to add a comment. At the previous URL, you can also download a copy of the Microsoft Word format specification. Once you have downloaded it, turn on track changes and make your notes and comments. You can then submit that file at http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/TAPIR/TapirReview <http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/TAPIR/TapirReview> . Please DO NOT add any comments to the Wiki page, only via the OJS page. Questions about the process should be directed to me at piers(at)gaiaresources.com.au. Please share this opportunity for public comment and review with others you think may be interested. Acknowledgements: I'd like to thank the authors, the anonymous reviewers and the members of the Executive Committee who reviewed the standard. In addition, the guidance of Lee Belbin through the review process has been invaluable and greatly appreciated. Links expanded: TAPIR Specification in HTML - http://www.tdwg.org/dav/subgroups/tapir/1.0/docs/tdwg_tapir_specificatio n_2009-09-08.htm <http://www.tdwg.org/dav/subgroups/tapir/1.0/docs/tdwg_tapir_specificati on_2009-09-08.htm> Official TAPIR Website - http://www.tdwg.org/subgroups/tapir/ <http://www.tdwg.org/subgroups/tapir/> Various TAPIR software packages - http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/TAPIR/TapirSoftware <http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/TAPIR/TapirSoftware> Subscribe to tdwg-tag - http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/tdwg-tag Related Links: TDWG: http://www.tdwg.org/ <http://www.tdwg.org/> Other TDWG Standards: http://www.tdwg.org/standards/ <http://www.tdwg.org/standards/> TDWG Standards Track (in OJS): http://www.tdwg.org/stdtrack/index <http://www.tdwg.org/stdtrack/index> Apologies if you receive this multiple times from various mailing lists. Sincerely, Piers Higgs, Review Manager ------------------------------------------------------- Piers Higgs Gaia Resources p +61 8 92277309 m +61 411 754 006 w www.gaiaresources.com.au e piers(a)gaiaresources.com.au -------------------------------------------------------

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NESCent Phyloinformatics VoCamp - LAST CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
by Nico Cellinese 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

NESCent Phyloinformatics VoCamp LAST CALL FOR PARTICIPATION This is the second and last circular for the Phyloinformatics VoCamp event that will be co-located with the 2009 TDWG Conference. Please note that there is only 1 day left until the deadline for application, which is Friday September 18. The full Call for Participation is at http://docs.google.com/View?id=dhdjhbvd_66gr5cdqfq . The application consists of your cv and your responses to 6 questions about your experience, skills, objectives, support, and commitment to open software development through an online form at http://bit.ly/VoCamp_Form . The form is easy to fill out, so please do not let the approaching deadline deter you from applying if you are interested. We specifically encourage applications from members of under- represented groups. If you have questions, contact an organizer or write to vocamp1(a)nescent.org. Yours, The Organizing Committee Arlin Stoltzfus, Chair (University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute) Nico Cellinese (University of Florida) Karen Cranston (Field Museum of Natural History) Hilmar Lapp (NESCent) Sheldon McKay (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, iPlant Collaborative) Enrico Pontelli (New Mexico State University)

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TDWG Ontology: Some questions
by Mark Fichtner 10 Sep '09

10 Sep '09

Hello, I am currently trying to map the TDWG Ontology in terms of the CIDOC CRM. Now I have some issues in understanding fundamental parts of the TDWG Ontology and hope you kindly will help me: - Is a CoreTypeSpecimenTypification always used for type-creation like the scope note of CoreTypification suggests? - Is a CoreTypeSpecimenTypification used for type clarification (holotype/paratype)? - Why is it associated with the CoreTaxonName and not with the CoreTaxonConcept? - Does BaseSpace represent geographic information (geographical polygons e.g. Africa, Berlin, ...)? - Is CorePlace the exact gathering site in the polygon (e.g. a point in the polygon, a line in the polygon, the tree in the garden of the museum) Regards & many thanks in advance, Mark -- Neu: GMX Doppel-FLAT mit Internet-Flatrate + Telefon-Flatrate für nur 19,99 Euro/mtl.!* http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/dsl02

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NESCent Phyloinformatics VoCamp
by Nico Cellinese 09 Sep '09

09 Sep '09

NESCent Phyloinformatics VoCamp OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Integrating diverse biological data with the historical process of evolution is a grand challenge for 21st century biology. The interoperability of data from diverse fields (e.g., genetics, ecology, biodiversity, biomedicine) requires a technology infrastructure based on formalized, shared vocabularies. Developing such vocabularies is a community project. In order to build controlled vocabularies and ontologies, the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent: http://nescent.org) is sponsoring a "Phyloinformatics VoCamp". We invite scientists from diverse sub-disciplines to apply for this event, as explained below. The application deadline is September 18, 2009. More information about motivation, plans, and preliminary ideas is available online at http://bit.ly/VoCamp_Proposal. Feel free to disseminate this notice to colleagues who may be interested.* A VoCamp (http://vocamp.org) is an intense, hands-on, working meeting with face-to-face interactions between a diverse group of people focused on vocabulary and ontology design, development and application. The Phyloinformatics VoCamp will include ontology and vocabulary developers from relevant efforts, experts on knowledge representation and reasoning, and users and developers of integrative applications that use these ontologies. This event will partially overlap with the Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG: http://tdwg.org) Annual Conference in Montpellier, France, November 9-13, 2009. The VoCamp is an activity of the TDWG Interest Group on Phylogenetics Standards (http://wiki.tdwg.org/Phylogenetics) and is partly supported by TDWG and the Université Montpellier. GOALS AND ACTIVITIES -------------------- The objective of the event is to connect previously disparate ontology development efforts, stakeholder communities, and interoperability initiatives with shared objectives. Aside from sharing knowledge, expertise, and best practices, our goal is to build-out existing ontology resources in a hands-on manner in terms of ontological rigor, semantic richness, and modularity that supports effective reuse. We also plan to have programming expertise and activities present at the event, such as for necessary large-scale transformations, and especially for proof-of-concept applications that directly apply the ontologies being developed. On a long-term basis, we anticipate that the event, if successful, will give rise to similarly structured follow-up events organized by the participating stakeholder communities, such as TDWG, SONet (http://sonet.ecoinformatics.org) and OBO (http://www.obofoundry.org) ORGANIZATION ------------ The VoCamp will be 4 days in duration during November 7-11, 2009 and is co-located with the TDWG annual conference (http://www.tdwg.org/conference2009) in Montpellier, France. The first two days (Nov 7-8) will be dedicated entirely to VoCamp and the remainder of the event (Nov 10-11) will overlap with TDWG 'workshops days'. Participants will have the opportunity, and are encouraged, to interact with TDWG participants and attend conference sessions outside of the VoCamp. The specific vocabulary development targets will be selected by the participants partly in advance through a dedicated area on a wiki, a mailing list, and one or more conference calls, and partly on-site through an Open Space activity. The exact agenda for the event will be developed similarly, but will be largely devoted to ontology and vocabulary development time. At the event itself, participants will self-organize into small subgroups focused on particular targets. The VoCamp will conclude with a wrap-up session, and a report presented to the TDWG conference audience. We also anticipate that several "boot camps" will be needed to ensure a productive event for all participants, for example on ontology design and engineering, reasoning, and infrastructure for collaborative development of ontologies. We welcome comments and suggestions for issues in ontology development that are not explicitly addressed here or in our proposal but that could be addressed at the event. Please email the organizers at vocamp1(a)nescent.org with any suggestions. HOW TO APPLY ------------ The application consists of your cv and your responses to 6 questions about your experience, skills, objectives, support, and commitment to open software development. To apply, please fill out the online form at http://bit.ly/VoCamp_Form by September 18, and submit your CV to the organizers at vocamp1(a)nescent.org. NESCent will provide funds in support of expenses, including travel, accommodation, registration, and meals. Pending the final amount of funds available and the support requested by the participants, sponsorship may need to be capped. Logistical and travel details will be communicated to accepted and confirmed participants. We specifically encourage applications from members of under- represented groups, specifically women and minorities, and from graduate students and post-docs. If you have questions or are unsure whether to apply, please contact an organizer or write to vocamp1(a)nescent.org . Please understand that funding and space for this event are limited. We also need to balance a critical mass of expertise in specific areas with broad participation. Therefore, not all qualified applicants can be guaranteed acceptance. Yours, The Organizing Committee Arlin Stoltzfus, Chair (University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute) Nico Cellinese (University of Florida) Karen Cranston (Field Museum of Natural History) Hilmar Lapp (NESCent) Sheldon McKay (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, iPlant Collaborative) Enrico Pontelli (New Mexico State University) * This announcement is being sent to the following lists: evoldir, TDWG, SSB, nexml, phylows, CDAO, SONet, GBIF, Ecolog, TAXACOM.

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Re: [tdwg-tag] LSID Sourceforge URL & LSID Best Practices
by Aaron Steele 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

I haven't heard an update on this, although I do think that Google Code is the right tool for the job here. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:05 AM, Roderic Page<r.page(a)bio.gla.ac.uk> wrote: > Did anybody make a decision about moving to Google Code? How about we do > this ASAP as the fact we can't keep http://lsids.sourceforge.net running is > making us look more than a little foolish. > > I'd be happy to move stuff across so long as however is an admin on the > SourceForge account is on the ball and approves using the same name... > > Regards > > Rod > > On 16 Aug 2009, at 00:16, Aaron Steele wrote: > >>> Are there any non-US countries that offer services like Google and >>> Sourceforge but don't distinguish based on the host address? Users in >>> these countries can easily get around these restrictions anyway using >>> Tor for instance, but that isn't the point. >> >> I have no knowledge of viable non-US project hosting services. >> _______________________________________________ >> tdwg-tag mailing list >> tdwg-tag(a)lists.tdwg.org >> http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/tdwg-tag >> > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Roderic Page > Professor of Taxonomy > DEEB, FBLS > Graham Kerr Building > University of Glasgow > Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK > > Email: r.page(a)bio.gla.ac.uk > Tel: +44 141 330 4778 > Fax: +44 141 330 2792 > AIM: rodpage1962(a)aim.com > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1112517192 > Twitter: http://twitter.com/rdmpage > Blog: http://iphylo.blogspot.com > Home page: http://taxonomy.zoology.gla.ac.uk/rod/rod.html > > > > > > > -- Sent from Berkeley, CA, United States

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