July 2009 - tdwg - lists.tdwg.org

Developer Position available at GBIF
by Éamonn Ó Tuama 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

Developer Position available at GBIF The GBIF Secretariat is seeking a motivated and experienced software developer for a 15 month consultancy to work on the development of one of GBIFs key infrastructure components: the GBIF Metadata Catalogue. The GBIF Metadata Catalogue will play a key role in a greatly expanded GBIF network featuring numerous providers (publishers) and consumers of data where the key activities of inventory, discovery and access to data need to be well coordinated through provision of registries and metadata catalogues. A Metadata Implementation Framework Task Group is currently preparing a report with a set of recommendations based on the terms of reference provided by GBIF ( <http://www.gbif.org/News/NEWS1234799445> http://www.gbif.org/News/NEWS1234799445). The goal is to ensure that the GBIF network follows best practices in deployment of metadata systems and that the metadata requirements are in place to support the technical, social and policy framework for publication of primary biodiversity data that is being addressed by the separate, parallel-running GBIF Data Publishing Framework Task Group. The person appointed will be instrumental in delivering the metadata catalogue system for the GBIF network. Further information on the position is available on the GBIF news site (http://www.gbif.org/News/NEWS1248872610 ) together with instructions for submitting an application. _______________________________________________ Éamonn Ó Tuama, M.Sc., Ph.D. (eotuama(a)gbif.org), Senior Programme Officer, Inventory, Discovery, Access (IDA), Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, DENMARK Phone: +45 3532 1494; Fax: +45 3532 1480

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TDWG on Twitter
by Lee Belbin 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Dear TDWG Members and Friends TDWG is now using a range of different social networking tools, including Twitter. You can follow the official TDWG account (tdwg) by going to http://twitter.com/tdwg and choose 'Follow' if you have a Twitter account. Alternatively, you can see who is talking about TDWG by searching for #tdwg (or go to http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23tdwg). There is already an active group of TDWG members and friends using Twitter, who are tweeting about a variety of TDWG issues. Join Twitter and follow what is really happening in and about TDWG! I have also setup a TDWG group on LinkedIn (a more work-oriented network than Facebook). This informal group currently has 57 members and is used for discussion, seeking feedback and ideas. Please join in. Lee Lee Belbin TDWG Secretariat

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Abstracts for TDWG 2009 - Montpellier
by Lee Belbin 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

Dear TDWG Members and Friends The different structure of TDWG 2009 in Montpellier has required a re-think of the procedures for abstracts. When the details have been finalised on the web site, an announcement will be made to this list. Cheers Lee Lee Belbin TDWG Secretariat

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TDWG: Public Review of the Darwin Core 'standard'
by Lee Belbin 10 Jul '09

10 Jul '09

Apologies for cross posts - and please feel free to distribute this announcement to all relevant communities. TDWG is pleased to announce the commencement of the Public Review of Darwin Core - a standard for sharing biodiversity information. You will find the proposed standard is a living document with a history, an anchor in the Dublin Core, and mechanisms to grow and change. Since being officially put forward as a draft standard in February 2009, Darwin Core 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 11th July through at least 10th August 2009. How to Participate: Visit the Darwin Core Progress site (http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DarwinCoreProgress) for the latest background information on the process and critical links to content (http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/index.htm) and participation. To discuss ideas with others or offer comments that are not targeted for action, please subscribe (http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/tdwg-content) and contribute to the tdwg-content mailing list (tdwg-content(at)lists.tdwg.org). Recommended actions or issues should be submitted to the Issue Tracker of the Darwin Core (http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/SubmittingIssues) so that they may be assigned, prioritized, and tracked. This Public Review process will be archived along with all other documentation in the TDWG Standards Track. Questions about the process should be directed to the Review Manager, Gail Kampmeier (gkamp(at)illinois.edu). Please share this opportunity for public comment and review with others you think may be interested. Acknowledgements: As Review Manager, I would like to express my gratitude to the authors, John Wieczorek, (MVZ), Markus Döring (GBIF), Renato De Giovanni (CRIA), Tim Robertson (GBIF), Dave Vieglais (KUNHM) for the enormous efforts made in bringing the Darwin Core standard to this point; to the initial anonymous peer reviewers, and to Lee Belbin and the rest of the TDWG Executive for their advice, support, and encouragement in this process; and to GBIF for tipping the scales by bringing together the authors in a workshop that led to this submission. Links expanded: Darwin Core Progress - http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/DarwinCoreProgress Darwin Core content - http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/index.htm Subscribe to tdwg-content - http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/tdwg-content Issue Tracker - http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/SubmittingIssues Related Links: TDWG: http://www.tdwg.org/ Other TDWG Standards: http://www.tdwg.org/standards/ TDWG Standards Track (in OJS): http://www.tdwg.org/stdtrack/index Dublin Cores Metadata Initiative in Science: http://ils.unc.edu/spaces/sam/index.php/Main_Page Sincerely, Gail E. Kampmeier, Review Manager Illinois Natural History Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1816 South Oak St., Champaign, Illinois 61820 USA email: gkamp(at)illinois.edu Lee Belbin TDWG Secretariat

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