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Re: [tdwg] call for proposals to draft a GBIF Beginner's guide to issuing Persistent Identifiers
by Kevin Richards 06 May '10

06 May '10

I think this may be better as a joint effort?? I know a few people who would have useful input to this. Perhaps a proposal in itself?? Kevin Sent from my HTC ----- Reply message ----- From: "Éamonn Ó Tuama (GBIF)" <eotuama(a)gbif.org> Date: Thu, May 6, 2010 8:01 PM Subject: [tdwg] call for proposals to draft a GBIF Beginner's guide to issuing Persistent Identifiers To: "tdwg(a)lists.tdwg.org" <tdwg(a)lists.tdwg.org> GBIF has issued a request for proposals to draft a GBIF ‘Beginner's guide to issuing Persistent Identifiers for biodiversity resources’. Recognising that the provision of Persistent Identifiers for biodiversity resources is one of the central challenges to developing a global bioinformatics infrastructure, in 2009, GBIF convened a task group, the LSID GUID Task Group (LGTG), to explore the issues and offer recommendations on the way forward that will enable GBIF to provide architecture leadership and best practices for implementation. The report of the task group strongly emphasises the need for GBIF to educate the community in general Persistent Identifier principles and practices. One of the perceived needs is for a short guide that would introduce data custodians to the best practices involved in issuing such Persistent Identifiers. This call is for development of such a GBIF guide. Further information on the call is available on the GBIF news site (http://www.gbif.org/communications/news-and-events/showsingle/article/reque…) including instructions for submitting an application. GBIF will provide an honorarium of €5,000 to support preparation of the guide. Proposals should be sent to Dr Éamonn Ó Tuama, Senior Programme Officer, Inventory, Discovery, Access by 31st May 2010 (email: eotuama(a)gbif.org<mailto:eotuama@gbif.org>). _______________________________________________ Éamonn Ó Tuama, M.Sc., Ph.D. (eotuama(a)gbif.org<mailto:eotuama@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 ________________________________ Please consider the environment before printing this email Warning: This electronic message together with any attachments is confidential. If you receive it in error: (i) you must not read, use, disclose, copy or retain it; (ii) please contact the sender immediately by reply email and then delete the emails. The views expressed in this email may not be those of Landcare Research New Zealand Limited. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz

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call for proposals to draft a GBIF Beginner's guide to issuing Persistent Identifiers
by Éamonn Ó Tuama (GBIF) 06 May '10

06 May '10

GBIF has issued a request for proposals to draft a GBIF ‘Beginner's guide to issuing Persistent Identifiers for biodiversity resources’. Recognising that the provision of Persistent Identifiers for biodiversity resources is one of the central challenges to developing a global bioinformatics infrastructure, in 2009, GBIF convened a task group, the LSID GUID Task Group (LGTG), to explore the issues and offer recommendations on the way forward that will enable GBIF to provide architecture leadership and best practices for implementation. The report of the task group strongly emphasises the need for GBIF to educate the community in general Persistent Identifier principles and practices. One of the perceived needs is for a short guide that would introduce data custodians to the best practices involved in issuing such Persistent Identifiers. This call is for development of such a GBIF guide. Further information on the call is available on the GBIF news site ( <http://www.gbif.org/communications/news-and-events/showsingle/article/reque…> http://www.gbif.org/communications/news-and-events/showsingle/article/reque…) including instructions for submitting an application. GBIF will provide an honorarium of €5,000 to support preparation of the guide. Proposals should be sent to Dr Éamonn Ó Tuama, Senior Programme Officer, Inventory, Discovery, Access by 31st May 2010 (email: <mailto:eotuama@gbif.org> eotuama(a)gbif.org) _______________________________________________ Éamonn Ó Tuama, M.Sc., Ph.D. ( <mailto:eotuama@gbif.org> 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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Looking for SKOS reviewer - short project
by David Remsen 27 Apr '10

27 Apr '10

Greetings, I am looking for someone familiar with SKOS to review a relatively simple web application that serves a nomenclatural glossary. We would like this application output to conform to linked data principles. Our SKOS knowledge is limited and we have some concerns with our output. We are looking to pay someone willing to spend a few hours reviewing the output and providing any required revisions to better conform to expected output. Please contact me directly for more information. Regards, David Remsen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Remsen, Senior Programme Officer Electronic Catalog of Names of Known Organisms Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark Tel: +45-35321472 Fax: +45-35321480 Mobile +45 28751472 Skype: dremsen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Developer positions available at GBIF
by Éamonn Ó Tuama (GBIF) 07 Apr '10

07 Apr '10

Two Developer Positions available at GBIF The GBIF Secretariat is seeking motivated and experienced software developers for a 3-4 month consultancy under the overall supervision of the Head of Informatics. GIS Services The appointed consultant will develop geospatial services for species related data. To provide geospatial services, content from various sources will be integrated into a spatial database and offered as OGC web services provided by GeoServer along with custom search, browse and discovery services to be developed in Java. Spatial data will be in the form of point data, polygon data and raster formats, and integration of these spatial data-types will be required to provide coherent services. Further information on the position is available on the GBIF news site (http://www.gbif.org/communications/news-and-events/showsingle/article/job-o pening-gbif-software-developer-gis-services/) together with instructions for submitting an application. GIS Client The appointed consultant will develop a web-based, extensible GIS client that can be customised for different uses and distributed freely. The primary use case is a means of visualising information about biodiversity data from disparate sources delivered through standards-based web services (e.g., Open Geospatial Consortium). A second use case is as a client to a transactional OGC Web Feature Service, enabling updates to a geospatial data store. Several datasets and services relating to African Protected Areas will be used to develop a demonstration case. An important aspect of the work will be preparing/packaging a toolkit, documenting its use, and developing a tutorial. We are particularly interested in hearing from those with experience in GeoExt, OpenLayers, Flex or other comparable toolkits/platforms. Further information on the position is available on the GBIF news site (http://www.gbif.org/communications/news-and-events/showsingle/article/job-o pening-gbif-software-developer-1/) together with instructions for submitting an application. The closing date for applications is Sunday 25 April 2010. _______________________________________________ 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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Scratchpad training course (Brussels)
by Dave Roberts 07 Apr '10

07 Apr '10

Training course for Scratchpads (basic level). A one-day training course will be given in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels on Monday 14th June. The course is intended for those new to Scratchpads or those thinking about giving them a try. No previous knowledge is assumed, but a familiarity with databases and data structures is an advantage. The course is free, starting at 11:00, finishing at about 17:00 and lunch will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own data to upload into your own, new Scratchpad or come for so help if you're just starting out with a new site. You should bring your own wireless-enabled laptop with the Firefox browser. To register please go to: http://scratchpads.eu/scratchpad-training-courses Cheers, Dave -- Dr D.McL. Roberts, Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5086 European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy Project, Coordinator WorkPackage 6 (Unifying Revisionary Taxonomy), Dept. Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD Great Britain Email: dmr at nomencurator dot org Web page: http://scratchpads.eu Web page: http://www.editwebrevisions.info/ -- "You can't just ask customers what they want and then try and give it to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new." [Steve Jobs, quoted in The Guardian, Technology Section, 25 June 09]. --

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Doctoral studies programme in ecology at the Jagiellonian University
by ECOLOGY 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

Institute of Environmental Sciences at the Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland (www.eko.uj.edu.pl) Is opening applications for: ► 4-year interdisciplinary doctoral studies programme in ecology in English, with net-scholarships 2200 PLN per month, offering research in Poland and half-year placements in academic centres outside Poland and a choice of 4 out of 8 courses from different scientific disciplines conducted by eminent Polish and foreign specialists Application deadline: 10 June 2010 Detailed information, containing the list of research topics proposed for PhD students, profile of the applicant and the application instructions are available at: www.eko.uj.edu.pl/ecology Project co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund Katarzyna Kolasa Manager of the admistration and promotion of the project Institute of Environmental Sciences Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow Poland phone: (48 12) 664 6715

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Post-doctoral fellowship programme at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University
by ECOLOGY 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

Institute of Environmental Sciences at the Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland (www.eko.uj.edu.pl) Is opening applications for: ► 20-month fellowship programme for strongly motivated scientists with a PhD degree in Biology, Ecology or related field, with net-fellowship 3200 PLN per month plus social benefits, realized in one of the research groups at the Institute of Environmental Sciences and a monthly internship at the universities in Europe and the U.S. Candidates are required to contact IES Staff to discuss potential research project prior to the application. Application deadline: 30 April 2010 Detailed information are available at: www.eko.uj.edu.pl/ecology Project co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund Katarzyna Kolasa Manager of the admistration and promotion of the project Institute of Environmental Sciences Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow Poland phone: (48 12) 664 6715

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NSF - Program Solicitation - Dimensions of Biodiversity
by Lee Belbin 18 Mar '10

18 Mar '10

The following NSF Program Solicitations look like something that all TDWG members and friends should/must know about- http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10548/nsf10548.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_179 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503473 <http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503473&org=BIO&from=home> &org=BIO&from=home Lee Lee Belbin TDWG Secretariat

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BBC now using 'Species' microformat
by Andy Mabbett 19 Feb '10

19 Feb '10

The BBC are now using the 'Species' microformat: http://microformats.org/wiki/species-strawman-01 on their BBC Wildlife Finder; for example, see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/species/Banded_Mongoose You may remember that I've reported previously that it's already in use on Wikipedia. As the designer of that microformat, I'm happy to answer any questions; or receive any suggestions for its improvement. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk ** via webmail **

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by leebel＠netspace.net.au 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

The TDWG Executive Committee has approved the adoption of TDWG Access Protocol for Information Retrieval (TAPIR) - http://www.tdwg.org/standards/449/ as a TDWG standard. The committee acknowledges the excellent work of the TAPIR Task Group (http://www.tdwg.org/activities/tapir/) and particularly the leadership of Renato De Giovanni. Renato was assisted in writing the standards document by the late Charles Copp. TAPIR represents only one of many areas of Biodiversity informatics where the interest, enthusiasm and support of Charles is appreciated and valued. Thank you Charles. The TDWG Executive Committee appreciates the work of those who have contributed significantly to the development of TAPIR. In addition to Renato, these include Markus Döring, Anton Güntsch, Dave Vieglais, Donald Hobern, Franck Theeten, Javier de la Torre, John Wieczorek, Kevin Richards, Robert Gales, Roger Hyam, Stanley Blum and Steven Perry. The committee also greatly appreciates the work that Piers Higgs has done as the Review Manager for TAPIR. TAPIR specifies a standardized, HTTP transmittable, XML-based request and response protocol for accessing structured data that may be stored on multiple distributed databases in varied physical and logical structures. TAPIR combines and extends features of the BioCASe <http://www.biocase.org/products/protocols/> and DiGIR<http://digir.net/> protocols to create a generic means of communication between client applications and Internet data providers. Congratulations to the TAPIR team and many others who have contributed to the standard! Lee Belbin TDWG Secretariat ------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au

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