[tdwg] call for proposals on GBIF white paper for enhancing fitness-for-use of primary biodiversity data

At TDWG 2009, there was some interest from the Geospatial Interest Group working sessions participants in the call from GBIF for proposals to draft a GBIF White Paper for enhancing 'fitness-for-use' (both taxonomic and geospatial) of primary biodiversity data.

Further information on the call is available here:

http://www.gbif.org/communications/news-and-events/showsingle/article/enhaci ng-fitness-for-use-of-primary-biodiversity-data/ .

or, directly, from Dr Vishwas Chavan (vchavan@gbif.org).

Please note that the closing date is Nov 25.

Best regards,

Éamonn

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Éamonn Ó Tuama, M.Sc., Ph.D. (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