[tdwg-tnc] Species profile model group meeting at TDWG 2007 Conference

[Roger Hyam]

Eamonn,

It may be that this is a good solution as clearing up the overlaps  
with SPM/SDD is an important thing to do.

Gregor may have an opinion on this though.

Roger



On 8 Jun 2007, at 10:24, Eamonn O Tuama wrote:

> Roger,
>
> So it looks like Sunday is not an option - there is also the  
> related GISIN
> invasive species group meeting that preceeds the TAG meeting.  I just
> received a few responses and have to assume that the core people who
> attended the Species Model Workshop in GBIF will be interested in  
> attending
> an SPM meeting. The only other option is to revert to the original  
> Tues
> afternoon 16.00-18.00 slot - sharing it with SDD. We could maybe  
> have an
> hour each and then join up for joint discussions.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Éamonn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Hyam [mailto:rogerhyam at googlemail.com] On Behalf Of  
> Roger Hyam
> Sent: 04 June 2007 11:36
> To: Eamonn O Tuama
> Cc: tdwg-tnc at lists.tdwg.org
> Subject: Re: [tdwg-tnc] Species profile model group meeting at TDWG  
> 2007
> Conference
>
> Eamonn,
>
> With hats on a TAG convener and TNC participant I would be keen for
> this meeting not to overlap with any TAG meeting scheduled for that  
> day.
>
> If they SPM is going to interoperate with SDD and TNS/TCS then it
> needs the TAG to get the mechanisms right.
>
> The TAG meeting is currently scheduled between 14:00 and 17:00. We
> could squeeze a little but I don't want to go below 2 hours or it
> will be impossible to get anything achieved.
>
> All the best,
>
> Roger
>
>
>
>
> On 3 Jun 2007, at 17:22, Eamonn O Tuama wrote:
>
>> Dear TDWG TNC Member,
>>
>> We plan to hold a group discussion about the "Species Profile
>> Model" SPM
>> (previously known as "Taxon Data Model") at the TDWG 2007 conference,
>> possibly on Sunday 16th during the group meetings slot
>> (09.00-17.00). We are
>> trying to gauge interest and potential numbers and to avoid clashes
>> with
>> other parallel discussions that might be taking place.
>>
>> The SPM is intended to describe species facts (organised into
>> categories) as
>> might appear in "species bank" type web applications like
>> Encyclopedia of
>> Life or FishBase/SeaLifePortal.
>>
>> We do not intend to duplicate the work of TCS and SDD for
>> nomenclature and
>> taxonomy but rather draw on them, and other TDWG standards, wherever
>> appropriate. We want it to fit in with the TDWG technical
>> architecture and
>> will work closely with all concerned to do this.  It seemed to us
>> that the
>> SPM was sufficiently distinct to warrant set up a new group within
>> TDWG with
>> cross linkages to other groups where appropriate.
>>
>> For a background, see the wiki here: http://wiki.tdwg.org/
>> TaxonDataModel,
>> and the summary of a recent workshop held at GBIF here:
>> http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/TaxonDataModel/
>> SpeciesModelWorkshopRepor
>> t.
>>
>> You can subscribe to the taxon-data-model mailing list here to follow
>> developments and contribute:
>> http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/taxon-data-model (mailing list
>> information web page) taxon-data-model at lists.tdwg.org
>> <mailto:taxon-data-model at lists.tdwg.org> (mailing list web address)
>>
>> Please reply to me directly to let me know if you are interested in
>> attending the SPM workgroup during the TDWG conference. At this
>> stage it is
>> purely to get a rough indication of numbers so there is no real
>> commitment
>> required on your part.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Éamonn
>>
>>
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