"Online taxonomic databases" session at EDIT General meeting 2
Wed, 11/25/2009 - 10:48 — dsiweb-admin
| Time | Title | Speakers |
| 16:30 | Upgrading content of ERMS, Fauna Europaea, and Euro+MedPlantBase creates Europe's largest species database | Yde de Jong (PESI Coordinator, The Netherlands), Ward Appeltans (VLIZ, Belgium), Anton Guentsch (BGBM, Germany) |
| 16:55 | Questions regarding databases and portal | |
| 17:10 | Strategies for long-term sustainability of taxonomic databases, including issues of intellectual property and ownership | Mark Costello (EcoServe, Ireland and University of Auckland, New Zealand) |
| 17:30 | Open discussion about addressing content gaps, intellectual property rights, ownership, expert involvement, infrastructure, and permanency of taxonomic databases | All attendees |
| 18:30 | Opening Session for EDIT General Meeting |