Upcoming events

The Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting is being held July 26-31, 2026 in Salt Lake City, UT. more information

The Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) is an open-membership working body formed in September 2005. The aim of the GSC is making genomic data discoverable. The GSC enables genomic data integration, discovery and comparison through international community-driven standards. GSC26 Rotorua, NZ is the 26th international meeting of the GSC, held [...]

The International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) seeks to advance the field of microbial ecology by supporting scientists and practitioners to further develop their knowledge and skills. ISME is the membership organization dedicated to microbial ecologists that provides opportunities to share knowledge, connect with peers and build partnerships. The [...]

Uppsala University in collaboration with the Swedish Systematics Association are happy to announce the 4th BioSyst EU meeting: 17-19th of August 2026, in Uppsala Sweden. The three day meeting will focus on talks and workshops on the topic of systematics and strengthening the collaboration and networks of systematists in Europe. [...]

The 17th session of the Convention’s Conference of the Parties (COP17) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026 under the theme Restoring Land. Restoring Hope. GBIF has received provisional accreditation as [...]

This webinar, hosted by the GBIF Secretariat and the GBIF Regional Support Contractors, is aimed at supporting successful projects funded through the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) in the African region. The webinar covers essential information relating to the delivery of BID projects. Topics covered include: * Support available [...]

The recent refreshed GBIF.org website provides a wealth of new features including improved taxonomic backbone handling, event data exploration, improved search and download capabilities, web stack consistency and custom data dashboards. ThisData Use Club <> session provides a practical demonstration of some of these updates and features.Topics * Species search [...]

On the occasion of GBIF's expected admission to the UN Convention to Combat Desertifcation as an observer, GBIF Mongolia (hosted by the Institute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences) and the GBIF Secretariat will host a UNCCD COP17 side event introducing the parties to the world's "most comprehensive, openly [...]

The GBIF Science Committee <> is hosting this community webinar to engage across the following topics: * Invasive Alien Species * Disease vectors The webinar will include presentations and opportunities for discussion. Speakers: * Florence Fouque * Dmitry Schigel This event is for GBIF node managers, node staff, [...]

In collaboration with the GBIF Secretariat, DanBIF is hosting a one-and-a-half-day workshop in Copenhagen, where participants can learn how to increase the visibility and reuse of their biodiversity data by publishing it through GBIF using the Metabarcoding Data Toolkit (MDT). When datasets are published through GBIF, each published [...]

Symposia event as part of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) 206 conference. Session lead: Alina Freire-Fierro (Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam) Co-organisers: Elizabeth Ellwood; Mike Rutherford Symposium format: Mixed format Knowledge about our biodiversity, obtained from species preserved in-situ in protected areas and ex-situ at natural [...]

The aim of this workshop is to introduce participants to modern methods for publishing and analyzing vegetation-plot data, using open-source data and software. Course overview * Introduction to the Czech Vegetation Database , an example of a fully open vegetation database (M. Chytrý) * Vegetation data manipulation and processing [...]

The Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) 2026 conference takes place in Oslo, Norway in September. This year, the conference is hosted byGBIF Norway , the University of Oslo Natural History Museum and the Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre . TDWG's annual conferences provide a forum for developing, refining and extending [...]

The first European Specify Summit aims to establish a European Specify community. The program will include talks and discussions on the community's aims, governance, working group topics etc. We will also focus on identifying benefits of being part of a European community, as well as shared challenges and priorities. Registration [...]

The 33rd meeting of the GBIF Governing Board and associated events takes place in Oslo, Norway. * 28 September 2026 Monday: Committees and Icebreaker * 29 September 2026 Tuesday: GB33 Day 1 * 30 September Wednesday: GB33 Day 2 - Hosted dinner * 01 October Thursday: GB33 Day 3 * [...]

The GBIF Regional Support Team for Europe and Central Asia is organizing a virtual training workshop on biodiversity data mobilization and publication to strengthen the capacity of institutions in SE Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia to mobilize, manage and publish biodiversity data through GBIF. The workshop is based on [...]

From 19 to 30 October 2026, the Republic of Armenia will host the Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17), bringing together in Yerevan representatives of governments from around the world, international organizations, the scientific community, civil society, Indigenous [...]

Hosted in partnership with the MTS eDNA Committee and the University of Washington’s eDNA Collaborative , the conference will convene a global community of eDNA enthusiasts from across economic sectors to build connections, learn from one another, and further advance eDNA science. The global conference will feature three days [...]

Planetary change is transforming ecosystems, oceans and global biogeochemical cycles. Yet the biological responses to environmental stress begin at a much smaller scale: the cell. Cells are the first responders to environmental change, regulating how organisms adapt, interact with symbiotic partners, and survive shifting conditions. Understanding these mechanisms is essential [...]

The 10th International Barcode of Life Conference will take place in Bangkok, Thailand. This in-person conference provides a unique opportunity to exchange and disseminate cutting-edge scientific knowledge about the latest DNA barcoding and metabarcoding advancements for species identification. Monday 2 November GBIF facilitates a hands-on workshop on how to [...]

The GBIF Secretariat is organizing a capacity enhancement workshop on biodiversity data mobilization as part of theBID programme for representatives of projects selected under the BID Africa call for proposals and relevant regional partners. The workshop is hosted bySANBI in Cape Town, South Africa on 5-7 November 2026. [...]

The GBIF Regional Support Team for Europe and Central Asia is organizing a virtual training workshop on biodiversity data mobilization and publication to strengthen the capacity of institutions in SE Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia to mobilize, manage and publish biodiversity data through GBIF. The workshop is based on [...]

Meeting goals * Support regional coordination, led by the regional representatives * Facilitate regional collaboration by allowing nodes to share updates on their activities, receive peer feedback, and discuss joint project proposals throughCESP and other programmes * Provide feedback to the Secretariat and NSG on regional issues and priorities [...]