Upcoming events

The GBIF Asia Regional Support Team is conducting a data mobilization workshop to address capacity needs and to promote data publication across the West Asia region.
Conducted over the course of May and June 2026, this virtual workshop will be based on theGBIF Biodiversity Data Mobilization curriculum. .
The aim [...]

IAIA26 offers conference sessions, training courses, sponsored meetings, technical visits, and networking events that promote learning and professional connections. One- and two-day training courses take place in the days leading up to the conference, led by experienced instructors and covering a wide range of topics.
The program features over 120 [...]

The seventh TaxonWorks Together conference is happening online from 19-21 May 2026.
Join the TaxonWorks Together group for three days of activities centered around building the collective TaxonWorks community within the broader context of biodiversity informatics around the world, highlighting what's new, changed and on the horizon.
Activities at the [...]

The Swedish Climate Symposium is a national platform for advancing climate knowledge and action. It brings together researchers, policymakers, and societal stakeholders to explore the latest science, identify knowledge gaps, and solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation. Hosted by leading Swedish research organizations, the symposium fosters dialogue across disciplines and [...]

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 Latin America & the Caribbean call for proposals and relevant regional partners. The workshop is hosted byMinistry of the Environment in Montevideo, [...]

Our next Technical Support Hour for Nodes on the 3rd of June 2026 at 4:00 pm CEST will be about DNA. We will be giving a basic introduction to DNA in the context of biodiversity data. We will briefly explain the range of data you might encounter (from reference libraries [...]

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 [...]

You are invited to a hands-on online workshop on the Global Registry of Scientific Collections (GRSciColl) – the international catalogue that makes your institution’s collections discoverable to researchers worldwide. Whether your collections are fully digitized or still entirely physical, this workshop will help you put them on the global map. [...]

Under the theme of Leading Transformation Together, the fourth edition of the World Biodiversity Forum WBF takes place from Sunday, 14 June to Friday, 19 June 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. Read more

The GBIF Africa Regional Support Team will organize a virtual training workshop on biodiversity data mobilization in English to strengthen the capacity of institutions in Africa to mobilize, manage, and publish biodiversity data through GBIF. The workshop is based on the GBIF Biodiversity Data Mobilization curriculum and will guide participants [...]

Meeting goals * Strengthen the Asia GBIF community * Provide a forum for GBIF nodes in Asia and the GBIF Secretariat to share latest updates and best practices * Explore opportunities for synergies between existing and/or upcoming related regional initiatives and the GBIF network, e.g., through support of, or participation [...]

The Global Nature Positive Summit 2026 is an international event focused on accelerating efforts to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), agreed by 196 countries in 2022 with a commitment to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. The Summit aims to showcase strategies and road maps toward delivering [...]

The conference aims to strengthen the Asia-Pacific regional mosquito and vector control capacity and network and review new technologies, AI for mosquito control, and approaches to address the rapidly changing landscape for mosquito control in the region. Read more

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. [...]

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 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 * [...]

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 [...]