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Past events

Biodiversity Information for Development showcase

Sep 25, 2023 09:00 CET - Sep 25, 2023 16:45 CET

Enhancing capacity to mobilize and use biodiversity data effectively to support the Global Biodiversity Framework
This GBIF- and EU-hosted symposium brings together key stakeholders, including representatives from funded projects, funders, aligned initiatives, and policymakers to reflect on the progress to date of theBiodiversity Information for Development <> (BID) programme. The [...]

New data model: Exploring interactions data on plant pollination

Sep 20, 2023 15:00 CET - Sep 20, 2023 16:00 CET

Our next community webinar will explore another example of how the new data model <> expands the possibilities for evolving and enriching the Darwin Core standard, this time taken from theWorldFAIR project led byCODATA and the Research Data Alliance .
GBIF and Embrapa are leading adjacent work [...]

2023 Global Nodes Events Launch

Sep 19, 2023 15:30 CET - Sep 19, 2023 17:00 CET

During this Zoom event, you will have an opportunity to preview the agendas for the Global Nodes Training and Global Nodes Meeting to be held inCanberra Australia 15-17 October .
Even if you are unable to attend the events in Canberra, we encourage you to attend thisvirtual event to [...]

Technical support hour for GBIF nodes: September 2023

Sep 06, 2023 16:00 CET - Sep 06, 2023 17:00 CET

The GBIF technical support hour for Nodes is back!
For this session, we have a guest, Daniel Noesgaard from the Communication team, who will explain how GBIF tracks literature citations of GBIF data. How the citations are found, labelled, and integrated in the GBIF index. The Data Product team [...]

Simposio internacional sobre colecciones biologicas y datos abiertos de biodiversidad (in Spanish only)

Sep 06, 2023 14:00 CET - Sep 07, 2023 14:00 CET

El objetivo de este evento es dar a conocer el estado del arte de la gestión y uso de las colecciones biológicas y la implementación de sistemas de datos abiertos de biodiversidad en Latinoamérica mediante el intercambio de experiencias internacionales (Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, México y Chile).
El simposio se [...]

European Conference on Ecological Modelling

Sep 04, 2023 10:00 CET - Sep 08, 2023 18:00 CET

In a world where biodiversity and ecosystem services are at high risk, business as usual is no longer possible. Transformation of how societies deal with natural resources is much needed, but requires a better understanding of how ecological and social-ecological systems respond to change and human intervention. Ecological Modelling thus [...]

IPBES 10 (Tenth session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services)

Aug 28, 2023 09:00 CET - Sep 02, 2023 19:00 CET

IPBES 10 will be preceded by regional consultations and a Stakeholder Day on 27 August 2023. Further information on these events will follow in due course.
At IPBES 10, the Plenary will consider, among other items, the thematic assessment of invasive alien species, as well as requests, inputs and suggestions [...]

Hosted Portals Community Call

Aug 16, 2023 14:00 CET - Aug 16, 2023 15:30 CET

A community call with network members who are running GBIF's hosted portal service <> will provide an opportunity for introducing some new teams, sharing updates on progress, and discussing potential new features.
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker | | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------| | 14:00–14:05 |Welcome and [...]

2023 Virtual Data Mobilization Workshop for Asia

Aug 07, 2023 05:00 CET - Aug 11, 2023 09:00 CET

One of the challenges to open access biodiversity data in Asia is the lack of technical skills among data holders to mobilize it and make it available. The GBIF Biodiversity Data Mobilization workshop trains data holders in project management, data capture, data management and data publication, with a focus on [...]

ESA 2023 - Ecological Society of America 2023

Aug 06, 2023 19:00 CET - Aug 12, 2023 02:00 CET

The Ecological Society of America advances the science and practice of ecology and supports ecologists throughout their careers. The field of ecology has much to offer in addressing pressing ecological problems at all scales. Ecologists working in the private sector (e.g., as consultants, for industry, or in NGOs) and public [...]

International Congress for Conservation Biology

Jul 23, 2023 08:00 CET - Jul 27, 2023 23:59 CET

ICCB is the premier global meeting for conservation scientists and professionals, including researchers, students, agency personnel, environmental educators, practitioners, and other conservation stakeholders. Attendees gather for lively discussions and scientific presentations on the nexus between biodiversity conservation and genetics, ecology, biogeography, anthropology, history, psychology, economics, conservation marketing, religion, and more.