April 2018 - BID-Community

WDS Data Stewardship Award 2018 + SciDataCon Abstracts
by Maheva Bagard Laursen 01 May '18

01 May '18

Dear all, Please see below a communication from ICSU World Data System that may especially be of interest for the BID community members based in Africa. The Call for Abstracts<https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit/> for SciDataCon 2018 is open until Thursday, 31 May 2018. Abstracts for papers or posters are invited for sessions at SciDataCon 2018, part of International Data Week (5-8 November 2018; Gaborone, Botswana). Abstracts must be submitted to an accepted session<https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/sessions/> or to the General Submission, and will be reviewed for quality and appropriateness to be included in a either an existing session or a (to be created) thematic session. Accepted abstracts will be available from the conference website and will form a persistent collection. In particular, we would like to draw your attention to the following WDS-sponsored sessions<https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstrac…>: * Africa Data Centers: Challenges and Opportunities (Abstract<https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstrac…>) * Spatial Data for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa (Abstract<https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstrac…>) * Citizen Science Data - from Collection to Curation to Management (Abstract<https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstrac…>) * Health Databases across the African Continent: What do we have and what do we need for Sustainable Development? (Abstract<https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstrac…>) * Repositories: Are we serving our scientists? Cross-learnings from multiple disciplines (Abstract<https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstrac…>) * Scientific Data Challenges for Sustainable Development (Abstract<https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstrac…>) * The Role of Early Career Researchers and Scientists in the Data Revolution (Abstract<https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/scidatacon-2018-call-for-abstrac…>) Finally, a reminder that the <https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/call-for-nominations-wds-data-st…> Call for Nominations<https://www.icsu-wds.org/news/news-archive/call-for-nominations-wds-data-st…> for the 2018 WDS Data Stewardship Award is open until Monday, 21 May 2018. If you know of an early career researcher who deserves to have their accomplishments recognized and highlighted to the international community, then complete the attached form (Word and PDF provided)-see notes below-and send it to the WDS International Programme Office (ipo(a)icsu-wds.org<mailto:ipo@icsu-wds.org>). Please disseminate this information far-and-wide With Best Regards Maheva ------ Maheva Bagard Laursen BID coordination team GBIF Secretariat email: bid(a)gbif.org<mailto:bid@gbif.org> web: http://www.gbif.org/BID/ T: +45 35 32 14 70 F: +45 35 32 14 80

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Re: [BID-Community] Data use workshop: Introduction
by labanmusinguzi＠firi.go.ug 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Dear colleagues My name is Laban Musinguzi from Uganda. I am participating in a BID action to mobilize data. You can see details here: https://www.gbif.org/project/5MKPHm718koog2OYmgqKKI/increasing-capacity-for…. Thanks Laban Musinguzi www.labanmusinguzi.com On 2018-04-05 13:00, bid-community-request(a)lists.gbif.org wrote: > Send BID-Community mailing list submissions to > bid-community(a)lists.gbif.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.gbif.org/mailman/listinfo/bid-community > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > bid-community-request(a)lists.gbif.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > bid-community-owner(a)lists.gbif.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of BID-Community digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Self Introduction (rowusu-achiaw(a)conservealliance.org) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 02:55:38 -0700 > From: rowusu-achiaw(a)conservealliance.org > To: bid-community(a)lists.gbif.org > Subject: [BID-Community] Self Introduction > Message-ID: <3280e710ca2647b8ab914ca330d0433e(a)conservealliance.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > Dear All, > > I am Raymond Owusu-Achiaw from Ghana working with an NGO called > Conservation Alliance, Ghana. I am currently the Natural Resource > Manager for this NGO. This NGO is involved in Agricultural Commodities > Program, Business and Biodiversity Program, Waste and Water Sanitation > as well as Research and Biodiversity. I am the representative of the > organisation on biodiversity data mobilization for the Global > Biodiversity Information Facility. > > Thank you. > > Raymond Owusu-Achiaw > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > BID-Community mailing list > BID-Community(a)lists.gbif.org > https://lists.gbif.org/mailman/listinfo/bid-community > > > ------------------------------ > > End of BID-Community Digest, Vol 19, Issue 3 > ********************************************

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Call for proposals for SciDataCon, Botswana
by Kyle Copas 04 Apr '18

04 Apr '18

Dear BID Africa colleagues, I wanted to alert you that the call for abstracts and posters for the International Data Week meeting in Botswana this November is now open: https://www.scidatacon.org/IDW2018/submit Deadline is 30 April. More on the meeting here: https://www.scidatacon.org/conference/IDW2018/about All best, Kyle ===== Kyle Copas Communications Manager +45 35 32 14 75 | mobile +45 28 75 14 75 | Skype kylecopas GBIF Secretariat Universitetsparken 15 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark http://www.gbif.org<http://www.gbif.org/>

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Self Introduction
by rowusu-achiaw＠conservealliance.org 04 Apr '18

04 Apr '18

Dear All, I am Raymond Owusu-Achiaw from Ghana working with an NGO called Conservation Alliance, Ghana. I am currently the Natural Resource Manager for this NGO. This NGO is involved in Agricultural Commodities Program, Business and Biodiversity Program, Waste and Water Sanitation as well as Research and Biodiversity. I am the representative of the organisation on biodiversity data mobilization for the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Thank you. Raymond Owusu-Achiaw

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LAC SCB conference call for abstracts
by Kyle Copas 04 Apr '18

04 Apr '18

Dear Caribbean BID colleagues, The Latin America and Caribbean Section (LACA) of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) has a call for abstracts for the inaugural Latin America and Caribbean Congress for Conservation Biology (LACCCB 2018). Deadline for submissions is 12 April, and the event runs from 25-27 July at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. Details here: https://lacccb2018.org All best, Kyle ===== Kyle Copas Communications Manager +45 35 32 14 75 | mobile +45 28 75 14 75 | Skype kylecopas GBIF Secretariat Universitetsparken 15 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark http://www.gbif.org<http://www.gbif.org/>

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