Hello all,

Here are direct links on Melodie’s update below:

1. Survey draft: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AIrL5yFvG-Oj1fyGPS1h9vRbSGCt8FFKD2ZuvIC6mZ4/edit

2. Based on votes made so far, our next Skype call will be on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 09:00-11:00 Auckland = 07:00-09:00 Melbourne = 23:00-01:00 Moscow = 22:00-00:00 Brussels, Cape Town, Copenhagen = 16:00-18:00 Washington: http://doodle.com/poll/u53i9hmdp9pqebx3

3. Updated agenda for the coming Skype call, please add more discussion points: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TECXyiGfuhMi6PLnp55jHngc0rznkqqDqO9hMWbVrMI/edit#. If you are shy to edit the doc directly, you might like using the Commenting mode (activated under black pen icon in top right) or by making comments (see button, also top right) – same for all the other docs!

4. Here is your Google Drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzrSPi8wkHZ8YTN1UUhuMnZlMDg

Many thanks.

Best regards,

Dmitry Schigel

From: DFFU_IAS [mailto:dffu_ias-bounces@lists.gbif.org] On Behalf Of Melodie McGeoch
Sent: 29 May 2016 06:21
To: Task Group on Data Fitness for Use in Research on Invasive Alien Species
Subject: [DFFU_IAS] DFFU_IAS - Update and preparation for next skype discussion

Dear Task Group

A quick update and a few requests in preparation for our next skype discussion:

1. SURVEY: I have placed a first draft as a word document on the google drive called 'Survey structure and questions'. Please take a look at this and add comments and suggestions. It would be useful if we could finalise this during our upcoming skype discussion with a view to compiling it and sending it to our listed contacts shorty thereafter.

2. AGENDA items for skype discussion: I have suggested some below - please send any additional ones to me or Dmitry.

i. Invasive species and Darwin Core- TDWG [Quentin to provide background and update]

ii. Survey to GBIF users [MM to lead]

iii. Summary report to GIASIP as an input into our task [MM]

iv. Essential variables for invasion monitoring - background [MM]

v. Scheduling of activities going forward [Dmitry]

Many thanks and best wishes

Melodie