Hi Dmitry, I'm staying at the City Partner Suite Hotel Leipzig, Permoser Strasse 50, 04328 Leipzig, though I have not yet booked for the days that cover our meeting. A venue closer to the airport might be more convenient, it looks like I will gave to hurry off before 17:00 on Monday to make my flight. Quentin

Dr. Quentin Groom (Botany and Information Technology)

Botanic Garden Meise Domein van Bouchout B-1860 Meise Belgium

ORCID: 0000-0002-0596-5376

Landline; +32 (0) 226 009 20 ext. 364 FAX: +32 (0) 226 009 45

E-mail: quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be Skype name: qgroom Website: www.botanicgarden.be

On 18 April 2016 at 17:03, Dmitry Schigel dschigel@gbif.org wrote:

Hello all,

JULY DATES, LEIPZIG

Gregory just confirmed the dates for the meeting, so we all are happy to have the meeting from *9 July 12:00 SAT till 11 July 17:00 MON in Leipzig.*

VENUE, HOTELS

*I am looking for the meeting rooms and suitable hotel options.* Melodie, Quentin, please let me know where are you staying, if you know already.

One option that we will use the GEO BON conference hotels http://conf2016.geobon.org/information/accomodation/. This is not set yet.

PLANE TICKETS, FORM

You can now send your travel authorization forms to GBIF as described at http://links.gbif.org/travel_guidelines.pdf , note that your travel will be approved as soon as we have the meeting venue booked and the range of hotels identified. Note that you need to have your form approved before you buy the plane ticket, the original travel dates are 8 July to and 12 July from. Coming in the morning of 9 July and leaving late on 11th is also possible.

PREVIOUS SKYPE CALL

I have now tidied up the minutes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cr6JrS4bdreAoDcOHP2gk68Ax3E27vqNTOv1oImM1OM/edit a bit, please have a look and correct / expand where needed. This is just a summary of the Skype call, aiming to preserve the good ideas and discussion bits for the report. Apologies for

ACTION POINTS

Here are the action points as for today, updated with links from Melodies and from me:

1. Add your Title, Name, Affiliation, Photo 1 paragraph biography for

the GBIF news here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PfD4bXdnqeFUWKpwShVESujRAI7YVr8nV-pnSlgk...

2. List min 10 top contacts in the google table:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Byyg7vYAqPoWCdkI_wU6PLsycQw6nq4J4ZSx... .

3. Comment and expand the draft report and strategy on information

harvesting, set a running list of key points and key ideas.: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PEvOpbkNJq-ISpd63fkhEOB_o_wqLJBs5edaAfMx...

4. Explore GBIF.org by using a set of dummy questions, save the

questions you have and the experiences of answering them

5. DS will update Gregory

   1. Next Skype call to schedule - at the Washington DC -friendly time.

   Feel free to send me you suggestions for the Skype call - 11 May was mentioned, I would actually prefer 17, 18 or 19 May (on leave on 4-14 May in Moscow, planning to meet with Varos & colleagues).

*Dmitry*

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Cheers Dmitry- will follow up on the various action points and booking!!

Regards Shyama

---------------------------------------------------------------- Shyama Pagad

Program Officer IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group University of Auckland, New Zealand

From: DFFU_IAS [mailto:dffu_ias-bounces@lists.gbif.org] On Behalf Of Dmitry Schigel Sent: Tuesday, 19 April 2016 3:04 a.m. To: Task Group on Data Fitness for Use in Research on Invasive Alien Species dffu_ias@lists.gbif.org Cc: Donald Hobern dhobern@gbif.org; Susanne Sheldon slsheldon@gbif.org Subject: [FORGED] [DFFU_IAS] July meeting dates fixed, minutes and next call

Hello all,

JULY DATES, LEIPZIG Gregory just confirmed the dates for the meeting, so we all are happy to have the meeting from 9 July 12:00 SAT till 11 July 17:00 MON in Leipzig.

VENUE, HOTELS I am looking for the meeting rooms and suitable hotel options. Melodie, Quentin, please let me know where are you staying, if you know already. One option that we will use the GEO BON conference hotels http://conf2016.geobon.org/information/accomodation/. This is not set yet.

PLANE TICKETS, FORM You can now send your travel authorization forms to GBIF as described at http://links.gbif.org/travel_guidelines.pdf , note that your travel will be approved as soon as we have the meeting venue booked and the range of hotels identified. Note that you need to have your form approved before you buy the plane ticket, the original travel dates are 8 July to and 12 July from. Coming in the morning of 9 July and leaving late on 11th is also possible.

PREVIOUS SKYPE CALL I have now tidied up the minuteshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1cr6JrS4bdreAoDcOHP2gk68Ax3E27vqNTOv1oImM1OM/edit a bit, please have a look and correct / expand where needed. This is just a summary of the Skype call, aiming to preserve the good ideas and discussion bits for the report. Apologies for

ACTION POINTS Here are the action points as for today, updated with links from Melodies and from me:

1. Add your Title, Name, Affiliation, Photo 1 paragraph biography for the GBIF news here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PfD4bXdnqeFUWKpwShVESujRAI7YVr8nV-pnSlgk...

2. List min 10 top contacts in the google table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Byyg7vYAqPoWCdkI_wU6PLsycQw6nq4J4ZSx....

3. Comment and expand the draft report and strategy on information harvesting, set a running list of key points and key ideas.: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PEvOpbkNJq-ISpd63fkhEOB_o_wqLJBs5edaAfMx...

4. Explore GBIF.org by using a set of dummy questions, save the questions you have and the experiences of answering them

5. DS will update Gregory

1. Next Skype call to schedule - at the Washington DC -friendly time. Feel free to send me you suggestions for the Skype call - 11 May was mentioned, I would actually prefer 17, 18 or 19 May (on leave on 4-14 May in Moscow, planning to meet with Varos & colleagues). Dmitry