e-Biosphere 09 Workshop: Agenda

DAY 1: Background and Planning; Thursday, 4 June 2009

  8:30 Entry to the museum open for Workshop participants
  9:00-13:00 Plenary Session (Chair: W. Berendsohn)
  9:10 Welcome and introduction to the Workshop (W. Berendsohn)
  9:25 Result of the Survey of Biodiversity Informatics Initiatives (B. Carroll)
Result of the Network Analysis (M. Lane)
  10:15 A vision of an interoperable landscape (Samy Gaiji)
  10:30-11:00 Coffee/tea break
  11:00 Panel discussion: The current landscape of organizations
(Panel: P. Flemons, R. Jiménez, W. Los [chair], W. Michener, E. Vanden Berghe)
  11:45 Moderated discussion on the current landscape (Moderator: M. Lane)
  12:45 Preparation for first breakout group session
  13:00-15:15 Breakout Groups: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 (Working Lunch and discussions)
(Chairs: 1 - D. Schindel, 2 - B. Carroll, 3 - J. Edwards)
  15:15 Coffee break (and preparation of rapporteur reports)
  15:45-17:30 Plenary Session (Chair: B. Carroll)
  15:45 Rapporteur Reports of break-out group discussions
  16:30 Panel discussion: Sustainability (Panel: (N. King [chair], J. Hanken, J. Cooper, J. Beach, G. Cotter)
  17:30 Meeting adjourns
  19:00-22:00 Reception and hosted dinner at the Gems & Mineral Gallery

DAY 2: IMPLEMENTATION; Friday, 5 June 2009

  8:30 Entry to the museum open for Workshop participants
  9:00-11:00 Plenary Session (Chair: M.Lane)
  9:00 Recapitulation first day by workshop organisers (D. Schindel)
  9:15 Discussion of potential priority areas in preparations for 2nd breakout group session
  10:00-11:00 Coffee/tea break
  11:00-13:15 Breakout Groups A, B, C discuss possible priority action areas (Chairs: A- M. Lane [Document 1, Document 2], B- S. Gaiji, C- J. Edwards)
  11:00 Group discussions
  12:30 Working Lunch
  14:00-17:30 Plenary Session (Chair: W. Berendsohn)
  14:00 Rapporteur reports
  15:00 Coffee/tea
  15:30 Priority areas for near-term execution
  16:00 Revision of Resolution text (J. Edwards)
  16:30 Organisational structure (Moderator: D. Schindel)
  17:30 Close of meeting