GBIF Participant Node Managers Committee (NODES)

Workgroups

Metadata - what do we need to build the GBIF network (including criteria for inclusion of data sources)?
- Convener: Isabel Calabuig
  - List of members
  - Distribution list: wgmeta.nodes.gbif@ig.circa.gbif.net
  - Newsgroup archive: wgmeta
GIS - Use of GIS technologies in GBIF context
- Convener: Mladen Kotarac
  - List of members
  - Distribution list: wggis.nodes.gbif@ig.circa.gbif.net
  - Newsgroup archive: wggis
Multi-lingual aspects
- Convener: Mickael Graf
  - List of members
  - Distribution list: wglingu.nodes.gbif@ig.circa.gbif.net
  - Newsgroup archive: wglingu
Data sensitivity and Intellectual Property Rights issues
- Convener: Mary Klein
  - List of members
  - Distribution list: wgsensi.nodes.gbif@ig.circa.gbif.net
  - Newsgroup archive: wgsensi
Multi-node services (i.e. service from 1 node to numerous others; how to package tools)
- Convener: Phillip Fox
  - List of members
  - Distribution list: wgmulti.nodes.gbif@ig.circa.gbif.net
  - Newsgroup archive: wgmulti
Progress-monitoring [leave unactivated for now]
Benefits of membership best practices on approaching potential member datasets (like a helpdesk - on-line discussion group on CIRCA?)
- Convener: Joche von Schantz
  - List of members
  - Distribution list: wgbp.nodes.gbif@ig.circa.gbif.net
  - Newsgroup archive: wgbp