News Archive

12-Nov-2008 Chairman's Message

Dear TDWG members and friends,

The TDWG Conference 2008 took place in Fremantle a couple of weeks ago. I would like to thank all those who took the time to travel to this remote location and those who contributed to the success...

29-Oct-2008 TDWG 2008 a success!

TDWG 2008 concluded successfully in Fremantle, with a record turnout and a great deal of interest in the work presented.

With some 180 participants coming from all over the globe to the most remote city on the planet, attendance...

15-Oct-2008 TDWG2008

TDWG 2008 is only a few days away. We have around 170 people registered from 25 countries and 110 organizations. 

The program has been finalized. There are 82 presentations, 37 posters and 12 computer demonstrations! The...

25-Jul-2008 EDIT Summer School 2008 ‘Modern Taxonomy and Field Work’

The EDIT Summer School 2008 is an initiative of the European Network of Excellence EDIT (European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy). It aims to train students in “Best Practice” of field sampling and various aspects of taxonomic...

18-Jul-2008 TapirBuilder launched

Output models and query templates are special XML files that play an important role in the TAPIR protocol. They are used in search and inventory operations, but sometimes can be difficult to write, especially for those who are...