Table of Contents
Client's Perspectives: User Needs
| EDIT needs Biodiversity Information Standards | Abstract |
| Walter G. Berendsohn, Markus Döring, Malte C. Ebach |
| Biodiversity Heritage Library: Progress & Potential | Abstract |
| Chris Freeland |
| One million species in the Catalogue of Life – a triumph for Species 2000 and ITIS, or for TDWG standards? | Abstract |
| Frank A. Bisby |
| User Needs - The alpha and omega of system design | Abstract |
| Charles J.T. Copp |
| Exploring the Brave New World of eTaxonomy | Abstract |
| Chuck Miller |
Client's Perspectives: Examples of TDWG Standards in Use
| TDWG Standards in use within the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Data Portal | Abstract |
| Tim Robertson |
| Assessing the Threat of Invasive Species in South America: an ensemble modeling approach in support of data standards, integration, and dissemination | Abstract |
| Miguel Fernandez, Wendy Tejeda, Guillermo Duran, Adriana Rico, Christian Arias, Maria Laura Quintanilla, Alberto Pareja, Juan Carlos Chive, Monica Rivera, Healy Hamilton |
| Results of a Needs Assessment Survey of the Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN) | Abstract |
| Annie Simpson, Jim Graham, Michael Browne, Hannu Saarenmaa, Elizabeth Sellers |
| When Taxonomies Meet Observations: An Examination of Taxonomic Concepts used by the Observation Systems eBird and the Avian Knowledge Network | Abstract |
| Paul Edward Allen |
| Taxonomists at work: relationships of process and data | Abstract |
| Anna Weitzman, Christopher Lyal |
Needed Technologies: Introductions and Demos
| TDWG Standards Architecture - What and Why | Abstract |
| Roger Hyam |
| Life Sciences Identifiers (LSID) and the Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) | Abstract |
| Ricardo Scachetti Pereira |
| Nala: A Semantic Data Capture Extension for Mozilla Firefox | Abstract |
| Ben Szekely, Ricardo Scachetti Pereira |
| Key Enabling Technologies: Transfer Protocols | Abstract |
| Donald Hobern |
Ontologies and Vocabularies: Atomizing biodiversity information
| The Role of Ontologies in the TDWG Architecture | Abstract |
| Roger Hyam |
| Integrating TDWG standards with EDIT’s Common Data Model | Abstract |
| Markus Döring, Andreas Müller, Ben Clark, Marc Geoffroy |
| ALTER-Net: A Data Ontology for LTER Observations and Measurements | Abstract |
| Kathi Schleidt |
| An ontological approach to describing and synthesizing ecological data, using a generalized model for “scientific observations” | Abstract |
| Mark Schildhauer, Matthew Jones, Joshua Madin, Shawn Bowers |
LSIDs: Gluing it together to meet users' needs
| LSIDs for Taxon Names: The ZooBank Experience | Abstract |
| Richard Pyle |
| LSID and TCS deployment in the Catalogue of Life | Abstract |
| Richard John White, Andrew C Jones, Ewen R Orme |
| An LSID authority for specimens and an LSID browsing client | Abstract |
| Kevin James Richards |
| LSID policy and implementation in Australia | Abstract |
| Greg Whitbread, Alex R. Chapman, Ben Richardson |
| LSID Mashup | Abstract |
| Daniel Miranker |
Enabling Technologies: Protocols
| TapirLink: Facilitating the transition to TAPIR | Abstract |
| Renato De Giovanni |
| RDF over TAPIR | Abstract |
| Roger Hyam |
| TAPIR networks in Australia’s Virtual Herbarium and the Atlas of Living Australia | Abstract |
| Greg Whitbread, Shunde Zhang, Paul Coddington |
| Checklist Provider Tool: a GBIF Application for Sharing Taxonomic Checklists Using TAPIR and TCS | Abstract |
| Wouter Addink, Jorrit van Hertum |
| Shibboleth, a potential security framework for the TDWG architecture | Abstract |
| Lutz Suhrbier, Andreas Kohlbecker |
Models for Integrating TDWG: Species Profile Model
| Main aspects of the Species Profile Model and the TDWG architecture | Abstract |
| Andreas Kohlbecker, Markus Döring, Andreas Müller |
| Species Profile Model: Data integration lessons from GBIF | Abstract |
| Donald Hobern |
| SPM from an SDD perspective: Generality and extensibility | Abstract |
| Gregor Hagedorn |
| Coming to Terms with SPM | Abstract |
| Robert A. Morris |
Models for Integrating TDWG: Literature Model
| Linking Bibliographic Data to Library Content | Abstract |
| Julius Welby |
| Use cases from taxonomists, conservationists, and others | Abstract |
| Cynthia Sims Parr, Christopher Lyal |
| Progress in making literature easily accessible: schemas and marking up | Abstract |
| Terry Catapano, Anna Weitzman |
| Literature & interoperability: a working example using Ants | Abstract |
| Donat Agosti, Terry Catapano, Guido Sautter |
| Taxonomic Literature: What Next? | Abstract |
| Anna Weitzman, Christopher Lyal |
Models for Integrating TDWG: Spatial Model
| Species distribution modelling and phylogenetics | Abstract |
| Stephen Andrew Smith |
| Lifemapper: Using and Creating Geospatial Data and Open Source Tools for the Biological Community | Abstract |
| Aimee Stewart, C.J. Grady, James Beach |
| A pilot project for biodiversity and climate change interoperability in the GEOSS framework | Abstract |
| Stefano Nativi, Paolo Mazzetti, Lorenzo Bigagli, Valerio Angelini, Enrico Boldrini, Éamonn Ó Tuama, Hannu Saarenmaa, Jeremy Kerr, Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa |
| Advances at the OGC, and Opportunities for Harmonization with TDWG Standards and Models | Abstract |
| Phillip C. Dibner |
| The BiogeoSDI workshop: Demonstrating the use of TDWG and OGC standards together | Abstract |
| Javier de la Torre, Tim Sutton, Bart Meganck, Dave Vieglais, Aimee Stewart, Peter Brewer, Renato de Giovanni |
Models for Integrating TDWG: Descriptive Model
| From Xper to Xper²: comments on twenty years of taxonomic applications with descriptive and identification tools | Abstract |
| Régine Vignes Lebbe, Guillaume Dubus |
| GrassBase – integrating structured descriptions, taxonomy and content management | Abstract |
| Kehan Harman |
| Mechanisms for coordination and delivery of descriptive data and taxon profiles in the Australasian Biodiversity Federation | Abstract |
| Alex R. Chapman |
| Using Automatically Extracted Information in Species Page Retrieval | Abstract |
| Xiaoya Tang, P. Bryan Heidorn |
| Capturing structured data to facilitate web revisions | Abstract |
| Dave Roberts, Julius Welby, Markus Döring |
Integrating Biodiversity Data
| Removing Taxonomic Impediments: How the Encyclopedia of Life and Biodiversity Heritage Library projects can help | Abstract |
| Graham Higley |
| Data Integration Issues in Biodiversity Research | Abstract |
| Jessie Kennedy, Shawn Bowers, Matthew Jones, Josh Madin, Robert Peet, Deana Pennington, Mark Schildhauer, Aimee Stewart |
| Data Integration: Using TAPIR as an asynchronous caching protocol | Abstract |
| Aaron Steele |
| How to handle duplication in large datasets and import scenarios | Abstract |
| Andreas Müller, Markus Döring, Walter G. Berendsohn |
| ALIS's Adventures in Wonderland | Abstract |
| Samy Gaiji, Sonia Dias |
| Illustrating Relationships among Images, Specimens, Taxa, Ontologies and Character Matrices in the Morphbank Image Repository | Abstract |
| Greg Riccardi, Austin Mast, Fredrik Ronquist, Katja Seltmann, Neelima Jammingumpula, Karolina Maneva-Jakimoska, Steve Winner, Deborah Paul, Andrew Deans |
| A Pollinators Thematic Network for the Americas | Abstract |
| Michael Ruggiero, Antonio Mauro Saraiva |
| Applying a Wiki system in the integration of biodiversity databases in Taiwan. | Abstract |
| Burke Chih-jen Ko, Kun-Chi Lai, Jack Lin, Han Lee, Hsin-Hua Lin, Ching-I Peng, Kwang-Tsao Shao |
Applications of TDWG Standards - 1
| Scaling up The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) | Abstract |
| James A Macklin, Paul J Morris |
| What have George Bush, John Howard and TDWG in Common? | Abstract |
| Paul Flemons, Michael Elliott, Lynda Kelly, Lee Belbin |
| Developing an Observational Data Model to Facilitate Data Interoperability | Abstract |
| Steve Kelling |
| Moving to Fully Distributed, Interoperable Repositories for Biodiversity Information | Abstract |
| Greg Riccardi, Austin Mast, Fredrik Ronquist, Katja Seltmann, Neelima Jammingumpula, Karolina Maneva-Jakimoska, Steve Winner, Deborah Paul, Andrew Deans |
| Building the German DNA bank network using TDWG standards | Abstract |
| Gabriele Dröge, Jörg Holetschek |
Applications of TDWG Standards - 2
| Development of a TAPIR-based protocol for the Global Invasive Species Information Network | Abstract |
| Jim Graham, Annie Simpson, Michael Browne, Thomas J Stohlgren, Greg Newman, Catherine Jarnevich, Alicia W Crall |
| Marking and Exploring Taxonomic Concept Data | Abstract |
| Paul Craig, Martin Graham, Jessie Kennedy |
| From National Plant Checklist to Chinese Virtual Herbarium (CVH) | Abstract |
| Keping Ma, Haining Qin, Lisong Wang |
| The Central African Biodiversity Information Network (CABIN): a Contribution to the Sub-Saharan African Biodiversity Information Network (SABIN) | Abstract |
| Patricia Mergen, Charles Kahindo Muzusa-Ngabo, Michel Louette, Franck Theeten, Bart Meganck |
| The potential key role for promoting the use of Biodiversity Information Standards by a consortium of research institutions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Central Africa. | Abstract |
| Charles Kahindo, Dudu Akaibe, Upoki Agenong’a, Ulyel Ali-Pato, Patricia Mergen, Michel Louette, Erik Verheyen, Jérôme Degreef |
| An Anthropology Extension to the ABCDEFG Schema | Abstract |
| Charles J.T. Copp |
Communication, Education and Outreach
| TDWG Communication | Abstract |
| Lee Belbin |
| EDIT scratchpads as a vehicle for community building and outreach. | Abstract |
| Dave Roberts, Vince Smith, Simon Rycroft |
| KeyToNature: a European project for teaching biodiversity | Abstract |
| Pier Luigi Nimis, Stefano Martellos |
| Using New Technologies for Education | Abstract |
| P. Bryan Heidorn |
| Available Communication Tools | Abstract |
| Lutz Suhrbier |
| Mapping Biodiversity Specimen Data: Opportunities for Collaboration | Abstract |
| Gail E. Kampmeier, John Pickering |
Building Biodiversity Data Content
| Integrating the catalogue of Mexican biota: different approaches for different client perspectives | Abstract |
| Diana Hernandez, Susana Ocegueda, Patricia Koleff, Sofia Escoto, Rocio Montiel |
| Moving Targets: Integrating semistructured data | Abstract |
| Pepe Ciardelli, Marc Geoffroy |
| Global Compositae Checklist: Integrating, Editing and Tracking Multiple Datasets | Abstract |
| Christina Flann, Aaron Wilton, Kevin Richards, Jerry Cooper |
| The changing role of publishing biodiversity data for Northern Ireland on the internet | Abstract |
| Susan Fiona Maitland |
| The role of networks in a cyberinfrastructure | Abstract |
| Zack Murrell, Derick Poindexter |
Where to from here: Evolving and Emerging Standards
| New Standards from Old - reconciling HISPID with ABCD | Abstract |
| Peter Neish, Ben Richardson, Greg Whitbread |
| Biodiversity Portals: Implications for TDWG | Abstract |
| Donald Hobern |
| Building an index of all genera: A test case in interchange | Abstract |
| David P. Remsen, David J. Patterson |
| Catalog of Fishes 2.0: improving user services and preparing for community participation | Abstract |
| Stanley Blum, Richard Pyle |
| Summary of upcoming challenges | Abstract |
| Anna Weitzman, Chris Lyal |
Computer Demonstration
| Usability Evaluation of Tools for Marking and Exploring Taxonomic Concept Schema Data | Abstract |
| Martin Graham, Paul Craig, Jessie Kennedy |
| Machine Learning to Produce Structured Records from Herbarium Label OCR | Abstract |
| P. Bryan Heidorn, Qin Yin Wei |
| Federated Authentication and Authorisation with Shibboleth | Abstract |
| Lutz Suhrbier, Andreas Kohlbecker, Markus Döring |
| Integrated Open Taxonomic Access (INOTAXA) Pilot | Abstract |
| Anna Weitzman, Christopher Lyal, Cynthia Sims Parr, Farial Shahnaz |
Poster
| NCD Toolkit: Storing and Exchanging Natural Collection Descriptions Using the NCD Schema | Abstract |
| Wouter Addink, Ruud Altenburg |
| Patterns in biodiversity records digitised from literature | Abstract |
| Arturo H. Ariño, Estrella Robles |
| Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG): A Poster | Abstract |
| Lee Belbin |
| Recorder 6 and its collection management extensions | Abstract |
| Guy Colling, Tania Walisch, Charles Copp |
| TOQE - A Thesaurus Optimized Query Expander | Abstract |
| Niels Hoffmann, Patricia Kelbert, Pepe Ciardelli, Anton Güntsch |
| The Atrium® Biodiversity Information System | Abstract |
| John P Janovec, Amanda K Neill, Jason H Best, Mathias Tobler, Anton Webber |
| Botanicus - A freely accessible, Web-based encyclopedia of digitized 18th, 19th and early 20th century botanical literature | Abstract |
| Chuck Miller, Chris Freeland, Doug Holland, Robert Magill |
| Challenges and tradeoffs in the management of geological context data in paleontological collections. | Abstract |
| Paul J. Morris |
| RDF123 and Spotter: Tools for generating OWL and RDF for biodiversity data in spreadsheets and unstructured text | Abstract |
| Cynthia Sims Parr, Joel Sachs, Lushan Han, Taowei David Wang, Timothy Finin |
| Encouraging Users to Share Biodiversity Information | Abstract |
| Katja Seltmann, Greg Riccardi, Austin Mast, Fredrik Ronquist, Neelima Jammingumpula, Karolina Maneva-Jakimoska, Steve Winner, Deborah Paul, Andrew Deans |
| Biodiversity Information Infrastructure of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) | Abstract |
| Franck Theeten, Bart Meganck, An Tombeur, Danny Meirte, Patricia Mergen, Michel Louette |
| Machine Learning to Produce Structured Records from Herbarium Label Text | Abstract |
| Qin Yin Wei , P Bryan Heidorn |