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New TDWG Infrastructure
| A Technical Architecture for TDWG Standards | Abstract |
| Roger Hyam |
| Globally Unique Identifiers (GUID) for Biodiversity Informatics | Abstract |
| Ricardo Scachetti Pereira, Donald Hobern, Roger Hyam, Lee Belbin, Stanley Blum |
| A Documentation Strategy for TDWG | Abstract |
| Roger Hyam |
| New Website and Online Collaboration Infrastructure for TDWG | Abstract |
| Ricardo Scachetti Pereira, Lee Belbin, Roger Hyam, Stan Blum, Donald Hobern |
| TDWG Ongoing Support | Abstract |
| Lee Belbin |
New Ideas
| Building Biodiversity Information Education: Next Generation Bioinformaticians | Abstract |
| Patrick Bryan Heidorn, Carole Palmer, Dan Wright |
Observations
| Development of a Provisional Observation Data Standard Capable of Supporting both Species-Based and Ecological Inventory and Monitoring Protocols | Abstract |
| Lynn S Kutner, Bruce A Stein, Donna J Reynolds |
| Issues of Data Quality in Observational Datasets | Abstract |
| Steve Kelling |
| The Role of Negative Observation Data in Biodiversity Studies | Abstract |
| Kevin Webb, Steve Kelling |
Imaging
| MorphBank's Approach to Determination Annotations of Specimen Images, Including the Results of User Trials | Abstract |
| Austin Mast, David Gaitros, Fredrik Ronquist, Peter Jörgensen, Corinne Jörgensen, Greg Riccardi |
| The Use of Specimen Label Images for Efficient Data Acquisition in Research Collections Cataloguing | Abstract |
| Inyigo Granzow de la Cerda, Juan Carlos Gómez-Martínez, José Luis García-Castillo |
| Representing and Using Phylogenetic Characters in MorphBank | Abstract |
| Greg Riccardi, David Gaitros, Austin Mast, Fredrik Ronquist |
Biodiversity Heritage Library
| Botanicus.org: Prototyping a Web 2.0 Interface to Digitized Taxonomic Literature | Abstract |
| Chris Freeland, Douglas Holland |
| Digitizing the Legacy Literature of Biodiversity: An Introduction to the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) | Abstract |
| Neil Thomson |
Building Biodiversity Data Applications
| A Web Based GIS Tool for Exploring the World's Biodiversity: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility Mapping and Analysis Portal Application (GBIF MAPA) | Abstract |
| Robert Guralnick, Paul Flemons, David Neufeld, Ajay Ranipeta |
| 3I: On-line Virtual Taxonomic Revisions | Abstract |
| Dmitry A. Dmitriev |
| TAXI: A Framework for Synchronizing Taxonomic Change Across a Distributed Network | Abstract |
| Maggie Woo, Leah Oliver |
| The Importance of Standardization of the Data Format: A Case Study from the National Herbarium of the Netherlands | Abstract |
| Luc P.M. Willemse, Johan B. Mols, Peter C Welzen, Erik F Smets |
| Tracking Our Progress: Improving the Search for Biological Information Online | Abstract |
| Rebecca Shapley |
| Experiences on the Application of Services Oriented Approaches to the Federation of Heterogeneous Geologic Data Resources | Abstract |
| Douglas R. Fils, Cinzia Cervato |
| Non-Functional Requirements for Invasive Species Data Exchange | Abstract |
| Robert A. Morris, Michael T. Browne |
| The New GBIF Data Portal – Web Services and Tools | Abstract |
| Donald Hobern |
| DNA Barcoding: Bane or Boon (or Both) For Taxonomy? | Abstract |
| Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Gregory Singer, Donal Hickey |
| Tips for Natural History Institutions: Using Google to Improve the Flow of Biological Information | Abstract |
| Rebecca Shapley |
| WASABI: Web Application for the Semantic Architecture of Biodiversity Informatics | Abstract |
| Steven Perry, Dave Vieglais |
| An Internet Platform for Cybertaxonomy | Abstract |
| Walter G. Berendsohn, Malte C. Ebach |
| ZooBank - The Open-Access Animal Name Registry | Abstract |
| Andrew Polaszek |
| Taxonomic Literature - Standards and Synergies | Abstract |
| Anna L. Weitzman, Christopher H.C. Lyal |
| Developing Uncertainty Measures Related to Taxonomic Determinations | Abstract |
| Larry Speers, Arthur David Chapman |
| The Growth of PLANTS | Abstract |
| Gerald Guala |
| Aligning Biodiversity Software with User Needs: An Industry and Market Analysis | Abstract |
| Bruce A. Stein, Larry Sugarbaker, Keith Carr, Christopher Lenhardt |
| EDIT and the European Taxonomic Information Services | Abstract |
| Yde de Jong, Eduard Stloukal |
| Wetland Information Network | Abstract |
| Santosh Shantaram Gaikwad |
| Untangling Names: Lessons Learned from the linking of IPNI and TROPICOS | Abstract |
| Julius Welby, Robert Magill, Sally Hinchcliffe |
| Providing Itinerary Related Datasets and Tools for Integration, Visualisation and Quality Check | Abstract |
| Patricia Mergen, Bart Meganck, Danny Meirte, Javier de la Torre, Michel Louette |
| Using TAPIR in Biodiversity Networks | Abstract |
| Markus Döring |
| The Global Invasive Species Information Network / Socio-Technical issues in Invasive Species Data Exchange | Abstract |
| Annie Simpson |
| Improving Performance and Access to DiGIR Based Data for Applications Including Forecasting for Invasive Species Ranges | Abstract |
| Jim Graham, Greg Newman, Catherine Jarnevich, Thomas Stohlgren |
| Specify Software Project: Requirements, Design, Components and Support | Abstract |
| Rod Spears, James Beach, Andrew Bentley, Jean Burgess, Kathy Coggins, C.J. Grady, Glenn Garneau, Meg Kumin, Tim Noble, Joshua Stewart |
| Development of Information Technologies for Botanical Gardens of Russia | Abstract |
| Alexei Prokhorov |
| A Generic Data Import Layer for the Berlin Taxonomic Information Model | Abstract |
| Anton Güntsch, Walter G. Berendsohn, Andreas Müller |
| System Architecture of the Avian Knowledge Network | Abstract |
| Tim Levatich, Steve Kelling |
| The New Norwegian National Thesaurus of Species Names | Abstract |
| Stein Alexander Olsen, Christian-Emil Ore |
| Federating Taxonomic Databases: Progress With the Catalogue of Life Dynamic Checklist | Abstract |
| Richard J. White, Andrew C. Jones, Frank A. Bisby |
| The Transition to Taxon Concepts in a World of Legacy Data | Abstract |
| Robert K. Peet, Alan S Weakley, Xianhua Liu, Nico Franz |
| Invasive Alien Species (IAS): Terminology | Abstract |
| Michael Thomas Browne |
| PlantCollections | Abstract |
| Boyce Tankersley |
Integrating Standards
| Exchange of Germplasm Datasets with PyWrapper/BioCASE | Abstract |
| Dag T.F. Endresen, Johan Bäckman, Helmut Knüpffer, Samy Gaiji |
| PyWrapper v2: Toward a Real Open Source Community | Abstract |
| Javier de la Torre, Markus Döring |
| Biodiversity Informatics and the GeoWeb: Toward an Integration of TDWG and OGC Standards | Abstract |
| Javier de la Torre, Patricia Mergen, Jorge M. Lobo |
| An Integrative, Standards-Compliant Framework for TDWG Schemata and Services | Abstract |
| Phillip C. Dibner |
| TDWG and the OGC: An Update | Abstract |
| Phillip C. Dibner |
Workshop
| LSID and RDF Hands-on Tutorial | Abstract |
| Kevin Richards, Ricardo Scachetti Pereira, Roger Hyam, Lee Belbin, Donald Hobern |
Non Symposium Session
| Natural Collections Descriptions: An Introduction to the NCD Data Standard | Abstract |
| Neil Thomson |
| NLBIF Metadatabase: An Implementation Based on NCD Schema | Abstract |
| Wouter Addink, Ruud Altenburg, Cees Hof |
| Best Practice For Updating and Versioning of TDWG Standard XML Schemas | Abstract |
| Walter G. Berendsohn, Andrea Hahn, Anton Güntsch, Chuck Miller, Javier de la Torre, Markus Döring, Neil Thomson, Patricia Mergen, Renato De Giovanni, William Ulate, Wouter Addink |
| The Big Dig | Abstract |
| David Vieglais |
Where to from here: Evolving and Emerging Standards
| A Web Services API for Fundamental Niche Modelling | Abstract |
| Tim Sutton, Renato De Giovanni |
| The EFG extension to the ABCD schema | Abstract |
| Wolfgang Kiessling, Charles Copp, Adrian Rissoné, Markus Döring, Heike Mewis |
| TAPIR 1.0 | Abstract |
| Renato De Giovanni, Markus Döring, Javier de la Torre |
Computer Demonstration
| The Flora of California: Demonstration of Digital Innovations at the Jepson Flora Project | Abstract |
| Christopher A. Meacham, Bruce G. Baldwin, Jeffrey Greenhouse, Staci Markos, Richard L. Moe, Thomas J. Rosatti, Margriet Wetherwax |
| TaxonX: A Lightweight and Flexible XML Schema for Mark-up of Taxonomic Treatments | Abstract |
| Terry Catapano, Donat Agosti, Guido Sautter, Drew Koning, Klemens Boehm, Norman F. Johnson, P. Bryan Heidorn, Thomas D. Moritz, Indra Neil Sarkar, Christie Stephenson |
| Demonstration Proposal: Using Google for Biodiversity Search Features | Abstract |
| Rebecca Shapley |
| GOLDENGATE, Automation Support for XML Mark-up of Legacy Literature | Abstract |
| Guido Sautter, Donat Agosti, Klemens Böhm, Terry Catapano |
| A Demonstration of the Atrium Biodiversity Information System | Abstract |
| John P Janovec, Amanda K Neill, Mathias A Tobler, Jason Best, Anton Webber |
| Specify Software Project: Demonstration of Specify 5 | Abstract |
| J. Beach, A. Bentley, J. Burgess, K. Coggins, C.J. Grady, G Garneau, M. Kumin, T. Noble, R. Spears, CJ Grady, J. Stewart |
Poster
| Georeferencing Specimens by Combining Expedition Maps with Landsat 7, JERS-1 SAR and SRTM Satellite Imagery | Abstract |
| Niels Raes, Johan B Mols, Luc Willemse, Erik Smets |
| Benefits of OGC Compliant Standards and Tools for Biogeography Related Information Sharing | Abstract |
| Patricia Mergen, Bart Meganck, Danny Meirte, Franck Theeten, An Tombeur, Michel Louette |
| The Global Invasive Species Information Network | Abstract |
| Elizabeth Sellers, Annie Simpson |
| A New Model for Descriptive Knowledge | Abstract |
| Antoine Chalubert, Régine Vignes Lebbe |
| TDWG and the European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy | Abstract |
| Walter G. Berendsohn |
| DarwinCoPE, a Proposed Paleontological Extension to DarwinCore 2 | Abstract |
| Jessica Theodor |
| Introducing 'mx', a Sharable Digital Workbench for Systematic Biologists | Abstract |
| Matthew Yoder, Krishna Dole, Andrew R Deans, |
| The National Biodiversity Information System of Korea | Abstract |
| Sangyong Kim, Seung Sun Jung |
| Prototyping a Generic Slice Generation System for the GBIF Index | Abstract |
| Jörg Holetschek, Anton Güntsch, Cristian Oancea, Markus Döring, Walter G. Berendsohn |
| Collaborative Georeferencing Using WASABI and GEOLocate | Abstract |
| Nelson Rios, Henry L. Bart |
| NatureServe Vista: A GIS-Based Decision Support System for Conservation Planning | Abstract |
| Kristin Barker, Bruce A. Stein |
| Variable-Level Nomenclators | Abstract |
| Arturo H. Ariño |
| CATE - Creating a Taxonomic e-Science | Abstract |
| Benjamin Clark, Malcolm Scoble, C. Godfray, Ian Kitching, S. Mayo |
| Fonoteca Zoologica (www.FonoZoo.com): The Web-Based Animal Sound Library of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales | Abstract |
| Rafael Marquez, Gema Solís, Xavier Eekhout, Laura González, Mercedes Pérez |
| Content Management System for Biodiversity Data Application – Experience in Taiwan | Abstract |
| Hsin-Hui Wu, Kun-Chi Lai, Eric Yen, Alan Yong, Hsin-Yu Chen, Kwang-Tsao Shao, Ching-I Peng |
| UNIBIO: Integrating Biodiversity Information Using Public and Institutional Archives | Abstract |
| Joaquin Gimenez-Heau |
| Species Checklist Database and Capacity Building Training in Bangladesh | Abstract |
| Badrul Amin Bhuiya, Mohammad Shawkat Hossain |
Ontologies
| Developing a Core Ontology for Taxonomic Data | Abstract |
| Jessie Kennedy, Robert Gales, Robert Kukla, Roger Hyam, John R Wieczorek, Gregor Hagedorn, Markus Döring, Dave Vieglais |
| Converting an Existing Taxonomic Data Resource to Employ an Ontology and LSIDs | Abstract |
| Jessie Kennedy, Robert Gales, Robert Kukla |
| TOM - The TDWG Ontology Metamodel | Abstract |
| Roger Hyam |
| TDWG Data Sharing | Abstract |
| Charlie J. Lapham |
| Ontologizing Morphological Terms for Hymenoptera (Insecta) - Implementing and Benefiting from a Controlled Vocabulary | Abstract |
| Andrew R Deans, Gregory A Riccardi, Fredrik Ronquist |