Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) 19th Governing Board Meeting, Norway, September 16-21, 2012

Use the link to access the program and registration information. “The 2012 GBIF Science Symposium will be held on 19 September in association with the 19th meeting of the GBIF Governing Board. The symposium will take place at the Lillehammer University College and is open to the public.However, for practical purposes please register athttp://gb19.gbif.org/GB19/GB19reg/freeReg0  The theme of this year's symposium will be GBIF at work - biodiversity data at the service of science and society. Nathan Swenson, the winner of the 2012 Ebbe Nielsen Prize, will open with a keynote presentation. This will be followed by seven other presentations and a panel discussion focussing on GBIF as a data infrastructure to inform science and society.