The recommendation of the month: EditGrid.com

Articles from both professional publications and the popular media are listed on the EditGrid website in spreadsheets that are available for download. The GBIF Secretariat maintains two bibliographic spreadsheets on the EditGrid website. Access to them is both open and free. There are 444 references to GBIF that have appeared in such journals as Science, Nature, BioScience, The Scientist and others since 1998.

GBIF seeks a NPT Project Coordinator

GBIF is seeking a Project Coordinator for the development of the Nodes Portal Toolkit (NPT). The NPT will be a suite of tools to deploy biodiversity data portals at the Participant Level. This position is for a part-time contractor, preferably from the Nodes Community, and will start in September 2010 and end in December 2011. The contractor will be able to work remotely and is not expected to relocate to Copenhagen for this position. The deadline for applications is 3rd September 2010. Applications should be sent to nptcoordinator@gbif.org. All details on the position and application process are available on the GBIF Website.

Official Launch of the GBIF Community Site

The GBIF Secretariat has officially launched the GBIF Community Site at the address: community.gbif.org . The site concept was first presented to the Nodes Committee and the Governing Board at their meetings in Copenhagen in October 2009. Since then, it has been tested by diverse GBIF Task and Interest Groups, Regional Nodes Committee groups, experts networks... over 40 groups and 200 people have been involved in this process. The site is meant to be a social platform for collaborative projects, sharing of information and expertise, announcements or helpdesk and mentoring. You are encourage to check the quick guide for a brief overview of the features of the new site.

Call for proposals for the first GBIF Young Researchers Award

A Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between LifeWatch and GBIF has been signed.