GNM14Intro

Introductory slides for the 14th Global Nodes Meeting

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1. André Heughebaert Nodes Committee Chair 14TH GLOBAL NODES MEETING, 24-25 SEPTEMBER 2017, HELSINKI, FINLAND Setting up the scene 14th Global Nodes Meeting
2. THANKS TO… Our Finish hosts Our funders, the National Science Foundation (US) 41 Nodes managers 
 (from 33 countries and 8 organisations)
 New participants: iDigBio, Mali, Niger, Nigeria 18 HoDs, Nodes staff and external observers 
 from Croatia, Guatemala, Russia… Secretariat for organising this GB24 side event Justine Groenbaek Pors, student on research project
3. PRACTICALITIES (1) Video capturing and online streaming Name tags Meeting rooms Breakout groups: Mäki(3) + Aurola(1) + Virtanen(1) Coffee breaks in the meeting room Lunch at Arthur Restaurant Restrooms
4. PRACTICALITIES (2) Wifi access (network: password:) CommunitySite GNM14 group as docs repository Group picture before lunch time Evaluation form
5. PARTICIPANT NODE MANAGERS COMMITTEE 
 (NODES COMMITTEE) Each Participant is entitled to have one representative on the Committee. The Committee will normally meet at least once every second a year (The Global Nodes Meeting). NODES STEERING GROUP (NSG) A small Nodes Steering Group has been established to ensure an effective planning and execution of the mandate of the Participant Node Managers Committee and to act as an interface between the Nodes and other parts of the GBIF Governance.
6. NODES STEERING GROUP Position Name Chair André Heughebaert 1st Vice-Chair Anders Telenius 2nd Vice-Chair Wouter Addink Regional Representatives (and deputy): Africa Fatima Parker
 (Jean Ganglo) Asia Tsuyoshi Hosoya
 (Mao-Ning Tuanmu) Europe Anne-Sophie Archambeau (Liam Lysaght) Latin America & Caribbean Anabela Plos North America Bob Hanner Oceania
7. AIMS OF THE MEETING Share information on the progress made by nodes and regions Establish collaboration mechanisms Set common priorities for the Nodes Committee for the upcoming period
8. PREPARATION 13th Global Nodes @ Antananarivo
 evaluation report (January 2016)
 Agenda Survey (June 2017)
 Seeking Nodes Managers input
 (September 2017)
 6 NSG virtual meetings this year
9. STRUCTURE OF THE MEETING Content Session(s) GBIF Update from the Secretariat 1 Lightning talks 2, 5 & 6 Breakout groups discussions
 (Thematic or Regional) 3 & 8 Forward looking strategies 4 & 9 Science Ambassadors Corps 7 This is your meeting! Nodes Committee is an heterogenous community Cultural & Background variety Newcomers and well established nodes
10. EXPECTED OUTCOMES Foster new collaborations Better understanding of the global aspects Agree on recommendations Identify actions for two coming years Inspire NC Chair presentation to GB24 Share your experience In equality and respectfulness Always try to reach a consensus
11. DOCUMENTS FOR GB24 APPROVAL PRE_05 Report from the Nodes Committee Chair PRE_06 Amendments to the Nodes ToR 
 (Terms of Reference) PRE_10 Draft Work Programme 2018 Your comments are always welcome Talk with your Head of Delegation if not yet done
12. NODES COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT General recommendations: Seek financial sustainability for bi-annual Global and Regional Nodes meetings Recognize the global efforts done by the Nodes that go beyond their primary national/thematic duties Work Programme recommendations: Joint NSG-ScienceCommittee meeting Disseminate BID training workshops Active part in the Webinars programme
13. AMENDMENTS TO NC TERMS OF REFERENCE Current version explicitly names the 6 regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America & Oceania Proposed amendments to remain opens to: The number of regions The names of the regions Tidy up wording
14. WORK PROGRAMME 2018 Budget Activity 30.000 € Regional meetings in 2018 50.000 € Global Biodiversity Informatics Outlook 
 follow-on workshop 80.000 € Capacity Enhancement Support Programme (CESP) 80.000 € Deliver Names Infrastructure 30.000 € Five-year Review of GBIF progress
15. CROSS-CUTTING QUESTIONS New portal feedback Improving our communication channels Community Site future Head of Delegation-Node Managers dialog GBIF Regional approach Not really on the agenda But always pop up during the discussions
16. André Heughebaert Nodes Committee Chair 14TH GLOBAL NODES MEETING, 24-25 SEPTEMBER 2017, HELSINKI, FINLAND Enjoy the meeting! 14th Global Nodes Meeting