Experts Meeting on Implementation of a Global Invasive Species Information Network.
Proceedings of a Workshop. Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 6-8 April, 2004.
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Organizational Framework Working
Group--In developing the structure for the
GISIN, this working group agreed that all
effort should be made to cooperate with
existing partner organizations (GISP, GBIF,
ISSG, etc.), to form new links with
organizations such as the International
Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the
International Maritime Organization (IMO),
and to avoid duplication of effort and
products. A draft GISIN organizational
framework document provided a basis for
discussion and tentative agreement on the
next steps to be taken to implement the
GISIN concept (Appendix K). The group
highlighted the need for GISIN to develop
partnerships as a key step in the
development process, rather than
developing a new and separate
organization.
Interim Steering Committed Appointed at
Close of Meeting
At the recommendation of the
Organizational Framework Working Group,
participants appointed an interim Steering
Committee (iSC)³ representing a broad
spectrum of expertise, and geographic and
organizational experience to further develop
a program of work for the GISIN over the
next two years.
3
Tasks to be undertaken by the iSC over the
next two years will include:
identifying appropriate affiliations and
partnerships for the GISIN (e.g., GISP,
ISSG, IPPC, etc.);
reviewing the structure and governance
of the GISIN, and its relationship to
related database projects and
communities;
determining the advantages and
disadvantages of designing the GISIN to
meet the needs of various potential
audiences; and
developing a business plan and initiating
fund raising activities to support it.
Since April, a final “Baltimore Declaration”
has been distributed and adopted by
conference participants, summarizing the
intent and mission of the GISIN and the
commitment to its realization. An article on
the GISIN in the journal BioScience has
also been published,
4
and presentations
about the GISIN have been made at several
international venues by iSC members and
other sponsors of the initiative.
4
Simpson, A. 2004. The Global Invasive Species
Information Network: what's in it for you? BioScience
54(7): 613-614.
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