Report prepared for the Experts Meeting Towards the Implementation of a Global Invasive Species
Information Network (GISIN), 6-8 April, 2004. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Appendix K
GISIN draft Framework Document for the Experts Meeting on
Implementation of a Global Invasive Species Information Network
(GISIN)
Prepared by: Annie Simpson for discussion during the Long-term Financial Viability Breakout
Group
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 Mission and Vision
2.0 GISIN STRUCTURE
2.1 Membership
2.2 Governance
2.3 Executive Committee
2.4 Network Hub
2.5 Technical Working Groups
2.6 External Relationships and Partnerships
3.0 GISIN ACTIVITIES
3.1 Technical Configuration and Standards Development
3.2 Capacity Building and Training
3.3 Financial Sustainability
3.4 Building Network Content
4.0 PHASES FOR GISIN DEVELOPMENT
5.0 CONCLUSIONS
1.0 BACKGROUND
The Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN) has been the subject of discussions
and meetings over the last five years, mostly evolving as an idea of the Informatics Working
Group of the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP). Information management of invasive
species and the idea to standardize or cross-search invasive alien species (IAS) databases has
been a subject of discussion of several regional GISP meetings since 2000, and a summary can
be found in the white paper prepared as a support document for this meeting.
The need for a Global Invasive Species Information Network was also described by Ricciardi et.
al. in the March 2000 BioScience article, “Toward a Global Information System for Invasive
Species.” These authors also state that an essential first step in forming the GISIN is identifying
all current invasive species databases and all taxa and regions that require databases. Our
preliminary efforts to identify these databases can be downloaded from the invasives community
Having participated in numerous regional meetings discussing how t go about creating a global
network, a small group of information managers wrote a proposal for the US Department of
State to hold this workshop in order to work out the details of how to implement a GISIN.
This document is a starting point for discussion of how to formalize the network and assure its
long-term financial and structural viability.
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