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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8/30/2004
Financial Sustainability
Set up TWG
Create and distribute funding toolkit for nodes
Business plan for the GISIN
Develop options for long-term sustainability
Submit Proposal to GEF or other possible funding bodies
Technical Configuration and Standards Development
Set up TWG
Assessment of GISIN information content and systems standards
Present draft architectural model(s)
Set up mechanism to manage technical configuration
Capacity Building and Training
Set up TWG
Determine priority areas based on participants survey results
Offer workshops in conjunction with other relevant meetings
5.0 CONCLUSIONS
This draft plan of work toward the development of the GISIN is a very ambitious undertaking,
given the wide variety of requirements, capabilities and commitments that need to be made at
the global level. The overall target of a roll-out demonstration is totally dependent upon the
commitment of participants in the April meeting and availability of funding for the Hub and the
regional nodes of the GISIN. Ideas from the group at the April meeting will provide turning points
around which to capture the work that has been done and then move forward in a more formal
and focused manner.
This draft framework document provides a road map for this forward movement. It is based on
the continuing commitments of the invasive species database managers from around the world
and assumes that resources to support a GISIN Hub will be forthcoming.
DRAFT PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS TOWARD THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE GISIN
Actions:
1.
Select a planning team, location, and dates for the next GISIN meeting
2.
Prepare a draft proposal document for submission to possible funding agencies for the Hub
3.
Develop a GISIN Web site
4.
Publish and maintain a complete catalog of online invasive species databases
5.
Establish a listserv for GISIN members
6.
Agree on a procedure to solicit assistance from the GISIN member organizations for letters
of support
7.
Create and distribute the funding toolkit and possibly a legal framework toolkit, via CD and
on the Web
8.
Prepare a draft report of April’s GISIN implementation meeting to circulate among the IAS
community.
9.
Submit to the State Department the final report on the April implementation meeting
10. Publish on the Web the requirements for inclusion in the GISIN’s IAS database consortium
for cross search
11. Convene the GISIN Executive Committee, electronically or face-to-face
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