GISIN Symposium at the AAAS Annual Meeting 2005: Top-Down, Bottom-Up Growth of a Global Invasive Species Information Network
February 20, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, 2005
Presented as part of the Science & Technology for Diplomacy & Security track of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting
Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, Washington, DC 20008
Organizers: Annie Simpson (ISIN/NBII), Elizabeth Sellers (ISIN/NBII), Sharon Gross (BRD/USGS)

Speakers:

Annie Simpson, USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure, Invasive Species Information Node
Introduction
Powerpoint presentation (255 KB)

Pam FJune 24, 2008stributed Database System
Abstract | Powerpoint presentation (4.3 Mb)

Andrea Grosse, National Biological Information Infrastructure
Integrating Information Sources on Invasive Species in the Americas
Abstract | Powerpoint presentation (10.3 Mb)

Hannu Saarenmaa, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility's Network as a Model for GISIN
Abstract | Powerpoint presentation (2.9 Mb)

Silvia Ziller, Instituto Hórus
The Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) as Partners in the Global Invasive Species Information Network
Abstract | Powerpoint presentation (11.5 Mb)

Synopsis:
The transport, translocation and introduction of invasive alien species are globally recognized threats to biosecurity. Early detection, prevention and management of invasive alien species and their impacts on the environment presents great diplomatic challenges. Meeting these goals will require international cooperation in developing a comprehensive knowledge base and technology that makes that knowledge available to individuals addressing the issue at national, regional, and global levels. The development of a Global Invasive Species Information Network, or GISIN, was proposed at the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity held at The Hague in April of 2002. Important first steps towards implementing such a global information system involve international collaboration and sharing of ideas among contributors and users of the proposed information system; identification and agreement on common data types; adoption of information exchange standards and protocols for the creation of cross-searches for invasive alien species-related information at a global level; and assessment of the current status of invasive alien species-related information resources throughout the world. This symposium provides an opportunity for managers of invasive alien species and related information as well as developers of database and Internet technologies to address these issues and share their experiences and technological approaches to accomplishing a GISIN.

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