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ALA Newsletter for June 2010

Robyn.Lawrence — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:01:31 +0000

Read all the latest news in ALA’s June 2010 Newsletter:

http://www.ala.org.au/news/newsletters/newsletter-june-2010.html

ALA Newsletter for April 2010

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:29:26 +0000

Read all the latest news from the ALA in the April Newsletter:

http://www.ala.org.au/news/newsletters/newsletter-april-2010.html

ALA Newsletter for March 2010

nick — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:46:53 +0000

The March Newsletter has just been published:

http://www.ala.org.au/news/newsletters/newsletter-march-2010.html

If you would like to receive future ALA newsletters via email please either send an email to AtlasofLivingAustralia@csiro.au or use the feedback form on the Contact Us page.

TDWG 2009 Conference Details

nick — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:50:37 +0000

TDWG, the international biodiversity information standards organisation (www.tdwg.org), will hold its annual conference at the CORUM Conference Center in Montpellier, France. The conference will run from Monday 9th to Friday 13th November 2009. Details on the TDWG 2009 Conference site.

$30million for the Atlas of Living Australia

WolfWanjura — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:45:40 +0000

The Australian Government’s Super Science Initiative has included an increase in funding for the Atlas of Living Australia. The 2009 budget has allocated an additional $30 million to the development of the Atlas of Living Australia. See the press release for more details.

Press coverage: The Australian, May 20 2009.

e-Biosphere 09 Conference

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:27:08 +0000

The ALA is one of the sponsors of e-Biosphere 09 International Conference on Biodiversity Informatics which will take place in London, 1-3 June 2009. This conference will highlight worldwide activity and achievements in biodiversity informatics and will discuss strategies for its future. It is a unique opportunity for professionals, researchers, and students to come together to help plan the future of the field.

Setting priorities for the ALA

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:20:05 +0000

The ALA is seeking input for setting its priorities for the next few years. The goal is to identify the best set of projects, tools and services to meet the needs of our users, based on the findings of the ALA user needs analysis and other documents. Please review these documents and provide your comments by 28 February 2009. More…

TRIN Informatics Technologist position

admin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:18:38 +0000

The Taxonomy Research and Information Network (TRIN) project is advertising for an IT specialist to work in Canberra on systems to manage biodiversity information. The deadline for applications is 2 February 2009. See the job description for more details.

Memorandum of Cooperation with Earthwatch Australia

nick — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:23 +0000

The ALA has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Earthwatch Australia to work together on developing tools for capturing observations of Australian organisms. More…

ALA user needs analysis report

admin — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:26:03 +0000

A team from the Australian Museum has recently completed a project to analyse user requirements for biodiversity information and to identify areas in which the ALA can assist users. This document will be an essential tool in setting the direction for the work of the ALA over the next few years. More….

Specimen and observation data

nick — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:33:58 +0000

The ALA aims to help researchers to understand the distribution of Australian plants and animals. We are therefore inviting anyone to let us know of data they hold on the occurrence of any Australian species. More…

TDWG Conference in Fremantle

nick — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:09:58 +0000

TDWG held its annual conference in Fremantle, WA, 19-26 October 2008. This meeting was highly relevant to the ALA and all presentations are available online. More…

Biodiversity Collections Index

nick — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:27:08 +0000

The Biodiversity Collections Index is an international initiative to build an online catalogue of herbaria and natural history collections. More…

Sharing images through Flickr

nick — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:18:31 +0000

The ALA encourages photographers to share their images of Australian species through a new Flickr group established by the Encyclopedia of Life. More…

Sharing data with the ALA

nick — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:46:50 +0000

Draft guidelines have been prepared to assist data providers with making data accessible through the ALA. Comments are welcomed on these guidelines. More…

Bioinformatician positions advertised

nick — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:59:55 +0000

Two positions have been advertised for bioinformaticians to work with the ALA to manage data captured by the Australian Phenomics Network and the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility. More…

Input to ALA Business Plan 2008-2009

nick — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:38:56 +0000

The ALA has been developing its Business Plan for the coming year and would value comments from any interested parties on its content. More…

ALA user needs analysis

nick — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:30:36 +0000

What can you do for the ALA today? We need your contacts in biodiversity – lots of them, and from as many different fields as you can identify. We want to ask them (and you) a few simple questions. More…

TDWG 2008 conference to be held in Perth

nick — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:25:28 +0000

TDWG, the international biodiversity information standards organisation (http://www.tdwg.org/), will hold its annual conference at the Western Australian Maritime Museum, Perth, 19-25 October 2008. More…

ALA Review of Online and Desktop Tools

nick — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:20:24 +0000

Paul Flemons and John Tann from the Australian Museum have carried out an extensive review of software components which could feed into the development of the Atlas or which could be of benefit to data providers or users. More…