$30million for the Atlas of Living Australia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Biodiversity Collections Index is an international initiative to build an online catalogue of herbaria and natural history collections. More…
Sharing images through Flickr
The ALA encourages photographers to share their images of Australian species through a new Flickr group established by the Encyclopedia of Life. More…
Giant squid collected in Tasmania, July 2007 - Photograph © Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Newsletters
- ALA newsletter 5 - December 2008
- ALA newsletter 4 - November 2008
- ALA newsletter 3 - September 2008
- ALA newsletter 2 - July 2008
- ALA newsletter 1 - June 2008
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