Sustain what? Mission to explore earth's species and conserve biodiversity

该项目将于2010年11月6日至9日在纽约市举办生物多样性会议，目的是为物种探索的协调任务创建蓝图，鼓励公众参与，并评估对科学和社会的影响。这次会议将聚集来自不同领域的领导人，如分类学、生态学、进化生物学、仿生学、计算机工程和网格计算、可持续性、气候变化、历史和社会学。国家和国际观点将被代表，以及参与几个相关生物多样性倡议的科学家的观点，包括收藏品网RCN、BHL、生命百科全书、CBoL和PBI项目。研讨会将探讨馆藏基础设施、网络基础设施、数字化和劳动力方面的需求；战略目标：以一个数量级快速加快物种发现速度；以及评估未来十年社区需求的战略指导方针。

This project will be host a Biodiversity Conference in New York City from November 6-9, 2010 for the purpose of creating a blueprint for a coordinated mission of species exploration, inspiring public participation, and assessing impacts on science and society. This conference will assemble leaders from such diverse fields as taxonomy, ecology, evolutionary biology, biomimicry, computer engineering and grid computing, sustainability, climate change, history, and sociology. National and international perspectives will be represented as well as views of scientists involved in several related biodiversity initiatives, including the CollectionsWeb RCN, BHL, Encyclopedia of Life, CBoL, and PBI projects. The workshop will explore needs with regard to collections infrastructure, cyberinfrastructure, digitization, and the workforce; strategic goals to rapidly accelerate rate of species discovery by an order of magnitude; and strategic guidelines for assessing community needs over the decade ahead.