Meeting: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Node Manager Meeting, Helsinki Finland, September 23-24, 2017.

向佛罗里达州立大学提供资金，用于在芬兰赫尔辛基举行的2017年全球生物多样性信息基金(GBIF)年会上举办研讨会。GBIF是对美国研究界至关重要的全球生物多样性数据的储存库。GBIF的数据包括来自发展中国家的数据，这些国家是生物多样性最丰富的国家之一，但美国的研究人员通常无法获取这些国家的数据。讲习班将邀请几个发展中国家的生物多样性信息管理人员(GBIF节点管理人员)参加。这一努力促进了生物多样性信息的可获得性，并使美国的研究人员受益，因为他们将能够利用这些数据来获得科学和其他好处。全球生物多样性信息基金(GBIF)会议将于2017年9月23-24日在芬兰赫尔辛基举行。本次会议的一个目标是提高GBIF国家节点为全球可获得的生物多样性信息作出贡献的能力。通过GBIF门户访问生物多样性数据使美国研究界受益，因为它提供了来自全球各地的关键数据，包括数据往往难以获得的发展中国家。所支助的讲习班便利了一些发展中国家的节点管理人员的参与。这些人通常肩负着影响其国家生物多样性信息的提供和获取的责任，或参与决策过程。讲习班还促进了数字化专门知识和相关技术的交流，有可能全面提高数据质量。此外，通过这次研讨会开展的合作将促进美国研究人员在从其他国家获取数据时对名古屋议定书的要求进行导航。还将讨论在美国和其他发达国家被证明成功的公民科学倡议。如果这些公共参与战略被发展中国家的资源管理者采用，它们就有可能跨越国界广泛参与社区，从而产生更多更高质量的数据。

Funding is provided to Florida State University to stage a workshop at the 2017 Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) annual meeting in Helsinki, Finland. GBIF is a repository for global biodiversity data of critical importance to the U.S. research community. GBIF's data include accessions from developing countries, some of the most biodiversity rich countries but whose data are usually inaccessible to U.S.-based researchers. The workshop will engage managers of biodiversity information (GBIF Node Managers) from several developing countries. This effort facilitates increased accessibility of biodiversity information and benefits U.S.-based researchers as they will be able to leverage these data for their scientific and other benefits. The meeting of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) will be held on September 23-24, 2017 in Helsinki Finland. A goal of this meeting is to increase the ability of GBIF National Nodes to contribute to the biodiversity information that is available globally. Access to biodiversity data through the GBIF portal benefits the U.S. research community by making available crucial data from across the globe, including developing countries whose data is often difficult to obtain. The supported workshop facilitates the participation of Node Managers from some developing countries. These individuals are usually tasked with the responsibility, or involved in the decision-making process, that impacts the availability of, and access to biodiversity information from their countries. The workshop also facilitates the sharing of digitization expertise and associated technologies, potentially resulting in overall improved data quality. Additionally, collaborations developed as a result of this workshop will facilitate U.S. researchers' navigation of the requirements of the Nagoya Protocol in their pursuit of data from other countries. Citizen science initiatives, that have proven successful in the U.S. and other developed countries, will also be discussed. If these public engagement strategies are adopted by resource managers in developing countries, they have the potential for broad community engagement across national boundaries resulting in more data of higher quality.