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*Note: The GUID-1 Workshop has already happened.*

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[[http://www.nescent.org/main/][NESCent]] is hosting the *First International Workshop on Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) for Biodiversity* on *February 1-3, 2006*. The workshop is organised by the Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG - http://www.tdwg.org) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF - http://www.gbif.org).  

This workshop will review potential GUID technologies and then provide recommendations for a development strategy to the TDWG. 

*Resources:*
   * [[GUID1Logistics][Logistics]] - General instructions to participants (when you arrive at the airport, etc).
   * [[GUID1Agenda][Draft Agenda]]
   * [[GUID1Participants][List of Participants]]
   * [[GUID1Homework][Homework]] for workshop participants
   * [[GUID1Minutes][Workshop Minutes and Presentations]]
   * [[GUID1Report][Report (Wiki page)]] or [[%ATTACHURL%/GUID-1Report.pdf][in PDF format]] 
   * [[GUID1ReportComments][Report Comments]]

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[[http://www.nescent.org/main/][National Center for Evolutionary Synthesis (NESCent)]]

2024 West Main Street
Suite A200
Durham, NC, USA 27705

Date: *February 1-3, 2006*

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   * To discuss requirements for globally unique identifiers for biodiversity informatics
   * To start designing a GUID system for biodiversity informatics
   * To adopt an existing GUID technology (LSID, DOI, Handles, ARK)
   * To specicy a prototype of RDF based metadata architecture for demonstrations
   * To form a working group to draft recommendations on GUID infrastructure

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   * *Day 1* - Plenary presentations, definition of issues, start of discussions
   * *Day 2* - Parallel discussions in 2 groups (names and concepts; specimens and collections) to develop a refined statement of requirements and to consider suitability of candidate technologies
   * *Day 3* - Plenary review, evaluation of findings, review of what is actually agreed, development of plan to address any outstanding issues

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CategoryGUID1