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CETAF Information and Press
CETAF and the Institutions of our network, are active taxonomic scientists, publishers, curators and policy advocates. Sharing the results of our research and the relevant information we use, make the collaborative work increasingly visible and more widely spread. The dissemination actions underpin our efforts for enhancing the societal involvement in science and the social awareness of the importance of taxonomy for the sustainability of our planet.
Below, the most relevant set of News concerning CETAF, its Members and other related agents of our scientific community.
Highlights
New Executive Committee elected at CETAF45
From 15 - 16 May 2019, the CETAF45 Governing Board Meeting took place at the University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden. During the meeting, CETAF members elected a n
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18th Jun, 2019
The Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) - in which CETAF plays an important role - is looking to fill two very crucial advisory boards that will help driving and guiding the Research Infrastructure going forward:
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07th Jun, 2019
We have the pleasure to announce that on May 16th, 2019 at the CETAF45 Governing Board Meeting hosted by the University of Tartu, CETAF’s members elected Leif Schulman as Chair of the Executive Committee
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A warm welcome to our new Chair who succeeds Michelle Price who served as Chair over two mandates.
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23rd May, 2019
We are proud to announce that the CETAF Code of Conduct on Access and Benefit Sharing is the first Best Practice officially recognized by the European Commission to meet the requirements of the EU ABS regulation.
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22nd May, 2019
From 15 - 16 May 2019, the CETAF45 Governing Board Meeting took place at the University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden. During the meeting, CETAF members elected a new Executive Committee including a new CETAf Chair for the period of four years.
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22nd May, 2019
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15th May, 2019
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09th May, 2019
The CETAF45 Governing Board Meeting hosted by the University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden will take place on May 15th & 16th 2019.
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27th Mar, 2019
In July 2018, over 100 invited stakeholders convened in Copenhagen for the Second Global Biodiversity Informatics Conference, or GBIC2. The conference followed-up on the Global Biodiversity Informatics Outlook, or GBIO, which was elaborated at the first GBIC conference in July 2012.
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06th Mar, 2019
At CETAF 44, the CETAF European Initiatives Advisory Group presented the latest developments regarding the new framework programme Horizon Europe. Within this programme lies a new opportunity to further establish the position of CETAF and its members as scientific institutions who conduct cutting edge, socially relevant research: the so-called missions. For this new instrument, proposals can be submitted that might later get taken up.
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05th Feb, 2019