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IABIN Vision Meeting
Dates:
Tuesday October 28th - Wednesday October 29th,
2008
Location: Organization of American States Main Building: 17th Street &
Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20006 (Colon Meeting Room)
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Transportation Arrangements:
Meeting Objectives:
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Review results of the Vision
Exercise and preliminary Mid Term Evaluation and re-define, re-allocate
funds, or restructure the project as necessary.
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Review Progress on Component
1. Assess Thematic Networks (TN) progress and review their plans for
sustainability. TN representatives will (i) summarize their main
achievements, (ii) present their vision on the interactive role and
function of the Thematic Networks in the next two years, (iii) present
possible strategies for the sustainability of both their TN and IABIN
overall, and (iv) discuss activities in the 2009 Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
to help achieve these goals.
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Review Progress on Component
2, Data Content Grants.
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Review progress on Component
3, Development of Value-Added Tools for Decision-Making, and their
integration and use of IABIN data.
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Discuss and make decision
regarding Component 4, IABIN sustainability, legal status, and forward
planning.
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Discuss and review the other
aspects of the IABIN Network such as partnerships and Memoranda of
Understanding (MOU).
Meeting Expected Outputs:
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Recommend adjustments to IABIN-GEF
project to reflect progress, challenges from last three years of project
implementation and discuss follow-up GEF 2;
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Discussion and decision on technical
development and sustainability of the Thematic Networks;
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Plan of action for IABIN sustainability,
including work plan for the IEC for the following months;
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Work plan for Component 4 implementation.
Meeting
documents:
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Secretariat Presentation
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OAS
Presentation
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GBIF - Bonnie Carroll
Presentation
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SSTN - Erick Mata
Presentation
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PTN - Michael Ruggiero
Presentation
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PATN - Helena Pavese
Presentation
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I3N
- Ben Wheeler Presentation
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ETN
- Vince Abreu Presentation
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Catalogue -Mike Frame Presentation
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SWOT Analysis
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Dinama - Presentacion
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