[Taxacom] Online taxonomy meeting at the Linnean Society of London, 20 September 2012

[Pat LaFollette]

At first reading, I visualized the meeting itself being held online 
(though I suppose that would make serving tea at the breaks a bit 
more difficult).

Pat

At 03:40 AM 6/18/2012, Ian Kitching wrote:
>ONLINE TAXONOMY MEETING: 20 SEPTEMBER 2012, LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON
>
>Is the Internet really making taxonomic information more accessible to
>its many actual or potential users? Certainly much effort is being made
>to put such content online, but how effective are we in achieving this
>end? This one-day meeting, with its line-up of international speakers,
>aims to provide an update on progress. It will feature a number of
>substantive online taxonomy initiatives and a critical review of the
>current position. The meeting will address the question of whether
>users' needs are being met and will conclude with a talk (also serving
>as an Evening Lecture) on the use of informatics in related disciplines.
>The event should appeal to all producers and users of taxonomic data.
>
>For the programme and registration form see:
>http://www.linnean.org/fileadmin/events2/events.php?detail=331
><http://www.linnean.org/fileadmin/events2/events.php?detail=331>
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>Sphingidae of South-East Asia version 1.5:
>http://www.sphin-sea.unibas.ch <http://www.sphin-sea.unibas.ch/>
>Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic:
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Patrick I LaFollette
Research Associate in Malacology
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
pat at lafollette.com