The 12th session of the IODE Steering Group for OBIS was held on 25-29 March 2024 in South Korea, hosted by the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea and supported by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and was attended by 23 participants representing 16 OBIS nodes and the secretariat. The meeting report is now online.
At the 11th session of the OBIS steering group, Katherine Tattersall was appointed as the new Co-Chair of the IODE Steering Group for OBIS.
Forty-five participants from 22 countries representing 24 OBIS nodes participated in the 11th session of the IODE Steering Group for OBIS (SG-OBIS) on 23-26 May 2023. The executive summary and meeting report are now online.
Forty-four participants from 23 countries representing 26 OBIS nodes participated in the 10th session of the IODE Steering Group for OBIS (SG-OBIS) on 17-20 May 2022. The executive summary and meeting report are now online.
58 participants from 25 countries participated in the virtual 9th Session of the IODE Steering Group for-OBIS (SG-OBIS), 17-20 November 2020,where we discussed and agreed on our 2021 work plan. Despite the COVID19 pandemic“s impact, a record amount of new records was published in OBIS in the past year (6 million presence records from 574 new datasets). This year, we also celebrated our 20th anniversary and changed our name into the Ocean Biodiversity (replacing biogeographic) Information System.
30 participants from 21 countries (representing 21 OBIS nodes) participated in the 8th Session of the IODE Steering Group for-OBIS (SG-OBIS), 5-8 November 2019, in Santa Marta, Colombia, hosted by the Marine and Coastal Research Institute (INVEMAR). During the SG session, participants evaluated current and future value propositions provided or aspired to by the OBIS community and the associated demands for work activity if the highest priority values are to be delivered. This resulted in a list of specific actions and recommendations for each of the task teams, project teams and secretariat along with commitments from SG members to contribute throughout the year.
36 participants from 24 countries representing 24 OBIS nodes attended the 7th OBIS steering group meeting in Oostende (Belgium). The OBIS Steering Group made 35 recommendations and decisions, and defined 48 action items in an ambitious 2019 work plan. The meeting report is now available online.