DEST - Taxonomy Training

Belgium

Title: Biodiversity data management training course
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning (MarBEF) EU Network of Excellence; International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) programme of IOC/UNESCO 
Host organisation(s)/institution(s), if different from organiser: Project office of IOC in Oostende
Language: English
Content: general principles of relational database management, general principles of data management, nomenclature, georeferencing, quality control, tracing and assessing information in publications and on the web 
Target level: specialists / professionals 
Periodicity: on a regular basis
Duration: 1 week
Main person responsible for the training:  Edward Vanden Berghe
E-mail of contact person: wardvdb@vliz.be
URL: http://www.marbef.org/training/docs/marbef_T07_5_biodiversity_data_management.pdf

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Denmark

Title:

Metagenomics using bioinformatics to explore microbial communities
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): The Technical University of Denmark, Bio-Centrum
Host organisation(s)/institution(s), if different from organiser:
Language: English
Content: phylogeny, 16s diversity analysis, marker genes, biodiversity
Target level: master level, PhD level
Periodicity: on a regular basis
Duration: 4 hrs/week during 13 weeks
Main person responsible for the training: Thomas Sicheritz-Ponten
Center for Biological Sequence Analysis,  Department of Biotechnology  The Technical University of Denmark, Building 208, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
E-mail of contact person: thomas@cbs.dtu.dk
URL: http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/dtucourse/metagenomics/

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France

Title:

Informatique appliquée à la Biodiversité (IAB), Spécialité "Systématique, évolution et paléontologie (SEP)", MSc Evolution, Patrimoine Naturel et Sociétés
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Université Pierre-et-Marie Curie (Paris 6)
Host organisation(s)/institution(s), if different from organiser:
Language: French
Content:
Target level: master level
Periodicity: on a regular basis
Duration: 1 year, 60 ECTS
Main person responsible for the training: Régine Vignes Lebbe
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 57 rue Cuvier, 75 231 Paris cedex 05, France
E-mail of contact person: nadia.foka@upmc.fr
URL: click here

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Title: Phylogenie informatisée. Analyse des données morphologiques
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Université Pierre-et-Marie Curie (Paris 6)
Host organisation(s)/institution(s), if different from organiser:
Language: French
Content: systematic, cladistic, parcimonious software, amniotes, morphology, hierarchical methodology
Target level: master level
Periodicity: on a regular basis
Duration: 30 ECTS, 1 full week
Main person responsible for the training: M. Hervé Lelièvre
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 8 rue Buffon, CP 38 -75231 Paris cedex 05, France
E-mail of contact person: lelievre@mnhn.fr
URL:

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Netherlands

Title:

Web-based taxonomy and biodiversity information management
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): University of Amsterdam, ETI BioInformatics
Host organisation(s)/institution(s), if different from organiser: ETI BioInformatics University of Amsterdam Mauritskade 61 1092 AD Amsterdam Netherlands Phone: +31 20 5257239 Fax: +31 20 5257238 Web: www.eti.uva.nl
Language: English/Dutch
Content: The course focuses on web-based taxonomy, biodiversity information processing, electronic data sharing, and interoperability in the context of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) in support of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In addition to overview lectures there are presentations of practical use cases, and a hands-on session using an information management tool to create taxonomic and biodiversity information systems. The exercise encompasses building taxonomic (multimedia) databases, computer-aided-identification systems, and an interactive geographic information system. Glossaries, literature reference, methodology data are integrated in the system. The software for web-based-taxonomy supports GBIF SpeciesBanks and is used for treating plants, animals and fungi. This course encompasses: - Overview of recent bio-informatics developments with respect to biodiversity data management innovations (e.g. EU-EDIT, Species2000 and Catalogue of Life, GBIF); collection and observation databases; 3D imaging for types - Practical introduction to interoperability principles; DiGIR, BioCASE, TAPIR protocols; EBCD, Darwin Core, SPICE, SpeciesPage schemas; demonstration cases and web portals - Work program and function of the National GBIF Node (NLBIF) web portal - Information management, web-based taxonomy, and SpeciesBank systems - Hands-on training session in digitizing data, applying data standards, creating multimedia taxonomic databases, assembling computer aided keys and interactive geographic information systems. Includes 3D imaging. The courses take place in ETI's MultiMediaLab where the trainees have access to multimedia computer workstations, fast Internet connectivity, and guidance of specialist
Target level: master level, PhD level, postgraduates, specialists / professionals, technicians
Periodicity: on a regular basis and on demand
Duration: 2 to 4 days depending on level
Main person responsible for the training: Huub Velthuizen (data processing)
E-mail of contact person: huub@eti.uva.nl
URL: http://www.science.uva.nl/ibed/biodiversity/Education/taxdataproc/doc_en.html