SECOND IABIN COUNCIL MEETING

January 14-15, 2002
Wyndham Miami Beach Resort, Miami, Florida

 

FINAL AGENDA

 

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 9:00 am

OPENING

1.            Welcome and Opening Remarks

2.            Objectives and Expected Outcomes

3.            Adoption of Agenda

4.            Introduction of new IABIN Council Members

 

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

5.            Overview of IABIN Governance

6.            Review of First Council Meeting & Action Items

7.            IABIN Executive Committee (IEC) Activities 2000-2001

8.            Terms of Office of the IEC

a.       Current IEC: 

·  1-Year Term (through 2000): Argentina, Dominican Republic, Inter-Governmental / Non-Governmental Representative

·  2-Year Term (through 2001): Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico

·  3-Year Term (through 2002): USA, Jamaica, Brazil

b.      Discussion of Issues

c.       Decision

d.      Selection of new IEC Members (Tuesday a.m.)

9.            Memorandum of Understanding with Global Biodiversity Information Facility — Barbara Bauldock, IABIN Planning Team

10.        Draft Memorandum of Cooperation:  IABIN and Clearing-House Mechanism — Phil Andreozzi, IABIN Planning Team

11.        Update on North American Biodiversity Information Network (NABIN) and REMIB — Jorge Soberon, CONABIO & NABIN Steering Committee

12.        Update on IABIN Projects:

a.       European Collections Database — Barbara Bauldock, IABIN Planning Team

b.      IABIN Invasives Information Network Project (I3N) — Andrea Grosse, Project Manager

c.       Species Analyst Manual — Town Peterson and Dave Vieglais, University of Kansas

d.      Web sites and listservs — IABIN Planning Team

13.     Ideas for New IABIN Projects

14.     IABIN Identity:  Translation of name, development of logo, etc.

 

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 9:00 am

15.        Selection of IEC Members

16.        Financial Sustainability Study — Miguel Pellerano, Consultant to IABIN

17.        GEF PDF Proposal

·        Background on GEF Proposal Initiative — Barbara Bauldock

·        Status of GEF PDF Block B Grant — Douglas Graham, World Bank

·        IABIN PDF Project — Richard Huber, OAS

a.      Letters of Endorsement

b.      Presentation and Discussion of IABIN PDF Project Plan

18.        Network Financial Activities for 2002-2003

 

CONCLUSION

19.        Outstanding Action Item:  Process for IGOs/NGOs to become Council Members

20.        Summary of Agreements and Commitments — Rapporteurs

21.        Continuing Communication

22.         Next Meeting