Events
A listing of recent and forthcoming events related to the biological sciences in Western Australia.
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) 2008 Conference
Fremantle 19—25 October 2008
The Western Australian Herbarium, together with the WA Museum and Notre Dame University hosted 2008's major international Biodiversity Informatics conference.
The conference was held at the Western Australian Maritime Museum, Victoria Quay, Fremantle, Australia between Sunday 19 and Saturday 25th October 2008. The full conference program, with proceedings, and video presentations is available on the main conference site.
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) is an international body responsible for developing global standards that allow information on biological species, specimens, and observations to be discovered, shared, and combined over the internet.These standards enable the public, government departments, primary industries, consultants and scientists to access biological information for evaluating areas such as climate change, conservation management and sustainability.
Download the conference poster for display on your notice-boards etc.
Linnaeus tercentenary — 23 May 2007
Carl Linnaeus was born 300 years ago in a small village in Småland, Råshult, Sweden, and rose to become known as the 'father of taxonomy'. He championed the binomial system of naming biological organisms and developed the first scientific classification system for life on earth.
The Linnaeus Tercentenary offered many exciting events around the globe - from scientific conferences to lectures for the general public, exhibitions, and guided tours. The complete list can be found on the Linnaeus 2007 site.
Local offerings included, from 23 May 2007 onwards — A guide to the Linnaean species occurring in Western Australia — a complete listing of plant and fungal species originally described by Linnaeus and native or naturalised in Western Australia, linked to more detailed information on each taxon in FloraBase.
Compiled by Alex Chapman; last updated on 17 February 2008.
