🗓️ Save the date 📝! 🎉 Something great is happening in 2027: 5 Networks, more than 800 participants, 1 place over 1 week. Living Data 2027: From Living Data to Ecological Intelligence See you in Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦 from 9 to 12 June 2027 #LivingData2027 by: #TDWG #GEO_BON #SPNHC #iBOL #QCBS

Save the date, Living Data 2027 from 9 to 12 June 2027. Montreal, Canada
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🗓️ The next public review of Darwin Core Standard will start on 16 Jul 🏃Darwin Core Maintenance Group is shifting to a thrice-yearly review cycle 🚕 First cab off the rank is the Mineralogy Extension 🪨 More info: 🔗 dwc.tdwg.org/public_review/

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Early bird 🦜discount 💵 for #TDWG2026 in #Oslo finishes in one week on 21 July Hurry up 🏃🏾‍♀️ and register now 🎟️! Special rates for TDWG members, students and more. Virtual attendees can also register. All presenting authors must be registered. More info: 🔗 tdwg.link/conf-registr...

Registration for TDWG 2026 Conference closes in one week on 21 Jul 2026, 9:59am UTC-12

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🔊 Explore #TDWG2026 excursions page & book now! 🎉 🚤 Multiday tours pre/post conference - book by ⏰ 10 Jun - don’t miss out 🎒 🌆 Full-day & half-day options on Wed 23 Sep Program updates coming; authors notified by late June. See you in #Oslo 🇳🇴 🔗 tdwg.link/excursions

Text: Excursions. Visit the excursions page and book now!

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We have extended the #TDWG2026 Call for Abstracts deadline to 🗓️ 26 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12. This is the final call, submit your abstract now! 🏃‍♀️ Conference Theme: 🔬 & 🤖 Research and Robot-ready Biodiversity Data Standards. See you in #Oslo 🇳🇴 More info: 🔗 tdwg.link/call-for-abs...

We have extended the #TDWG2026 Call for Abstracts deadline to  26 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12., This is the final call, submit your abstract now! 

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Registration for #TDWG2026 in #Oslo is now open 🎉 Special rates for TDWG members, students and more. Virtual attendees can also register. 💵 Early bird discount until 14 July All presenting authors must be registered for at least virtual participation. More info: 🔗 tdwg.link/conf-registr...

Registration is open for TDWG 2026 Conference

Early bird closes on  14 Jul 2026, 9:59am UTC-12

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The #TDWG2026 Call for Abstracts deadline for submissions is fast approaching on 🗓️ 20 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12. Only one week left! Conference Theme: 🔬 & 🤖 Research and Robot-ready Biodiversity Data Standards. More info: 🔗 tdwg.link/call-for-abs...

Reminder: Call for abstracts for TDWG 2026 Conference deadline is  20 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12. Only one week left!

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The #TDWG2026 Call for Abstracts deadline for submissions is fast approaching on 🗓️ 20 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12. There’s still time 🕐 but act fast ⚡️, only two weeks left! Conference Theme: 🔬 & 🤖 Research and Robot-ready Biodiversity Data Standards. More info: 🔗 tdwg.link/call-for-abstracts

Reminder: Call for abstracts for TDWG 2026 Conference deadline is  20 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12. Only two weeks left!

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Reminder: The #TDWG2026 Call for Abstracts is now open! Deadline for submissions is 🗓️ 20 May 2026 Submit an abstract for a presentation or poster Theme: 🔬 & 🤖 Research and Robot-ready Biodiversity Data Standards. More info: 🔗 tdwg.link/call-for-abstracts Conference registration opens shortly!

Reminder Call for abstracts for TDWG 2026 Conference
Deadline for submissions is 20 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12

Also: Conference registration opens shortly!

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The TDWG 2026 Call for Abstracts is now open! Deadline for submissions is 🗓️ 20 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12. Submit an abstract for a presentation or poster at #TDWG2026 Conference Theme: 🔬 & 🤖 Research and Robot-ready Biodiversity Data Standards. More info: 🔗 tdwg.link/call-for-abstracts

Call for abstracts for TDWG 2026 Conference
Deadline for submissions is 20 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12
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🚀 The 2026 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge is OPEN! Have an idea, tool or prototype that uses GBIF biodiversity data to advance open science, research or policy? Submit it to GBIF’s annual Challenge and compete for a share of €20,000 in prizes! 💸 ⭐ Deadline: 26 June 2026 🔗 gbif.link/ENC-2026

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Curious to learn how standards are developed? 🤔 Do you want to know who makes the magic happen? 🪄 Have you been thinking of joining a Task or Interest Group?👷‍♀️ 🗓️ Then save the date!, #TDWG will be running online working sessions from 11 to 22 May, everybody welcome! More details coming shortly!

TDWG 2026 Working Sessions, 11 to 22 May.  More details coming shortly.
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1) 🎉Today is UN Biodiversity' World Wildlife Day, which celebrates the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to our planet. This year's theme highlights medicinal and aromatic plants! 🌱 🔎 A recent study modelled medicinal flora ranges in the Himalaya using GBIF-mediated data.

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🪶Two new antbird species have been discovered in the Amazon Basin through #bioacoustics and #morphological characteristics. The description has been published in the #OA #journal Vertebrate Zoology. Read more about it on our blog 👇

Two new bird species from the Amazon Basin described based on bioacoustics and morphological data | Blog

Two new antbird species discovered in the Amazon Basin and described in the open-access journal Vertebrate Zoology.

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👏 Great news! We’ve extended the deadline! Extended deadline for session proposals: 🗓️ 2 March 2026, 23:59 UTC-10! Submit an organized session for #TDWG2026 in #Oslo. Theme: 🔬& 🤖 Research & robot‑ready biodiversity data standards. More info: 🔗 tdwg.link/call-for-ses...

Great news! We’ve extended the deadline! The TDWG 2026 Call for Sessions extended deadline is 2 March 2026, 23:59 UTC-10.

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