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February NZOR Steering Group Meeting

posted 16 Mar 2010 16:29 by Julian Carver   [ updated 16 Mar 2010 16:37 ]
The NZOR Steering Group met on 26 February 2010 in Wellington to review progress as the end of year one of the project neared. The Steering Group discussed:
  • the preliminary analysis of data held in MAF’s Biosecurity Risk Assessment Database (BRAD) against a names cache derived from providers and compared to international partner initiatives
  • names harvesting software installation at NIWA
  • the role of NZOR in the wider biodiversity/biosecurity information systems landscape
  • promoting NZOR during 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity
  • the process for approval for years 2 & 3 funding
  • a possible future legal structure for NZOR
For more information please read the detailed summary of the minutes of the meeting.