The GBIF Community Site has been officially launched

The GBIF Secretariat launches a new social site to foster communication and collaboration in the Biodiversity Informatics Community. After a successful trial period that has involved more than 200 users from all over the world, the final version of the GBIF Community Site is officially launched 13th August 2010: http://community.gbif.org/.

This site is a free online social platform for professional interaction in the scope of GBIF: collaborative projects, discussions, sharing of information and expertise, announcements, mentoring, etc. The site is open to GBIF delegations, Nodes, technicians, biodiversity data publishers and users, and everyone interested in Biodiversity Informatics.

Visit the site now, create your account and start networking. Invite your colleagues and contacts to also join the site and benefit from the collaboration tools available in the site: work groups, (micro)blogs, community news, online chat, file and image sharing and much more. You can also check the GBIF website (http://www.gbif.org/communications/resources/platforms/gbif-community-site/) for a description of the site and to access a quick guide with an overview of its features.

More features will be added in the future in response to user demand.

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