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Summary of events
Note that all attendance is subject to prior registration.
For address information on the various venues and map, please see the Travel and accommodation page.
Sunday 24 September 2017
Global Nodes meeting Day 1
Time: 09:00-16:00
Venue: Hotel Arthur
The meeting is open to GBIF Node managers
Nodes Steering Group meeting
Time: 16:30-18:00
Venue: Hotel Arthur
The meeting is open to members of the GBIF Nodes Steering Group
Monday 25 September 2017
Global Nodes meeting Day 2
Time: 09:00-17:00
Venue: Hotel Arthur
The meeting is open to GBIF Node managers
Budget Committee meeting
Time: 08:30-12:00
Venue: University of Helsinki, Main Building, Room 9
The meeting is open to members of the GBIF Budget Committee
Science Committee meeting
Time: 08:30-12:00
Venue: University of Helsinki, Main Building, Room 11
The meeting is open to members of the GBIF Science Committee
Executive Committee meeting
Time: 13:30-17:00
Venue: University of Helsinki, Main Building, Room 11
The meeting is open to members of the GBIF Executive Committee
Icebreaker
Time: 19:00-
Venue: Finnish Museum of Natural History
All Node Managers, committee members and Governing Board delegates are invited to join the Icebreaker
Tuesday 26 September 2017
Governing Board meeting Day 1, incl. Public Session
Time: 09:00-17:00
Venue: University of Helsinki, Main Building, Small hall
The meeting is open to Governing Board delegates and invited observers
The Public Session is open to the public (please notice that registration for this session is required)
Dinner
Time: 19:30-
Venue: Restaurant Sipuli
All Governing Board delegates and invited observers are invited to join the Dinner
Wednesday 27 September 2017
Governing Board meeting Day 2
Time: 09:00-17:00
Venue: University of Helsinki, Main Building, Small hall
The meeting is open to Governing Board delegates and invited observers
Executive Committee meeting
Time: 17:00-19:30
Venue: University of Helsinki, Main Building, Auditorium 1
The meeting is open to members of the GBIF Executive Committee
Evening at the Allas Sea Pool
Time: 18:30-
Venue: Allas Sea Pool
All Node Managers, committee members and Governing Board delegates are invited to join the casual evening event
Remember to bring your swinsuit!
Thursday 28 September 2017
Finnish National Seminar "Finnish Biodiversity Information for the Benefit of Society"
Time: 09:00-16:45
Venue: University of Helsinki, Main Building, Great hall
The national seminar is a full-day event with talks from invited international and Finnish guest speakers including researhers of various fields as well as representatives of the natural resources administration. The programme gives broad insight into the various uses of openly available bioviersity data in research, governance, and teaching, and introduces the newly established Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility FinBIF laji.fi/news/1749.
Friday 29 September 2017
Excursions: 1) Vallisaari and Suomenlinna or 2) Nuuksio National Park
Time: 09:00-
The host warmly welcomes you to participate in one of the two excursions:
Excursion option 1: Vallisaari and Suomenlinna
Vallisaari is just 20 minutes by boat from the Market Square in Helsinki. The island was opened for the public last year – before that it was decades abandoned and the nature took its place. Vallisaari is the most diverse nature destination in the metropolitan area. The island’s fortifications, buildings, and a record-breaking range of species tell a tale of coexistence between humans and wild nature.
Lunch will be served in Vallisaari.
*Choose:
- Archipelago salmon soup or
- Summer veggies soup.*
The other attraction, fortress of Suomenlinna is one of Finland’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Suomenlinna was built during the Swedish era as a maritime fortress and a base for the Archipelago Fleet.
There will be guided tours both in Vallisaari and Suomenlinna.
Price: 50–60 Euro
Excursion option 2: Nuuksio National Park
The Nuuksio National Park is located in the border of the oak forest zone and the southern boreal forest zone. The landscape is dominated by valleys and gorges formed by the Ice Age, and barren rocky hills covered by lichen and sparse pine forest. At some places the hills reach the height of 110 metres above the sea level.
We will have a guided tour in Nuuksio and a lunch over an open fire.
Price: 50–60 Euro