Transcript SciColl ISBER Rotterdam 20101 Lane

ISBER Rotterdam May 2010
Scientific Collections
International (SciColl)
An international coordinating
mechanism
Richard Lane, Chair
Natural History Museum, London
Herbarium, NHM London
Marine Zoology, NHM London
Millenium seed bank
Kew
Photo National Ice Core Labratory, USGS
Photo J. Hicks, U.S. Geological Survey
Scientific Collections – key points
• Selected & Structured samples of the world
around us
• Vouchers / samples :
• repeatable, verifiable
• can be re-examined with new tools (cf observations)
• Source of new knowledge and ideas
• Can be arrayed, distributed infrastructure
Collections are Part of our Scientific Infrastructure
Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD Global Science Forum
Scientific Collections initiative
• Proposal by Dutch delegation, GSF-14 (Feb 2006)
• Exploratory workshops: Leiden June 2007,
Washington, July 2008 (ISBER presented)
• Approval GSF Oct 2008 for planning
• Planning meetings: London, March 2009 (SciColl);
Berlin Sept 2009
Strategic planning and programme of work
Mission
help scientific collections and their host institutions
increase their effectiveness and the return on
investment in the long-term management of
collections
catalyse ground-breaking interdisciplinary research
that relies on access to scientific collections and
their associated information.
SciColl: International Coordinating Mechanism
Two main benefits
• Ensure collections are efficient and integrated
infrastructures
SciColl: International Coordinating Mechanism
Two main benefits
• Ensure collections are efficient and integrated
infrastructures
• Enable more science to be done, especially
interdisciplinary research
SciColl: International Coordinating Mechanism
Two main benefits
• Ensure collections are efficient and integrated
infrastructures
• Enable more science to be done, especially
interdisciplinary research
This will lead to the sustainabilty and development
of collections
Strategic planning and programme of work
Workplan:
• Best practice in management of collections
• Pilot research project
– Global Environment Change
Invasive Organisms
Emerging Diseases
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Invasive Organisms
Emerging Diseases
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Anthropogenic
Materials
Agriculture
Industrialisation
Invasive Organisms
Emerging Diseases
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Anthropogenic
Materials
Agriculture
Industrialisation
Early Agriculture
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Climate Change
Climate Change
Palaeoclimates
Invasive Organisms
Emerging Diseases
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Anthropogenic
Materials
Agriculture
Industrialisation
Climate Change
Early Agriculture
Climate Change
Palaeoclimates
Examples of interdisciplinary research programs
using collections
• impact of global climate change in specific ecosystems
(e.g., shallow seas / deserts / mountains)
• patterns of human migration
• changes in biodiversity, extinctions
• historical epidemiology, especially infectious diseases
• development of forensic tools
• movement of anthropogenic materials in the environment
• geological dynamics
Background – GSF Scientific Collections
initiative
• Proposal by Dutch delegation, GSF-14 (Feb 2006)
• Exploratory workshops: Leiden June 2007,
Washington, July 2008 (ISBER presented)
• Approval GSF Oct 2008
• Planning meetings: London, March 2009 (SciColl);
Berlin Sept 2009
• Scientific Conference Brussels Feb 2010
Workshop: International Coordination of an
interdisciplinary global research Infrastructure
• Feb 2010 at Royal Belgian Institute for the
Natural Sciences, Brussels.
• 85 researchers and institutional reps from 36
countries
• Funded: European Science Foundation,
US National Science Foundation,
Belgian Science policy Office
• Earth sciences, archaeology, biomedical
sciences, biodiversity sciences, anthropology
Workshop: International Coordination of an
interdisciplinary global research Infrastructure
Research using collections:
• Climate, environment and ecosystem change from
palaeo proxy collections
• Changing human disease patterns
• Climate and human induced extinctions
• Use of natural history collections for climate
change research
Workshop: International Coordination of an
interdisciplinary global research Infrastructure
Managing collections:
• Global Biological Resource Centre network –
laboratory-based living organisms
• Korean National Research Resource centre
• European network of natural science collections
(Synthesys)
Workshop: International Coordination of an
interdisciplinary global research Infrastructure
Outcomes:
• Strong support for SciColl concept
• SciColl aligns with
– other infrastructure initiatives (eg. Mapping European
Research Infrastructure Landscape)
– data coordination (GEO, GBIF)
Workshop: International Coordination of an
interdisciplinary global research Infrastructure
Outcomes:
• Strong support for SciColl concept
• SciColl aligns with other infrastructure initiatives
and data coordination
• Added value of SciColl is connecting different
research fields and thereby increasing access
– Use ontologies of target topics
– “Yellow pages” as finding tool
Workshop: International Coordination of an
interdisciplinary global research Infrastructure
Outcomes:
• Strong support for SciColl concept
• SciColl aligns with other infrastructure initiatives
and data coordination
• Added value of SciColl is connecting different
research fields and thereby increasing access
• Two or three pilot topics not just one – eg.
environmental change and emerging disease
Revised Workplan
Deliverables:
1. A community network of scientific collections
2. Improved quality of collections care
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Improving collections management
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Increased digital access to collections
3. Increased access and usability of collections
4. Catalysed new interdisciplinary research
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Two or three pilot topics
Developing Governance and sustainability
• Governance
Governance and management
Secretariat
directs
Executive
Board
runs
Work
Programme
Work
Programme
proposes
agrees
General
Assembly
advises
Scientific
Advisory
Board
Developing Governance and sustainability
• Governance
• Financial contributions
– governments based on GERD
– institutions based on size
Cate
gory
GERD
(latest
available figs)
Countries (examples)
USA, Japan,
Germany, China
Expected
contribution
(€ p.a.)
1
> $50 billion
90 k€
2
$18-50 billion Canada, France, Italy,
Korea, Russia, UK
40 k€
3
$7.5-18
billion
Australia, Austria,
Israel, Netherlands,
Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland
20 k€
4
< $7.5 billion
Belgium, Finland,
Singapore, South
Africa, Portugal,
Norway, Poland
10 k€
Category
Operational
budget,
including
staff [US$]
Staff
number on
collections
[additional
indicator]
Institutions
(examples)
Expected
Contribution
€ (p.a.)
Large -1
>$5 million
>150
NHM, SI, MNHN,
IODP
16k
Medium - 2
$1 million $5 million
50-150
MfN Berlin, Naturalis,
NICL
8k
Mediumsmall - 3
$200k - $1
million
10-50
INBIO, NMK,
University of New
Mexico
4k
Small - 4
<$200k
<10
Linnean Society
London,
2k
For consortia, the annual financial contribution will be determined in agreement with the Executive Board
Timeline and Milestones
Phase 1 - exploration
Feb 2006-Oct 2008
Phase 2 – organisational planning and community consultation
Phase 3 - Membership development
Oct 2008 – April 2010
April – November 2010
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May 2010: invitation to submit letters of intent to join SciColl
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August/ Sept 2010: when sufficient commitment establish Interim Executive Board
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August/ Sept 2010: launch of request for proposals to host SciColl Secretariat
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November 2010: Selection of Secretariat Host
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[Sept/ Oct steering committee and workshop in Australia]
Phase 4 – Organisational launch
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Nov. 2010: Advertisement for post of SciColl Executive Director
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Early 2011: official launch of SciColl (establishment of Secretariat)
Questions?