Canterbury Dataversity Meeting
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- Last post by Dan Randow at 5:27pm, Feb 27, 2009
Keywords:
- dataversity
- dataversity_public_discuss@dataversity.org.nz
- Canterbury
- lunch
- Dan
Sorry about that blank email. Here's what I meant to say...
Greetings and welcome to Dataversity in 2009!
In addition to the national Dataversity meeting in Wellington on 19 and
20 March,
http://dataversity.org.nz/r/topic/7qd3FhlBOWP2I0p9mYpkCh
I am planning a series of regional Dataversity meetings this year. The
first is to be in Canterbury on Tuesday 23rd or Wednesday 24th February.
Every time I've got a group of biodiversity data people together, there
has been an interesting discussion and exchange of ideas. Just swapping
notes about who is doing what often stirs up useful ideas and
opportunities to solve problems. Meeting together face to face is a good
way to find out a lot about what each other are doing, and makes it
easier to maintain ongoing contact. When participants are all from one
region, they are likely to be facing common issues, and to be able to
keep in touch around them.
This meeting is therefore open to all local government biodiversity
managers from the Canterbury region, and to staff of DoC, Landcare
Research and other agencies who are interested to participate. If you're
from out of Canterbury and would like to participate, either face to
face or via audio conference, you're invited, too.
Please let me know directly, or by adding to this topic in the public
discussion group.
http://dataversity.org.nz/r/topic/7caoYxMQPa2DgZSUTQ9084
I'll finalise the date and venue, when I have a few people confirmed as
interested.
cheers,
Greetings and welcome to Dataversity in 2009!
In addition to the national Dataversity meeting in Wellington on 19 and
20 March,
http://dataversity.org.nz/r/topic/7qd3FhlBOWP2I0p9mYpkCh
I am planning a series of regional Dataversity meetings this year. The
first is to be in Canterbury on Tuesday 23rd or Wednesday 24th February.
Every time I've got a group of biodiversity data people together, there
has been an interesting discussion and exchange of ideas. Just swapping
notes about who is doing what often stirs up useful ideas and
opportunities to solve problems. Meeting together face to face is a good
way to find out a lot about what each other are doing, and makes it
easier to maintain ongoing contact. When participants are all from one
region, they are likely to be facing common issues, and to be able to
keep in touch around them.
This meeting is therefore open to all local government biodiversity
managers from the Canterbury region, and to staff of DoC, Landcare
Research and other agencies who are interested to participate. If you're
from out of Canterbury and would like to participate, either face to
face or via audio conference, you're invited, too.
Please let me know directly, or by adding to this topic in the public
discussion group.
http://dataversity.org.nz/r/topic/7caoYxMQPa2DgZSUTQ9084
I'll finalise the date and venue, when I have a few people confirmed as
interested.
cheers,
The idea of meeting up with other Canterbury local governments and agencies
sounds interesting. It would be good to hear of others locally who are aiming
to achieve similar outcomes to us at CCC. We are starting on the road to
putting our own house in order re. biological data recording and management -
and we're right at the beginning of the (long) process. To share ideas and
approaches and establish a local network could be very useful.
However, the proposed meeting in Wellington in March is of more immediate
interest; to hear from agencies in other areas of the country where some of
this work has already taken place. Presumably that is still happening? It takes
priority for us, although we would still like to be involved in a Canterbury
get-together.
sounds interesting. It would be good to hear of others locally who are aiming
to achieve similar outcomes to us at CCC. We are starting on the road to
putting our own house in order re. biological data recording and management -
and we're right at the beginning of the (long) process. To share ideas and
approaches and establish a local network could be very useful.
However, the proposed meeting in Wellington in March is of more immediate
interest; to hear from agencies in other areas of the country where some of
this work has already taken place. Presumably that is still happening? It takes
priority for us, although we would still like to be involved in a Canterbury
get-together.
To clarify the dates I am proposing for the Canterbury meeting, they are
Tuesday 24 or Wednesday 25 February (not the Monday or the
non-existent dates in my last email).
If you're interested, please let me know your preferred day.
The Wellington meeting, by the way, is definitely still on.
cheers,
Tuesday 24 or Wednesday 25 February (not the Monday or the
non-existent dates in my last email).
If you're interested, please let me know your preferred day.
The Wellington meeting, by the way, is definitely still on.
cheers,
Sorry Dan but Otago sunshine and the rail trail calls at that time -
that said as I mentioned to you today great to see it happening and the
positive networking.
Alan
>Alan White
>Biodiversity Funds Manager
>Marketing and Communications Group
>Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai
>
>Conservation House | 18-32 Manners St, Wellington | PO Box 10-420,
Wellington 6143 | New Zealand
>DDI: 04 471 3142 | Mobile: 0274 302 702 | Fax: 04 381 3057
that said as I mentioned to you today great to see it happening and the
positive networking.
Alan
>Alan White
>Biodiversity Funds Manager
>Marketing and Communications Group
>Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai
>
>Conservation House | 18-32 Manners St, Wellington | PO Box 10-420,
Wellington 6143 | New Zealand
>DDI: 04 471 3142 | Mobile: 0274 302 702 | Fax: 04 381 3057
Hi Dan, myself and possibly more people from Landcare Research plan to attend
the Canterbury meeting.
the Canterbury meeting.
Hi Dan,
Madan Gautam and myself from DOC plan to attend the Canterbury meeting.
Wednesday 25 would be better than Tues 24 but we can do either day.
Lynette
Lynette Hartley, Data Analyst, Ecosystems and Species Unit
Five Minute Bird Count Database Administrator 5MBC website
Department of Conservation, Research and Development Group
PO Box 13049, Christchurch 8141, New Zealand, DDI (03) 378 9562
Madan Gautam and myself from DOC plan to attend the Canterbury meeting.
Wednesday 25 would be better than Tues 24 but we can do either day.
Lynette
Lynette Hartley, Data Analyst, Ecosystems and Species Unit
Five Minute Bird Count Database Administrator 5MBC website
Department of Conservation, Research and Development Group
PO Box 13049, Christchurch 8141, New Zealand, DDI (03) 378 9562
Hi Dan
I am keen to come along to the Canterbury Dataversity Meeting. Either
24th or 25th suit me.
Kind regards
Di
Di Carter
Port Hills Ranger
Christchurch City Council
101 Victoria Park Rd
CHCH 8002
03 941 7572 or 027 201 5653
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I am keen to come along to the Canterbury Dataversity Meeting. Either
24th or 25th suit me.
Kind regards
Di
Di Carter
Port Hills Ranger
Christchurch City Council
101 Victoria Park Rd
CHCH 8002
03 941 7572 or 027 201 5653
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Hi All,
The Canterbury Dataversity Meeting now includes a free lunch! Confirmed
details are as follows.
11:30 to 14:00, Wednesday 25 February.
Lunch provided.
Opihi Room, Environment Canterbury, Kilmore St, Chch.
The programme will be as follows.
11:30 Introductions.
12:00 Lunch.
12:30 Presentations & Discussion.
14:00 Finish.
This will give everyone a chance to get to know everyone else a little,
including informally over lunch. The session after lunch will allow for
brief presentations either showcasing an existing system, or describing
a requirement for a system, with some discussion to follow. A data
projector and PC (hopefully with Internet access) will be available.
So far, I have RSVPS for the following.
Frances Schmechel of ECan
Adrian Meredith of ECan
Oliver Mould of CCC
Liz Garson of CCC
Di Carter of CCC
Nick Spencer of Landcare Research
[another tbc] of Landcare Research
Lynette Hartley of DoC
Madan Gautam of DoC
Others, if you are keen to attend, please RSVP to me
<email obscured>, noting dietary preferences. (If you are on the
list above, and have dietary preferences please let me know about those,
too).
cheers,
The Canterbury Dataversity Meeting now includes a free lunch! Confirmed
details are as follows.
11:30 to 14:00, Wednesday 25 February.
Lunch provided.
Opihi Room, Environment Canterbury, Kilmore St, Chch.
The programme will be as follows.
11:30 Introductions.
12:00 Lunch.
12:30 Presentations & Discussion.
14:00 Finish.
This will give everyone a chance to get to know everyone else a little,
including informally over lunch. The session after lunch will allow for
brief presentations either showcasing an existing system, or describing
a requirement for a system, with some discussion to follow. A data
projector and PC (hopefully with Internet access) will be available.
So far, I have RSVPS for the following.
Frances Schmechel of ECan
Adrian Meredith of ECan
Oliver Mould of CCC
Liz Garson of CCC
Di Carter of CCC
Nick Spencer of Landcare Research
[another tbc] of Landcare Research
Lynette Hartley of DoC
Madan Gautam of DoC
Others, if you are keen to attend, please RSVP to me
<email obscured>, noting dietary preferences. (If you are on the
list above, and have dietary preferences please let me know about those,
too).
cheers,
Dan,
I will tag along with Nick Spencer.
Kevin Richards
Landcare Research
I will tag along with Nick Spencer.
Kevin Richards
Landcare Research
Dan
Pressure of other work has kept me away from Dataversity for some time.
Paul Fisher (who I have copied this message to) has recently started
with NCC (this week) in the environmental monitoring area and has a
background which includes biological databases. I would like Paul F to
become involved with this debate, have access to the Dataversity site
and perhaps attend the Christchurch meeting is he can make the
arrangements in time.
Cheers
Paul Sheldon
Pressure of other work has kept me away from Dataversity for some time.
Paul Fisher (who I have copied this message to) has recently started
with NCC (this week) in the environmental monitoring area and has a
background which includes biological databases. I would like Paul F to
become involved with this debate, have access to the Dataversity site
and perhaps attend the Christchurch meeting is he can make the
arrangements in time.
Cheers
Paul Sheldon
Hi All,
Below is an update about the Canterbury Dataversity Meeting on Weds 25
February.
Please note, in particular a change of venue (we outgrew the one I had
planned).
cheers,
Below is an update about the Canterbury Dataversity Meeting on Weds 25
February.
Please note, in particular a change of venue (we outgrew the one I had
planned).
cheers,
Hi Dan,
To firm up an earlier tentative interest - I will now be attending.
Regards
Jim
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Dr Jim McLeod| Regional Data Advocate | Resource Information Group
Environment Waikato
P: +64 7 859 0999
F: +64 7 859 0998
M: 021 369 813
E-mail: <email obscured>
PO Box 4010, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3247
Please consider the environment before printing this email
To firm up an earlier tentative interest - I will now be attending.
Regards
Jim
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Dr Jim McLeod| Regional Data Advocate | Resource Information Group
Environment Waikato
P: +64 7 859 0999
F: +64 7 859 0998
M: 021 369 813
E-mail: <email obscured>
PO Box 4010, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3247
Please consider the environment before printing this email
Further to this, as I am booked out on the 6:20 to Hm and the meeting is
scheduled to finish at 2:00, I would be very interested in talking
further with people from ECAN and the CC Council.
In particular I am interested in what a "whole of local government"
structure might be. Presently we have LGNZ as a Wn lobby group acting as
a voice for LG, but it is very difficult for them to provide more than
this, especially when Central Government wants to engage with Councils.
What are some other alternatives?
I am also happy to meet with others to discuss other aspects of sharing
and integration of local/regional/central government data and
information, especially from a the "mainlanders" perspective/experience
~8-)
Please contact me directly.
Jim
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Dr Jim McLeod| Regional Data Advocate | Resource Information Group
Environment Waikato
P: +64 7 859 0999
F: +64 7 859 0998
M: 021 369 813
E-mail: <email obscured>
PO Box 4010, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3247
Please consider the environment before printing this email
scheduled to finish at 2:00, I would be very interested in talking
further with people from ECAN and the CC Council.
In particular I am interested in what a "whole of local government"
structure might be. Presently we have LGNZ as a Wn lobby group acting as
a voice for LG, but it is very difficult for them to provide more than
this, especially when Central Government wants to engage with Councils.
What are some other alternatives?
I am also happy to meet with others to discuss other aspects of sharing
and integration of local/regional/central government data and
information, especially from a the "mainlanders" perspective/experience
~8-)
Please contact me directly.
Jim
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Dr Jim McLeod| Regional Data Advocate | Resource Information Group
Environment Waikato
P: +64 7 859 0999
F: +64 7 859 0998
M: 021 369 813
E-mail: <email obscured>
PO Box 4010, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3247
Please consider the environment before printing this email
Jim - I'm happy to chat with you after the meeting, before you have to head off
back to Hamilton. I'll keep the afternoon free, then we can play it by ear.
Liz (CCC)
back to Hamilton. I'll keep the afternoon free, then we can play it by ear.
Liz (CCC)
Thank you to all who participated in the meeting held on Weds 25 in
Christchurch. I was pleased the amount of conversation that occurred,
both during the formal parts of the meeting, and over lunch. At the same
time, the complexity of the issues, challenges and opportunities faced
by the participants quickly became apparent. This was one small step,
that we can follow up with conversations online, and in future local and
national meetings.
Others who were at the Canterbury meeting, please post your reflections
about it to this topic.
Below are some some photos from the meeting.
To see the photos, view this post on the web, ie at the bottom of the
following page.
http://dataversity.org.nz/r/topic/Pik9735Bfwn3LBo6FNq0B
Thanks to those who helped by taking photos.
Christchurch. I was pleased the amount of conversation that occurred,
both during the formal parts of the meeting, and over lunch. At the same
time, the complexity of the issues, challenges and opportunities faced
by the participants quickly became apparent. This was one small step,
that we can follow up with conversations online, and in future local and
national meetings.
Others who were at the Canterbury meeting, please post your reflections
about it to this topic.
Below are some some photos from the meeting.
To see the photos, view this post on the web, ie at the bottom of the
following page.
http://dataversity.org.nz/r/topic/Pik9735Bfwn3LBo6FNq0B
Thanks to those who helped by taking photos.