The 2012 GBIF Science Symposium, held in association with the 19th meeting of the GBIF Governing Board, will take place at Lillehammer University College in Norway and is open to the public. The theme of this year's symposium will be “GBIF at work – biodiversity data at the service of science and society.” The symposium will feature eight presentations, including a keynote by Nathan Swenson, winner of the 2012 Ebbe Nielsen Prize, as well as a panel discussion on GBIF as data infrastructure to inform science and society.  

date: 19 September 2012   venue: Lillehammer University College, Lillehammer, Norway   location: Lillehammer, Norway   contact: Sampreethi Aipanjiguly   e-mail: saipanjiguly@gbif.org   www: http://gb19.gbif.org/GB19/symposium.html