The objective of the working group is to foster accessibility of existing and emerging biological collection data banks at the international level by developing proposals for data and metadata standards. The groups long-term objectives:a) Foment standardization of the terminology used to model biological collection information, b) Collect and make public documents providing standards used in - or of potential use for - biological collections and c) Contribute to a general format for data exchange and retrieval for biological collections. ... [Information of the supplier]
The International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature was established to encourage and facilitate the development and use of, and communication about, phylogenetic nomenclature. Towards this end, the ISPN organizes periodic scientific meetings (currently held on even-numbered years) and is overseeing the completion and implementation of a code of rules to govern phylogenetic nomenclature — the PhyloCode. The ISPN is governed by a Council, of which all members except the Program Director are elected. For more information, see the Bylaws. The ISPN maintains two committees whose responsibilities pertain directly to the functioning of the PhyloCode: the Committee on Phylogenetic Nomenclature (CPN) and the Registration Committee. The members of both committees are elected by the ISPN membership. The CPN is responsible for reviewing and approving changes in the draft PhyloCode, leading to its implementation. After implementation of the code, the CPN will rule on proposals for conservation or suppression of names, resolve ambiguities in the provisions of the code, amend the provisions of the code, and produce future editions of it. ... [Information of the supplier]
The International Committee on Bionomenclature (ICB) was created in 1995 by joint decision of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) and the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) to explore ways and means to harmonise the various sets of international rules governing the creation and use of scientific names of organisms. The objectives of the ICB are: a) To serve as the inter-Union scientific body for Organismal Nomenclature (Bionomenclature) within ICSU and to both Founding Unions; b) To provide a forum for discussion between representatives of the various organisations and committees responsible for the international rules governing the scientific names of extant and fossil organisms; c) To explore issues of common concern to the aforementioned organisations and committees with a view to identifying and implementing common solutions and d) To promote the understanding of organismal nomenclature amongst biologists as a whole through the organization of workshops and symposia at appropriate scientific meetings and through publication. In fulfilment of its objectives the ICB will, in particular: a) Pursue work on the BioCode so as to make it an appropriate instrument to govern the nomenclature of all extant and fossil taxa in the future, and to work toward its adoption by the World’s biologists; b) Promote the set-up of a system for the mandatory declaration of future nomenclatural acts such as the creation of new scientific names of organisms... ... [Information of the supplier]
