Presented by Dave Roberts and coauthored by Vince Smith at BioIdentify 2010, the National Muséum of Natural History (MNHN), Paris, France. 20-22 Sept, 2010.

1. Project overview Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft & Vincent S. Smith Natural History Museum, UK

4. ViBRANT Building on the computer tools of EDIT “ To set up the means, tools and infrastructure to produce a more rational and a more effective framework for European Biodiversity research” 14 Connecting people… ViBRANT connects people studying biodiversity regardless of their location. Each community website ( Scratchpad ) contains tools and services that enable users to study biodiversity in all its different facets. Connecting data… Information about biodiversity is scattered in a myriad of different places. ViBRANT helps defragment this information providing a window on the natural world that can be filtered according to users needs. Connecting science… ViBRANT bridges the gap between the producers & consumers of taxonomic information, providing the tools to help explain & predict the distribution of life on Earth.

9. Project plan The “chromosome” 14 SERVICE WP5. Data WP6. Publishing WP4. Standards WP8. Mobalisation RESEARCH WP2. Architecture WP7. Literature NETWORKING WP3. Training

10. Scratchpads Community focal point Scratchpads Virtual Research Environment http://scratchpad.eu 160+ research communities 14 N S R

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