Richard Lane, Chair Natural History Museum, London
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Richard Lane, Chair Natural History Museum, London
Scientific Collections International (SciColl)
An international coordinating mechanism
ISBER Rotterdam May 2010
Photo National Ice Core Labratory, USGS
Photo J. Hicks, U.S. Geological Survey
Millenium seed bank Kew
Herbarium, NHM London
Marine Zoology, NHM London
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
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
Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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 MechanismTwo 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 workWorkplan:
• Best practice in management of collections
• Pilot research project
– Global Environment Change
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Invasive Organisms Emerging Diseases
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Invasive Organisms Emerging Diseases
Anthropogenic Materials
Agriculture Industrialisation
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Invasive Organisms Emerging Diseases
Anthropogenic Materials
Agriculture Industrialisation
Early Agriculture
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Climate Change
Climate Change
Palaeoclimates
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Invasive Organisms Emerging Diseases
Anthropogenic Materials
Climate Change
Agriculture Industrialisation
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 InfrastructureResearch 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 InfrastructureManaging 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 InfrastructureOutcomes:
• 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 InfrastructureOutcomes:
• 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 InfrastructureOutcomes:
• 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
• Improving collections management
• Increased digital access to collections
3. Increased access and usability of collections
4. Catalysed new interdisciplinary research
• Two or three pilot topics
Developing Governance and sustainability
• Governance
Governance and management
Executive Board
Scientific Advisory
Board
Secretariat
Work Programme
General Assembly
Work Programme
agreesproposes
advises
runs
directs
Developing Governance and sustainability
• Governance
• Financial contributions
– governments based on GERD
– institutions based on size
Category
GERD (latest
available figs)
Countries (examples) Expected contribution
(€ p.a.)
1 > $50 billion USA, Japan, Germany, China
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
Medium-small - 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 MilestonesPhase 1 - exploration Feb 2006-Oct 2008
Phase 2 – organisational planning and community consultation Oct 2008 – April 2010
Phase 3 - Membership development April – November 2010
• May 2010: invitation to submit letters of intent to join SciColl
• August/ Sept 2010: when sufficient commitment establish Interim Executive Board
• August/ Sept 2010: launch of request for proposals to host SciColl Secretariat
• November 2010: Selection of Secretariat Host
• [Sept/ Oct steering committee and workshop in Australia]
Phase 4 – Organisational launch
• Nov. 2010: Advertisement for post of SciColl Executive Director • Early 2011: official launch of SciColl (establishment of Secretariat)
Questions?