GBIF Virtual Data Mobilization Workshop for West Asia 2026 – YOA

Deadline: April 17, 2026

Applications are open for the GBIF Virtual Data Mobilization Workshop for West Asia 2026. The GBIF Asia Regional Support Team is conducting an information mobilization workshop to deal with capability wants and to advertise information publication throughout the West Asia area.

Conducted over the course of May and June 2026, this digital workshop will likely be based mostly on the GBIF Biodiversity Data Mobilization curriculum. The intention of the workshop is to coach information holders in challenge planning, information seize, information administration and information publication, with a deal with GBIF’s instruments and infrastructure. Participants who efficiently full the workshop and assignments will obtain a badge to certify the abilities and experience they purchase.

Eligibility

• Open to authorities and organizational representatives from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Selection Criteria

If greater than 35 purposes are acquired, contributors will likely be chosen based mostly on the next standards (in no particular order):

• Applicants which have already recognized dataset(s) that they intend to publish and have cleared licensing necessities.
• Applicants that characterize information holding establishments planning to publish information.
• Applicants which have plans to carry replication workshops.
• Applicants that intend to turn into mentors to assist future workshops (superior badge wanted).
• The choice course of can even take into account geographic and thematic stability within the workshop contributors.

Application

The workshop will likely be carried out in English language throughout three phases:

• 18–22 May: Preparatory course actions
  self-paced on-line
• 25 & 28 May, 1 & 4 June: Virtual workshop
  Zoom classes (08:00–12:00 CEST (UTC+2)) and self-paced on-line (estimated 4 hours per day)
• 8–30 June: Certification workouts
  self-paced on-line

The deadline for workshop purposes is 17 April 2026 at 23:59 UTC. All candidates will likely be notified by 24 April 2026.

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For extra info, go to GBIF Virtual Data Mobilization Workshop.