2009 Institutional Council Meeting

2009 Institutional Council Meeting March 20, Cambridge, MA

MINUTES * 2009 Institutional Council Meeting Minutes
ACTION ITEMS * 2009 Institutional Council Meeting Action Items
ATTENDEES (alph by last name):

Elizabeth Babcock, Field Museum of Natural History
Tom Baione, American Museum of Natural History
Diana Duncan, Field Museum of Natural History
Susan Fraser, NYBG
Chris Freeland, BHL Technical Director
Tom Garnett, Program Director for the BHL
Nancy Gwinn, SIL
Graham Higley, Natural History Museum, London
Doug Holland, MOBOT
David Iggulden, Kew
Cathy Norton, MBL/WHOI
Connie Rinaldo, Ernst Mayr Library (local)
Judy Warnement Harvard Botany Libraries (local)

Thursday night dinner at the Faculty Club, 7 pm: all are attending
Directions: http://www.hfc.harvard.edu/directions.html

TRAVEL INFORMATION * 2009 Institutional Council Meeting Travel Information

Biodiversity Heritage Library Institutional Council AGENDA (DRAFT)
3/20/2009
Agassiz Room, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology

1. Welcome – logistics Connie Rinaldo, Graham Higley 9 – 9:10
2. Review of and Reflections on Accomplishments March 2008 – March 2009 – Tom Garnett 9:10 – 9:30
3. Report of developments of the EOL - Jim Edwards 10 minutes 9:30- 9:45
4. Outcomes of the March 2009 BHL Architecture Meeting – Chris Freeland (Minutes: 2009+Architecture+Meeting+Minutes) 9:45 – 10
5. BHL Europe Update - Graham Higley 10 – 10:15
6. TL-2 Project Recommendation – Judy Warnement 10:15 – 10:30 TL-2 Recommendation Final.doc
7. Break 10:30-10:50
8. Strategic Plan - Nancy Gwinn See attached draft 10:50 – 12 Internationalizing the Biodiversity Heritage Library.doc
9. Lunch 12 – 1 p.m.
10. Internationalization of BHL – Tom Garnett (see attached document) 1 – 1:30 China March 2009-2.doc
11. New applications from Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia and the California Academy of Sciences – Tom Garnett (see attached applications) 1:30 – 1:50 Biodiversity Heritage Library 2-25.ANSP calacad
12. Scanning and Digitization allocation from the MacArthur Funding; Issues and Process – Tom Garnett 1:50 – 2:30
13. Break 2:30 – 2:50
14. Dissemination Committee – Cathy Norton 2:50 – 3:10
15. Sustainability issues - ? 3:10 – 3:30
16. Remaining Problems 3:30- 4

Summary, review of action items, assignments and next steps 4 – 4:30