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To make OBIS financially sustainable. Why fund OBIS?. ... it is an essential part of global science infrastructure. Funding needs. Coordination + portal staff + meetings = US$1 million p.a. Management + infrastructure at Regional OBIS Nodes = - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: To make  OBIS  financially sustainable

To make OBIS

financially sustainable

Page 2: To make  OBIS  financially sustainable

Why fund OBIS?Why fund OBIS?Why fund OBIS?Why fund OBIS?

... it is an essential part of

global science infrastructure

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Funding needsFunding needsFunding needsFunding needs

• Coordination + portal staff + meetings = US$1 million p.a.

• Management + infrastructure at Regional OBIS Nodes = • (0.5 person-year US$50,000 p.a. ) * 12 = US$600,000 p.a.

• Total = US$1.6 million p.a.

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Governing Board

Managers CommitteeRegional OBIS NodesScientific Working Groups

Executive Director

Web Master, Assistant to Director•

Web ProgrammerData Manager

Research and Development

Editorial Science Board

Portal Manager

OBIS organisation chart

IT support Services

Executive Committee

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Strategy

1. Demonstrate interoperability2. Demonstrate large scale data publication and integration in a

quality controlled, scholarly, online portal 3. Develop community data sources and culture of online data

publication • Relationships individual scientists• Relationships international and national organisations (GBIF, IOC, FAO,

IOOS, DFO, CSIRO, NOAA, GEOSS, ICES, IABO, IUBS, ICSU, etc.)

4. Develop community of data users 5. Demonstrate value of global data integration

• Publications with new insights• Online applications for user communities

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Funding strategyFunding strategyFunding strategyFunding strategy

• Research, development, user applications• Special short-term contracts and grants

• Distribute costs • Regional OBIS Nodes obtain own funding• Mirror sites

• International coordination and data management• ? options

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Organisation modelsOrganisation modelsOrganisation modelsOrganisation models

• SAFHOS (country donations + fees for services + research contracts)

• MBARI (endowment + research grants)

• ASFA (nodes self-funded, FAO host secretariat)

• GBIF (country membership fees)

• SCOR (country donations)

• IMBER (hosted by country)

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OptionsOptionsOptionsOptions

• One or more organizations agree to host the

• portal and its website.

• the secretariat, and/or sponsor staff.

• IOC, IODE, FAO, SCOR, UNEP, or others fund secretariat and meetings.

• RON cover their own costs to meetings.

• RON provide a annual contribution to secretariat and meeting’s costs.

• User community large and targeted enough to attract advertising of marine technology and publications through OBIS.

• Organizations and individuals sponsor OBIS through donations because they feel it is a worthwhile scientific public good.

• Obtain or develop endowment from which interest sponsors parts of OBIS.

• Mixture of above.

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GovernanceGovernanceGovernanceGovernance

• Ownership of OBIS IPR is shared by OBIS community

• Limiting (personal and organisation) liability

• Not-for-profit status

• Independent, adaptable

• Incorporate to clarify above

• Governing Board

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OutcomeOutcomeOutcomeOutcome

• OBIS recognised as valuable and prestigious scientific activity

• Regional (& thematic) OBIS Nodes self-funded

• One or more countries or organizations offer to host OBIS portal and secretariat

• Central budget from national or international organization