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To make OBIS financially sustainable

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 =

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To make OBIS financially sustainable

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  1. To make OBIS financially sustainable

  2. Why fund OBIS? ... it is an essential part of global science infrastructure

  3. Funding 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.

  4. OBIS organisation chart Governing Board Managers Committee Regional OBIS Nodes Scientific Working Groups Executive Committee Editorial Science Board Executive Director • Web Master, • Assistant to Director Research and Development Portal Manager Data Manager Web Programmer IT support Services

  5. Strategy • Demonstrate interoperability • Demonstrate large scale data publication and integration in a quality controlled, scholarly, online portal • 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.) • Develop community of data users • Demonstrate value of global data integration • Publications with new insights • Online applications for user communities

  6. Funding 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

  7. Organisation 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)

  8. Options • 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.

  9. Governance 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

  10. Outcome 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

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