Aquatic Commons Board

Chair: Joan Parker

Members 2011-2013
IAMSLIC Junior vice-president: Guillermina Cosulich
IAMSLIC Member at large: Andrea Cristiani
IAMSLIC Technical representative: Hardy Schwamm
IAMSLIC Regional representative: Zanele Hadebe
ASFA/FAO Liaison – Armand Gribling
IODE representative: Linda Pikula
IODE Technical representative: Aditya Naik Kakodkar
IAMSLIC President (ex-officio): Maria Kalentsits

Term: Term for the members is 2 years, except for the IAMSLIC President and Junior President Elect as these are not two years terms attached to a person but are filled by whomever is in that office.

Voting: Each person in the above listing has 1 vote except for the IAMSLIC President who does not have a vote.

Charge:
The responsibility of this Board (ACB) is to guide the development of the Aquatic Commons digital repository for IAMSLIC. Specific tasks include identifying appropriate metadata standards, designing for maximum usability, identifying content, resolving interoperability issues, and managing public relations including future training needs. Although members of the ACB are appointed by the IAMSLIC Executive Board, any task forces or working groups may be independently constituted by the Aquatic Commons Board. The ACB is also responsible for identifying partners for content development and ongoing funding.

Background documents