Below you will find information about the development and functioning of the e-conference plus some guidelines for participants and contributors. If you need any help or have any comments do not hesitate to contact us at enbiforums@ma-rjb.csic.es.

Logging into the e-conference

The first ENBI e-conference consists of a mail list where the discussion is developed, and a web site which displays all the contributions posted to the conference. A preliminary subscription allows you to receive contributions in your personal e-mail box (to subscribe, click here).

Receiving messages

You will receive the messages directly into your mailbox. Besides, the contributions are archived in the "1st ENBI e-conference" ENBI-CIRCA Interest Group >> "Library" area (for this purpose, view the contributions posted).

Posting contributions

Registration is required in order to be able to send contributions. To send a message to each session, please just send a mail to the following e-mail address:

Session 1: Sharing biodiversity information (10 - 21 September 2003)
enbi-sbi@listserv.rediris.es
Moderator: Dr. Patricia Mergen (GBIF-Belgium).

Session 2: Biodiversity information: What services are needed and how the data providers should supply them? (15 - 21 September 2003)
enbi-bis@listserv.rediris.es
Moderator: Dr. Patricia Mergen (GBIF-Belgium).

Session 3 : General discussion about most relevant topics arisen in the previous sessions (22 - 28 September 2003)
enbi-forums@listserv.rediris.es
Moderator: Marisa Esteban (ENBI Forums-Spain).

Although you are using different e-mail address for each session, subscribers will receive all messages posted from all sessions of the ENBI e-conference.

It is also possible to reply any message coming from any e-conference session (from:enbi-sbi@listserv.rediris.es, enbi-bis@listserv.rediris.es or enbi-forums@listserv.rediris.es).

If you have any difficulty, please contact or send your contribution directly to enbiforums@ma-rjb.csic.es.

Please note that this is a moderated e-conference., i.e. your contribution will not automatically be forwarded to other participants or posted on the website and could be edited by the e-conference committee. Any contribution will be posted to participants and uploaded on to the web site within a maximum of 24 hours from the moment of sending.

In order to maintain common standard for contributions posted to the e-conference, please bear the following guidelines in mind:

• Texts should not be longer than one A4 page.
• Make sure that your contributions include the following information:
  - A title (in the subject of your e-mail).
  - Your name and the organization you belong to.
  - A summary (in a few sentences) of the content of your contribution.

Please note that no attachments (pictures, graphs, tables…) will not be forwarded to participants' mail boxes, but will be included on the website and in the final report of the e-conference.