Goals of meeting:

  • To share information about individual project goals, progress, insights, and hindsight about approaches that have and have not worked
  • To foster increased integration across projects, especially in dealing with analytical and informatic challenges
  • To promote a unified approach to outreach and education efforts
  • To facilitate integration among ATOL and PBI efforts to resolve global patterns of biodiversity and biodiversification
  • To develop a vision and mission for future ATOL and PBI effort