Governance

Steering committee

SBDI is governed by an independent Steering Committee (SC) composed of seven representatives with wide experience from research and research infrastructure in Sweden and abroad.

• Anders Hamsten, Senior advisor to the vice chancellor at LU

• Michaela Barth, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

• Hanna Tornevall, Gothenburg Botanical Garden

• Hugo de Boer, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo

• Johan Wulff, Naturvårdsverket/EPA

• Anne-Sophie Archambeau, Muséum National d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris

• Joakim Appelquist, The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)

Scientific committee

The SBDI SC is supported by a Scientific Committee (SciC). The SciC consists of internationally renowned representatives from the biodiversity informatics and user communities.

• Alexandre Antonelli, Kew Gardens

• Alexander Ziska, Philipps-University Marburg

• Francisco Hernandez, VLIZ – Vlanders Marine Institute

• Donald Hobern, International Barcode of Life Consortium

• Hanna Koivula, CSC – IT Centre for Science

• Cynthia Parr, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture

• Helen Roy, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

• Pamela Soltis, University of Florida, Gainesville

Stakeholder assembly

Additionally, representatives from the heads of all partner organizations in the SBDI consortium congregate for an annual Stakeholder assembly, pointing out directions to the SC and handling common matters related to the overarching administration of the SBDI consortium.