Domestic Training Plan
Domestic Training Plan
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No. of Period Number of Course
Topics Trainee days Sponsor 1994 1995 1996 1997 Total
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Principle of Biodiversity 30 10 IOZ 1* 1
Information System
Data Management in NBIS 30 10 IOB & IOZ 1* 1 1 1 4
Modelling in Biodiversity 30 10 IOZ & IOB 1 1 2
Study
Statistics and Multivariate 30 10 IOB 1 1 2
Analysis
Application of GIS 30 10 IOB & IOZ 1* 1 2
Expert System and Optimized 30 10 IOB & IOZ 1* 1
Management Modelling
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*: Technical Assistance experts will be invited to these workshops.
1. Workshop on Principles of Biodiversity Information System
A.Background
CBIS is a combination of biodiversity research and system
information theories. The design and implementation of CBIS are
creative and explorative tasks. Even though there is no identical
existing system example, there are a few successful data banks of
biodiversity research existing around the world which has similar
functions as CBIS databases. It would be of great help to invite
some notable foreign experts on the biodiversity research and
application of information theories to biodiversity research to
train the CBIS working group responsible for designing,
implementation and operation of CBIS.
B.Objectives
The trainees should be able to obtain enough knowledge about
the scope, subareas and frontiers of current biodiversity research,
as well as the necessities, requirement and limitation on CBIS
imposed by research programs. The main purposes of the workshop is
to train the working group of CBIS for designing, implementation
and operation of CBIS.
C.Activities
The workshop would invite notable experts on biodiversity
research and information theory application to biodiversity
research to lecture on the scope and frontiers of biodiverisity
research, principles of biodiversity information system, case
studies concerning the problems in development of biodiversity
information system. The workshop will also discuss important issues
about the physical design of CBIS. The target audience is upper
level managers and senior engineers in CBIS project. The course
would be sponsored by Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences. Institute of Zoology and Biodiversity Office would
handle details of course administration.
D.Outputs
The number of trainees will be limited to 30. Major
coordinative issues in CBIS designing and implementation will be
finalized.
E.Timing
The workshop will be held in the late of 1993 and scheduled
for 9 days with 7 days devoted to lectures and 2 days for discussion.
2. Workshop on Database Management for Biodiversity Information System
A.Background
Various databases of biodiversity constitute the foundation of
biodiversity research, and hence one of the three components of
biodiversity information system. The quality of the databases would
directly affect the efficiency of exploration of the biodiversity
information, hence necessitating the training of database working
personnel of the information systems on design, implementation,
operation and maintainence of the biodiversity databases.
B.Objectives
The workshop would let the participants grasp general
principles, structures and management of databases, as well as the
possible special requirement imposed on the databases by
biodiversity research.
C.Activities
The workshop would present material on database management
principles and methods for biodiversity information system, case
studies concerning the problems in managing and operating
biodiversity databases. The target audience is junior technician
and engineers (in 1994) and middle and upper level (in 1996) in
CBIS project. The course would be sponsored by Institute of Botany,
Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Botany,Institute of
Zoology and Biodiversity Office would handle details of course
administration.
D.Output
The number of participants would be limited up to 30 for each
session. At the end of the workshop, the participant will pass a test
on the principles, structure and management of the biodiversity
databases. They will also complete a practicing design of a model
database with typical biodiversity database structure.
E.Timing
The workshop will be held every year from 1993 to 1996 and
scheduled for 10 days with 5 days devoted to lectures and others
for discussion.
3. Workshop on Biodiversity Modelling
A.Background
The principal idea of biodiversity information system is to
analyze and process the primary biodiversity information at various
scales, depths and levels in order to discover major important
factors governing the development and variation of the
biodiversity. The methods of analyses and the information flow
routes during the analyzing process constitute the biodiversity
models. The purposes of CBIS model libraries is to facilitate the
modelling process in biodiversity research. The model libraries in
CBIS should employ contemporarily advanced system theory and
computer resources and provide the biodiversity researchers with a
flexible and convenient modelling environment with special
consideration to satisfy the requirement for Chinese biodiversity
research. To develop and maintain such an environment, it is
necessary to train the information system personnel on the special
issues concerning the model library design and implementation. In
addition, it is also important to train the users of the model
library in order to make full use of the model library.
B.Objectives
The workshop is intended for training of both the
personnels of model library for the CBIS and the biodiversity
researchers of the participating institutes of CBIS.
C.Activities
The workshop would present material on techniques of
biodiversity modelling, including system control, evolution,
coupling between systems and matching between models of different
scales. The workshop would emphasize on the mathematical handling
of major environmental and biological factors and processes, as
well as the interface between model library and databases and
interface between model library and expert system library in the
information system. The target audience is middle (in 1995) and
upper lever (in 1997) researchers and engineers in CBIS project.
The number of participants is limited up to 30 for each session. The
course would be jointly sponsored by Institute of Zoology and
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The two
institutes and Biodiversity Office will handle details of course
administration.
D.Output
The participants will be able to grasp general methods of
biodiversity modelling and acquainted with the function and
structure of the model library of the biodiversity information
system.
E.Timing
The workshop will be held in 1994 and 1995,respectively, and
scheduled for 10 days with 8 days of lecture and 2 days of discussion
in each period.
4. Workshop on Statistics, Multivariate Analysis of Biodiversity
Information System
A.Background
Research on biodiversity deals with too many unknown
mechanisms of biological factors, quantities and processes.
Empirical multivariate statistical models will play an central role
in the research. Statistical modelling is always the preliminary
stage of mechanistic modelling. Thus statistical models contribute
to a major portion of the model library of the biodiversity
information system. The general function of statistical models in
the biodiversity research is to analyze statistically the large
volume of biodiversity data in order to control the data quality
and screen out the outlier in the data, and to help with hypotheses
generation and testing. Multivariate analyses can especially be
used to discover statistically the controlling factors of
biodiversity.
B.Objectives
The workshop is intended to train the model library personnel
of the biodiversity information systems and the biodiversity
researchers of those institutes participating the CBIS project on
various statistical modelling methods and principles and techniques
of multivariate analysis.
C.Activities
The workshop will arrange lectures on random processes,
statistical methods and multivariate analyses in biodiversity
research, case studies concerning the problems in statistics,
multivariate analysis. The target audience is middle and upper
level researchers (in 1996) of CBIS project. The course would be
sponsored by Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of
Sciences.Institute of Botany and Biodiversity Office would handle
details of course administration.
D.Output
The number of participants would be limited up to 30 for each
session. The participants will grasp general methods of statistical
modelling and multivariate analyses with possible application to
biodiversity research.
E.Timing
The workshop will be held in 1994 and 1996,respectively, and
scheduled for 10 days with 8 days of lecture and 2 days of discussion
in each time.
5. Workshop on Application of GIS for Biodiversity Information System
A.Background
The fundamental function of GIS is to analyze graphically the
large volumes of spatially distributed data with multi-attributes,
and hence to reduce the dimension of the data. GIS can never be too
important for biodiversity research. It can be employed for
graphical analyses of primary information as well as secondary
information generated by biodiversity models to help with
hypotheses generation and testing. The model library personnel in
the biodiversity information system as well as ordinary
biodiversity researchers should be familiar with the general
principles of GIS and grasp the operation techniques of typical GIS
software.
B.Objectives
The workshop is designed to train the biodiversity information
system personnel as well as researchers of the institutes
participating CBIS project on the general principles of GIS and
special application of GIS to biodiversity research.
C.Activities
The workshop would present material on application of GIS to
biodiversity study, case studies concerning the technical problems
in developing GIS applications to biodiversity research. The target
audience is middle level researchers and engineers (in 1994, 1996)
in CBIS project. The course would be sponsored by Institute of
Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Botany and
Biodiversity Office will handle details of course administration.
E.Output
The number of participants is limited up to 30 for each session.
At the end of the workshop, the trainees should pass a test about
the GIS application to biodiversity research. The biodiversity
information system personnel will work out some interface design
between GIS and other components of the information systems.
E.Timing
The workshop will be held in 1993 and 1995,respectively, and
scheduled for 10 days with 8 days devoted for lectures and 2 days
for discussion in each time.
6. Workshop on Expert System, Optimization Management Models
for Biodiversity Study
A.Background
The ultimate goal of biodiversity research is to propose the
optimal plans or strategies of biodiversity conservancy and
sustainable management of biological resources upon the collected
primary biodiversity information and the derived information from
biodiversity models. However, the task of optimal planning can be
accomplished only when the empirical knowledge of the biodiversity
conservancy experts are incorporated with the primary and derived
information. This is due to the limited primary information and
limited laws derived from the primary information. The integration
of the primary and derived information together with the empirical
knowledge of experts is the working domain of expert systems.
Biodiversity expert systems constitutes another major portion of
the biodiversity information systems. We need to train personnel to
design, implement, maintain the biodiversity expert systems as well
as apply the expert systems to particular biodiversity research
projects.
B.Objectives
The workshop is intended to train the information system
personnel as well as ordinary biodiversity researchers of the CBIS
participating institutes on principles, structures, design and
programming of biodiversity expert systems.
C.Activities
The workshop will present material on methods of expert
systems, optimization management models, sustainable use for
biodiversity research, case studies concerning the technical
problems in building expert systems, optimization management models
and sustainable usage models. The target audience is middle and
upper level researchers and engineers (in 1998) in CBIS project.
The course would be jointly sponsored by the Institute of Botany
and Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The
two institutes and Biodiversity Office would handle details of
course administration.
D.Output
The number of participants will be limited up to 30 for each
session of the workshop. At the end of the workshop, the
participants will pass a test on the principles and application of
biodiversity expert systems to typical biodiversity research.
E.Timing
The workshop will be held in 1995 and scheduled for 10 days
with 8 days of lectures and 2 days of discussion.
1. Biodiversity Information System Specialist
A.Background and Objectives
CBIS is a combination of biodiversity research and system
information theories. The design and implementation of CBIS are
creative and explorative tasks. Even though there is no identical
existing system example, there are a few successful data banks of
biodiversity research existing around the world which has similar
functions as CBIS databases. It would be of great help to invite
some notable international experts on the biodiversity research and
application of information theories to biodiversity research to
train the CBIS working group responsible for designing,
implementation and operation of CBIS.
B.Qualification and Experience
The biodiversity information system specialist will have a
Ph. D. degree in relevant discipline and should have experience
in biodiversity information management and biodiversity information
system design.
C.Duties
The specialist will be responsible for:Developing curriculum
and conducting workshops on the principle of biodiversity information
system; Assisting design and implementation of CBIS; Providing
consultation in the relevant area.
D.Activities
There are 12 working days:giving lectures (7 days),discussion
(2 days),cooperative research with Chinese experts on designing
CBIS and providing consultation (3 days).
2. Database Management Specialist
A.Background and Objectives
Various databases of biodiversity constitute the foundation of
biodiversity research, and hence one of the three components of
biodiversity information system. The quality of the databases would
directly affect the efficiency of exploration of the biodiversity
information, hence necessitating to invite some internaitonal experts
to train the engineers and technicians working on databasep of CBIS
on design, implementation,operation and maintainence of the
biodiversity databases.
B.Qualification and Experience
The database management specialist will have an advanced degree
in computer science or other relevant discipline. He or she should
have at least 2 years experience in design and maintaining biological
database system.
C.Duties
The specialist will be responsible for:Giving lectures on
workshops for biodiversity database management in both promary
level and advanced level; Providing consultation in database management.
D.Activities
There are 5 working days:giving lectures (1 day),discussion (2
days),visiting relevant institution (2 days).
3. Geographical Information system Specialist
A.Background and Objectives
The fundamental function of GIS is to analyze graphically the
large volumes of spatially distributed data with multi-attributes,
and hence to reduce the dimension of the data. GIS can never be too
important for biodiversity research. It can be employed for
graphical analyses of primary information as well as secondary
information generated by biodiversity models to help with
hypotheses generation and testing. It would be of great help to
invite some international experts to train the model library
personnel in CBIS as well as ordinary biodiversity researchers and
make them to be familiar with the general principles of GIS and
grasp the operation techniques of typical GIS software.
B.Qualification and Experience
GIS specialist should have an advanced degree on relevant
discipline and experience with current popular GIS such as ARC/INFO,
GRASS, IDRISI, etc.
C.Duties
The GIS specialist will be responsible for: Giving lectures on
workshops for principles and operation of GIS, and application of GIS to
biodiversity; Providing consultation on the same area.
D.Activities
There are 5 working days:giving lectures (1 day),discussion (2
days),visiting relevant institution (2 days).
4. Expert System Specialist
A.Background and Objectives
The ultimate goal of biodiversity research is to propose the
optimal plans or strategies of biodiversity conservancy and
sustainable management of biological resources upon the collected
primary biodiversity information and the derived information from
biodiversity models. However, the task of optimal planning can be
accomplished only when the empirical knowledge of the biodiversity
conservancy experts are incorporated with the primary and derived
information. This is due to the limited primary information and
limited laws derived from the primary information. The integration
of the primary and derived information together with the empirical
knowledge of experts is the working domain of expert systems.
Biodiversity expert systems constitutes another major portion of
the biodiversity information systems. Under the help of foreign
experts,we can get the objective of training the personnel in CBIS to
design, implement, maintain the biodiversity expert systems as well
as apply the expert systems to particular biodiversity research
projects.
B.Qualification and Experience
Expert system specialist will have an advanced degree or
equivalent experience in biological expert system design or relevant
fields.
C.Duties
The expert system specialist will be responsible for: Giving
lectures on workshops for expert systems of biological conservation;
Assisting design of biodiversity conservation expert systems.
D.Activities
There are 5 working days:giving lectures (1 day),discussion on
design of biodiversity conservation expert system (2 days),visiting
relevant institution (2 days).