Twenty Years
This year marks the 20th year of Gaia Resources. This year, you’re going to see a fair bit from us... Continue reading →
TDWG 2023
Last week was the first TDWG conference I’ve been to since the Fremantle one in 2008, and I was really... Continue reading →
Rising to the challenge: Recap of the 2023 Australian Society of Archivists Conference
What is an archive? What are the challenges facing archives in 2023? How can we help archivists do their jobs... Continue reading →
Here we are (again?)
Sarah and I got the opportunity to go to the Australian Society of Archives conference in Canberra last month, and... Continue reading →
The annual FOSS4G Conference: Celebrating Open Source Software in the Spatial Community
You may have heard about free and open source software – we’ve talked about it a lot at Gaia, and... Continue reading →
A day with the open source spatial community
Gaia Resources was proud to be involved last week with the Perth Hub of the virtual FOSS4G SoTM Oceania 2020... Continue reading →
TDWG 2020 Conference – avenues into integration
The Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) annual conference was, like so many others, an online-only experience. With an audience of uber-nerds... Continue reading →
Small Museums Conference 2020
This past Friday and Saturday, I was thrilled to attend the Small Museums Conference, hosted at the Historic Ormiston House.... Continue reading →
Dieback Conference 2020
On Friday 11th September 2020 Piers and I attended the Dieback Information Group Conference and South Coast NRM Dieback Information... Continue reading →
The rise of Webinars
We’ve talked in previous blogs about adapting working arrangements in the face of these really challenging times, but I’m not sure... Continue reading →
Current biodiversity initiatives in Australia
I recently attended an online forum presenting the outcomes of a major review of Australia’s taxonomic resources, as part of... Continue reading →
Savanna Fire Forum Review
Well, the sun has set on another Savanna Fire Forum, and what a sunset delegates were treated to in Darwin... Continue reading →
Savanna Fire Forum Preview
This week I am attending the North Australia Savanna Fire Forum, a two-day meeting that aims to facilitate discussion and... Continue reading →
Technology and Environmental Regulation
I was recently asked the question: what can a technology company do for environmental regulation? It’s a great question and... Continue reading →
Designing the Archive
I leapt into the rabbit hole that is Archives yet again this year – building on my previous attendance in... Continue reading →
DrupalCamp Byron Bay 2019
Over 28-29 April 2019, Gaia Resources proudly sponsored Drupal Camp 2019, and I was very happy to attend and represent... Continue reading →
2019 Citizen Science Association Conference – #CitSci2019
Editors note: What many people may not know is that we’ve been working with Jessie Oliver on a few citizen... Continue reading →
Savanna burning and carbon abatement
A few weeks ago I headed along to the Savanna Fire Forum at Charles Darwin University, and to the subsequent... Continue reading →
FOSS4G open source conference recap
Jake and I are back from Melbourne where we were one of hundreds of open-source spatial software enthusiasts attending last... Continue reading →
Celebrating the rangelands
Last week I attended the Rangelands Natural Resource Management (NRM) Annual General Meeting and their showcase and sundowner. The theme... Continue reading →