Participants of first GAP meeting at Harvard University in May of 2008.

GAP Meeting Notes

Contributed by Corrie Moreau:

Global Ant Project (GAP) symposia (May 2008): Harvard University

Tuesday, 27 May 2008 Speakers/Talks

Contributed by Alex Smith:

All Ant Barcoding Initiative (AABI) Meeting Report

May 29th and 30th 2008

Harvard University Center for the Environment

On the 29 and 30th of May 2008 – a community of ant researchers met at Harvard University at the Harvard University Center for the Environment, to discuss the potential to create a DNA barcode library for all ant species – the All Ant Barcode Initiative (AABI). The meeting was held coincident with the inaugural meeting of the ant portion of the emerging Encyclopedia of Life project (Global Ant Project - GAP); as well as the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Ant Collection at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Funding for participants was provided for by the EOL and Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL).

Contributed by Leeanne Alonso:

Notes from mini-meeting about GAP ant project during Ant Course

Rancho Grande, Venezuela, August 17, 2008