The final meeting of the 4D4Life project will be held at the University of Reading from 26-30 March 2012 to celebrate the achievements made during the three years of the project and review the current status of the Catalogue of Life.  Further information can be found here:
Details of the final project meeting

There will also be a public symposium on 28-29 March, dedicated to the memory of Dr Frank Bisby, founder and champion of the Catalogue of Life. Speakers from several universities, as well as IUCN, UNEP-WCMC, and the Natural History Museum, will be giving talks on a range of topics, including the 4D4Life, i4Life and OpenBio EU projects, taxonomy, bioinformatics and red list assessments.  A copy of the programme is available:
Symposium programme

There is no registration fee for the symposium, so if you wish to attend then please send your details to 4d4life@bgci.org.