david bangs
2013-10-31 21:27:07 UTC
Letter below received from Nat Bioblitz Forum,
Dave Bangs
----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Postles [via National BioBlitz Forum]
To: david bangs
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: fungus foraging is incompatible with Bioblitz events
Hi David,
Thanks for your message
In it's current format, the National BioBlitz Network is a support network for self identified BioBlitz events, providing publicity support and guidance on best practice. The concept is open source and free from copyright and we do not perform any credential, ethical or quality checks on those who identify their own events as BioBlitzes. We have no legal right to prevent anyone from using the name BioBlitz for their events, nor to exclude anyone who wants to from engaging with the network and making use of the resources offered as open source. In this particular case for example, we (BNHC) have no authority to question ethicality of practice as that is not the role of the project.
What we are able to do is facilitate discussion and offer guidance on best practice. After consulting with the British Mycological Society on their best practice guidelines for field mycology and foraging, I have linked to their resources on the 'Downloadable resources' section of the BioBlitz website and intend to raise the question of what approach (if any) the network has/should have to brand management, assessment and selectivity of events at next weeks BioBlitz Conference.
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Dave Bangs
----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Postles [via National BioBlitz Forum]
To: david bangs
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: fungus foraging is incompatible with Bioblitz events
Hi David,
Thanks for your message
In it's current format, the National BioBlitz Network is a support network for self identified BioBlitz events, providing publicity support and guidance on best practice. The concept is open source and free from copyright and we do not perform any credential, ethical or quality checks on those who identify their own events as BioBlitzes. We have no legal right to prevent anyone from using the name BioBlitz for their events, nor to exclude anyone who wants to from engaging with the network and making use of the resources offered as open source. In this particular case for example, we (BNHC) have no authority to question ethicality of practice as that is not the role of the project.
What we are able to do is facilitate discussion and offer guidance on best practice. After consulting with the British Mycological Society on their best practice guidelines for field mycology and foraging, I have linked to their resources on the 'Downloadable resources' section of the BioBlitz website and intend to raise the question of what approach (if any) the network has/should have to brand management, assessment and selectivity of events at next weeks BioBlitz Conference.
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