Specific tasks and time plan

1. Establish contacts to database projects:
   1a. Draft and circulate outreach email to a wide network (UNEP mailing list).
   1b. Conduct web search of database developers.
   1c. Compile results of tasks 1a and 1b, and establish contact with all identified database developers (find key contact for each database project).
   1d. Update draft survey document to include sources identified in 1a and 1b.

2. Define key characteristics:
   2a. Review previous work, literature and current efforts (e.g. TF2) and compile a minimum list of relevant characteristics for a substantial, objective, non-judgmental description of databases
   2b. Invite feedback on compiled list of characteristics
   2c. Review/incorporate feedback

3. Survey LCI databases:
   3a. Draft a survey/questionnaire to be circulated to database developers identified in (1), eliciting general information on the database (availability, contact etc.), as well as information on the key characteristics identified in (2).
   3b. Check validity of responses (as far as possible) and compile responses to survey.
   3c. Write summary report (which will become registry content) and invite feedback.
   3d. Review feedback on the summary report.

4. Plan the implementation and maintenance of the web-portal:
   4a. Draft a plan for updating and maintaining the survey document compiled in (3) and implementing the registry (including a strategy, the parties responsible, budget etc.) 4b. Invite feedback on the plan.
   4c. Review/incorporate feedback.

5. Create the database registry:
   5a. Adapt the content of the survey document for web implementation.
   5b. Upload content and create links etc.
   5c. Check operability of web-portal and invite feedback (advertise to small group e.g. LCI working group).
   5d. Advertise the registry widely, and solicit registry applications.

6. Maintain the registry:
   6a. Implement plan for updating and maintaining the registry.
   6b. Check that the maintenance plan is working (at periodic intervals).

TF1: Registry Home