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DONALD HOBERN APPOINTED EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE iBOL CONSORTIUM<\/p>\n
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15 April 2019<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n The International Barcode of Life Consortium (iBOL) welcomes Donald Hobern as its new Executive Secretary. He comes to iBOL from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) in Copenhagen, Denmark.<\/p>\n Based in Canberra, Australia, Hobern will be responsible for expanding iBOL\u2019s international partnerships and for ensuring both administrative and scientific support for its diverse research projects.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m delighted to have Donald join iBOL at this critically important time — just as it prepares to launch BIOSCAN, a 7-year, $180 million research program,\u201d said Paul Hebert, iBOL\u2019s Scientific Director.<\/p>\n \u201cGiven his prior leadership positions with the Atlas of Living Australia and with GBIF, it\u2019s certain no one is better positioned to propel BIOSCAN on a successful trajectory,\u201d said Hebert.<\/p>\n Hobern\u2019s passion for biodiversity began as a teenager studying insects and birds along England\u2019s eastern coastline. After completing a master\u2019s degree in Classics at the University of Oxford, Hobern began his career as a software developer and web architect for information technology company, IBM. From 2007-2011, Hobern served as Director of the $13 million Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) Project, overseeing the creation of the national database and web portal for Australian biodiversity data. Serving at GBIF\u2019s Executive Secretary from 2012 to 2019, Hobern was instrumental in developing and implementing its strategy for biodiversity data sharing. His goal was to work with governments and organizations to form a global network for the mobilization and use of free and open data for studying biodiversity patterns.<\/p>\n \u201cI am very excited to become more involved with iBOL and the exciting opportunities presented by DNA barcoding as a tool that can support both taxonomic research and mapping biodiversity patterns across ecosystems,” said Hobern.<\/p>\n Until now it has been difficult to collect genuinely comparable and useful data on insect communities and many other important and diverse groups of species, Hobern noted. Without such data, we cannot understand or respond to the effects of climate change and alterations in land use.<\/p>\n “iBOL, and especially the BIOSCAN program will give us the chance to collect these data cheaply and efficiently. I look forward to working with the vibrant iBOL community to make this happen,” said Hobern.<\/p>\n Hobern takes up his appointment with iBOL on April 15, 2019.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_css_main_element=”margin:auto;” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Donald-Hobern.jpg” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.23″ box_shadow_style=”preset1″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_team_member name=”Donald Hobern” position=”iBOL Executive Secretary” _builder_version=”3.21.4″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” box_shadow_style_image=”preset1″][\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”3.21.4″ body_font=”||on||||||” body_font_size=”16px”]<\/p>\n Until now, it has been difficult to collect genuinely comparable and useful data on insect communities and many other important and diverse groups of species. Without such data, we cannot understand or respond to the effects of climate change and alterations in land use.<\/p>\n iBOL, and especially the BIOSCAN program, give us the chance to collect these data cheaply and efficiently.<\/p>\n I look forward to working with the vibrant iBOL community to make this happen.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/iBOL-PR-Hobern-Apr15.pdf” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Download PDF” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.21.4″ custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#003254″ button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||||||||” button_icon=”%%30%%” button_icon_color=”#003254″ button_on_hover=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#ff9200″ button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”#003254″ button_icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ custom_padding=”67px|0px|0|0px|false|false” border_style_top=”double”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||11px|||”]<\/p>\n Media Contacts: <\/strong><\/p>\n International Barcode of Life Consortium<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ custom_padding=”0px||” custom_padding_tablet=”8px|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”0px|||0px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Abel||||||||” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#646564″ header_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”right” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone”]<\/p>\n Hannah James<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0|50px|67px|50px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”15px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”]<\/p>\n The International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Consortium is a research alliance with a mission to develop and apply a globally accessible, DNA-based system for the discovery and identification of all multicellular life. 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