Invitation to the Second extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, First extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the First extraordinary meeting of

EOSC Symposium 2020, organised by the EOSCsecretariat.eu project in collaboration with the EOSC Executive and Governing Boards, is going virtual on 19 to 22 October 2020 (mornings only).

The main objectives of this year Symposium are:

• to show the value of EOSC to research performing

Standards that describe and support the exchange of biodiversity information are a critical scientific infrastructure. They enable data to be integrated in support of research, as well as decision-making and conservation planning. Ultimately, standards extend the usability of data across taxa