Mr. Arturo Restrepo, the new Ecological Science Coordinator, will be representing the GCMD in Hanoi at the Working Group on Information Systems and Services, WGISS-23, from May 21 - 25, 2007.

Agenda for IDN Meeting:

• Introduction, Review of Minutes, and Action Items from Annapolis
• IDN Newsletter and plans for Germany
• Introduction of the new features in MD 9.7, with demo
• Node Reports and Feedback
• Re-emergence of the Interoperability Forum
• Demonstration of Viet Nam - focused mapserver.
• The Future: MD9.8 and MD10 & Feedback
• Innovations of Interoperability Through the IDN with Examples
• Wyn Cudlip: Announcement of Upcoming Science Users' Working Group (UWG) Meeting scheduled for June 19 - 20.