The 2003 Ebbe Nielsen Prize for innovative application of biodiversity informatics in biosystematics was awarded in Copenhagen, April 30, to Stefan Schröder for his ABIS contributions. The prize of US$35.000,00 will enable the winner to support his research in biodiversity informatics.
The Nielsen Prize, which is the only award in the world for work in biodiversity informatics, is given each year by the Governing Board of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The Prize honors the memory of Ebbe Schmidt Nielsen, a Dane, who was a renowned entomologist and avid promoter of biodiversity informatics. He was a founding member of the GBIF Governing Board, on which he represented Australia.