THE INTERNATIONAL ODONATA RESEARCH INSTITUTE

The International Odonata Research Institute (IORI), which was founded in 1986, is a not-for profit corporation chartered by the State of Florida. It is housed within the Florida State Collection of Arthropods (FSCA) facility located in the Doyle Conner Building in Gainesville, Florida. Its staff includes the, and General Manager, Bill Mauffray

The IORI provides a depository for Odonata specimens, offering full curatorial services, as well as a library and archive for personal historical Odonata data and notes of deceased or retired Odonata specialist worldwide.

The IORI assists in the curation of the FSCA Odonata collection. Within the FSCA collection is the IORI collection, which is being reorganized to be more of a representative collection which will allow researchers the ability to look at an entire genus in one drawer instead of having to pull a number of drawers out of the much larger FSCa collection.

• Read the history of the IORI
• Learn about the I.O.R.I. Data Base
• Types in the IORI collection are consolidated into the FSCA collection: Odonata Types
• The IORI maintains the Odonata Information Network home page, where you can find information on events & meetings, e-mail directory of Odonatist, Odonata news items, request for data/information, and where to find supplies.
• How you can help the I.O.R.I.

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