The conference, held on 10 Feb 2005, brought together over 200 participants from a wide range of disciplines. The Natural History Museum has this news item regarding the event.
Out of this conference comes three new initiatives: one to count all birds in the world, one to count all fishes in the world (Fish-BOL), and one to count all plant life in Costa Rica. The Fish-BOL group held a workshop in Guelph on 5 June 2005 (see the progam)