 The data collected as part of the PECBMS and EBBA2 programmes is also distributed on the EBCC-run portal, EuroBirdPortal, as well as through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).The EBCC run a conference every three years, devoted to ornithological monitoring, conservation and research in Europe and abroad.The organisation also publishes the Journal of the European Bird Census Council, entitled "Bird Census News", which has been running since 1987.