Six main messages emerged from the Workshop. They include: (i) expression of ample interest and support; (ii) consideration of a broad range of scientific questions; (iii) interest in promoting cross-scale research; (iv) the wish to couple visual observations, environmental specimens, automated measurements, and existing data resources; (v) the need for a robust design; and (vi) the need for additional resources. The design, access to resources and governance will be addressed in 2021 and 2022. Swiss AIM is an ambitious initiative. For its success, it is necessary to resist the temptation to do everything for everybody all at once: it will probably be best to start with a set of feasible solutions to test the Swiss AIM concept, which can then be expanded in subsequent stages.