Add page on model registration

index.rst

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 .. _`IAMC`: http://iamconsortium.org/
 
-Open-source software packages
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+Scenario databases hosted by IIASA
+----------------------------------
 
-Coming soon...
+The *Energy, Climate and Environment* program (ECE) at IIASA is hosting many databases
+for the community to facilitate scenario analysis, model comparison and dissemination.
+
+Read more about the :ref:`scenario-databases`...
 
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    :maxdepth: 2
 
    iamc
+   scenario-databases
 
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scenario-databases.rst

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+.. _scenario-databases:
+
+Scenario databases hosted by IIASA
+==================================
+
+The *Energy, Climate and Environment* program (ECE) at IIASA is hosting many databases
+for the community to facilitate scenario analysis, model comparison and dissemination.
+
+Model registration
+------------------
+
+To participate in a model comparison project using the IIASA scenario database infrastructure,
+you have to "register" your model. Model registration requires three specifications:
+
+* A model name including a *version number*, preferably using
+  `semantic versioning <https://semver.org>`_
+* | A list of region names as they should appear in the processed scenario data
+  | (e.g., after processing when sdatabase *Scenario Explorer* instance)
+* A model mapping to perform region aggregation from *native_regions* to
+  *common_regions* and renaming of model native regions (optional)
+
+Please follow the `Model registration user guide
+<https://nomenclature-iamc.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user_guide/model-registration.html>`_.
+
+Scenario submission
+-------------------
+
+Coming soon