REGISTER: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/ADBC_Summit_2020
Please register for each day of the conference using the Zoom links provided on the conference wiki page.
This year's ADBC Summit has been abbreviated to accommodate virtual attendance. The event will be held via Zoom (room information will be distributed closer to the event) September 23-25, 2020 with orientation for new TCN's on September 22nd.
TCN Representatives: We will not be asking for presentations from retired TCNs. We ask all active TCNs to provide a short 5 minute overview of your TCN. 2019 TCNs will have 10 minutes to present and New TCNs will have 15 minutes.
Visit the conference wiki page for a more detailed agenda and TO REGISTER:
Please see below for a brief draft agenda of this year's Summit:
September 15-17: Taking the Pulse of Natural History Collections During COVID-19 Series: Where are we now?
Join iDigBio, NSCA, BCON, NSF, and SPNHC for a mini-series to discuss the climate of natural history collections during COVID. What is the community experiencing? How are they coping? How do we persevere?
September 15 (2:00 - 3:30 ET): Review Results of BCON’s Community Survey & Break-out room discussion
Speaker: Barbara Thiers
September 16 (2:00 - 3:30 ET): Collections Perspectives & Break-out room discussion
Speakers: John Bates, Emily Braker, Brian Atkinson, Mare Nazare
September 17 (2:00 - 3:30 ET): Where do we go from here & Panel Discussion
Speakers: Rob Gropp, Pam Soltis, Scott Miller, Roland Roberts
Zoom link for series: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93561818170?pwd=eVRxU1RWQWE2VGFhTi91enV6WWJvdz09
September 22 (1:00 - 4:30 ET): New TCN Orientation and Existing TCN Networking Opportunities
September 23 (1:00 - 3:00 ET): Keynote Speakers: Ian Owens and Rebecca Johnson, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History & New TCN Presentations
September 24 (1:00 - 3:00 ET): TCN Presentations
September 25 (1:00 - 4:00 ET): National Academy of Sciences' Survey Report, Looking forward with NSF Panel, and Panel Discussion/ Q&A
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Start Date:
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 1:00pm EDT to Friday, September 25, 2020 - 3:00pm EDT
Location:
Zoom
Recording policy:
By attending iDigBio’s online events, you accept that the event will be recorded and posted for later asynchronous viewing.
