IDigBio External Advisory Board

Role of EAB

External Advisory Board (EAB) whose membership will be subject to the approval of NSFs cognizant program official and will meet at least once a year; provide written and verbal advice to the national resource on its activities, including progress and integration of digitization projects, research, education and outreach activities among all funded institutions; advise the national resource leadership on strategic directions and management policies.

Board Members

• Donald Hobern, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Vince Smith, London Natural History Museum
• Linda Ford, Harvard University
• Barbara Thiers, The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG)
• Paul Kimberly, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)
• Mary Klein, NatureServe

EAB Meeting - April 5, 2012

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • Introduction - Jason Grabon
  • iDigBio Welcome and Overview - Larry Page
  • iDigBio CyberArchitecture - José Fortes
  • iDigBio Digitization and Informatics - Greg Riccardi
  • iDigBio Research Coordination and Scientific Community Outreach - Pam Soltis
  • iDigBio Education and Public Outreach - Bruce MacFadden
  • Project Background: Then and Now - Jose Fortes
  • Social Media and Community Engagement - Jason Grabon
• Final Report

EAB Meeting - March 22, 2013

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • Welcome, Introductions, and EAB Role - David Jennings
  • iDigBio Overview and Relationship to Other Initiatives - Larry Page
  • iDigBio Technology, Cloud Computing and Appliances - José Fortes
  • iDigBio Optimization of Digitization Workflows and Processes - Greg Riccardi
  • iDigBio Research Coordination, Scientific Community Outreach - Pam Soltis
  • iDigBio Education and Public Outreach - Bruce MacFadden
  • iDigBio Implementation Plan and Progress in Year 2 - David Jennings
• Final Report

EAB Meeting - April 4, 2014

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • Review of iDigBio Progress - David Jennings
  • Data Modeling Workshop - Greg Riccardi
• Final Report

EAB Meeting - October 27, 2014

• Meeting occurred during iDigBio Summit IV
• Agenda
• Presentations
  • Review of EAB Role - David Jennings
• Final Report (in progress)