ADBC Summit 2017

Digitizing the Past and Present for the Future
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Join the leading researchers and professionals striving to digitize our nation's Natural History Collections! The annual ADBC Summit brings together representatives from TCNs, PENs, NSF, iDigBio, and other initiatives related to the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) program. The Summit inspires collaboration and focuses discussions on shared goals, challenges, and opportunities.

General Information

When: November 2-3, 2017
Where: Gainesville, Florida
Venue: University of Florida Cultural Plaza

Area Information & Dining Options

• Visit Gainesville
• University of Florida
• Florida Museum

Ground Transportation

• Gainesville Regional Transit System

Remote Access

To the extent possible, the Summit sessions will be broadcast and recorded using Adobe Connect.

1. Read the iDigBio Web Conferencing Wiki Page to help you get started.
2. Get connected to the meeting:
   • Navigate to https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/summit7/
   • Choose Enter as Guest
   • Type your First and Last Name in the box provided
   • Click Enter Room

Summit Program

Based on your feedback, we will again be preparing an interactive PDF program for the Summit, which will be available for download at a later date. Check back here for more details. In addition, we will be creating a one-page agenda for distribution at the Summit.

Agenda

Monday, October 30, 2017 -- Data Carpentry Day 1

We are working with the UF Informatics Institute to schedule a Data Carpentry workshop in conjunction with the Summit. Stay tuned for more information.

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 -- Data Carpentry Day 2

We are working with the UF Informatics Institute to schedule a Data Carpentry workshop in conjunction with the Summit. Stay tuned for more information.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 -- Pre-Summit Meetings

Time	Harn Galleria	Harn Chandler Auditorium	Harn Classroom 1	Harn Classroom 2	McGuire Classroom	Powell Classroom-front	Powell Classroom-middle	McGuire Director's Conference Room
10:00-10:30	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Setup	Not Available	Not Available	Setup
10:30-12:00	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Open meeting space	Not Available	Not Available	Reserved for IDigBio External Advisory Board
12:00-1:00	Lunch on your own
12:30-1:00	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Open meeting space	Setup	Setup	Reserved for IDigBio External Advisory Board
1:00-4:30	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Open meeting space	Open meeting space	Open meeting space	Reserved for IDigBio External Advisory Board
4:30-5:00	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Cleanup	Cleanup	Cleanup	Cleanup

Thursday, November 2, 2017 -- Summit Day 1

Time	Harn Galleria	Harn Chandler Auditorium	Harn Classroom 1	Harn Classroom 2	McGuire Classroom	Powell Classroom-front	Powell Classroom-middle	McGuire Director's Conference Room
8:00-9:00	Setup	Setup	Not Available	Not Available	Setup	Not available	Not available	Setup
9:00-9:30	Arrival, Summit check-in, coffee, networking	Networking, getting settled	Not Available	Not Available	Open meeting space	Not available	Not available	Open meeting space
9:30-12:30	Not Available	9:30-9:40 Logistics 9:40-9:50 FLMNH Welcome 9:50-10:00 NSF Welcome 10:00-10:10 iDigBio 10:10-10:15 Transition 10:15-10:30 2017 TCNs New TCN #1 New TCN #2 10:25-10:45 2016 TCNs Cretaceous World LepNet Mid-Atlantic Megalopolis 10:45-11:00 2015 TCNs Microfingi Fossil Marine Invertebrates 11:00-11:10 Bathroom break 11:10-11:30 2014 TCNs Great Lakes Aquatic Invasives InvertEBase Key to the Cabinets 11:30-11:50 2013 TCNs Fossil Insect Collaborative Vouchered Animal Communication Signals Macroalgal Herbarium Consortium 11:50-12:15 2012 TCNs New England Vascular Plants Paleoniches Macrofungi Collection Consortium Symbiota Collections of Arthropods Network 12:15-12:35 2011 TCNs InvertNet Tri-Trophic Associations North American Lichens and Bryophytes	Not Available	Not Available	Open meeting space	Not available	Not available	Open meeting space
12:30-1:30	Not Available	Open meeting space	Box lunch provided		Open meeting space	Setup	Setup	Open meeting space
1:30-4:00	Not Available	Discussion group or training module	Discussion group or training module	Discussion group or training module	Discussion group or training module	Discussion group or training module	Discussion group or training module	Open meeting space
4:00-4:30	Not Available	Open meeting space	Afternoon break provided		Cleanup	Cleanup	Cleanup	Cleanup
4:30-5:00	Not Available	Day 1 Wrap-up	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
6:30-9:30	Evening program at the Florida Museum of Natural History: 6:30-7:30 Arrival, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar 7:30-8:00 Presentation - Florida Museum's 100-year Anniversary 8:00-9:30 Museum exhibits open for your enjoyment

Friday, November 3, 2017 -- Summit Day 2

Time	Harn Galleria	Harn Chandler Auditorium	Harn Classroom 1	Harn Classroom 2	McGuire Classroom	Powell Classroom-front	Powell Classroom-middle	McGuire Director's Conference Room
8:00am-9:00am	Setup	Setup	Not available	Not available	Setup	Setup	Setup	Setup
9:00am-9:30pm	Arrival, Summit check-in, coffee, networking	Open meeting space	Not available	Not available	Open meeting space	Open meeting space	Open meeting space	Open meeting space
9:30am-12:15pm	Not Available	Posters or demos: Theme #1	Not Available	Not Available	Posters or demos: Theme #2	Posters or demos: Theme #3	Posters or demos: Theme #4	Open meeting space
12:15pm-1:15pm	Not Available	Open meeting space	Box lunch provided		Open meeting space	Open meeting space	Open meeting space	Open meeting space
1:15pm-3:15pm	Not Available	Discussion group or training module	Discussion group or training module	Discussion group or training module	Discussion group or training module	Discussion group or training module	Discussion group or training module	Open meeting space
3:15-3:30	Not Available	Transition	Transition		Cleanup	Cleanup	Cleanup	Cleanup
3:30-4:00	Not Available	Summit Wrap-up	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
3:45-5:45	Natural History Seminar at the Harn Chandler Auditorium in collaboration with the Florida Museum's Department of Natural History, iDigBio, myFOSSIL, and the Paleontological Society:    4:00-4:30 Arrival, refreshments 4:30-5:15 Presentation by Dr. Jonathan Hendricks of the Paleontological Research Institute (Ithaca, NY) 5:00-5:15 Questions & answers 5:15-5:45 Chat, departure
5:45pm-6:00pm	Not Available	Cleanup	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available

Saturday, November 4, 2017 -- Field Trips

We are currently evaluating various ideas for field trips on Saturday. Stay tuned for more information.