iDigBio Retreat 2014

8:30am

Gather at the Austin Cary Learning Center - Coffee, tea, and pastries will be provided

9:00am

• Orientation to the Day (David)
• iDigBio Progress in Year 3 (David)

9:30am

• Vision for the Future (Larry)
• Goals for "Serving the Research Community" (Pam)

10:00am

BREAK - refreshments will be provided

10:15am

Breakout Session 1

NOTES: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3

• Topics for the iDigBio Summit
• How do we deal with TCNs that are going to sunset?
• Lessons learned regarding bringing new TCNs on board effectively and helping TCNs to communicate effectively
• Organization and presentation of website content
• How do we engage collections (including large collections) not part of TCNs and possibly not already digitizing?
• How do we strengthen our relationships with Symbiota, VertNet, GBIF, etc? Are we all going in the same direction together as well as we can?
• Improving iDigBio’s “reaching out”; also improving communication of how iDigBio reaches out
• Other?

11:00am

Group Discussion 1

11:45pm

LUNCH - catered lunch will be provided

1:00pm

Breakout Session 2

NOTES: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3

• Topics for the iDigBio Summit
• How do we deal with TCNs that are going to sunset?
• Lessons learned regarding bringing new TCNs on board effectively and helping TCNs to communicate effectively
• Organization and presentation of website content
• How do we engage collections (including large collections) not part of TCNs and possibly not already digitizing?
• How do we strengthen our relationships with Symbiota, VertNet, GBIF, etc? Are we all going in the same direction together as well as we can?
• Improving iDigBio’s “reaching out”; also improving communication of how iDigBio reaches out
• Other?

1:45pm

Group Discussion 2

2:15pm

BREAK - refreshments will be provided

2:30pm

Breakout Session 3

NOTES: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3

• Priorities for the final two years of the present iDigBio award (Years 4-5)
• Priorities for the next five-year term (Years 6-10) to start the discussion for the development of the proposal to renew iDigBio

3:15pm

Group Discussion 3

4:00pm

Summary & Wrap-up

4:30pm

ADJOURN

6:00pm

End-of-the-Fiscal-Year Party at Tall Paul's Brew House located at 10 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, FL 32601