ESA 2016: Leveraging the Power of Biodiversity Specimen Data for Ecological Research
Data use
iDigBio Hosts Workshop on Biodiversity Research Methods at Botany 2016 in Savannah, GA
For the third straight year, iDigBio hosted a full-day workshop on research methods using digitized herbarium specimen data at the annual Botany conference (Botany 2016, Savannah, GA), sponsored by the Botanical Society of America and its affiliated societies. After successful workshops on Georeferencing (
Island Biology and iDigBio - expanding the role of biological specimens in evolution, ecology, and island conservation research
Research Spotlight: August 2016
Preserving historic bee specimens to protect future bee biodiversity
-- Contributed by Joan Meiners, PhD Student, Ernest Lab, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida
For my PhD research in Dr. Morgan Ernest's lab at the University of Florida, I am using large datasets of occurrence records of native bees and their habitat associations to try to understand native bee biodiversity and foraging patterns...read more here.
XIX International Botanical Congress: Green digitization: online botanical collections data answering real-world questions
An iDigBio-hosted Symposium at the International Botanical Congress in Shenzhen, China
iDigBio at Flora Malesiana 10
Who could resist a conference where the mascot is a giant bright red Rafflesia flower, where bagpipes serenade the participants, and kilt-wearing and traditional folk dancing are encouraged, along with stimulating science? The 10th International Flora Malesiana Symposium was hosted by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland between 11-15 July 2016.
How to import occurrence records into manuscripts from GBIF, BOLD, iDigBio and PlutoF
From the Pensoft Editorial Team
Online direct import of specimen records from iDigBio infrastructure into taxonomic manuscripts
GOOD News! If you'd like to hear this webinar again, or if you missed it, you're in luck...
SPNHC 2016 Symposium: An International Conversation on Mobilizing Natural History Collections (NHC) Data and Integrating Data for Research
UPDATE: Good News! Several symposia at SPNHC 2016 will be broadcast live - so you can listen in from all over the world. Stay tuned for details, watch twitter, facebook, and these iDigBio pages.
UPDATE. We had over 27 abstracts submitted for a symposium with 9 slots. So, we added an additional symposium titled: Digitizing and Imaging Collections: New Methods, Ideas, and Uses.
iDigBio at ESA 100: Booth and Ignite Session on Using Biodiversity Data in Research
From Libby Ellwood (iDigBio Post Doc) and Deb Paul (iDigBio Data Specialist) 
iDigBio Hosts Ecological Niche Modeling Workshop at Botany 2015
On July 26, 2015, iDigBio hosted an all-day ecological niche modeling (ENM) workshop at Botany 2015, the joint annual conference hosted by the Botanical Society of America, Plant Canada, and their affiliated societies, in Edmonton, Alberta.
SPNHC2015 Symposium: Specimens Full Circle: Collection to Digitization to Data Use
An overview. from Deb Paul, Dena Smith, and Vlad Blagoderov
Summary.
ICE 2016 Symposium - Data Without Borders: Collecting, Digitizing, Using, and Re-using Biological Specimen Data
We're headed for ICE 2016, the XXV International Congress of Entomology, September 25 - 30, 2016.
Sneak Preview of talks on the Data Without Borders (DwB) Symposium Wiki.
Symposium Date and Time: Monday 26 Sept, 130-530 EDT
in progress: Logistics to arrange broadcasting and recording of this symposium. Stay Tuned! for details.
3 day collaborative task: create a Data Carpentry genomics lesson with assessment modules
By: Deb Paul, Shari Ellis, Andréa Matsunaga, Blaine Marchant
From Deb
Ignite Session at ESA: Enhancing Ecological Research with iDigBio Biological Specimen Data
Session Abstract.
Specimens Full Circle: Collection to Digitization to Data Use
SPNHC Symposium Title: Specimens Full Circle - Collection to Digitization to Data Use
Symposium Wiki: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Specimens_Full_Circle_SPNHC_2015
Listen in and chat remotely: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/spnhc2015sfc (use headset for best experience)
Wednesday May 20th, 2015, all day 8:50am - 5: 30pm EDT and Thursday May 21st from 8:50am-12:10pm EDT.
iDigBio at Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting: ESA 2015
The 2015 ESA Annual Meeting theme is Ecological Science at the Frontier: Celebrating ESA’s Centennial. iDigBio travels to Baltimore Maryland and the Baltimore Convention Center for the 100th meeting of the ESA. From the ESA website:
Field to Database - Biodiversity Informatics and Data Management Skills for Specimen-based Research
Application Form is Closed. Workshop is Full
You can join us via Adobe Connect! http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/field2db
Workshop dates: March 9 - 12th, 2015
iDigBio at Ecological Society of America 2014
