Outreach

iDigBio at Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting: ESA 2015

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 10:21am -- maphillips

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:

Florida Museum of Natural History ButterflyFest 2014

Tue, 10/07/2014 - 11:10am -- maphillips

iDigBio staff participated in the Florida Museum of Natural History’s annual event ButterflyFest “A Celebration of Wings, Wildlife and Biodiversity”. The event was held Saturday, October 4, at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville Florida.

Education & Outreach Workshop

Wed, 01/29/2014 - 12:28pm -- ellwood

The Education and Outreach Workshop, held in Gainesville, FL from January 15-17, 2014, brought together representatives from each TCN to broaden our knowledge of E&O opportunities, resources, and strategies. Education and outreach are critical components of iDigBio TCNs. These activities are as wide-ranging and diverse as the TCNs themselves, and have likewise engaged a variety of students.

K-12 Resources

Fri, 12/27/2013 - 2:11pm -- kevinlove

Online Resources for K-12 Students and Educators from ADBC

Welcome to our page for aggregating educational resources for K-12 students and educators from the Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) program!

If you use any of these resources please consider filling out this brief questionnaire.

What are you looking for?

Science Writers Conference 2013 comes to Gainesville

Wed, 11/13/2013 - 3:23pm -- joanna

The University of Florida, the Florida Museum and iDigBio hosted a visit from the attendees at the Science Writers Conference. Some 400 of the nation's top science writers were in town from November 1-5 for the annual meeting of the National Association of Science Writers and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing.  

FLMNH curators and iDigBio PIs presented a seminar to the UF Biology Department

Thu, 11/07/2013 - 9:48am -- cgermain

Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) curators Larry Page, Pam Soltis, and Bruce MacFadden presented a seminar about iDigBio to the Biology Department last Tuesday, November 5, 2013. This seminar provided an opportunity for the department to learn what the iDigBio project is all about and what research and educational opportunities are available.

Unlocking the Fossil Cabinet: The Value of Collections in the 21st Century by Austin Hendy, Ph.D., Florida Museum of Natural History

Tue, 09/24/2013 - 11:39am -- cbester

Amateur naturalists, such as the fossil club participants pictured here (Friends of the Calvert Marine Museum) are potential downstream users of iDigBio.

SPNHC 2013 – DemoCamp: Demonstration of iDigBio’s Specimen Data Portal

Mon, 07/22/2013 - 2:05pm -- djennings

Demo Camp live demonstrations are a highlight of the annual SPNHC conferences. This year, iDigBio took this great opportunity to show the natural history collections community all we've accomplished in two years’ time. iDigBio Principal Investigator, Pam Soltis, stepped up to show off the iDigBio Data and Image Portal.

SPNHC 2013 - Special Feature: iDigBio all-day symposium sponsored by iDigBio and the Natural Science Collections Alliance

Mon, 07/22/2013 - 1:54pm -- djennings

From June 17-21, seven members of iDigBio (Gil NelsonPam SoltisJoanna McCaffreyLarry PageBruce MacFaddenKevin Love and Deborah Paul) participated in SPNHC 2013, which is the annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (http://www.spnhc.org/), fondly referred to as “spinach.” 

Specify 6 Workshop

Mon, 07/01/2013 - 10:49am -- ojosephs

The Biodiversity Institute at University of Kansas, iDigBio, and the Specify Software team are pleased to co-sponsor a 5-day Specify 6 workshop to be held the week of August 12-16, 2013 in Lawrence, KS. This is a "progressive workshop," beginning with Specify 6 installation and basics and progressing through advanced topics. Each participant will attend up to 3 consecutive days, depending on need and experience with Specify. The success of this workshop may lead to similar workshops in the future.

iDigBio Summit III

Mon, 06/17/2013 - 12:46pm -- djennings

The third annual iDigBio Summit will be held on November 19-20, 2013, in Tallahassee, Florida.  The Summit is a meeting of representatives from all TCNs, iDigBio, and other activities related to the Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) program.  The Summit will focus on discussions of shared goals, challenges and opportunities, and collaboration among stakeholders.

Second Train-the-Trainers Georeferencing Workshop (TTT #2)

Mon, 04/15/2013 - 6:05pm -- dpaul

What: iDigBio's Second Train-the-Trainers  Georeferencing Workshop (TTT #2)

UPDATE: Participants Selected, GWG Second Train the Trainers Workshop Agenda finalization in progress.

NOTE: We will have AdobeConnect set up for REMOTE participation. Join us!

Save the Date Now and Join us remotely! See you August 12th - August 16th.

     Application submission deadline was Thursday May 9th, 2013.

     Application via Google Form: http://tinyurl.com/gwgttt2app

When:  August 12 – 16, 2013 [note August 11 / 17 are travel days]

Where: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Who: Interested members of current TCNs, PENs and others in the biodiversity natural history collections community.

iDigBio Announces the Second Train-the-Trainers Georeferencing Workshop (TTT #2)

Mon, 04/15/2013 - 5:04pm -- dpaul

iDigBio Announces the Second Train-the-Trainers Georeferencing Workshop (TTT #2)

UPDATE: Participants Selected, GWG Second Train the Trainers Workshop Agenda

NOTE: AdobeConnect set up for REMOTE participation. Join us!

Save the Date Now and Join us remotely! See you August 12th - August 16th.

Application submission deadline was Thursday May 9th, 2013.

iDigBio Fluid-preserved Invertebrate Imaging Workshop

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 8:58am -- cbester

iDigBio, the National Science Foundation’s national HUB for Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections (ADBC), in collaboration with the University of Michigan's Museum of Zoology, is pleased to announce the fifth in a series of preparation-specific workshops focusing on biological collections digitization. This workshop focuses on imaging techniques for fluid-preserved invertebrates and microscopic slides. The target audience for this workshop includes collections managers, curators, and directors in U.S.

iDigBio Paleontology Digitization Workshop

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 8:49am -- cbester

iDigBio, in collaboration with Yale Peabody Museum, is pleased to announce the fourth  in a series of preparation-specific workshops focusing on organizing, launching, maintaining, and/or enhancing a collections digitization program. This new workshop will focus on digitizing paleontology collections, including invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants. The target audiences for these workshops include collections managers, curators, curatorial assistants, and directors in U.S.

iDigBio 2012 Visiting Scholar: Organizing, Executing and Utilizing a Digitized Regional Herbarium

Mon, 03/11/2013 - 12:21pm -- djennings

 

UPDATE: A recording of this seminar is available here: https://www.idigbio.org/content/organizing-executing-and-utilizing-digitized-regional-herbarium

 

IDIGBIO 2012 VISITING SCHOLAR: ORGANIZING, EXECUTING AND UTILIZING A DIGITIZED REGIONAL HERBARIUM

Dr. Anna K. Monfils, Central Michigan University

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