February 2015 Biodiversity Spotlight
Festive Tiger Beetle: Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris
Denver Museum of Nature & Science - photos by Chris Grinter
Outreach
January 2015 Biodiversity Spotlight
The red maple (Acer rubrum)
Photo courtesy of Gill Nelson.
The red maple (Acer rubrum) is a tree native to eastern North America. It is fast-growing with strong wood and can reach up to 75 feet in height. The red maple can tolerate a variety of soil types but naturally occurs in low, wet habitat (hence their other common name the swamp maple).
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:
December 2014 Biodiversity Spotlight
November 2014 Biodiversity Spotlight
Yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria)
Image used with permission from http://specialtyornamentals.blogspot.com/
Florida Museum of Natural History ButterflyFest 2014
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.
October 2014 Biodiversity Spotlight
Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander
The reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma bishopi) is a federally endangered species that occurs in a small portion of the southeastern United States in pine flatwoods surrounding the Apalachicola and Flint rivers.
iDigBio meets ESA
August 2014
Written by Libby Ellwood, iDigBio Postdoctorial Associate, Florida State University.
Deb Paul and I attended the Ecological Society of America conference in Sacramento, CA to represent iDigBio with an exhibitor booth. We set up our table with computers, brochures, posters, videos, newsletter sign-up sheets and, of course, enticing candy.
iDigBio at Ecological Society of America 2014
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) 2014 Conference
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) will hold its 2014 annual conference in Jönköping, Sweden, 27-31 October 2014. The theme of the meeting is Applications and Data Standards for Sustaining Biodiversity. Subprograms will include:
Collaborative Georeferencing Demo Webinar
An Outsider’s view inside NSF: E&O Trends and Tips
"An Outsider’s view inside NSF: E&O Trends and Tips" iDigBio NSF E&O Webinar
Thursday, 27 February 2014, 3 pm Eastern time (1 hour)
Facilitated in Adobe Connect iDigBio virtual room: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/trendsandtips/
Education & Outreach Workshop
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
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?
iDigBio Summit III
The iDigBio Summit III was held in Tallahassee, Florida, at the Aloft Hotel, November 18-21, 2013. Sixty attendees from more than 31 institutions met and focused on shared goals, challenges and opportunities, and collaboration among stakeholders.
Science Writers Conference 2013 comes to Gainesville
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
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.
Florida Museum of Natural History Butterflyfest
On October 19-20, iDigBio was represented by iDigBio project staff Cathy Bester, Kevin Love, Joanna McCaffrey and David Jennings along with post doc Charlotte Germain-Aubrey and graduate student Claudia Segovia at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s “ButterflyFest” in Gainesville Florida.
Unlocking the Fossil Cabinet: The Value of Collections in the 21st Century by Austin Hendy, Ph.D., Florida Museum of Natural History
Amateur naturalists, such as the fossil club participants pictured here (Friends of the Calvert Marine Museum) are potential downstream users of iDigBio.
Mobilizing Small Herbaria Workshop
UPDATE: Wiki for Workshop: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Small_Herbarium_Workshop_FSU
UPDATE: Got Twitter? Small Herbaria Workshop hash tag #smallherb
UDDATE: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/smallherb AdobeConnect link to attend remotely! See you there.
SPNHC 2013 – DemoCamp: Demonstration of iDigBio’s Specimen Data Portal
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
From June 17-21, seven members of iDigBio (Gil Nelson, Pam Soltis, Joanna McCaffrey, Larry Page, Bruce MacFadden, Kevin 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
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 video available!
Wonderful news for iDigBio fans and new friends!
iDigBio Summit III
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)
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)
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.
- Application via Google Form: http://tinyurl.com/gwgttt2app
iDigBio Fluid-preserved Invertebrate Imaging Workshop
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
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.
SPNHC 2013 Registration Now Open
Registration for the 2013 meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections is now open. This meeting is being held June 17-22 on the campus of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, South Dakota, home of the Museum of Geology.
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