Paleontology
Paleo Digitization Happy Hour
Join colleagues in an informal, bi-weekly discussion on various topics related to digitizing paleontology collections and sharing the digitized data. No advance registration required, and you are welcome to drop in for only part of the hour! Recordings and notes from these discussion sessions can be found on the Paleo Digitization Working Group wiki.
Topics for upcoming happy hour discussions are:
Georeferencing for Paleo: Listening Session
Title: Georeferencing for Paleo - Listening Session
Date: (1) Wednesday, January 29th at 3pm US Eastern Time and/or (2) Thursday, January 30th at 10am US Eastern Time
Georeferencing for Paleo: Refreshing the approach to fossil localities
As the paleo collections community wraps up several TCNs we recognize that a significant amount of digitization work remains to be done and that georeferencing is one of the next big roadblocks.
Geological Society of America 2019 Annual Meeting
Contributed by Jennifer Bauer, Samantha Ocon, Jeanette Pirlo, and Molly Phillips
GSA 2019
iDigBio staff and students will at the Geological Society of America Annual Conference to give presentations and host the iDigBio exhibit. The event will be from 22-25 September in Phoenix, Arizona. Find us at booth # 705.
For more information about the conference visit the website: https://community.geosociety.org/gsa2019/home
Darwin Core Hour: The Problem of Time - Dealing with Paleontological and Zooarchaeological Specimens in Darwin Core
Title: The Problem of Time: Dealing with Paleontological and Zooarchaeological Specimens in Darwin Core
Date: Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Time: 1 PM (DST), 12 CDT, 2 PM Buenos Aires, 6 PM London, 17:00 UTC
Using Digitized Paleontological Data in Research Workshop
GSA 2017 Technical Session Announcement: Natural history museums in the 21st century
Photo: Andrew Waits
Natural history museums in the 21st century - programming for the future while preserving the past
Co-conveners:
FOSSIL Webinar Series Presents: Lisa White (UCMP) Promoting Women in Paleontology
The FOSSIL Project, in partnership with the Paleontological Society and the iDigBio Project, is sponsoring a four-part webinar series in Spring 2017 promoting Women in Paleontology. Connect to the webinars at http://bit.ly/WiPWebinar. If you have questions, please contact fossil@flmnh.ufl.edu.
April 26, 7-8pm Eastern, Lisa White (University of California Museum of Paleontology
FOSSIL Webinar Series Presents: Cindy Lockner (Florida Fossil Hunters) Promoting Women in Paleontology
The FOSSIL Project, in partnership with the Paleontological Society and the iDigBio Project, is sponsoring a four-part webinar series in Spring 2017 promoting Women in Paleontology. Connect to the webinars at http://bit.ly/WiPWebinar. If you have questions, please contact fossil@flmnh.ufl.edu.
March 29, 7-8pm Eastern, Cindy Lockner (Florida Fossil Hunters)
FOSSIL Webinar Series Presents: Brenda Hunda (Cincinnati Museum Center) Promoting Women in Paleontology
The FOSSIL Project, in partnership with the Paleontological Society and the iDigBio Project, is sponsoring a four-part webinar series in Spring 2017 promoting Women in Paleontology. Connect to the webinars at http://bit.ly/WiPWebinar. If you have questions, please contact fossil@flmnh.ufl.edu.
February 22, 7-8pm Eastern, Brenda Hunda (Cincinnati Museum Center)
FOSSIL Webinar Series Presents: Tara Lepore (Alf Museum) Promoting Women in Paleontology
The FOSSIL Project, in partnership with the Paleontological Society and the iDigBio Project, is sponsoring a four-part webinar series in Spring 2017 promoting Women in Paleontology. Connect to the webinars at http://bit.ly/WiPWebinar. If you have questions, please contact fossil@flmnh.ufl.edu.
January 25, 7-8pm Eastern, Tara Lepore (Alf Museum of Paleontology/Webb Schools)
Paleo Working Group Webinar
Topic: eMesozoic
Leaders: Emma Bernard, Lil Stevens, Pip Brewer, NHM London
More details to follow.
For more about eMesozoic, see https://blog.nhm.ac.uk/tag/emesozoic/.
Paleo Working Group Webinar
Webinar Topic: Serving your georeferencing data via data aggregators
Leader: Erica Clites, University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA
This webinar will define and discuss common DarwinCore terms related to georeferencing and discuss factors to consider when serving your georeferencing data online. If you are currently serving your georeferencing data, come prepared with the list of terms you serve or just bring your questions!
Paleo Working Group Webinar
Topic: Digital Data Management for Paleobiology: Data standards and best practices for fossil data
Leader: Denné Reed, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin
This webinar will discuss the background of TDWG, standards, and general goals of digital data management as relates to paleontological data. It will also delve into examples of specific issues of using Darwin Core for Paleobiology and work that is being done to define best practices as a solution to these issues.
Webinar: Paleontological Resources Preservation Act of 2009 (PRPA)
The iDigBio Paleo Data and Digitization Working Group is pleased to host a webinar led by Dr. Scott Foss, Bureau of Land Management Senior Paleontologist. The webinar will provide an opportunity to learn about and discuss the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act of 2009 (PRPA)
Digital Data in Paleontological Research Workshop
GSA2016: Fossil Specimens 0’s and 1’s - Databases, Standards, & Mobilization
This session at GSA 2016 will focus on paleontology/geo databases, data standards related to paleontology, and mobilization of research-quality paleontology data to iDigBio and other aggregators. These topics have sparked considerable interest amongst the iDigBio Paleontology Digitization Working Group and are a natural extension of existing digitization programs.
ePANDDA Participants Congregate in Boulder
iDigBio and the University of Texas High-resolution X-ray CT Facility Team Up for Successful Short Course
Paleobiology Database to Host API Hackathon March 20-22, 2015
The Paleobiology Database Executive Committee is running a hackathon with the goal of creating exciting tools (web applications, R code, data analysis tools, data visualization tools, integration with other web databases, etc.) that use the Paleobiology Database API for research, education, or outreach.
When and where? March 20th-22nd, 2015, on the campus of UC Santa Cruz.
GSA 2014 Digitization Symposium Attracts 33 Presentations, 4 Posters, and More than 75 Participants
Arguably the most important joint gathering of paleo and geo scientists in North America, the annual conference of the Geological Society of America (GSA) regularly attracts more than 5,000 participants, several hundred posters and presentations, and an array of vendors and exhibitors.
Short Course Announcement: Basics of CT Data Acquisition, Visualization, and Analysis
SHORT COURSE: Basics of CT Data Acquisition, Visualization, and Analysis
DATE: 22-26 February 2015 (22 and 26 are travel days)
Specify Workshop for Paleontologists and Collaborating to Make it Easier to Start Digitizing
by Deb Paul (on Twitter @idbdeb)
Have you used Specify? Or, are you looking for an easy way to install and try this collection management software?
Specify Paleo Collections Workshop - training, new technology, and data models
guest blog by Talia Karim (University of Colorado) and Una Farrell (University of Kansas)
Paleodigitization working group meeting/webinar: GeoLex with Nancy Stamm, USGS
Paleodigitization working group meeting and webinar
Topic: GeoLex with Nancy Stamm, USGS
Location https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/paleo
See wiki: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Paleo_Digitization_Working_Group
UF receives $1.97 million NSF grant to develop paleontology network
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With the goal of promoting life-long learning, University of Florida researchers will use a four-year, $1.97 million National Science Foundation grant to create a nationwide network of amateur and professional paleontologists.
iDigBio’s Paleo Digitization Workshop Draws more than 60 Attendees to New Haven
More than 60 paleontologists representing 41 institutions assembled in New Haven, CT the week of September 23rd, 2013 to share ideas, protocols, preferences, and strategies. This was iDigBio’s most populous workshop to date, with an assortment of excellent presentations and ample opportunities for rich discussion.
iDigBio and Yale Peabody Museum Announce 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.
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