Webinar Series: Adapting to COVID-19: Resources for Natural History Collections in a New Virtual World
iDigBio recognizes the rapid changes happening within museum communities and the efforts being made throughout the community to adapt to these changes. We hope that this webinar series can help to provide insight into how different groups and institutions are adapting to life in a quickly evolving world. We currently have the following events planned and would love to hear from the community if you have ideas for future webinars. All webinars will be recorded and held in Zoom. Stay tuned for more events to be posted soon, and check out the calendar event for event details!
2020 Webinars
July 28: Planning for Virtual Events: Lessons learned from Digital Data & SPNHC Conference Planners
Topics to include: Registration, Planning the Schedule, Recruiting and Trainings for Presenters and Moderators, Planning for Posters and Oral Presenters (Storage, Communication, Accessibility - time zones, etc), Vendors, Website and Organization, Benefits of a Virtual Mtg
August 25: Executing Virtual Events: Lessons learned from Digital Data & SPNHC Conference Planners
Topics to include: Zoom, Social Media, Audience Engagement/Managing Expectations, Day of Roles and Responsibilities, Social Engagements, Tips for Considering Accessibility & Inclusion, Surveys, and Meeting formats moving forward.
Zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99571640979?pwd=V0VwbDBySEtBYUptNUZ2L0RQNGh0UT09
Additional Resources:
- MURAL - The Definitive Guide To Facilitating Remote Workshops
- Events Industry Council - Moving online: How to transition your live event to an engaging virtual experience
- Digital Data conference wiki page with Presenter Guide and Moderator/Tech Support document
- SPNHC/ICOM NATHIST Conference Code of Conduct
- SPNHC/ICOM NATHIST Conference Virtual Meeting Presenter Guidelines
- SPNHC/ICOM NATHIST Conference Moderator Instructions
- iDigBio Virtual Meeting Resources
- iDigBio's Code of Conduct
- Digital Data Presenter Guide
- Moderator Tech Support Document
- Indiana University's guide to hosting virtual events
September 15-17: Taking the Pulse of Natural History Collections During COVID-19 Series: Where are we now?
Join iDigBio, NSCA, BCON, NSF, and SPNHC for a mini-series to discuss the climate of natural history collections during COVID. What is the community experiencing? How are they coping? How do we persevere?
September 15: Review Results of BCON’s Community Survey & Break-out room discussion
Speaker: Barbara Thiers
September 16: Collections Perspectives & Break-out room discussion
Speakers: John Bates, Emily Braker, Brian Atkinson, Mare Nazare
Additional Resources:
September 17: Where do we go from here & Panel Discussion
Speakers: Rob Gropp, Pam Soltis, Scott Miller, Roland Roberts
Zoom link for series: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93561818170?pwd=eVRxU1RWQWE2VGFhTi91enV6WWJvdz09
October 27: Virtual Project Management, Tips and Tools
David Jennings, Diego Barroso
Zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99571640979?pwd=V0VwbDBySEtBYUptNUZ2L0RQNGh0UT09