Envisioning a Biological Collections Action Center:NHMLA
Series Page: Envisioning a Biological Collections Action Center
 |
|---|
 |
Workshop at The Field Museum: July 2023
When: July 20-21, 2023
Where: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles
Organizers: John Bates, Field Museum of Natural History; Carol Butler, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian; Matt Borths, Duke Lemur Center; Joe Cook, Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico; Libby Ellwood, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio; Jillian Goodwin, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio; David Jennings, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio; Gil Nelson, Natural Science Collections Alliance, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio; Jyotsna Pandey, American Institute of Biological Sciences, Natural Science Collections Alliance; Emily Sessa, New York Botanical Garden; Pam Soltis, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio, UF Biodiversity Institute; Breda Zimkus, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Biological Collections Network
Expected number of participants: 40 - 50
Logistic information
Invited participant support: Hotel cost, travel, and per diem expenses reimbursed following workshop.
Airport: Please contact Jill Goodwin at jgoodwin@floridamuseum.ufl.edu to approve flights prior top booking
Airport transportation: Uber/Lyft/taxi/rental car is the easiest and most convenient way to get from any of these airports to the Bronx; the fastest public transportation will take at least an hour and require several switches of bus and/or train. By car the trip will take 20-30 minutes or less, depending on traffic (and be sure to account for traffic and leave plenty of time to reach return flights).
Recommended workshop hotels: Please book a room ASAP to ensure availability and stay under $200/night.
Transportation from hotel to venue: Uber, Lyft, or taxi from any of the suggested hotels to NYBG should be 5-10 minutes.
Workshop venue: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Workshop location:
Breakfast and lunch:
PLEASE NOTE: Workshop participants should enter the museum via
Wifi networks: Once on-site, workshop participants can log into the NYBG_Guest network for internet access.
Meals: Breakfast, break refreshments, and lunch will be provided at NYBG on both workshop days. Dinner is not provided, but you will be reimbursed for meals not provided following the workshop.
Referencing Pre-workshop webinars
Potential Workshop Topics from the Pre-workshop webinars
Links to the pre-workshop webinars can be found here
Envisioning a Biological Collections Action Center
Agenda
| Day 1: Tuesday, Sept 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | Breakfas | |
| 9:15 | Why we are here:
Welcome and introductions (organizing team first)
|
Libby Ellwood |
| 9:45 | Highlights of NASEM report and webinars NASEM doc |
Pam Soltis |
| 10:15 | Break | |
Broad Scope Engagement of the Collections Commmunity | ||
| 10:30 | The Significance of Permanence | Gil Nelson |
| 10:45 | Engaging the National Museum of Natural Science - Smithsonian | Rebecca Johnson |
| 11:00 | Engaging Indigenous Collections and Communities | Warren Cardindal-Mcteague Az Klymi |
| 11:15 | Engaging the Interagency Working Group of Scientific Collections | Scott Miller |
| 11:30 | Engaging the Global Genome Biodiversity Network | Jon Coddington |
| 11:45 | Engaging Archeological Collections Collections | Michelle LeFebvre |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:30 | Engaging GenBank | |
| 1:45 | Engaging and Promoting Transformational Collections-based Research for Grand Challenge Questions | Pam Soltis |
| 2:00 | Engaging the Use of Research Technology for Collections-based Research and Discovery: CT, AI, Machine Learning | |
| 2:15 | Impacts and Challenges | Libby Ellwood, Gil Nelson |
| 2:30 | Large Group Discussion: Action Center Priorities |
Moderator:Libby Ellwood |
| 2:15 | Engaging the Biodiversity Informatics Community | Holly Little |
| Priorities Breakout Group Deliberations Please develop a consensus list of at least 5 priorities an action center could achieve. | ||
| 1:30 | Group 1 | Moderator: Matt Borths Scribe: Shyla Davison Andy Bentley, Libby Ellwood, |
| 1:30 | Group 2 | Moderator: Breda Zimkus Scribe: Lauren Cohen
Steve Ellis |
| 1:30 | Group 3 | Moderator:John Bates Scribe: Jesse Grosso Jyotsna Pandey, |
| 1:30 | Group 4 | Moderator: Carol Butler Scribe: David Jennings
Shirley Pomponi, Reed Beaman |
| 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:30 - 5:00 | Presentations & Discussion: Action Center Priorities from Group Breakouts
Slide Presentation: Recorded Priorities here:
|
Moderators: Libby Ellwood |
Workshop Agenda Day 2 Goal of the Day:
Develop detailed written draft statements describing the priority components for an Action Center
(not to be confused with polished prose).
| Day 2: Friday, March 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | Breakfast | |
| 9:30 | Reviewing and Refining the Action Center Components recommended on the Day 1
The goal of Day 2 is to review and prioritize the Action Center Components from the slide decks completed on Day 1 and to expand each component into one or more explanatory paragraphs, not to be confused with polished prose. We will begin the day with the same four groups. Each group should structure its own time, taking breaks as needed, with the goal of completing its work by noon. |
Moderator: Carol Butler |
| 9:45 | Group 1 Notes Slide Deck] | Moderator: Joe Cook Scribe: Shyla Davison Andy Bentley, Matthew Pace, Doug Jones, Angelo Soto-Centeno, Scott Miller, Kim Watson, Jenn Yost |
| 9:45 | Group 2 Notes Slide Deck]] | Moderator: Breda Zimkus Scribe: Lauren Cohen
Matt Borths, Pam Soltis, Chris Johnson, Talia Karim, Jose Fortes, Steve Ellis, Nicole Tarnowsky |
| 9:45 | Group 3 Notes Slide Deck]] | Moderator:John Bates Scribe: Jesse Grosso Austin Mast, Jyotsna Pandey, Hilary Swain, Patrick Sweeney, Barbara Thiers, Kelcie Brown |
| 9:45 | Group 4 Notes Slide Deck]] | Moderator: Carol Butler Scribe: David Jennings
Bill Moser, Shirley Pomponi, Libby Ellwood, Nelson Rios, Reed Beaman, Larry Gall, Leanna McMillin |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1:30 | Group reports Global Centers (GC) |
Moderator: Libby Ellwood |
| 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:30 | Wrap-up | Moderator: Libby Ellwood |