IDigBio Summit 2016

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Digitizing the Past and Present for the Future
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Join the leading researchers and professionals striving to digitize Natural History Collections in the U.S.! The annual ADBC Summit brings together representatives from TCNs, iDigBio, and partner initiatives related to NSF's Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections program. The Summit inspires collaboration and focuses on discussions of shared goals, challenges, and opportunities.

"Meeting so many people, hearing the details of what is going on, was invaluable. The 'networking' part of the Summit was really the highlight, and I thought the fairly rapid presentations by quite a lot of people, with a balance of breakout groups greatly facilitated that."

"I've been to all of the Summits and I hope to go to many more. This is singularly the best opportunity for me to network with collections people across taxa and to talk about stuff I care a lot about. It was a very positive event and I learned a ton as always."

"I greatly enjoyed the Summit! And I wish that I'd had the opportunity to attend, or to gain this level of knowledge in some other way, before starting my first TCN involvement. It would have greatly helped!"

General Information

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When: November 1-3, 2016
Where: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Venue: TechTown located inside the Chattanooga Lifestyle Center

Area Information

Dining Options

There are a large number of restaurants in downtown Chattanooga within walking distance of TechTown and the hotels.

Ground Transportation

The Chattanooga Airport (CHA) is about 20 minutes from downtown (where TechTown and the hotels are located). We strongly encourage ride-sharing to and from the airport. Rental cars are not normally reimbursed by iDigBio.

Remote Access

To the extent possible, the Summit sessions will be broadcast and recorded using Adobe Connect.

  1. Read the iDigBio Web Conferencing Wiki Page
  2. Get connected:

Summit Program

We are creating a PDF version of the iDigBio Summit VI program, which will be made available as the event date approaches.

  • All invited participants to the Summit (including iDigBio personnel) must complete the Registration Form and supply the following information for the program:
    • Name, institution, role, affiliation, etc.
    • Head-shot photo
    • Brief biography
  • Each TCN will have a 1-2 page overview in the program. The default source of information will be the TCN wiki pages. Topics we prefer to see covered are:
    • Overview, goals
    • Techniques, workflows
    • Data management
    • Open access of data
    • Research use of data
    • Management of the network, oversight, processes

Agenda

The Summit agenda is currently being finalized. Notes from the planning stages for the Summit and agenda are included on the Discussion page.

Monday, October 31, 2016 – Travel Day

When Activity
Daytime TRAVEL DAY FOR:
Evening Dinner on your own

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 – Travel Day / Business Meetings / Orientation

Activity / Room
When Corridor or Other Main Space Cultural Arts Kilobytes Robotics Studio Lounge
Daytime TRAVEL DAY FOR ALL OTHER PARTICIPANTS
Morning Breakfast on your own
8:00-8:30 Summit Check-in
8:30-10:00 LepNet TCN Kickoff Meeting Open meeting space
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30 LepNet TCN Kickoff Meeting (continued) Open meeting space
11:30-1:00 Lunch on your own External Advisory Board Meeting with iDigBio Open meeting space
1:00-3:00 LepNet TCN Kickoff Meeting (continued) NSCA Board Meeting Open meeting space
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-5:00 iDigBio Orientation Session Open meeting space
5:00 Adjourn
Evening Dinner on your own

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 – Summit Day 1

Activity / Room
When Corridor or Other Main Space Cultural Arts Kilobytes Robotics Studio Lounge
Morning Breakfast on your own
8:00-8:30 Summit Check-in
8:30-9:00 Welcome
  • Logistics - David Jennings
  • Welcome - Muriel Poston, NSF DBI
  • Welcome - David Reed, FLMNH
 Open meeting space
9:00-9:30 National Digitization Effort - Talks
  • iDigBio - Larry Page
  • ADBC - Roland Roberts
  • BCoN - Robert Gropp
 Open meeting space
9:30-9:50 National Digitization Effort - Questions, Answers, & Discussion Open meeting space
9:50-9:55 Transition
9:55-10:10 2011 TCNs - Lightning Talks (5 minutes, 5 slides each)
  • Lichens & Bryophytes (LBCC)
  • New England Vascular Plants (NEVP) [Patrick Sweeney]
 Open meeting space
10:10-10:25 2011 TCNs - Questions, Answers, & Discussion Open meeting space
10:25-10:55 Break
10:55-11:15 2012 TCNs - Lightning Talks (5 minutes, 5 slides each)
  • Paleoniches [Bruce Lieberman]
  • Macrofungi (MaCC) [Matthew Foltz]
  • SCAN [Neil Cobb]
 Open meeting space
11:15-11:35 2012 TCNs - Questions, Answers, & Discussion Open meeting space
11:35-11:40 Transition
11:40-11:55 2013 TCNs - Lightning Talks (5 minutes, 5 slides each)
  • Vouchered Animal Communication (VACS) [Mike Webster]
  • Macroalgae [Chris Neefus]
  • Fossil Insect Collaborative (FIC) [Talia Karim]
 Open meeting space
11:55-12:10 2013 TCNs - Questions, Answers, & Discussion Open meeting space
12:10-1:15 Lunch on your own
1:15-1:30 2014 TCNs - Lightning Talks (5 minutes, 5 slides each)
  • Great Lakes Aquatic Invasives (GLI) [Ken Cameron]
  • InvertEBase
  • SERNEC [Zack Murrell]
 Open meeting space
1:30-1:45 2014 TCNs - Questions, Answers, & Discussion Open meeting space
1:45-1:50 Transition
1:50-2:00 2015 TCNs - Lightning Talks (5 minutes, 5 slides each)
  • Microfungi (MiCC) [Andy Miller]
  • Fossil Marine Invertebrates (EPICC) [Erica Clites]
 Open meeting space
2:00-2:10 2015 TCNs - Questions, Answers, & Discussion Open meeting space
2:10-2:15 Transition
2:15-2:30 2016 TCNs - Lightning Talks (5 minutes, 5 slides each)
  • Cretaceous World [Bruce Lieberman]
  • LepNet [Neil Cobb]
  • Mid-Atlantic Megalopolis (MAM) [Cynthia Skema]
 Open meeting space
2:30-2:45 2016 TCNs - Questions, Answers, & Discussion Open meeting space
2:45-3:15 Break
3:15-3:45 Overview of Working & Interest Groups Open meeting space
3:45-4:00 Day 1 wrap-up - Questions, Answers, & Discussion Open meeting space
4:00-5:00 Meeting rooms open for TCN meetings, working/interest group meetings, Q&A, etc. Meeting of the Symbiota Working Group Meeting of paleo TCNs Meeting of Specify users
5:00 Adjourn
7:00-10:00 Evening program at the Tennessee Aquarium (cash bar and heavy hors d'oeuvres provided)

Tennessee Aquarium

7:00-7:30 Arrival
7:30-7:35 Larry Page: Introduction
7:35-8:00 Anna George: "Harnessing the power of living and natural history collections for southeastern aquatic conservation"
8:00-10:00 Aquarium open for viewing

Thursday, November 3, 2016 – Summit Day 2

Activity / Room
When Corridor or Other Main Space Cultural Arts Kilobytes Robotics Studio Lounge
Morning Breakfast on your own
8:00-8:30 Arrival
8:30-9:00 Welcome
  • Logistics - David Jennings
  • Welcome - Doug Jones, FLMNH
  • Why Digitize? (2 videos)
 Open meeting space
9:00-9:30 Inspiration & Collaboration - talks
  • GGBN - John Coddington
  • GUODA - Jennifer Hammock
  • Conservation - Mary Klein
 Open meeting space
9:30-10:15 Open Room Discussion - Concentrating on our priorities for the next five years: Where do we go from here? What does our future look like? What are our common goals? What is most important for us to concentrate on? Open meeting space
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:45 Expanding your audience - Citizen Science and Outreach
  • iDigBio: Austin Mast
  • TCNs: Laura Briscoe
 Sustainability of TCNs: Funding, PENs, etc.
  • iDigBio: David Jennings
  • TCNs: Neil Cobb (SCAN, LepNet)
 What to digitize next? Data gaps, establishing goals, etc.
  • iDigBio: Gil Nelson, Matt Collins, Shelley James
  • TCNs: Rich Rabeler (GLI)
 Data Quality: Data submission, standards, attribution, etc.
  • iDigBio: Joanna McCaffrey, Dan Stoner
  • TCNs: Patrick Sweeney (NEVP), Ben Brandt (SCAN, LepNet)
 Open meeting space
11:45-12:00 All groups write up their summaries in bullet-point format: Summary Powerpoint
12:00-1:00 Lunch on your own iDigBio meeting with NSF Open meeting space
1:00-2:15 Tools and skills to use the iDigBio data services to address research use
  • iDigBio: Matt Collins, Pam Soltis
  • TCNs: tbd
 Effectively managing your digitization project
  • iDigBio: Gil Nelson, David Jennings
  • TCNs: Andy Miller (MiCC), Tom Nash (LBCC) Ben Brandt (SCAN, Lepnet)
 Data quality and use - research applications; maximize value/use
  • iDigBio: Shelley James
  • TCNs: Talia Karim (FIC)
 Outreach - identify stakeholders; foster awareness; broadening participation
  • iDigBio: Bruce MacFadden, Molly Phillips, Adania Flemming
  • TCNs: Ken Cameron (GLI)
 Open meeting space
2:15-2:30 All groups write up their summaries in bullet-point format: Summary Powerpoint
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-4:00 Attribution and citation
  • iDigBio: Pam Soltis, Shelley James
  • TCNs: tbd
 Sustainability of the National Digitization Effort
  • iDigBio: Larry Page
  • TCNs: Zack Murrell (SERNEC), Neil Cobb (SCAN, LepNet)
 Extending data schemas
  • iDigBio: Greg Riccardi
  • TCNs: tbd
 Educational resources - digitization; biodiversity informatics
  • iDigBio: Gil Nelson, Bruce MacFadden, Molly Phillips, Adania Flemming
  • TCNs: Jon Hendricks
 Open meeting space
4:00-4:15 All groups write up their summaries in bullet-point format: Summary Powerpoint
4:15-4:30 Break
4:30-5:00 Summit wrap-up (open Room Discussion) - Bringing it all together: What did we learn? Where do we go from here? How do we work together to achieve our common goals? What are our action items? Open meeting space
5:00 Adjourn
Evening Dinner on your own

Friday, November 4, 2016 – Travel Day

When Activity
Daytime TRAVEL DAY FOR EVERYONE


Report

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Photos

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Recordings

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