Internal Advisory Committee
Overview
The Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) is composed of the Project Manager, Biodiversity Informatics Manager, and representatives from the Thematic Collections Networks (TCNs) and Partners to Existing Networks (PENs). The IAC meets regularly to report on progress in digitization efforts, share and identify best practices and standards, identify gaps in digitization areas and technology, and enhance training efforts.
IAC Membership
The IAC is currently composed of the following participants. Additional participation from TCNs/PENs is welcomed and encouraged.
- Toby Schuh (Tri-Trophic TCN)
- Katja Seltmann (Tri-Trophic TCN)
- Robert Naczi (Tri-Trophic TCN)
- Corinna Gries (Lichens & Bryophytes TCN)
- Chris Dietrich (InvertNet TCN)
- Neil Cobb (SCAN TCN)
- Patrick Sweeney (Mobilizing New England Vascular Plant Specimen Data TCN)
- Barbara Thiers (Macrofungi Collection Consortium TCN)
- Bruce Lieberman (PALEONICHES TCN)
- Chris Neefus (Macroalgal TCN)
- Dena Smith (Fossil Insect Collaborative TCN)
- Michael Webster (Animal Communication TCN)
- Zack Murrell, Michael Denslow (Proj. Mgr.) (SERNEC TCN)
- Petra Sierwald & Liz Shea (InvertEBase TCN)
- Ken Cameron, Aaron Goldberg (Proj. Mgr.) (Great Lakes Invasives TCN)
- Andrew Miller, Alex Kuhn (MiCC TCN)
- Charles Marshall (Fossil Marine Invertebrates EPICC TCN)
- Shari Ellis (iDigBio Project Evaluator)
- Shelley James (DigBio Data Management Coordinator)
- David Jennings (iDigBio Project Manager)
- Kevin Love (iDigBio IT Expert)
- Joanna McCaffrey (iDigBio Biodiversity Informatics Manager)
- Gil Nelson (iDigBio Digitization Expert)
- Deb Paul (iDigBio Digitization Expert)
- Molly Phillips (iDigBio Education and Outreach Coordinator)
IAC Meeting Summaries
The IAC is committed to transparency regarding ongoing activities, meeting discussions, and project decisions. The following are the minutes from past IAC Meetings.
- File:Monthly IAC Meeting Jan 2012.pdf
- File:Monthly IAC Meeting Feb 2012.pdf
- File:Monthly IAC Meeting Mar 2012.pdf
- File:Monthly IAC Meeting Apr 2012.pdf
- File:Monthly IAC Meeting Jun 2012.pdf
- File:Monthly IAC Meeting July 2012.pdf
- File:Monthly IAC Meeting Aug 2012.pdf
- File:Monthly IAC Meeting Sept 2012.pdf
- File:Monthly IAC Meeting January 2013.pdf
- File:Monthly IAC Meeting 2013 03.pdf
- File:IDigBio IAC Meeting Minutes 2013.05.15.pdf
- File:2013.07.10.IACmeeting.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting minutes 2013.09.11.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting Minutes 2014.01.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting Minutes 2014.03.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting Minutes 2014.06.25.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting Minutes 2014.09.03.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting Minutes 2014.12.01.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting Minutes 2015.02.09.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting Minutes 20150506.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting Minutes 2015.07.07.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting Minutes 2015.09.28.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting Minutes 20160106.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting Minutes 2016.05.16.pdf
- File:IAC Meeting Minutes 2016.07.12.pdf
TCN Progress Reports to iDigBio
As part of the transparency regarding ongoing activities, the TCNs provide regular progress reports to iDigBio, which are provided below. To submit a new report for your TCN, please use the following webform: https://www.idigbio.org/content/tcn-bi-monthly-progress-report-idigbio
- File:TCN Updates 2012 12.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2013.02.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2013.03.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2013.05.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2013.07.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2013.09.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2014.01.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2014.03.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2014.06.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2014.09.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2014.12.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2015.02.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2015.05.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2015.06.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2015.09.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2016.01.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2016.03.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2016.05.pdf
- File:TCN Updates 2016.07.pdf