ADBC Summit 2019

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

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• WHEN: October 1-3, 2019
• WHERE: Gainesville, Florida
• VENUE: Hilton University of Florida Conference Center

AGENDA

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 :: Orientation and Pre-Summit Meetings :: Full Day

Time Century A Century B & C Hawthorne Azalea Hickory Live Oak Dogwood 8:00-9:00 Continental breakfast provided in break area 9:00-11:30 Orientation to ADBC Join us for an orientation session presented by the iDigBio core team. Everyone is welcome! Come to learn, to refresh, and to meet your fellow digitizers! We will cover topics including: What ADBC and iDigBio are about, the acronyms, the scope How you can get involved by participating in interest and working groups, community surveys, and useful website content How to get specimen data to us, the first time and with every update Ways to interact with us - listservs, meet the staff Forum for suggestions to make all of this better 11:30-1:00 Lunch provided 1:00-3:00 TCN Kickoff Meetings Session I New TCN Kickoff #1 New TCN Kickoff #2 New TCN Kickoff #3 iDigBio External Advisory Board Closed Session 3:00-3:30 Afternoon break provided in break area 3:30-5:00 TCN Kickoff Meetings Session II New TCN Kickoff #1 continued New TCN Kickoff #2 continued New TCN Kickoff #3 continued iDigBio External Advisory Board Closed Session 5:00 Adjourn 6:30-9:30 Informal welcome and meet & greet with iDigBio staff No Name Lounge inside the Hilton

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 :: Summit Day 1 :: Full Day
Opening presentations TCN presentations Group discussion or breakout groups Evening reception at the Florida Museum

Thursday, October 3, 2019 :: Summit Day 2 :: Half Day
Morning plenary Breakout groups Summit wrap-up Rooms will be available in the afternoon for ad hoc meetings