Coding Phenological Data from Herbarium Sheets

Logistics

• Workshop Logistics Document
• UC Berkeley Parking Information
• Hotel information
• Mass Transit information
• Original workshop announcement

Workshop Materials

• Google doc- Herbarium Phenology Workshop Materials

Agenda, Day 1
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Day One
Time	Topic	Presenter(s)/Leader(s)
7:00-8:00 a.m.	Breakfast at University and Jepson Herbaria
8:00-8:10 a.m.	Welcome	Pam Soltis iDigBio/University of Florida
8:10 - 8:20 a.m.	Background/Orientation to workshop Workshop goals and products	Jenn Yost Cal Poly
8:20-9:40 a.m.	Lightning Introductions (1 slide per person)
9:40-9:55 a.m.	Break
9:55-10:50	Discussion of Survey Results (provided in packet) •Analysis of data gaps •Draft priorities in groups •Flora of North America	Jenn Yost, moderator
10:50-11:15 a.m.	iDigBio introduction How data moves from database to aggregators, to iDigBio.	Gil Nelson iDigBio, Florida State University
11:15-11:35 11:35-11:55	Data standards community •Darwin Core •Apple Core	John Wieczorek James Macklin
12:00-1:15 p.m.	Lunch and Tour the University and Jepson Herbaria	Brent Mishler is giving a 20 minute tour
1:15-1:35 p.m.	Data standards community •Plant Phenology Ontology	Ramona Walls
1:35-2:00 p.m.	NEVP and Symbiota	Patrick Sweeney, Yale Ed Gilbert, Symbiota
2:00-2:45 p.m.	Plenary Discussion	Jenn and Gil, moderate
2:45-3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00-4:00 p.m.	Breakout Session #1 Use specimens to assess and draft scoring schema, and rank according to priorities.Work in Google folder.
4:00-5:00 p.m.	Group Discussion Priority ranking Metrics to score Vocabulary Propose fields/define fields Scoring from images v. specimens Daily Wrap-up/Q&A Plans for Day 2 Create groups/topics for tomorrow
Dinner on Your Own Recommended gathering place: Jupiter (http://www.jupiterbeer.com/)

Agenda, Day 2
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Day Two
Time	Topic	Presenter(s)/Leader(s)
7:00-8:00 a.m.	Breakfast at University and Jepson Herbaria
8:00-9:00 a.m.	Discussion from Day 1 and steps forward Form groups or make new groups.	Gil Nelson, Moderator
9:00-9:30 a.m.	Breakout Session #2 Do our draft methods work? By area of expertise Data Standards Collections Research Field Programs
9:30-10:00 p.m.	Regroup to address issues and break
10:00-11:00 p.m.	Breakout #3 1) Data Standards group 2) Database group Groups formed around taxonomic groups: 3) “Normal” Angiosperms 4) Grasses/sedges/rushes 5) Gymnosperms 6) Wind-pollinated non-grasses 7) Other?
11:00-12:00 p.m.	Next steps forward with DarwinCore - Set our DwC working group Check in: Do our draft methods require revision? How do our draft terms fit with current DwC?	John Wieczorek James Macklin
12:00-1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m.	Next steps forward for databases (Symbiota, Specify, iDigBio)
2:00-3:00 p.m.	Breakout #4 1) Draft Introduction to justify our work Draft finalized protocols 2) Draft Collections ISSUES document 3) Draft Research ISSUES document Mapping to Field Data - work in groups 4) BBCH term mapping 5) NPN term mapping
3:00-3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15-4:15 p.m.	Finalize drafts of methods, utility of specimens for phenology research
4:15-5:00 p.m.	Summary of next steps
Dinner on Your Own

Day 1: First break out groups
	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
Database	Ed Gilbert	David Baxter	Ben Anhalt Greg Riccardi	Gil Nelson	Ramona Walls Michael Denslow
Standards	Stanley Blum	Brian Stucky	James Macklin Ashley Morris	Katja Seltman	Katie Stanley John Wieczorek
International	Kjell Bolmgren	Marie Keatley	Tim Sparks	Constantin Zohner
Field Data	Alycia Crall	Ellen Denny	Kathy Gerst	Susan Mazer	Jill Goodwin
Herbaria	Ellen Dean Charlie Willis Staci Markos	Natalie Rossington Richard Carter	Amanda Gallinat Debra Trock	Jenn Yost Patrick Sweeney Mare Nazaire	Brent Mishler Libby Ellwood

Workshop Participants

Alycia Crall, National Ecological Observatory Network Amanda Gallinat, Boston University Ashley Morris, Middle Tennessee State University, SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) Ben Anhalt, Specify Database Brent Mishler, UC Berkeley, Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH) Brian Stucky, University of Florida, Plant Phenology Ontology Charlie Willis, Harvard University Herbaria Constantin Zohner, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Debra Trock, California Academy of Sciences David Baxter, UC Berkeley, CCH Edward Gilbert , Arizona State University, Symbiota Ellen Dean, UC Davis Herbarium Ellen Denny, USA National Phenology Network Elspeth Haston, The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Gil Nelson, Florida State University, iDigBio Greg Riccardi, Florida State University, iDigBio James Macklin, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Apple Core Jenn Yost, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo Jillian Goodwin, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio John Wieczorek, UC Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Darwin Core Representative Katelin Stanley, Florida State University, WeDigBio Kevin Browne, University of California, Natural Reserve System Kjell Bolmgren, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, PEP725 - Pan European Phenology Project Libby Ellwood, Florida State University, iDigBio Mare Nazaire, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Marie Keatley, University of Melbourne Michael Denslow, Appalachian State University (SERNEC), University of Florida (Notes from Nature) Natalie Rossington, UC Santa Barbara Pam Soltis, University of Florida, iDigBio Patrick Sweeney, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Mobilizing New England Vascular Plant Specimen Data to Track Environmental Changes (NEVP) Ramona Walls, CyVerse, Plant Phenology Ontology Richard Carter, Valdosta State University Robert Guralnick, Florida Museum of Natural History Staci Markos, UC Berkeley, CCH Stanley Blum, Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Susan Mazer, UC Santa Barbara, National Phenology Network - California Phenology Project Tim Sparks, Coventry University