ADBC Summit 2017

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.

General Information

• When: November 2-3, 2017
• Where: Gainesville, Florida
• Venue: University of Florida Cultural Plaza

Maps & Dining Information

• Walking Map and Directions from Hilton to UF Cultural Plaza
• Map of Restaurants near the Florida Museum
• UF Campus Map
• Gainesville Map

Area Information

• Visit Gainesville
• Gainesville Area Nature Parks
• University of Florida
• Florida Museum
• Harn Museum of Art

Ground Transportation Options

• Hilton Courtesy Shuttle
• Lyft
• Uber
• Gainesville Regional Transit System
• Bike Share for Gainesville

Wireless Service

Wireless access for onsite iDigBio participants is provided by the University of Florida. Refer to iDigBio's Wireless Network Service wiki page for more information on how to connect.

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 to help you get started.
2. Get connected to the meeting:
   • Navigate to idigbio.adobeconnect.com/summit7
   • Choose Enter as Guest
   • Type your First and Last Name in the box provided
   • Click Enter Room

Summit Program

Based on your feedback, we will again be preparing an interactive PDF program for the Summit, which will be available for download at a later date. Check back here for more details. In addition, we will be printing a one-page agenda that will be distributed at the Summit.

Agenda

Monday, October 30, 2017 thru Tuesday, October 31, 2017 -- Data Carpentry

Time	Location/Information
9:00-4:30	Data Carpentry Workshop Data Carpentry UF Informatics Institute iDigBio iDigBio is partnering with the UF Informatics Institute and Carpentries Club to schedule a Data Carpentry workshop in conjunction with the Summit. Separate registration and payment will be required. Stay tuned for more information.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 -- Pre-Summit Meetings

Time	Harn Galleria	Harn Chandler Auditorium	Harn Classroom 1	Harn Classroom 2	McGuire Classroom	Powell Classroom	McGuire Director's Conference Room
Morning	Breakfast on your own
10:00-10:30	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Setup	Unavailable	Setup
10:30-12:00	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	ADBC Orientation Session	Unavailable	Open meeting space
12:00-1:00	Lunch on your own
12:30-1:00	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Setup	Setup	Open meeting space
1:00-4:30	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	oVert TCN Kickoff Meeting	Open meeting space	IDigBio External Advisory Board Meeting
4:30-5:00	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Cleanup	Cleanup	Cleanup
Evening	Dinner on your own
6:30-9:30	Informal welcome and meet & greet with iDigBio staff in the 2-Bits Lounge inside the Hilton

Thursday, November 2, 2017 -- Summit Day 1

Time	Harn Galleria	Harn Chandler Auditorium	Harn Classroom 1	Harn Classroom 2	McGuire Classroom	Powell Classroom	McGuire Director's Conference Room
Morning	Breakfast on your own
8:00-9:00	Setup	Setup	Unavailable	Unavailable	Setup	Unavailable	Setup
9:00-9:30	Arrival, Summit check-in, coffee, networking	Networking, getting settled	Unavailable	Unavailable		Unavailable	Open meeting space
9:30-10:40	Unavailable	9:30-9:40 Opening/Welcome [Larry Page] 9:40-9:50 Logistics [David Jennings] 9:50-10:00 NSF Welcome [Roland Roberts] 10:00-10:15 iDigBio 10:15-10:25 2017 TCNs oVert SoRo 10:25-10:40 2016 TCNs Cretaceous World LepNet Mid-Atlantic Megalopolis	Unavailable	Unavailable		Unavailable	Open meeting space
10:40-11:00	Morning break		Unavailable	Unavailable		Unavailable
11:00-12:15	Unavailable	11:00-10:10 2015 TCNs Microfingi Fossil Marine Invertebrates 11:10-11:25 2014 TCNs Great Lakes Aquatic Invasives InvertEBase Key to the Cabinets 11:25-11:40 2013 TCNs Fossil Insect Collaborative Vouchered Animal Communication Signals Macroalgal Herbarium Consortium 11:40-12:00 2012 TCNs New England Vascular Plants Paleoniches Macrofungi Collection Consortium Symbiota Collections of Arthropods Network 12:00-12:15 2011 TCNs InvertNet Tri-Trophic Associations North American Lichens and Bryophytes	Unavailable	Unavailable		Unavailable	Open meeting space
12:15-1:15	Unavailable	Open meeting space	Box lunch provided		Open meeting space	Setup	Open meeting space
1:15-2:30	Unavailable	Group Discussion: Data Integration, attribution and interoperability					Open meeting space
2:30-3:00	Unavailable		Afternoon break				Open meeting space
3:00-4:15	Unavailable	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Open meeting space
4:15-4:30	Unavailable	Transition to Auditorium for wrap-up	Cleanup	Cleanup	Cleanup	Cleanup	Cleanup
4:30-5:00	Unavailable	Day 1 Wrap-up	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
6:30-9:30	Evening program at the Florida Museum of Natural History: Florida Museum of Natural History iDigBio 6:30-7:30 Arrival, heavy hors d'oeuvres, cash bar 7:30-7:40 Welcome/Introduction by Larry Page, iDigBio Project Director 7:40-7:55 Presentation about the Florida Museum's 100-year Anniversary by Doug Jones, Florida Museum Director 7:55-9:30 Museum exhibits open for your enjoyment

Friday, November 3, 2017 -- Summit Day 2

Time	Harn Galleria	Harn Chandler Auditorium	Harn Classroom 1	Harn Classroom 2	McGuire Classroom	Powell Classroom	McGuire Director's Conference Room
Morning	Breakfast on your own
8:00-9:00	Setup	Setup	Unavailable	Unavailable	Setup	Setup	Setup
9:00-9:30	Arrival, Summit check-in, coffee, networking	Open meeting space	Unavailable	Unavailable	Open meeting space	Open meeting space	Open meeting space
9:30-10:10	Unavailable	ICER Working Group workshop on collections data in ecological research	Unavailable	Unavailable	DemoCamp	TBD	Open meeting space
10:10-10:25	Morning break		Unavailable	Unavailable			Open meeting space
10:25-12:30	Unavailable	ICER Working Group workshop (continued)	Unavailable	Unavailable	DemoCamp (continued)	TBD	Open meeting space
12:30-1:30	Unavailable	Open meeting space	Box lunch provided		Open meeting space	Open meeting space	Open meeting space
1:30-3:15	Unavailable	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Open meeting space
3:15-3:30	Unavailable	Transition to Auditorium for wrap-up	Afternoon break		Cleanup	Cleanup	Cleanup
3:30-4:00	Unavailable	Summit Wrap-up	Cleanup	Cleanup	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
4:00-5:45	Natural History Seminar at the Harn Chandler Auditorium in collaboration with the Florida Museum's Department of Natural History, iDigBio, myFOSSIL, and the Paleontological Society: Florida Museum of Natural History iDigBio myFOSSIL Paleontological Society 4:00-4:30 Arrival, refreshments 4:30-5:00 Presentation by Dr. Jonathan Hendricks of the Paleontological Research Institution (Ithaca, NY) 5:00-5:15 Questions & answers 5:15-5:45 Chat, departure
5:45pm-6:00pm	Unavailable	Cleanup	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
Evening	Dinner on your own
TBD	Drink with the Extinct at the Florida Museum Florida Museum of Natural History Separate registration and payment is required, but a discount code will be available for Summit participants (contact us for details). Registration for this event opens Monday, September 25. Event details are available on the Florida Museum's website.

Saturday, November 4, 2017 -- Field Trips & Travel Day

Time	Location/Information
Various	Self-Guided Field Trips National Fossil Day at the Florida Museum 100th Anniversary Exhibit at the Florida Museum Tree of Life exhibit at the Harn Museum of Art UF's Natural Area Teaching Laboratory Hike around Lake Alice (including Bat House)
TBD	Other Field Trips The registration form outlined several ideas for fields trips. Once we assess the interest in those items, more information will be posted here.