IDigBio Vertebrate Digitization Workshop Two

Monday, April 4, 2016

Day One
Time	Topic	Responsible
7:00-8:00	Breakfast
8:00-8:15	Welcome and Workshop Introduction and Logistics	Michael Nachman, Director, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Gil Nelson, iDigBio/Florida State University David Bloom, iDigBio/University of California, Berkeley
8:15-8:30	Introduction to iDigBio	Gil Nelson
Data Issues: Content and Discussion, Plenaries
8:30-8:50	Data Standards: Darwin Core	David Bloom
8:50-9:10	Audubon Core & Data Aggregation	Shelley James, Data Management Coordinator, iDigBio
9:10-9:30	Sampling and preservation of genomic data and linking tissue samples to vouchers	Charlotte Seid, Ocean Genome Legacy Center, Northeastern University
9:30-9:50	Data management discussion	David Bloom and Shelley James
9:50-10:10	Break
Data Issues: Breakouts
10:10-10:30	Aggregators and serving data to the web ???	Digital Asset management systems ???
10:30-10:50	Evaluating and selecting a database (survey) ???	Core data to preserve for biodiversity collections ???
10:50-11:10	Symbiota for vertebrate collections Ed Gilbert, Arizona State University	Issues in migrating from one database to another Kevin Love, Shelley James, iDigBio, University of Floridz
Plenary Morning Wrap-up
11:10-11:30	Selecting what should be databased: Fully populated vs skeletal records	Carla Cicero, MVZ
11:30-11:50	Digitizing source materials	Michelle Koo/Christina Fidler
11:50-12:15	Q&A, discussion, morning wrap up
12:15-1:15	Lunch (provided)
Issues in Imaging Vertebrate Collections
1:15-1:35	Value of imaging: Herpetology	Hinrich Kaiser, Victor Valley College
1:35-1:55	Value of imaging: Ichthyology	John Sullivan, Cornell Univesity
1:55-2:15	Value of imaging: Ornithology and Mammalogy	??
2:15-2:35	Discussion: What should be imaged and why?	Emily Baker (moderator), University of Colorado Product: Composite accounting of the values and uses of specimen images
2:35-3:00	Break
3:00-3:20	Research and other uses of images and digitized specimen data	Eric Rickart, University of Utah
3:20-3:40	Research and other uses of images and digitized specimen data	Elizabeth Womack, University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
3:40-4:00	Safe and efficient preservation of images and other media	Mike Webster, Cornell University
4:00-4:30	Standard views for herps, ichs, birds, and mammals	Discussion group breakouts Notes & conclusions recorded in Google Docs
4:00-4:30	Discussion group reports	Gil Nelson, moderator ???, scribe
7:00	Dinner on Your Own

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Day Two
Time	Topic	Responsible
7:00-8:00	Breakfast
8:00-8:15	Lingering comments, observations, questions, discussion from day one	Gil Nelson
8:15-8:30	Audio/Video/2D Imaging Metadata	Mike Webster, Cornell University
Imaging Plenary Sessions
8:30-8:50	2D Imaging Stations: Components & Setup	??? John Sullivan
8:50-9:10	2D Imaging Processing Software	???
9:10-9:30	Lighting, White Balance, and Image Processing	???
9:30-9:50	Light Box vs. Copy Stand/Lighting	???
9:50-10:10	Squeeze Tank Imaging in the Field and Lab	Mark Sabaj-Perez, Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences/Drexel
10:10-10:30	Break
10:30-10:50	Workflow Modules and Tasks	Gil Nelson
10:50-11:00	DIY: Imaging on a Budget	???
Imaging Breakouts
11:00-11:20	2d Imaging Workflows for Fluid-preserved Specimens (Herps Hinrich Kaiser	2D Imaging Workflows for Dry-preserved Specimens ???
11:20-11:40	2D Imaging Workflows for Fluid-preserved specimens (Fish) Andy Williston, MCZ, Harvard University	Mining Images for Character Traits ???
11:40-12:00	Anticipating Storage Requirements: Management and Archiving ???	Imaging Microscope Slides ???
11:10-11:30
11:30-11:50
11:50-12:15
12:15-1:15	Lunch (provided)
1:15-1:35
1:35-1:55
1:55-2:15
2:15-2:35
2:35-3:00	Break
3:00-3:20
3:20-3:40
3:40-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:00-4:30
7:00	Dinner on Your Own

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Day Three
Time	Topic	Responsible
7:00-8:00	Breakfast
8:00-8:15
8:15-8:30
8:30-8:50
8:50-9:10
9:10-9:30
9:30-9:50
9:50-10:10	Break
10:10-10:30
10:30-10:50
10:50-11:10
11:10-11:30
11:30-11:50
11:50-12:15
12:15-1:15	Lunch (provided)
1:15-1:35
1:35-1:55
1:55-2:15
2:15-2:35
2:35-3:00	Break
3:00-3:20
3:20-3:40
3:40-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:00-4:30
7:00	Dinner on Your Own