IDigBio Vertebrate Digitization Workshop Two

Monday, April 4, 2016

Day One
Time	Topic	Responsible
7:00-8:00	Breakfast
8:00-8:10	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
8:10-8:20	Introduction to iDigBio	Gil Nelson
Data Issues: Content and Discussion, Plenaries
8:20-8:40	Data Standards: Darwin Core	David Bloom
8:40-9:00	Audubon Core & Data Aggregation to iDigBio	Shelley James, Data Management Coordinator, iDigBio
9:00-9:20	Sampling and preservation of genomic data and linking tissue samples to vouchers	Charlotte Seid, Ocean Genome Legacy Center, Northeastern University
9:20-9:40	Data management discussion/Q&A	David Bloom and Shelley James, Moderators
9:40-10:00	Break
Data Issues: Concurrent Breakouts
10:00-10:30	Aggregators and serving data to the web Dave Bloom	Digital Asset management systems Christina Fidler, MVZ
10:30-11:00	Evaluating and selecting a database (survey) Greg Schneider	Core data to preserve for biodiversity collections Diego Barroso and Cody Thompson, University of Michigan Laura Abraczinskas, Michigan State University
11:00-11:30	Symbiota for Vertebrate Collections Ed Gilbert, Arizona State University	Issues in Database Migration Kevin Love, Shelley James, iDigBio, University of Florida
Plenary Morning Wrap-up
11:30-11:50	Selecting what should be transcribed and databased: Fully Populated vs Skeletal Records	Carla Cicero, MVZ
11:50-12:10	Digitizing and Linking Source Materials	Christina Fidler, MVZ
12:10-12:20	Q&A, Discussion, Morning Wrap-up
12:20-1:15	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 Wyoming
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	Laura Abraczinskas, Michigan State University, 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 and Other Lighting Systems	???
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 ???
12:00-12:20	Cameras and Lenses for 2D Imaging ???	2D Image File Types ???
12:20-1:20	Lunch (provided)
1:20-1:40	Strategies for Imaging Paper Labels Brandi Coyner, Sam Noble Museum, University of Oklahoma	Issues of Scale: Imaging Micro to Oversized Objects Laura Vietti, University of Wyoming
Demonstrations
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