Digitizing Fluid-preserved Vertebrate Specimens

Logistics

• Hotel information
• Train information
• Original workshop announcement

Agenda
Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Day One
Time	Topic	Presenter(s)/Leader(s)
6:30 - 7:30 a.m.	Breakfast at Hotel Complimentary breakfast 6:30 - 9:30 a.m.
8:00-8:15 a.m.	Welcome and Workshop Introduction and Logistics	Gil Nelson, iDigBio/Florida State University Chris Phillips, Illinois Natural History Survey
8:15-8:45 a.m.	Introduction to ADBC, iDigBio, and TCN Development	Larry Page, iDigBio/Florida Museum of Natural History
8:45-9:15 a.m.	Why this Workshop? Workshop Goals, Discussion, agenda additions	Larry Page Gil Nelson
9:15-9:45 a.m.	The case for imaging fish	Mark Sabaj-Perez, Drexel
9:45-10:15 a.m.	The case for imaging herps	Hinrich Kaiser
10:15-10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45-11:15 a.m.	The case for 2D imaging	Mark Sabaj-Perez
11:15-12:00 p.m.	The case for 3D imaging	Hank Bart, Tulane Nelson Rios, Tulane
12:00-12:30 p.m.	The case for CT imaging	David Blackburn, Florida Museum of Natural History
12:30-1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30-1:45 p.m.	Review and discussion of pre-workshop survey results (including discussion of the status of databasing in fish and herp collections)	Gil Nelson
1:45-3:00 p.m.	Status of imaging at participating collections: Each participant to have 3 minutes to outline the status of imaging at their institution.	Greg Watkins-Colwell, moderator
3:00-3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30-4:30 p.m.	Imaging for data collection: An overview	Miriam Zelditch, U. Michigan Donald Swigerski, U. Michigan
4:30-4:45 p.m.	Discussion/Q&A: Imaging for data collection	Miriam & Donald moderators
4:45-5:00 p.m.	Daily wrap-up, observations, comments, challenges, criticisms, further discussion	Greg Watkins-Colwell moderators
Dinner on Your Own
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	Molly Hagemann, Bishop Museum
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	Mary Thompson, Idaho Museum of Natural History
3:20-3:40	Research and Other Uses of Images and Digitized Specimen Data	Beth Wommack, 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 Photographic Views for Herps, Ichs, Birds, and Mammals	Discussion group breakouts Notes & conclusions recorded in Google Docs
4:30-5:00	Discussion Group Reports	Laura Abraczinskas, Michigan State University, moderator
6:00	Dinner on Your Own

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Day Two
Time	Topic	Presenter(s)/Leader(s)
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, Cornell University
8:50-9:10	Lighting and White Balance	John Sullivan
9:10-9:30	2D Image Processing Software	Andy Williston, MCZ, Harvard University
9:30-9:50	Light Box vs. Copy Stand vs. Squeeze Tank Imaging Systems	Zach Randall, Florida Museum of Natural History
9:50-10:10
10:10-10:30	Break
10:30-10:50	Workflow Modules and Tasks	Gil Nelson
10:50-11:10	DIY: Imaging on a Budget	Mark O'Brien, University of Michigan
11:10-11:30	Imaging Eggs and Nests	???Anand Varma, MVZ
11:30-11:50	A Prototype for Rapid 3D Multi-view Imaging for Photogrammetry	Nelson Rios, Tulane Unitersity
11:50-12:10	Using Mobile Devices for Collections Management	Cody Thompson, University of Michigan
12:10-12:20	Morning wrap-up/Discussion/Q&A	Cody Thompson
12:20-1:15	Lunch (provided)
Imaging Breakouts
1:15-1:45	2D Imaging Techniques and Workflows for Fluid-preserved Specimens (Herps) Hinrich Kaiser	2D Imaging Workflows for Dry-preserved Specimens (mammals and birds) Verity Mathis, University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History Gil Nelson, Tall Timbers Research Station
1:45-2:15	2D Imaging Workflows for Fluid-preserved specimens (Fish) Andy Williston, MCZ, Harvard University	Mining Images for Character Traits Mary Thompson
2:15-2:45	Anticipating Storage Requirements: Management and Archiving ???Greg Schneider	Imaging Microscope Slides Peter Oboyski, Essig Museum, UC Berkeley
2:45-3:15	Cameras and Lenses for 2D Imaging John Sullivan	2D Image File Types, Conversion, and Management Jon Woodward, MCZ, Harvard
3:15-3:35	Break
3:35-4:05	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
4:05-4:30	Daily Wrap-up: Discussions, Observations, Questions	Gil Nelson
6:00	Dinner on Your Own

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Day Three
Topic	Facilitator(s)
Breakfast, 7:00-8:00
Demonstrations, 8:30-10:00
(1) Using Mobile Devices for Collections Management	Cody Thompson
(2) Image Stacking
*(3) Pre-processing and Cleaning Data	Laura Russell, VertNet/iDigBio Carla Cicero
(4) Microscope Slide Scanning	Peter Oboyski
(5) Data Migration from Excel	Dusty McDonald, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Break, 10:00-10:30
Demonstrations, 10:30-12:00
(6) Imaging Paper Labels	Brandi Coyner
(7) Using a Light Box	Verity Mathis, Gil Nelson
(8) Squeeze Tank Imaging	Zack Randall
(9) Imaging Eggs and Nests	???Anand Varma, MVZ, UC Berkeley
Lunch (provided), 12:00-1:00
Collection tours, 1:00-5:00
Dinner on your own, 6:00