Coding Phenological Data from Herbarium Sheets

Logistics

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• Original workshop announcement

Agenda, Day 1
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Day One
Time	Topic	Presenter(s)/Leader(s)
7:00-8:00 a.m.	Breakfast at 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)
9:40-10:00 a.m.	iDigBio introduction How data moves from database to aggregators, to iDigBio.	Gil Nelson iDigBio, Florida State University
10:00-10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15-11:15	Discussion Discussion of Survey Results (provided in packet) *Analysis of data gaps *Draft priorities in groups *Flora of North America	Jenn Yost, moderator
10:15-11:35 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 Herbarium
1:15-1:35 p.m.	rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#FFF8DC;"Data standards community *Plant Phenology Ontology	Rob Guralnick, U. Florida
1:35-1:55 p.m. |Tri-Trophic Interactions Experience with DwC extension	Katja Seltmann University of California, Santa Barbara
2:15-2:45 p.m.	NEVP and Symbiota	Patrick Sweeney, Yale Ed Gilbert, Symbiota
2:45-3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00-4:00 p.m.	Breakout Session #1 First breakout around taxonomic groups. With curator (according to expertise), a data standards person, and a research person. Work through Google folder forms.
4:00-5:00 p.m.	Discussion of …. 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

Agenda, Day 2
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Day One
Time	Topic	Presenter(s)/Leader(s)
7:00-8:00 a.m.	Breakfast at Jepson Herbarium
8:00-9:00 a.m.	Discussion from Day 1 and steps forward Form groups or make new groups.	Gil Nelson, Moderator
9:00-11:00 a.m.	Breakout Session #2 Groups formed around taxonomic groups: Angiosperms, grasses/sedges/rushes, Gymnosperms. Vegetative scoring from sheets. Draft of pros/cons of using specimens for phenology research. Draft methods recorded on how to score that group.
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 Rob - Plant Ontology 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.	Mapping to Field Data - work in groups	Work on google sheet
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	Rob Guralnick	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 Mare Nazaire Staci Markos	Natalie Rossington Richard Carter	Amanda Gallinat Debra Trock	Jenn Yost Patrick Sweeney Charlie Willis	Brent Mishler Libby Ellwood