OBFS Field Station Digitization 2016

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Agenda, Day 1
Tuesday, 21 September 2016

Day One
Time	Topic	Presenter(s)/Leader(s)
1:00 p.m.	Welcome and Introductions	Gil Nelson, iDigBio
1:30 p.m.	iDigBio, ADBC, and the National Digitization Initiative	David Jennings, iDigBio/University of Florida
1:55 p.m.		Motivating Field Stations to Digitize	Faerthen Felix, Sagehen Creek Jeff Brown, Sagehen Creek
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, Victor Valley College
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 Photogrammetry	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: Document for notetaking Each participant to have 3 minutes to outline the status of imaging at their institution. * Current imaging practices * how are images being used * Issues to resolve * Future plans * Challenges * Institutional choices about what to image * Preferences: 2D, 3D, CT, no imaging * Institutional predispositions regarding the value and use of images	Greg Watkins-Colwell, Yale Peabody Museum, 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 moderator
Dinner on Your Own Recommended gathering place: Houlihans Reservation at 6:15 pm, Meet in hotel lobby at 6:00 pm