SPNHC 2017 Biodiversity Informatics 101

Quick Links for SPNHC 2017 Biodiversity Informatics 101
[[File:|center|200px|]]
Biodiversity Informatics 101 Schedule
Biodiversity Informatics 101 Biblio Entries
Biodiversity Informatics 101 Blog Post

This wiki supports the SPNHC 2017 Biodiversity Informatics 101 Short Course, Denver, Colorado, 18 June, 2017.

The short course will provide an introduction to natural history biodiversity informatics. The course is designed for museum professionals that need a better understanding of the natural history informatics landscape or the resources available for digitizing and digitally sharing natural history collections data. Topics will cover the basics of natural history collection data and digital object lifecycle management, including digitally archiving and mobilizing collections data and participation in global initiatives. The course will be led by museum and informatics professionals with experience in natural history collections digitization and informatics.

Three themes of this course:

• All Sections include panel and open-discussion sessions for questions, generating new ideas, and developing professional networks. Those signing up may also be invited to share information and their specific expertise in a presentation.
  • AM Theme 1: Data, Standards, and Resources. What is Natural History Biodiversity Informatics? Topics covered will include introductions to data standards, data sharing standards, specimen and collection object imaging, data mobilization, data and media management, data cleanup tools and methods, and best practices for these subjects.
  • PM 1. Theme 2: Who's who in Natural History Biodiversity Informatics? We will provide overviews for many of the projects, initiatives, and organizations currently involved in mobilizing collections data, see many examples here. Find out how you and your collections benefit from these initiatives. Learn how you can contribute your expertise and experience to them.
  • PM 2. Theme 3: Getting Involved: resources for learning more about and participating in Natural History Biodiversity Informatics. For example, find out how you might increase your biodiversity informatics skills and data literacy through a Data or Software Carpentry workshop. Investigate existing iDigBio and other community working groups. Get a SPNHC Demo Camp Preview. Learn how all this content helps you work with your collections’ informatics specialists. And, please come to help shape the 2018 SPNHC + TDWG joint meeting opportunities.

SPNHC 2017 Symposium - Biodiversity Informatics 101 - Agenda and Logistics

• Agenda (see schedule below)
• All Day Sunday 18 June, 2017. Start time: 9 am
• Remote participation: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/ (to be decided)
• Link to iDigBio - Calendar Announcement (which needs to be created)
• Twitter: @iDigBio #SPNHC2017 and conveners: @ @iamlilh @idbdeb

General SPNHC 2017 Information

• SPNHC 2017 Program
• SPNHC at-a-glance meeting schedule
• SPNHC 2017 Conference Web Site

Symposium Resources

• Questionnaire
• Google Drive Link
• Vocabularies
• Blog post

Symposium Outline

AGENDA in development
Sunday, 18 June 2017

SPNHC 2017 Biodiversity Informatics 101

	Time	Title	Presenter
1	9:00 - 9:10	Course Introduction: SPNHC 2017 Biodiversity Informatics 101 Themes 1,2,3	Holly Little, Deborah Paul, Jennifer Strotman
Theme 1: Data, Standards, and Resources. What is Natural History Biodiversity Informatics?
2	9:10 - 9:25	Digitization Overview	Gil Nelson
3	9:25 - 9:40	Databases, Best Practices and Guidelines: on-the-ground to policy	Holly Little, Gary Motz
4	9:40 - 9:55	Digital Curation	Rebecca Snyder
5	9:55 - 10:25	Panel and Open Discussion Q & A	All presenters and participants
	10:25 - 10:40	BREAK
Theme 1 continued
6	10:40 - 10:50	Standards	speaker/s
7	10:50 - 11:00	Data Mobilization	speaker/s
8	11:00 - 11:10	Data Enhancement / Curation: Focus on Transcription Centers	speaker/s
9	11:10 - 11:20	Data Enhancement / Curation: Georeferencing	speaker/s
10	11:20 - 11:30	Data Enhancement / Curation: Data Cleaning, Automation / Scripting / APIs, Open Refine, Kurator	John Wieczorek
11	11:30 - 12:00	Panel and Open Discussion Q & A	All presenters and participants
	12:00 - 1:00	LUNCH
Theme 2: Who's who or Who's that? in Natural History Biodiversity Informatics? Making Connections
12	1:00 - 1:10	Alphabet Soup & Advocacy	Deborah Paul, Shelley James
13	1:10 - 1:20	PBDB, ePANDDA - Making Connections - No Silos	Gil Nelson or Talia Karim
14	1:20 - 1:30	ECN, (EntSoc), (InvertNet), (other?), ECN liaison with SPNHC	Dan Young
15	1:30 - 1:40	SYNTHESYS3, CETAF, NatSCA, GCG, DiSSCo, Inselect	Elspeth Haston, Laurence Livermore
16	1:40 - 1:50	CSIRO, ALA & AVH	Shelley James, Nicole Fisher?
17	1:50 - 2:00	Kurator/Yes workflow	John Wieczorek
18	2:00 - 2:30	Panel and Open Discussion Q & A	All presenters and participants
	2:30 - 2:45	BREAK
Theme 3: Getting Involved: resources for learning more about and participating in Natural History Biodiversity Informatics
19	2:45 - 2:55	Data and Software Carpentry	Deborah Paul
20	2:55 - 3:05	Darwin Core Hour and Introducing Git Hub	Gary Motz
21	3:05 - 3:15	Publishing: Pensoft, opportunities to publish, need for GUIDs	Shelley James
22	3:15 - 3:25	Innovative Uses of Collections Data (ANSP in Demo Camp, and Randy's presentation)	Shelley James
23	3:25 - 3:30	DEMO Camp Preview, TDWG - SPNHC 2018 Joint Meeting, Working Groups, Get Involved	speakers
24	3:30 - 4:00	Panel, Open Discussion Q & A, and wrap up	All presenters and participants