EMu SIG workshop

This is the planning document for the Axiell EMu NHSIG (Natural History Special Interest Group) meeting at University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, PA), 7 October, 2015

timeframe:

• overall workshop 8:30 - 12:30
• format of talks 30 minutes, ~20 minute talks, leave at least 10 for discussion

Schedule:

• 7:30 - 8:30 breakfast

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• 8:30 - 9:00 intro to alphabets (NIBA, ADBC, TCN, PEN, iDigBio, funding) (Gil)

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• 9:00 - 9:30 digitization workflows - task clusters, more detail (Gil)

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• 9:30 - 10:00 data usage - proving the value of collections (Chris Johnson (?))

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• 10:00 - 10:30 data standards & mobilization (practical GUIDs) (Joanna)

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• 10:30 - 11:00 BREAK

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• 11:00 - 11:30 imaging workflows and protocols (Paul Mayer - can do 3D objects?)

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• 11:30 - 12:00 proactive digitization (Larry G.? or Gil)

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• 12:00 - 12:30 Round table - wrap up - digitization discussion (All) Larry G./Darrell S./Sharon G./Beth G./Kara L.

audience: data and IT people:

topics: what is left over would be good topics for wrap-up and discussion

• digitization workflows - task clusters, more detail (Gil)
• data usage
• data standards & mobilization
• imaging workflows and protocols
• proactive digitization
• imaging equipment