Digitizing Fluid-preserved Vertebrate Specimens

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iDigBio Workshops

Logistics

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