Join the leading researchers and professionals striving to digitize our nation's Natural History Collections! The annual ADBC Summit brings together representatives from TCNs, PENs, NSF, iDigBio, and other initiatives related to the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) program. The Summit inspires collaboration and focuses discussions on shared goals, challenges, and opportunities.
General Information
Maps & Dining Information
Area Information
Ground Transportation Options
Special Accommodations
- Nursing mothers needing accommodations should contact Shari Ellis at sellis@ufl.edu for assistance.
- Individuals needing assistance with ground transportation from the Hilton to the Cultural Plaza should speak with Hilton front desk staff.
Wireless Service
Wireless access for onsite iDigBio participants is provided by the University of Florida. Refer to iDigBio's Wireless Network Service wiki page for more information on how to connect.
Remote Access
To the extent possible, the Summit sessions will be broadcast and recorded using Adobe Connect. If you wish to listen to the meeting remotely:
- First, read the iDigBio Web Conferencing wiki page to get you started.
- Connect to the meeting:
- Navigate to: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room/
- Choose Enter as Guest
- In the box provided, please type your First Name, Surname, and Affiliation in this format: Allie Gator (UF)
- Click Enter Room
Agenda
We plan to print and distribute a condensed program at the Summit, so please consider the environment when printing this schedule.
Open meeting space is available in all Summit rooms when not in session. In addition, the McGuire Director's Conference Room will remain open for ad hoc meetings throughout the Summit.
Monday, October 1, 2018 -- Orientation and Pre-Summit Meetings
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| 7:00-9:00
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Breakfast on your own
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| 9:00-11:00
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Orientation to ADBC
McGuire Classroom
Join us for an orientation session presented by the iDigBio core team. Everyone is welcome! Come to learn, to refresh, and to meet your fellow digitizers! We will cover topics including:
- What ADBC and iDigBio are about, the acronyms, the scope
- How you can get involved by participating in interest and working groups, community surveys, and useful website content
- How to get specimen data to us, the first time and with every update
- Ways to interact with us - listservs, meet the staff
- Forum for suggestions to make all of this better
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iDigBio-GBIF-ALA Meeting (closed session)
McGuire Director's Conference Room
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| 11:00-12:30
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Lunch on your own
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| 12:30-4:30
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TCN Kickoff Meeting - Capturing California's Flowers
Powell Classroom - Front
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TCN Kickoff Meeting - Pteridological Collections Consortium
Powell Classroom - Middle
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TCN Kickoff Meeting - Endless Forms
McGuire Classroom
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iDigBio External Advisory Board (closed session)
McGuire Director's Conference Room
| 12:30-1:30
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EAB pre-meeting
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| 1:30-3:00
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EAB meeting with iDigBio
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| 3:00-4:30
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Working time for EAB
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| 5:00
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Adjourn
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| 6:30-9:30
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Informal welcome and meet & greet with iDigBio staff in the No Name Lounge inside the Hilton
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018 -- Summit Day 1
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| 7:00-9:00
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Breakfast on your own
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| 8:15-9:00
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Arrival, Summit check-in, coffee, networking Harn Galleria
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| 9:00-10:15
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Plenary Session I Harn Chandler Auditorium
| Opening & Welcome
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| 9:00-9:15
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Opening & Welcome (Larry Page)
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| 9:15-9:30
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Logistics (David Jennings)
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| 9:30-9:45
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ADBC Program Update (Reed Beaman)
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| New TCN Introductions
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| 9:45-10:00
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Capturing California's Flowers (TBD)
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| 10:00-10:15
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Pteridological Collections Consortium (Carl Rothfels)
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| 10:15-10:30
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Endless Forms (TBD)
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| 10:30-11:00
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Morning Break (provided) Harn Galleria
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| 11:00-12:00
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Plenary Session II Harn Chandler Auditorium
| Fossilized TCNs
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| 11:00-11:15
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Paleoniches & Cretaceous World (Bruce Lieberman)
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| 11:15-11:25
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Fossil Insect Collaborative (Erica Krimmel)
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| 11:25-11:35
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Fossil Marine Invertebrates (Pat Holroyd)
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| TCNs that Bug People
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| 11:35-11:50
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SCAN & LepNet (Neil Cobb)
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| 11:50-12:00
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InvertEBase (TBD)
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| 12:00-1:00
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Lunch (provided) Powell Classroom
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| 1:00-2:20
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Plenary Session III Harn Chandler Auditorium
| Mutualist TCNs
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| 1:00-1:10
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Microfungi (Andrew Miller)
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| 1:10-1:20
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Macroalgae (TBD)
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| TCNs we Dig
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| 1:20-1:30
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SERNEC (TBD)
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| 1:30-1:40
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MAM (Cindy Skema)
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| 1:40-1:50
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SoRo (TBD)
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| TCNs with a Backbone
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| 1:50-2:00
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Great Lakes Invasives (TBD)
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| 2:00-2:10
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Vouchered Animal Communication (TBD)
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| 2:10-2:20
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oVert (David Blackburn)
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| 2:20-2:50
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Afternoon Break (provided) Harn Galleria
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| 2:50-4:00
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Group Discussion Session Harn Chandler Auditorium
| 2:50-3:20
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Panel Discussion with Retired TCNs
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| 3:20-4:00
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Harnessing Natural History Collections Data for Addressing National Challenges (Barbara Thiers)
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| 4:00-4:30
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Day 1 Wrap-Up (Shari Ellis) Harn Chandler Auditorium
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| 4:30
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Adjourn
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| 6:30-9:30
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Evening program at the Florida Museum of Natural History Powell Hall
| 6:30-7:30
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Arrival, heavy hors d'oeuvres, cash bar
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| 7:30-7:45
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Welcome by Roland Roberts, NSF Program Director and BIO Centers Science Advisor
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| 7:45-8:00
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Presentation TBD
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| 8:00-9:30
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Museum exhibits open for your enjoyment
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018 -- Summit Day 2
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| 7:00-8:45
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Breakfast on your own
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| 8:15-8:45
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Arrival, coffee, networking Harn Galleria
| GLoBI Drop-In Session
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Biotic Interactions Powell Classroom
The primary purpose of this meeting is to discuss how existing species interaction datasets are structured and how to increase our ability to generate aggregate datasets and examine networks of interactions.
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| 8:45-10:20
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Plenary Session IV Harn Chandler Auditorium
| Opening
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| 8:45-9:00
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Logistics (David Jennings)
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| Evolving Relationships
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| 9:00-9:20
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GBIO, GBIC2, and GBIF (Donald Hobern)
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| 9:20-9:40
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Activities at the Atlas of Living Australia (Hamish Holewa)
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| 9:40-10:00
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Sustaining the ADBC Digitization Initiative (Gil Nelson)
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| 10:00-10:20
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UF/FLMNH Commitment to the Sustainability of iDigBio (Doug Jones)
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| 10:20-10:45
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Morning Break (provided) Harn Galleria & Powell Classroom
| GLoBI Drop-In Session
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Biotic Interactions Powell Classroom
The primary purpose of this meeting is to discuss how existing species interaction datasets are structured and how to increase our ability to generate aggregate datasets and examine networks of interactions.
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| 10:45-12:00
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Concurrent Session I
| Harn Chandler Auditorium
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Harn Classroom 1
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Harn Classroom 2
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Powell Classroom
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McGuire Classroom
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Demos and Innovations I (Matt Collins)
- PhyloLink (Joe Miller)
- BiotaPhy web platform (Pam Soltis)
- iDigBio API (Richard Garand)
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Baselines, Milestones, and Metrics (David Jennings)
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Building Institutional Digitization Synergy (Kevin Love, Deborah Paul, & Larry Page)
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Symbiota2 Overview (Neil Cobb)
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Topic
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| Curtis Dyreson
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Symbiota - Part 1
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Virtual
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| Ben Brandt
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Symbiota - Part 2
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Virtual
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| Will Pearse
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Phylogeny and Phenology Plugin
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Virtual
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| Mary Barkworth
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Mobilizing data in developing countries: Pakistan & Somaliland
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Virtual
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| Neil Cobb
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Biodiversity Frameworks
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In-person
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Education & Outreach Resources (Molly Phillips)
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| 12:00-1:00
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Lunch (provided) Harn Classrooms
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| 1:00-2:15
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Concurrent Session II
| Harn Chandler Auditorium
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Harn Classroom 1
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Harn Classroom 2
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Powell Classroom
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McGuire Classroom
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Demos and Innovations II (Matt Collins)
- Light Box Design (Cindy Skema)
- Analytical tools (Pam Soltis)
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Communicating Science (Natasza Fontaine)
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Data Quality Feedback (Richard Garand & Deborah Paul)
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Symbiota Added Functionality (Neil Cobb)
| Person
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Topic
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| Scott Bates
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Developing a Global Mycology Portal
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In-person
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| Laura Prado
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Creating a multi-phyla Symbiota portal for U of Wisconsin collections
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In-person
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| Andre Poremski
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Fieldguide
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Virtual
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| Nelson Rios
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Geolocate
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In-person
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| Lindsie McCabe
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Biodiversity Counts! R packages
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In-person
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| Andrew Miller
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GenBank linkage
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In-person
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Broadening Participation (Molly Phillips)
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| 2:15-2:45
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Afternoon Break (provided) Harn Galleria & Powell Classroom
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| 2:45-4:00
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Concurrent Session III
| Harn Chandler Auditorium
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Harn Classroom 1
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Harn Classroom 2
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Powell Classroom
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McGuire Classroom
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| Challenges in Research Use of Data (Pam Soltis)
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Communicating with Administrators (Gil Nelson)
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Georeferencing (Andrew Miller & Michael Denslow)
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Specify Collections Consortium (Jim Beach)
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Innovation & Unconference (Deborah Paul)
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| 4:00-4:10
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TRANSITION TO AUDITORIUM FOR WRAP-UP
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| 4:10-4:30
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Summit Wrap-Up (David Jennings) Harn Chandler Auditorium
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| 4:30
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Adjourn
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Thursday, October 4, 2018 -- Optional Post-Summit Activities
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| Option 1
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One-day Data Carpentry Workshop
Details on the workshop web site
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| Option 2
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Field Trip to Sweetwater Wetlands Preserve
Details TBD
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| Option 3
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Collection Tours
Details TBD
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| Option 4
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Self-Guided Activities
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Report and Evaluation
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Recorded Proceedings
