Envisioning a Biological Collections Action Center:NHMLA

Series Page: Envisioning a Biological Collections Action Center

Workshop at The Natural History Museum, Los Angeles: July 2023

When: July 20-21, 2023
Where: Natural History Museum, Los Angeles
Organizers: John Bates, Field Museum of Natural History; Carol Butler, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian; Matt Borths, Duke Lemur Center; Joe Cook, Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico; Libby Ellwood, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio; Jillian Goodwin, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio; David Jennings, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio; Gil Nelson, Natural Science Collections Alliance, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio; Jyotsna Pandey, American Institute of Biological Sciences, Natural Science Collections Alliance; Emily Sessa, New York Botanical Garden; Pam Soltis, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio, UF Biodiversity Institute; Breda Zimkus, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Biological Collections Network
Expected number of participants: 30 - 40

Logistic information

Invited participant support: Hotel cost, travel, and per diem expenses reimbursed following workshop.
Airport: Please contact Jill Goodwin at jgoodwin@floridamuseum.ufl.edu to approve flights prior top booking

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Airport transportation: Uber/Lyft/taxi/rental car is the easiest and most convenient way to get from any of these airports to the Bronx; the fastest public transportation will take at least an hour and require several switches of bus and/or train. By car the trip will take 20-30 minutes or less, depending on traffic (and be sure to account for traffic and leave plenty of time to reach return flights).
Recommended workshop hotels: Please book a room ASAP to ensure availability and stay under $200/night.

Transportation from hotel to venue: Uber, Lyft, or taxi from any of the suggested hotels to NYBG should be 5-10 minutes.
Workshop venue: New York Botanical Garden
Workshop location:
Breakfast and lunch:
PLEASE NOTE: Workshop participants should enter the

Wifi networks: Once on-site, workshop participants can log into the NYBG_Guest network for internet access.
Meals: Breakfast, break refreshments, and lunch will be provided at NYBG on both workshop days. Dinner is not provided, but you will be reimbursed for meals not provided following the workshop.

Referencing Pre-workshop webinars

Potential Workshop Topics from the Pre-workshop webinars
Links to the pre-workshop webinars can be found here

Agenda

	Day 1: Thursday, March 23
8:00	Breakfast @ NYBG
9:15	Why we are here: NASEM Report Recognize NASEM authors present CHIPs and Science Act Goal is to add detail and definition to the NASEM-recommended concept This is not proposal-writing workshop Discourse platform: https://discourse.idigbio.org/c/discussiontopics Discourse instructions Welcome and introductions (organizing team first) Name Affiliation What is your interest in this workshop? What is one goal you would like to see a Biological Collections Action Center accomplish?	Libby Ellwood
9:45	Highlights of NASEM report and webinars NASEM doc	Shirley Pomponi Andy Bentley
10:15	Break
10:45	Living Collection	Matt Borths
11:00	Marine collections	Shirley Pomponi
11:15	Culture Collections	David Nobles
11:30	Bioeconomy	Diane DiEuliis
12:00	Lunch
	Priorities Breakout Group Deliberations Please develop a consensus list of at least 5 priorities an action center could achieve. (More than 5 is permissible) Discussion Notes: Group1, Group2, Group3, Group4 Slide Presentation: Record Priorities here:
1:30	Impacts and Challenges	Libby Ellwood, Gil Nelson
1:45	Large group Discussion: Action Center Priorities	Moderator:Libby Ellwood
1:30	Group 1	Moderator: Matt Borths Scribe: Shyla Davison Andy Bentley, Libby Ellwood,
1:30	Group 2	Moderator: Breda Zimkus Scribe: Lauren Cohen Steve Ellis
1:30	Group 3	Moderator:John Bates Scribe: Jesse Grosso Jyotsna Pandey,
1:30	Group 4	Moderator: Carol Butler Scribe: David Jennings Shirley Pomponi, Reed Beaman
3:00	Break
3:30 - 5:00	Presentations & Discussion: Action Center Priorities from Group Breakouts Slide Presentation: Recorded Priorities here: Each group should designate speaker(s) to review group priorities and field questions as needed.	Moderators: Emily Sessa, Gil Nelson
5:00	Wrap-Up	Moderator: Joe Cook

Workshop Agenda Day 2 Goal of the Day:
Develop detailed written draft statements describing the priority components for an Action Center
(not to be confused with polished prose).

	Day 2: Friday, March 24
8:00	Breakfast @ NYBG
9:30	Reviewing and Refining the Action Center Components recommended on the Day 1 The goal of Day 2 is to review and prioritize the Action Center Components from the slide decks completed on Day 1 and to expand each component into one or more explanatory paragraphs, not to be confused with polished prose. We will begin the day with the same four groups. Each group should structure its own time, taking breaks as needed, with the goal of completing its work by noon.	Moderators: Carol Butler, Gil Nelson, Jyotsna Pandey
9:45	Group 1 Notes Slide Deck]	Moderator: Joe Cook Scribe: Shyla Davison Andy Bentley, Matthew Pace, Doug Jones, Angelo Soto-Centeno, Scott Miller, Kim Watson, Jenn Yost
9:45	Group 2 Notes Slide Deck]]	Moderator: Breda Zimkus Scribe: Lauren Cohen Matt Borths, Pam Soltis, Chris Johnson, Talia Karim, Jose Fortes, Steve Ellis, Nicole Tarnowsky
9:45	Group 3 Notes Slide Deck]]	Moderator:John Bates Scribe: Jesse Grosso Austin Mast, Jyotsna Pandey, Hilary Swain, Patrick Sweeney, Barbara Thiers, Kelcie Brown
9:45	Group 4 Notes Slide Deck]]	Moderator: Carol Butler Scribe: David Jennings Bill Moser, Shirley Pomponi, Libby Ellwood, Nelson Rios, Reed Beaman, Larry Gall, Leanna McMillin
Noon	Lunch @ NYBG
1:30	Group reports Global Centers (GC)	Moderator: Libby Ellwood
3:00	Break
3:30	Wrap-up	Moderator: Libby Ellwood