Envisioning a Biological Collections Action Center:NHMLA
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Workshop at The Natural History Museum of LA County: Sept 2023
When: Sept 26-27, 2023
Where: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 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: 40 - 70
Logistic information
Invited participant support: Hotel cost, travel, and per diem expenses reimbursed following workshop.
Airport: Please contact Jesse Grosso at grosso5@floridamuseum.ufl.edu to approve flights prior top booking
Airport transportation: Uber/Lyft/taxi/rental car is the easiest and most convenient way to get from any of the airports that serve LA to the museum; 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 .
Transportation from hotel to venue: Uber, Lyft, or taxi from any of the suggested hotels.
Workshop venue: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Workshop location:
Breakfast and lunch:
PLEASE NOTE: Workshop participants should enter the museum via
Wifi networks: Once on-site, workshop participants can log into a WIFI network for internet access.
Meals: Breakfast, break refreshments, and lunch will be provided on both workshop days. Dinner is not provided, but you will be reimbursed for meals not provided following the workshop.
Accessing the Pre-workshop webinars
Potential Workshop Topics from the Pre-workshop webinars
Links to the pre-workshop webinars can be found here, Click on the Event Wiki Page link
Envisioning a Biological Collections Action Center
Agenda
| Day 1: Tuesday, Sept 26 | ||
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| 8:00 | Breakfast | |
| 9:15 | Why we are here:
Welcome and introductions (organizing team first)
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Libby Ellwood |
| 9:45 | Highlights of NASEM report and webinars References to the Action Center from the NASEM doc NASEM doc Webinar recordings |
Pam Soltis |
| 10:00 | Break | |
Broad Scope Engagement of the Collections Community | ||
| 10:15 | Engaging the National Museum of Natural Science - Smithsonian | Rebecca Johnson |
| 10:30 | Engaging Indigenous Collections and Communities | Warren Cardindal-Mcteague Az Klymiuk |
| 10:45 | Engaging the Interagency Working Group on Scientific Collections | Scott Miller |
| 11:00 | Engaging the Global Genome Biodiversity Network | Jon Coddington |
| 11:15 | Engaging GBIF | Joe Miller |
| 11:30 | Engaging Archeological and Anthropological Collections | Michelle LeFebvre |
| 11:45 | Engaging Geological Collections | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:30 | Engaging GenBank | |
| 1:45 | Engaging and Promoting Transformational Collections-based Research for Grand Challenge Questions | Pam Soltis |
| 2:00 | Engaging the Use of Research Technology for Collections-based Research and Discovery: CT, AI, Machine Learning | |
| 2:30 | Engaging the Biodiversity Informatics Community | Holly Little |
| 3:00 | Break | Holly Little |
| Priorities Breakout Group Deliberations Please develop a consensus list of at least 5 priorities an action center could achieve. | ||
| 3:15 | Large Group Discussion/Q&A: Action Center Priorities |
Moderator:Libby Ellwood |
| 3:30 | Group 1 | Moderator: Libby Ellwood Scribe: Shyla Davison |
| 3:30 | Group 2 | Moderator: Breda Zimkus Scribe: Lauren Cohen |
| 3:30 | Group 3 | Moderator:John Bates Scribe: Jesse Grosso |
| 3:30 | Group 4 | Moderator: Carol Butler Scribe: David Jennings |
| 4:30 - 5:30 | Presentations & Discussion: Action Center Priorities from Group Breakouts
Slide Presentation: Recorded Priorities here:
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Moderators: Libby Ellwood |
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 | ||
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| 8:00 | Breakfast | |
| 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. |
Moderator: Carol Butler |
| 9:45 | Group 1 Notes Slide Deck] | Moderator: libby EllwoodScribe: Shyla Davison |
| 9:45 | Group 2 Notes Slide Deck]] | Moderator: Breda Zimkus Scribe: Lauren Cohen
Pam Soltis, |
| 9:45 | Group 3 Notes Slide Deck]] | Moderator:John Bates Scribe: Jesse Grosso |
| 9:45 | Group 4 Notes Slide Deck]] | Moderator: Carol Butler Scribe: David Jennings |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1:30 | Reviewing and Refining Action Center Components (continued; same groups) | Team leader: Emily Sessa |
| 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:30 | Group reports Global Centers (GC) |
Moderator: Libby Ellwood |
| 4:00 | Wrap-up | Moderator: Libby Ellwood |