IDigBio Workshops
Overview
Materials from completed workshops will typically be archived in the iDigBio Forum to enable ongoing discussion. Codified documentation will reside on the iDigBio Documentation page. Other material may be displayed via Wikis or external publications. The iDigBio Workshops page will serve as the index to link to deliverables produced by each workshop.
Workshop Documentation
| Date | Workshop Name | Brief Summary | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/2011 | iDigBio Summit 2011 | Foster communication and cohesion between iDigBio and Thematic Collections Networks (TCNs), clarify objectives, identify challenges and needs. | |
| 03/2012 | IT Standards Workshop | Bring together experts in biodiversity informatics and related fields. Priorities include: 1) harmonizing data and metadata requirements for digital collections; 2) examining semantic and linked-data approaches to biodiversity data interoperability; 3) developing training and testing resources for georeferencing; 4) defining storage capabilities, interoperability, and computational requirements for the national resource. |
Audio/Visual Recordings Main Room: Breakout Groups (Day 1): Breakout Groups (Day 2): Breakout Groups (Day 3): Presentation Slide Decks |
| 04/2012 | Paleocollections Workshop | Address the digitization needs, opportunities and Grand Challenges of the US Paleontological collections community throughout the US. | |
| 05/2012 | DROID Workshop | This research workshop addresses the design, documentation, and optimization of Object-to-Image-to-Data workflows for digitizing biological specimens which are curated in thousands of museum and herbarium collections worldwide. |
Audio/Visual Recordings Main Room: Breakout Groups (Day 1): Breakout Groups (Day 2): Presentation Slide Decks |
| 07/2012 | Botany 2012 | The workshop is designed to introduce current and future biological and paleontological specimen collections staff to resources and workflows that can lead to greater efficiencies in the digitization of their collections. | |
| 09/2012 | Digitizing Plant Collections Workshop | iDigBio is offering a series of preparation-specific workshops focusing on organizing, launching, and maintaining a biological collections digitization program. The first of these workshops will focus on vascular and non-vascular plant digitization and will be held at Valdosta State University, September 16–18, 2012.
[Digitization_Training_Workshops | Workshop Wiki Page] |
Live Audio/Video
Audio/Visual Recordings Main Room:
Presentation Slide Decks |
| 09/2012 | Public Participation in Digitization of Biodiversity Subject Workshop | This workshop seeks to identify ways to engage the public in the ongoing digitization of biodiversity specimens. | Audio/Visual Recordings
Main Room:
Presentation Slide Decks |