[Nhcoll-l] WeDigBio starts tomorrow and a milestone

[Michael Denslow]

The Notes from Nature <https://notesfromnature.org/> team is excited for
the start of WeDigBio <https://wedigbio.org/> tomorrow! WeDigBio (Worldwide
Engagement for Digitizing Biocollections) is a global data campaign,
virtual science festival, and local outreach opportunity all rolled into
one. This 4-day, twice-a-year event mobilizes participants to create
digital data about biodiversity specimens.

Notes from Nature will be hosting lots of exciting expeditions featuring
plants, beetles, flies, mammals, and even fleas. Remember to complete 10
transcriptions to earn your WeDigBio 2021 badge
<https://blog.notesfromnature.org/2021/04/05/wedigbio-2021-badge/>.

We are also hosting 3 live science talks:

   -

   Thursday Michael Belitz will talk about bias in citizen science data. More
   information and registration
   <https://blog.notesfromnature.org/2021/10/08/wedigbio-talk-biases-in-citizen-science-data/>
   .
   -

   Friday will feature Joe Miller who will talk about GBIF. More
   information and registration
   <https://blog.notesfromnature.org/2021/10/12/wedigbio-talk-how-gbif-integrates-and-shares-biodiversity-data/>
   .
   -

   Saturday, Theo Witsell will talk about rare plants in Arkansas. More
   information and registration
   <https://blog.notesfromnature.org/2021/10/07/wedigbio-talk-arkansas-rare-plants/>
   .


Lastly, Notes from Nature is approaching a major milestone: 3 million
transcriptions completed on our current platform. With your help, it might
even happen during the event. Log on and help us celebrate this amazing
milestone.

We will also be using the hashtag #WeDigBio on Twitter
<https://twitter.com/nfromn>and Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057086485672>. We will also
postsome blog updates during the event.

With appreciation,

The Notes from Nature Team
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