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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Hello everybody, please be aware the deadline for the SPNHC 2014 DemoCamp abstract submission is
</span></font><b><font size="2" color="red" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red;font-weight:bold">this Friday April 25</span></font></b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy">.
That is also the last date for early-bird registration rates for the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Amanda<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Amanda Neill</st1:PersonName> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 14, 2014 11:57 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</st1:PersonName>';
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">herbaria-discussion list</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> SPNHC 2014 DemoCamp: Call for Demonstrations</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">SPNHC 2014 DemoCamp: Call for Demonstrations: Abstracts due April 25<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Registration is now open</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">
– </span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.regonline.co.uk/spnhc2014" title="https://www.regonline.co.uk/spnhc2014">https://www.regonline.co.uk/spnhc2014</a></span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Submissions of abstracts are solicited for DemoCamp session presentations at the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)
conference in <st1:City w:st="on">Cardiff</st1:City>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Wales</st1:country-region></st1:place>,
</span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial">June 22-27, 2014</span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">. DemoCamp provides a venue for promotion of
technological solutions to advance the field of museum curation and specimen digitization, with broad applications for biology, ecology, and biodiversity informatics. DemoCamp is sponsored again this year by iDigBio,
</span></font><font size="2" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;background:white">the National Resource for Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC), funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation.</span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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</span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">demonstrations are welcomed in any technologies relevant to biologists, collections managers, or biodiversity information managers, as well as technologies that enable
the broader use of data, or enable citizen scientist participation. Technologies demonstrated at past sessions have included
</span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">collections/ transaction management software, georeferencing applications, robotic imaging equipment, automated label digitization tools, and programs for
analysis of data/ images. </span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">DemoCamp presentations should feature the latest developments in currently available products/ software/ applications/ tools as well as ongoing
research projects and prototypes. DemoCamp sessions also provide a venue for idea exchange and feedback from potential users.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Demonstration abstracts will appear in the conference proceedings and the SPNHC program book.</span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Format<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The strictly-timed format of a DemoCamp gives each presenter
<i><span style="font-style:italic">15 minutes</span></i> to present the demo plus 5 minutes allowed for set-up and questions (20 minutes total).
<i><span style="font-style:italic">No PowerPoints or other “canned” presentations are allowed.</span></i> Only live demonstrations of functional software, websites, tools, or applications may be presented. Under special circumstances (e.g., large and non-portable
robotic imaging equipment) videos of demonstrated functionality may be allowed. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Demonstrators must provide their own laptops with all necessary software installed. A projector and internet connection will be provided.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Submissions<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Demonstration proposals (abstracts) must be submitted by April 25, 2014. Abstracts should be prepared according to the guidelines defined on the conference website and must be submitted
following conference website instructions at <a href="http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/spnhc2014/submissions/">
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/spnhc2014/submissions/</a>. <i><span style="font-style:italic">Be sure to indicate your abstract submission is for a DemoCamp presentation.</span></i> The submissions will undergo peer review. At least one author should register
and attend the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The abstract should emphasize the purpose of the technology and the intended audience or users of the
technology. What are the major components of the product? What is novel about the solution you present? Compare your technology with similar products if such exist. Is your product currently available to prospective users or still under development? Is
your product proprietary or open-source? Is it software or a web-based application?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">In addition to the normal abstract submission requirements for SPNHC 2014, a COPY of your submitted abstract should be sent to the session organizer,
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Amanda Neill</st1:PersonName>, at <a href="mailto:aneill@brit.org">
aneill@brit.org</a>, at the time of submission.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold">Accepted Abstracts<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">All submissions will be acknowledged within a few days. Proposals will be reviewed for relevance, innovation, technical quality, and greatest predicted appeal to the SPNHC audience.
In the likely event of more submissions than available DemoCamp timeslots, final selection will be determined by subcommittee vote. Accepted abstracts will be required to provide a description of technical details (licensing, platforms supported, etc.) in
a standard factsheet that will be included in the printed program. A factsheet template will be e-mailed with the notification of acceptance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Further details on the date and time of the demonstration session(s) will be determined and provided at a later date. Please send any inquiries to the session organizer at
<a href="mailto:aneill@brit.org">aneill@brit.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Important Dates</span></font></b></strong><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">April 25, 2014 (Friday) Abstract submissions due<br>
May 9, 2014 (Friday) Notification of acceptance/ rejection<br>
May 26, 2014 (Monday) Factsheets for accepted demos due<br>
June 26, 2014 (Thursday) DemoCamp sessions at SPNHC 2014 in <st1:City w:st="on">
Cardiff</st1:City>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Wales</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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