<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Everyone!<br><br>Wondering what you can do to help get more collections data digitized?<br><br>The Worldwide Engagement for Digitizing Biocollections (WeDigBio) Event kicks off this week from October 20-23. Citizen scientists are teaming up with researchers and other participants around the world to capture biodiversity specimen data--digitizing the information for scientific research, education, and policy. Participants can pick a project in which to participate online (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org_find-2Da-2Dproject&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=zpMddohU6TXJlOJGU0jn6jO2z2FozA3Srqkbf1FuuhE&e=">https://www.wedigbio.org/find-a-project</a>) or find an in-person event at museums and universities around the globe (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org_event-2Dlist&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=NmmuRY7ntjujaxub6XeYmNNOzFlTU6Mh6qv7E5AolRE&e=">https://www.wedigbio.org/event-list</a>).<br><br>Last year, thousands of participants from &gt;150 countries completed &gt;50K transcription tasks! We&#39;re out to beat those records this year!<br><br>Learn more here: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=7GyD0mssh62xoGsa1aUlmuVV2U8I2rcQDMrA7VdsyHA&e=">https://www.wedigbio.org</a><br><br>Anyone can join us at _any point_ from _any place_ from Thursday to Sunday - there are opportunities to participate with transcription platforms Notes from Nature (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__notesfromnature.org&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=KlWYA55Ches7jw-uN8EfRpom-hN_cRSMpFb5kvFc9gs&e=">https://notesfromnature.org</a>), Les Herbonautes (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lesherbonautes.mnhn.fr_&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=Srk1uY1R6OnHwNlEY7uM-nfT_ewQKosTiPFviYhZABA&e=">lesherbonautes.mnhn.fr/</a>), the Australian Museum’s DigiVol (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__digivol.org&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=bkc_zzoRxt3FfN9PApruU8jcj_Moh1ToyZPbfcQqG58&e=">digivol.org</a>), Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__transcription.si.edu_&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=DzEzZsVCzWKr4CoXbxe1BN5QS9HTOj2Wl2urnlugXYY&e=">https://transcription.si.edu/</a>) and UIowa&#39;s DIY History (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu_eggcards&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IP6MHfOtdkHw0eDvcS-Z4B4klIKfzjYKRuRbyA5OhP0&s=JVhc2xnaSueJCpcbmQqXwfhqxVARXisYpPtRG1Esbzo&e=">https://diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/eggcards</a>). Specimens include a wide range of taxa (insects, plants, birds, marine inverts, paleo), time periods, and geographies.<br><br>Highlights and photos will be posted to Twitter and Facebook: #WeDigBio<br><br>Best and thanks for sharing!,<br>Libby Ellwood et al from WeDigBio<br></div><a href="mailto:wedigbio@gmail.com">wedigbio@gmail.com</a><br></div>