<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Hello!</span><br class=""><br class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Are you engaged in the digital capture of 3D collection objects using photogrammetry, surface scanning (structured light or laser-based), or volumetric scanning (e.g. microCT, synchrotron, or MRI)? Are you wondering how best to describe the digitization process in such a fashion as to promote the long-term digital permanence, ease of access on the web, and maximize the discoverability and reproducibility of your digital 3D data?</span><br class=""><br class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Especially since the cost required to produce 3D models is so high in terms of financial investment, computational resources, and human-effort, it would be great to build a community of practice by which we can share workflows, minimum metadata requirements, preservation standards, and more to ensure that museum professionals actively engaged in the digitization of 3D collection objects can do so with confidence that best practices are being adhered to for these born-digital objects. We have the opportunity to ensure that we’re doing things the “right way” from the outset.</span><br class=""><br class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">For those of you present at the SPNHC meeting in Denver this week, please join us at the Polished Tavern (1501 Lawrence Street, Denver, Colorado 80202) at 8pm on Wednesday evening for an informal conversation and organization of a community of practice for the 3D digitization of natural history specimens.</span><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">Cheers,<br class="">Gary<br class=""><br class="">Paleontology Collections Manager<br class="">Department of Geological Sciences<br class=""><br class="">Project Coordinator for Digitization Activities<br class="">Center for Biological Research Collections<br class=""><br class="">Indiana University - Bloomington Campus<br class="">1001 E. 10th St. Bloomington, IN 47405<br class="">Office: Geological Sciences Room 519<br class="">Phone: (812) 856-3500 (6-3500)<br class="">Email: garymotz at <a href="http://indiana.edu" class="">indiana.edu</a><br class=""></div><br class=""></div></body></html>