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    <p class="MsoNormal">This is an update to the Digital Data in

      Biodiversity

      Research conference, being held at UC Berkeley, 4-6 June 2018 and

      co-sponsored

      with iDigBio. </p>

    <p class="MsoNormal">In addition to the five workshops on Wednesday,

      6 June, we

      have added a field trip to Point Reyes National Seashore. We can

      accommodate up

      to 16 participants on this trip at a participant cost of $25.00.

      We have also

      arranged an opportunity for a self-guided tour of the UC Botanical

      Garden, with

      free admission for the 6<sup>th</sup>, only. Descriptions for

      these activities are

      available on the wiki (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_wiki_index.php_Digital-5FData-5Fin-5FBiodiversity-5FResearch-5FConference-2C-5FBerkeley-2523Wednesday.2C-5F6-5FJune-5F2018&d=DwMCaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=UDqVaKiIAkKG61ZSWCFNTxLPwz0Auw0k5Oa2UTyPFAA&s=exw3rxDRK8I8o8l61s64xsFzjRfddvgdAIOiV3nhXvI&e=">https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Digital_Data_in_Biodiversity_Research_Conference,_Berkeley#Wednesday.2C_6_June_2018</a>)

      and announcement page (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_content_registration-2Dnow-2Dopen-2Demerging-2Dinnovations-2Dbiodiversity-2Ddata&d=DwMCaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=UDqVaKiIAkKG61ZSWCFNTxLPwz0Auw0k5Oa2UTyPFAA&s=vhw3v-GNwjGs5lfMjfPNwd4Fafap5X5ID8XJ-mOU020&e=">https://www.idigbio.org/content/registration-now-open-emerging-innovations-biodiversity-data</a>).

      Please note that the Point Reyes trip is all day and overlaps with

      the

      workshops. <br>

    </p>

    <p class="MsoNormal">To select the field trip when registering,

      scroll down the registration box to the bottom of the list and

      select the optional field trip before checking out. Only those

      registered for the conference may register for the field trip.<br>

    </p>

    <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">IMPORTANT

        NOTE: The

        deadline for abstract submission is 30 April and you must be

        registered to

        submit. Once registered, you will receive an email directing you

        to the

        abstract submission form. Due to capacity issues, please

        register and submit

        your abstract at your earliest convenience.</b></p>

    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 

Gil Nelson, PhD

Research Faculty

iDigBio Steering Committee

Integrated Digitized Biocollections

Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication

College of Communication and Information

Courtesy Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium

Florida State University

<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gnelson@bio.fsu.edu">gnelson@bio.fsu.edu</a></pre>

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