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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Subject:</b> Update: Registration is open for the 4th Annual Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.idigbio.org/content/digital-data-2020-harnessing-data-revolution-and-amplifying-collections-biodiversity"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="727" height="364" style="width:7.5677in;height:3.7916in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D5E176.7829BF10"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Indiana University in collaboration with iDigBio and the Natural Sciences Collections Alliance is pleased to update our announcement of the fourth annual Digital Data in Biodiversity Research conference, to be held 1-3 June 2020 at Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Registration is open: <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#39364F;letter-spacing:.4pt;background:white">
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.eventbrite.com_e_4th-2Dannual-2Ddigital-2Ddata-2Din-2Dbiodiversity-2Dresearch-2Dconference-2Dtickets-2D86931098255&d=DwMFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=-DeN3HZj0Hb0vKtqmNM6xJyvWlG-EW6_J4YBXE1_ai4&m=ZtioizulSDNMwt4q2gj1waBuaaPLV_niSrNs2fMLAzk&s=e7RPOgapubn3Krbl-nsRMD-U5cZqVfscqJuGms7U7Fo&e="><span style="color:blue">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-digital-data-in-biodiversity-research-conference-tickets-86931098255</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The conference wiki, which includes plenary and keynote speakers, a draft agenda, a list of Wednesday workshops and events, and lodging options is available at:
<a href="https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/4th_Annual_Digital_Data_Conference,_Indiana_University">
<span style="color:blue">https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/4th_Annual_Digital_Data_Conference,_Indiana_University</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>It will be continuously updated, so keep an eye on it.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Abstract submission is also open for oral and poster presentations and discussion sessions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>To submit an abstract: The link to submit can be found in your registration confirmation email from Eventbrite.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Abstract Deadline: 24 April 2020<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">General registration Deadline: 22 May 2020<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Themes for oral presentations and posters might include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">machine learning and artificial intelligence<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">harnessing the data revolution<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">published or publishable biodiversity research and data using digitized specimen information,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">methods and protocols for enhancing discovery with digitized specimen data,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">systematics and the use of digital specimen data,
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">ongoing research projects that utilize digital data,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">gaps and deficiencies in currently available digital data that hinder effective use,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">user critiques of digital data, aggregators, and data providers,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">pipelines that integrate digitization, data use, and research,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">standards and practices for depositing and documenting open access digital datasets,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">the role and relevance of “Big Data” in biodiversity research,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">use of digitized biodiversity specimen data within ecological research and practice,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">the relative importance of vouchers vs. observations as digital data,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">managing digital biodiversity specimen data in support of research pipelines,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">analyzing and visualizing specimen-based and related digital data,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">digital biodiversity specimen data in education and outreach.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The planning team for the 2019 conference includes: from IU Kimberly Cook, Jennifer Laherty, Jess Miller-Camp, Rob Montoya, Gary Motz, and Angie Raymond, and from iDigBio David Blackburn, Jill Goodwin, and Gil Nelson.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For further information or to ensure that you are on the conference email list, please contact Jill Goodwin (<a href="mailto:jvgoodwin@fsu.edu">jvgoodwin@fsu.edu</a>) or Gil Nelson (<a href="mailto:gnelson@floridmuseum.ufl.edu">gnelson@floridmuseum.ufl.edu</a>)
at iDigBio.<o:p></o:p></p>
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