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<b>Reminder: Registration is open! Abstract Deadline 23 April 2021. Conference registration required for abstract submission.</b><br>
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<b style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><i>NEW this year:</i><span style="margin:0px"> </span></b><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">We are pleased to announce the first ever</span><span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"> </span><b style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><a href="https://www.idigbio.org/content/2021-digital-data-bioblitz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://www.idigbio.org/content/2021-digital-data-bioblitz" style="margin:0px">Digital
Data BioBlitz</a></b><span style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"> </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">will be conducted virtually June 5-9, 2021 using</span><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://www.inaturalist.org/" style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="margin:0px"> </span>iNaturalist</a><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">.
To participate, all you need is a smartphone, tablet, or a camera and computer and some time spent outdoors. We will also feature a discussion session focused on the increasing relevance of citizen science platforms like iNaturalist as data sources for biodiversity
research. Stay tuned for more details on both the bioblitz and discussion session!</span><br>
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This year's conference is hosted by the Florida Museum of Natural History in collaboration with iDigBio and the Natural Science Collections Alliance and will be held virtually,<b><span> </span>June 7-9</b>. The conference provides an important opportunity to
explore digital data tools, techniques, research protocols, discoveries, and outcomes across all biodiversity research domains. For further information check out the conference announcement page:<span> </span><a href="https://bit.ly/2Hx4Ogi" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin:0px"><b>https://bit.ly/2Hx4Ogi</b></a><br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For further information or to add your name to the conference email list, please email Gil Nelson (gnelson@floridamuseum.ufl.edu) or Jill</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markr335z12ro" data-ogacdata-ogabdata-ogscdata-ogsb="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Goodwin</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">(jgoodwin@floridamuseum.ufl.edu)
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">*Registration fees are optional but encouraged. When registering, those who wish not to make a financial contribution to the conference will have that option. The optional fees are
$50.00 for students, post-docs, and emeritus faculty; $100.00 for practicing professionals. Although registration fees are optional, your registration information, even if you opt out of the fee, will allow us to keep you updated about conference activities.</span><br>
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<div>Gil Nelson PhD, Director</div>
<div>Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio)</div>
<div>Florida Museum of Natural History</div>
<div>University of Florida</div>
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