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<b>Conference Agenda NOW POSTED: </b></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/5th_Annual_Digital_Data_Conference,_Florida_Museum_of_Natural_History" id="LPlnk368680">https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/5th_Annual_Digital_Data_Conference,_Florida_Museum_of_Natural_History</a></b></div>
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The Florida Museum of Natural History in collaboration with iDigBio and the Natural Science Collections Alliance are hosting the fifth annual Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference virtually,<b> June 7-9</b>. The conference will provide 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:
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<b>Visit Eventbrite to Register:</b> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-digital-data-in-biodiversity-research-conference-tickets-114279218218" id="LPlnk">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-digital-data-in-biodiversity-research-conference-tickets-114279218218</a></div>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">*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
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For further information or to ensure that you are on the conference email list, please contact Gil Nelson (gnelson@floridamuseum.ufl.edu) or Jill Goodwin (jgoodwin@floridamuseum.ufl.edu) at iDigBio.<br>
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<b style="font-size:12pt; font-style:inherit; font-variant-ligatures:inherit; font-variant-caps:inherit">BioBlitz:
</b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">We are pleased to announce the first ever
</span><b style="font-size:12pt; font-style:inherit; font-variant-ligatures:inherit; font-variant-caps:inherit"><a href="https://www.idigbio.org/content/2021-digital-data-bioblitz" title="https://www.idigbio.org/content/2021-digital-data-bioblitz">Digital Data
BioBlitz</a></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"> will be conducted virtually June 5-9, 2021 using</span><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/" title="https://www.inaturalist.org/" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">
iNaturalist</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">. To participate, all you need is a smartphone, tablet, or a camera and computer and some time spent outdoors. You may also like to join us for a
conference 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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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><b>Virtual Tours of the Florida Museum of Natural History's collections:
</b>Digital collection and imaging tours hosted by Florida Museum staff. Tours included: Environmental Archaeology, Lepidoptera, Vertebrate Paleontology, Ichthyology, Herpetology, Malacology, Mammalogy, 2D & 3D Imaging.
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