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Hi All,<br>
<br>
Two updates about TDWG2021.<br>
<br>
a. <b>Call for Abstracts closes on Aug 2.</b><br>
b. <b>Early Registration</b> ends midnight August 1 (that's
midnight UTC-5, or EDT).<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://mailchi.mp/ae0070a6a57a/registration-for-tdwg-2021-now-open">https://mailchi.mp/ae0070a6a57a/registration-for-tdwg-2021-now-open</a><br>
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We're looking forward to continuing to strengthen the connections
across the SPNHC and TDWG communities.<br>
Lots of overlap and synergy in our endeavors.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Debbie, et al from the TDWG2021 Steering and Program Committees<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2021-06-22 10:11 AM, Deborah Paul
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:ab4893cc-1615-eb5a-63a1-91ed28b631f8@illinois.edu">
Greetings SPNHC folks,<br>
<br>
Please see the exciting <a href="https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2021/session-list/" moz-do-not-send="true">line-up of events at #TDWG2021</a> and
note the <a href="https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2021/call-for-abstracts/" moz-do-not-send="true">Call for Abstracts</a> is open.<br>
<br>
So many! topics of interest at the intersection of bio and geo
collections and biodiversity data standards and science you'll see
include:<br>
<br>
- The Digital Extended Specimen<br>
- Maintaining the taxonomic backbone (or connecting those who try)<br>
- Eat or be eaten: Don't miss out on interaction data<br>
- Mushrooming, community science, and sharing biodiversity data<br>
- Assuring trust on community science biodiversity platforms:
Policies and approaches<br>
- Specimen data mobilization, from the DiSSCo point-of-view<br>
- Machine learning and biodiversity image analysis<br>
- e-floras, e-faunas, and species pages<br>
- API linking, discovering, uses for, hands-on events (hackathon,
unconference)<br>
- Connecting biodiversity data with knowledge graphs<br>
- Controlled vocabularies in multiple languages<br>
- Curating interdisciplinary data in the biodiversity research
community<br>
- Challenges of sharing ecological data<br>
- BHL’s strategic plan and review new tools and advances<br>
- Community building for our shared data future<br>
- Discovering known biodiversity: Digital accessible knowledge<br>
<br>
Hope to see your abstracts! Got questions? Please send to: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:conf-organizers@tdwg.org" moz-do-not-send="true">conf-organizers@tdwg.org</a><br>
<br>
Registration will open soon.<br>
<br>
Deborah Paul<br>
TDWG Chair (2021-2022)<br>
Ely Wallis<br>
Deputy TDWG Chair (2021-2022)<br>
<i><font size="-1">Please excuse cross-postings, please do share
widely!</font></i><br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
- Deborah Paul, Biodiversity Informatics (BI) Community Liaison
- Species File Group (INHS), University of Illinois
-- BI Standards (TDWG) Chair
-- Florida State University Courtesy Appointment
-- Species File Group and Events <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://speciesfilegroup.org" moz-do-not-send="true">https://speciesfilegroup.org</a></pre>
</blockquote>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
- Deborah Paul, Biodiversity Informatics (BI) Community Liaison
- Species File Group (INHS), University of Illinois
-- BI Standards (TDWG) Chair
-- Florida State University Courtesy Appointment
-- Species File Group and Events <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://speciesfilegroup.org">https://speciesfilegroup.org</a></pre>
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