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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400">We are excited to announce the return of our popular professional development opportunity:
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);font-weight:700">Introduction to Biodiversity Specimen Digitization.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400">This free, online course is focused on introducing the creation of digital data about biodiversity specimens to those who
are just beginning this activity. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400">The aims of the course are to empower participants with the knowledge and skills to (1) identify and describe relevant facets
of information or potential information related to biodiversity specimens, (2) identify and describe common digitization protocols and best practices related to transcription, imaging, and georeferencing, (3) identify downstream uses that are relevant to digitization
decision-making, (4) recognize basic principles of data management including the importance of identifiers, (5) identify collections management system options and the major differences among them, and (6) outline a digitization project, including quality control
and a data management plan that includes data sharing.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400">This course is targeted at those already associated with a biodiversity collection, such as student technicians, collections
management professionals, or curators. The course will be relevant to a diversity of collection types. Participants do not need prior knowledge of biodiversity informatics or specialized software. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400">The course will occur from
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700">August 29-September 1 (Monday-Thursday) between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. ET</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400">. You can expect to spend three hours per day in
synchronous meetings and as much as two additional hours of preparation time per day outside of class. So this is about a 20-hour time commitment. We expect to cap the course at 20 participants and will make admission decisions based on the relevance of the
training to the future of the applicant’s organization and a desire to engage a diversity of perspectives. The course will be delivered in English. Those interested in participating from outside the US are welcome to apply. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400">You may apply to participate in this course at:
</span><a href="https://forms.gle/kNzi1KeR3ckL4j5p9"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17, 85, 204);font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">https://forms.gle/kNzi1KeR3ckL4j5p9</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400">.
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700">Applications are due by 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, August 3.
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400">Questions can be directed to Lauren Cohen (</span><a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17, 85, 204);font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">lcohen3@fsu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400">;
iDigBio’s Workforce Development Manager) and Austin Mast (</span><a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17, 85, 204);font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none">amast@fsu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400">;
Director of iDigBio’s Digitization, Workforce Development, and Citizen Science Domain).</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400">Please consider sharing this announcement with others who might benefit from it. Thanks!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Warm Regards,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Lauren Cohen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Workforce Development Manager</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Florida State University</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">lcohen3@fsu.edu</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(412)818-6800</span></div>
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