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Lightning Presentations</span> from near and far to address innovative protocols, resources, tools, strategies, etc. </span></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px; outline:0px"><span class="x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_hv-current-cursor" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="x_x_ContentPasted1" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="https://idigb.io/a" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://idigb.io/a" shash="tloIlTtPAV5Y0YgVfAZ0yT7KfqFmocNsTWW7zNUsmMomqFPVnBwa/qtGxCFDgVNmHFxcuHOfrqXCLjBMgt8OdtcQSoyihPHZpftSr5NP1R41pjjH/2+aZQJqaXNJiSV5yS6hUcGQNo2evV/woo43RdsvPMiyHT0fhw2eWlKMeJc=" id="OWAbb2c4a47-aafb-b5dc-8212-684c8688d74c" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_ContentPasted1" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(180, 77, 7);">Registration
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Lightning Presentations will be 15 minutes including time for questions. Pre-corded and Live presentations will be requested for each presentation.</span><br>
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Visit: <a href="https://idigb.io/a" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://idigb.io/a" shash="tloIlTtPAV5Y0YgVfAZ0yT7KfqFmocNsTWW7zNUsmMomqFPVnBwa/qtGxCFDgVNmHFxcuHOfrqXCLjBMgt8OdtcQSoyihPHZpftSr5NP1R41pjjH/2+aZQJqaXNJiSV5yS6hUcGQNo2evV/woo43RdsvPMiyHT0fhw2eWlKMeJc=" id="OWA14c9d30c-6d97-6fb1-390c-ae3f40205ab9" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_ContentPasted1" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(180, 77, 7);">https://idigb.io/a</a></span></span></span></p>
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* Updates from iDigBio Principal Investigators<br class="x_x_ContentPasted0">
* Digitization Spotlight from NHM, London<br class="x_x_ContentPasted0">
* Lightning Presentations</strong></p>
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<strong class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">* Lightning Presentations<br class="x_x_ContentPasted0">
* Workshop and Discussion sessions including: </strong><br class="x_x_ContentPasted0">
- Innovative Approaches to Education & Outreach<br class="x_x_ContentPasted0">
- Coordinating Digitization Efforts of Biological Collections in US & Beyond <br class="x_x_ContentPasted0">
- Envisioning a Biological Collections Action Center Update<br class="x_x_ContentPasted0">
<strong class="x_x_ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">* Plenary Presentation from Dr. Diane DiEuliis: </strong>Distinguished Research Fellow at National Defense University. Her research areas focus
on emerging biological technologies, biodefense, and preparedness for biothreats. </p>
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If you have any questions, please contact <a href="https://www.idigbio.org/contact/Jillian_Goodwin" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.idigbio.org/contact/Jillian_Goodwin" shash="FicKTwE9mQA4iEWCdwGbum/kA4AC9LEYBlxnhYWfzBBi8po04Gn22hsc83a5NmQToq7lEfKnxz9MgKzRcSXhT9/sYYxtw4AOya0iPTyxkLzuJ9jCGPMJVQ3cdvT6lh/StnYnWfkjmxor04BBDTxYTPFb6xXrVMOsvWKD0BxVd1w=" id="OWAd8b01547-4e4b-698e-934b-657620399648" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(180, 77, 7);">Jill
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<span style="font-size:12pt"><b>Watch the <a href="https://www.idigbio.org/content/biodigicon-2023-0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.idigbio.org/content/biodigicon-2023-0" shash="SE+pQhbCRldsSQ2et/+Mr34XSW7T+lr+pZ6k+bulPddpB54gtCkKyS/djlPTFp9goxakscplhpKOMJxMlode64ic3F/de98aL2JV5s5jWJ7vDsFqiP4wPO/SPdhjv7aCDLqwcYgp4UqdUq4iJAEv7auZ74M0mIKPPjnbZjcp1RE=" title="https://www.idigbio.org/content/biodigicon-2023-0" id="OWAce281992-8285-7a9c-9e10-aa0899aa9bd8" class="x_OWAAutoLink">
conference announcement page</a> for the latest updates about the conference.</b></span></p>
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