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format without any slideshow - you show off your technology only using a live demonstration. We encourage you to submit your abstracts for consideration before the April 19 deadline. The DemoCamp session description and abstract submission URL are provided
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We look forward to seeing you at SPNHC/TDWG 2024!</div>
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SPNHC/TDWG abstract submission details:</div>
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<a href="https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2024/call-for-abstracts/" class="">https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2024/call-for-abstracts/</a></div>
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DEMO01 DemoCamp: Live demonstrations of technology for natural history collections and biodiversity data<br class="">
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Session Type: Demonstration; Open to abstract submissions<br class="">
Conference Track: General interest<br class="">
Organizers: Jason H. Best, Deborah L. Paul, Erica Krimmel<br class="">
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Digital technology and standards are increasingly critical components of natural history collections. Ongoing efforts to digitize natural history collections and link the resulting information to other realms will eventually culminate in a comprehensive digital
record of biodiversity preserved and represented in collections worldwide. This significant expansion of digital collections reach will further cement the important role of technology and standards in the management, analysis, and dissemination of natural
history collections specimens and data.<br class="">
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Since its debut at SPNHC 2009, DemoCamp has provided a venue for developers, biodiversity informaticians, digitization managers, and collection managers to convene and share innovative approaches for the use of technology to enhance the management and use of
natural history collections. Presentations demonstrate the use of software, tools, services, and workflows that enhance capacity, use global standards, and extend the accessibility and quality of information.<br class="">
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The format of DemoCamp dictates that presentations must be “live, without a net” and forbids the use of slideshows. Each presenter is allotted time for demonstrating the technology as well as questions from the audience. This format ensures that only functional
technology is presented.</div>
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Director of Biodiversity Informatics<br class="">
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