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It's our pleasure to announce that applications are open for the Digitization Academy course
<span style="font-weight: 700;">Digital Imaging for Biodiversity Collections</span>. See more info below. Consider sharing this announcement with others who might benefit from it. Thanks!</div>
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<i>Florida State University </i></div>
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<i>digitizationacademy.org | idigbio.org</i></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Digital Imaging for Biodiversity Collections</span></div>
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Apply here: <span style="color: rgb(180, 77, 7); font-weight: 700;"><a href="https://forms.gle/fQHafGYBmhANLd329" id="OWA20eceece-b450-9365-5908-fb401eae1082" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(180, 77, 7); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">https://forms.gle/fQHafGYBmhANLd329</a></span></div>
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The aim of this <span style="font-weight: 700;">free, online</span> <span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://digitizationacademy.org/" id="OWAf072e8d6-165f-3942-afb1-34da8080f41b" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Digitization
Academy</a></span> course is to empower participants with the knowledge and skills to (1) identify and describe relevant facets of biodiversity specimens that can be captured and shared with common digital imaging modalities, (2) identify sources of digital
imaging protocols and best practices, (3) identify and prioritize major differences among digital image file formats, hardware, and software options, (4) explain the workings of a digital SLR or mirrorless camera/lens, camera control software, and image processing
software, (5) archive and share digital images, and (6) anticipate new uses for digital images of biodiversity specimens, such as in artificial intelligence and immersive media. </div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Participants do not need prior knowledge of digital cameras or specialized software, though participants are required to have access to a digital camera and lens during the duration of the course. </span></div>
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The course will occur from <span style="font-weight: 700;">July 9–12 (Tuesday–Friday) between 11 am and 3 pm EDT</span> (=New York City time, UTC-4). Participants can expect to spend three hours per day in synchronous meetings and as much as two additional
hours of preparation time per day outside class. So this is about a 20-hour time commitment. </div>
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The course will be delivered in English. Those interested in participating from outside the US may apply.</div>
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The course will be led by Austin Mast and Nicole James, with contributions from a panel of digital imaging specialists. </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Apply here: </span><span style="color: rgb(180, 77, 7); font-weight: 700;"><a href="https://forms.gle/fQHafGYBmhANLd329" id="OWA36e1bfd5-c274-acca-ae19-6f8d9e780791" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(180, 77, 7); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">https://forms.gle/fQHafGYBmhANLd329</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Applications are due by 9 am ET on Monday, June 12.
</span>We plan to notify applicants of admission decisions by 5 pm ET on June 14. We expect to cap the course at about 20 participants and will make admission decisions based on the relevance of your training to your organization's future activities and a
desire to engage a diversity of perspectives.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Direct any questions about the opportunity to Kalina Jakymec (kjakymec@fsu.edu).</span></div>
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Please consider sharing this announcement with others who might benefit from it. </div>
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<i>The Digitization Academy is funded by </i><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><i><a href="https://www.idigbio.org/" id="OWA63c1e28e-80ad-861f-c42e-11992e61f7ca" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">iDigBio</a></i></span><i> and
Florida State University's </i><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><i><a href="https://idiginfo.org/" id="OWA2626bd11-cbfe-19ce-762a-3c61a7322f7e" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Institute
for Digital Information and Scientific Communication</a></i></span><i>. iDigBio is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation [DBI-1115210 (2011-2018), DBI-1547229 (2016-2022), & DBI-2027654 (2021-2026)]. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions
or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.</i></div>
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