[Nhcoll-l] Call for Applications: VertNet Biodiversity Informatics Training Workshop 2

[David A. Bloom]

Hello List!

Just a reminder that applications for VertNet's Biodiversity Informatics
Training Workshop 2 are due FRIDAY, January 11th, 11:59pm PST.

Apply today!  http://www.vertnet.org/about/BITW.php

best,
dave


On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:18 PM, David A. Bloom <dabblepop at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
>
> VertNet is pleased to announce the second *Biodiversity Informatics
> Training Workshop* (BITW), scheduled for *June 24-28, 2013*.  The
> workshop will provide training and experience in the use of primary
> biodiversity data sources and the tools necessary to become proficient in
> biodiversity informatics and conduct high-level research.  Led by
> experienced informaticists and researchers, the BITW will emphasize the use
> and analysis of aggregated biodiversity data from VertNet, and other
> sources, for a wide variety of research.
>
>
>
> During the five-day course, participants will work closely with trainers
> to address compelling biodiversity research questions and focus on the
> entire scope of a research project, including data acquisition, tools for
> data evaluation, analysis, and project dissemination and outreach.  Participants
> are expected to bring high levels of motivation and desire to learn the
> fundamentals of biodiversity informatics and become users of cutting edge
> tools in GIS and modeling although not necessarily expected to have
> experience in them. The workshop will include large and small group
> exercises on a common curriculum, as well as the opportunity for
> participants to discuss and explore their own research goals/questions.  Virtual
> talks by research professionals from across the U.S. will provide
> opportunities to discuss how others use informatics tools and workflows.  Participants
> will explore and utilize:
>
>
>
> ●      Data sources for discovery, acquisition, data standards, database
> creation and organization (VertNet, GBIF, Darwin Core)
>
> ●      Organization, analysis, workflow, and data improvement tools
>
> ●      Biodiversity measurement and analysis techniques
>
> ●      Species distribution modeling approaches
>
> ●      Dissemination, education, and outreach mechanisms (e.g., citizen
> science)
>
>
>
> The goal of the workshop is to provide conceptual frameworks and hands-on
> experience with a suite of data sources such as VertNet (including MaNIS,
> FishNet, HerpNET, and ORNIS), EOL, Map of Life, and other software tools
> (e.g., BioGeomancer, GEOLocate, Quantum GIS, R Statistics, ArcGIS, Maxent).
>
>
>
> At the end of the week, participants should leave the workshop with:
>
>
>
> 1.     an understanding of the evolution of, and the workflows within, a
> research project;
>
> 2.     a set of basic skills to use data repositories, informatics and
> analytic tools, and an understanding of which tools are appropriate for
> specific tasks;
>
> 3.     knowledge of the abundant resources and additional training
> available to them.
>
>
>
> *Who should attend?*
>
> Advanced undergraduates, recent post baccalaureates, and early-career
> graduate students currently working, or interested in a career in a
> biodiversity related field, including, but not limited to, ecology,
> conservation, geography, biology, environmental science, computer science,
> and library science.
>
>
>
> *Workshop Selection and Support*
>
> Acceptance to the BITW is a competitive process and the workshop is
> limited to 20 participants.  *All applications materials and
> recommendations must be received by 11:59pm PT on January 11, 2013 for
> consideration*.  Accepted participants will be notified in March 2013.  Individuals
> selected to participate will receive support for six nights accommodation,
> support for transportation to and from the workshop, and per diem to help
> cover daily expenses.  Accommodations will be provided on the campus of
> the University of Colorado Boulder.
>
> * *
>
> *Application materials are available at **http*<http://vertnet.org/about/BITW.php>
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