[Nhcoll-l] A few slots left: SPNHC 2015 Symposium: , Specimens Full Circle: Collection to Digitization to Data Use

[Deborah Paul]

Hello Everyone,

We've got just a few spots left for our upcoming SPNHC 2015 Symposium:
Specimens Full Circle: Collection to Digitization to Data Use

Abstract.
Novel field-collecting methods providing richer specimen data, maturing 
transcription and imaging techniques, and up-dated end-user interfaces 
are resulting in greater access to and use of specimen data for a 
variety of purposes. This has led to increasing use of museum specimen 
data for analysis and the development of visualization tools that 
facilitate research and support educational needs and outreach 
opportunities.

As a collector, have you updated your field-collecting protocols? Do you 
map your field-collected data to current standards (like Darwin Core or 
Audubon Media)? Do you use hand-held devices and apps when collecting 
specimens? Or are you designing an app? Are you attaching globally 
unique identifiers in-the-field? As a collection manager, curator, 
technical assistant, informatics manager, programmer,…have you sped up 
transcription and imaging at your institution? Are you implementing 
novel methods for assuring data quality and fitness-for-research use? 
Have you incorporated crowd-sourcing and georeferencing into your 
digitization workflows? How are you incorporating digitization, social 
media, and use of specimen data into your education and outreach 
strategies? Have there been new research outputs and capabilities made 
possible by the changes you have made in your workflows? As a graduate 
student or current researcher do you have new research to share using 
specimen data? To all in the SPNHC community and beyond, please come 
show us what is working, what is still challenging, and what you’re 
accomplishing with specimen data.

Please submit your abstract to Conveners: Dena Smith (University of 
Colorado), Vlad Blagoderov (Natural History Museum – London), Deborah 
Paul (iDigBio), that's dena.smith at Colorado.edu, vblago at gmail.com, 
dpaul at fsu.edu for our consideration.

We'll get back to you right away. First sent, first considered. If we 
can't fit your talk in, SPNHC organizers would love to get your talks 
for open general sessions! Deadline for us, Monday January 26th, 2015. 
Deadline for abstract to SPNHC is January 31st.

Many thanks from all three of us,
Deb, Dena, and Vlad
PS Note we are also looking for students who are using specimen data in 
their research to present in this symposium. We have some funds to help 
with your (student's) travel costs.

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-- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Technology Specialist
Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306
850-644-6366

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