BioDigiCon: Final Update

Plans for the Biodiversity Digitization Conference (BioDigiCon 2022) are nearly 
complete. You can explore the agenda and other conference-related information 
on the conference wiki page here: 
https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/BioDigiCon_2022 and the presentation 
abstracts here: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qooo7bKfTC8mGXAct2xhjrhg1nWZFHPrtJBJ_n6oLds/edit#heading=h.lhcfh1hw2hqa.

Registration is free! Please register via Eventbrite: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-biodigicon-tickets-367104919697

There is an excellent line-up of discussion sessions and workshops, including:

BiotaPhy Webinar 2: Resolving Nomenclature: Making Appropriate Taxonomic Choices
Maria Beatriz de Souza Cortez, University of Florida
BioDigiCon is pleased to provide the platform for the second in a series of 10 
webinars sponsored by 
BiotaPhy<https://www.idigbio.org/content/biotaphy-2022-webinar-series>, a set 
of computational workflows with broad impact on data-intensive research 
spanning ecology, phylogenetics, systematics, and conservation biology.

Data quality: most common data dealbreakers
Cat Chapman, iDigBio; Margot Schneider, Atlas of Living Australia; Dora Canhos, 
CRIA; Andrea Hahn, GBIF; Elspeth Haston, RBGE

Digital Extended Specimen Discussion Session
Libby Ellwood, iDigBio; Katja Seltmann, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and 
Ecological Restoration, UC Santa Barbara; Julie Allen, University of Nevada, 
Reno; Katie Pearson and Ed Gilbert, Symbiota Support Hub

Digitization Coordination: Combining Project Management & Digitization Efforts 
to Benefit Collections, Big and Small

Jackie Chapman, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives; Frederik Berger, MfN 
Berlin; Helen Hardy, NHM London; Sylvia Orli, NMNH Smithsonian; Mareike 
Petersen, MfN Berlin; Kira Sobers, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives; Alyson 
Wilkins, NHMU Utah

Digitization Workflows in Symbiota-based Biodiversity Specimen Data Portals
Katie Pearson, Symbiota Support Hub, Arizona State University; Lindsay Walker, 
Symbiota, ASU

GBIF, ALA, iDigBio: Aligning systems to benefit data mobilization

Federico Mendez (GBIF), Javier Molina (ALA), Maureen Kelly (iDigBio), Chris 
Wilson (IDigBio)



Imaging Biodiversity Specimens: First Steps to a Great Start (and Beyond)
Austin Mast, Florida State University, Dept of Biological Science; Lauren 
Cohen, FSU, Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication; 
Nicole James, FSU, Institute for Digital Information and Scientific 
Communication; Alex Adkinson, FSU, Department of Art



Including Indigenous Metadata in Collection Records
Maui Hudson, University of Waikato; Jane Anderson, New York University



Solutions for long-term image storage and accessibility
Dave Blackburn, University of Florida; Doug Boyer, Duke University; Nico Franz, 
Arizona State University; Michelle Koo, University of California - Berkeley; 
Nelson Rios, Yale University; Julie Winchester, Duke University



Sustaining Institutional Digitization of Biodiversity Collections: 
Considerations and Examples

Austin Mast (iDigBio, FSU), David Jennings (iDigBio), Jenn Yost (Symbiota 
Support HUB, CalPoly), Lindsay Walker (Symbiota Support HUB, ASU)

Capturing trait data: broad, across different taxonomic groups
Rob Guralnick, Florida Museum of Natural History; Maggie Hantak, FLMNH; Ed 
Stanley, FLMNH; Julie Allen, University of Nevada at Reno; Jacob Idec, FLMNH; 
Bryan McLean, University of North Carolina, Greensboro


Gil Nelson, PhD
Director, Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio)
President, Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA)
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
[email protected]

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