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    Hi Everyone,<br>
    <br>
    Are you interested in data quality? Wondering what sort of automated
    processes might be run against known data sources to help you clean
    and enhance your biodiversity data? Please join us tomorrow,
    Thursday, May 28th from 2 - 4 PM EDT for a Webinar and Demo about
    Kurator.<br>
    <p><strong><strong>Where:  </strong></strong><a
        class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
        href="http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/datamgmt">http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/datamgmt</a></p>
    <b>What's Kurator</b>? Read all about it here:
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.idigbio.org/content/webinar-towards-user-definable-semi-automated-workflows-curating-biodiversity-data">https://www.idigbio.org/content/webinar-towards-user-definable-semi-automated-workflows-curating-biodiversity-data</a><br>
    <br>
    <b>What to expect</b>? The first hour will focus on an overall
    explanation of Kurator's "automated workflow for quality control of
    biodiversity data." The software focuses on: checking scientific
    names, georeferences, and collecting event dates. Three Thematic
    Collection Networks (TCNs) use, or are planning to use this software
    as part of their efforts to provide quality data: <a
href="https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Southwest_Collections_of_Arthropods_Network_%28SCAN%29"
      target="_blank" title="Southwest Collections of Arthropods Network
      (SCAN): A Model for Collections Digitization to Promote Taxonomic
      and Ecological Research">SCAN TCN</a>, <a
href="https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Mobilizing_New_England_Vascular_Plant_Specimen_Data"
      target="_blank" title="Mobilizing New England Vascular Plant
      Specimen Data to Track Environmental Change">NEVP TCN</a>, and <a
href="https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/InvertEBase:_Reaching_Back_to_See_the_Future:_Species-rich_Invertebrate_Faunas_Document_Causes_and_Consequences_of_Biodiversity_Shifts"
      target="_blank" title="InvertEBase: Reaching Back to See the
      Future: Species-rich Invertebrate Faunas Document Causes and
      Consequences of Biodiversity Shifts">InvertEBase TCN</a>.<br>
    <br>
    The second half of this webinar is IT-focused and provides
    developers with a chance to learn more about how to install the
    software and test it on their own using sample data sets from
    iDigBio or Symbiota.<br>
    <br>
    Many thanks for the concerted efforts of the Kurator software
    development team to put this in-depth presentation together!<br>
    <br>
    See you there!<strong><strong><br>
      </strong></strong>Deb, et al with special thanks from the iDigBio
    Data Management Interest Group and the iDigBio Cyberinfrastructure
    Working Group<br>
    <small><small>(apologies for cross-posting)<br>
      </small></small><small><small>Please use headsets for best sound
        experience.</small></small>
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-- Upcoming iDigBio Events <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.idigbio.org/calendar">https://www.idigbio.org/calendar</a>
-- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Technology Specialist
Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306
850-644-6366</pre>
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