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<b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-digital-data-in-biodiversity-research-conference-tickets-505164048267" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-digital-data-in-biodiversity-research-conference-tickets-505164048267" shash="DkRo9WE8wyKOY7SYh1EJ+hzf3pqbeUYoY0fSZP8g4vORaPzoqAPdr6w0UQYTzotPAw8flrtAm/z2AXTn/btadTmFD7LNPo+MtTI8ubCcZ1udmWCptWWdaSh3A987RwnUIvQRdF28dPXowLpEBh3qd/OcmS2DNbbW50w487mhIMs=" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-digital-data-in-biodiversity-research-conference-tickets-505164048267" data-loopstyle="link" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview"><span style="font-size:16pt">Register
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Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference</span></a><span class="" style="font-size:16pt">, 5-7 June!</span></b><br>
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<div>Event location: The 2023 conference will be held at Arizona State University, Tempe and virtually via Zoom.</div>
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<b>Makenzie Mabry</b>, iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida<br>
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<span class="x_x_ContentPasted2">Symbiota portals–including the SEINet Network, the Consortium of Lichen Herbaria, the Consortium of Bryophyte Herbaria, and many more–include a variety of features that enable efficient data management, access, and curation.
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The collections community is in the midst of a series of webinars, workshops, and focus groups focusing on Envisioning a Biological Collections Action Center as proposed in the recent NASEM report and authorized by the U.S. Congress. This in-person focus/discussion
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This two-hour workshop and discussion session will bring together biodiversity informatics and data experts from throughout our community to address some of the possibilities and challenges implementing the Digital Extended Specimen concept. This session will
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This discussion session is offered to complement the opportunity to visit the National Ecological Observatory Network, NEON Biorepository, in person during Digital Data 2023 at Arizona State University. The NEON project involves a structured, long-term plan
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<span style="font-size:16pt"><b>Additional details and updates including the current draft agenda can be found on the conference wiki page:</b></span><span style="font-size:16pt"> </span><a href="https://idigb.io/7" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://idigb.io/7" shash="nDYbF83fPxR9EaxzGdNRo8JPE9HGO8A2fRuFFEBQQSxJg0/K62/BoU7nZV9vguq3HMy9z8g8V2sHMlSejHZvNNqI84Vqo4cOjsG3yv58ph7zbKrGOaIIQGxJBzuvUl5nJiloiJglLKF9zIOe9ONzRVHe7H0eQRiyjytOPFP3O/Y=" id="LPlnk677191"><span style="font-size:16pt">https://idigb.io/7</span></a></div>
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