June 2005 - tdwg - lists.tdwg.org

Potential student funding for TDWG2005
by Rob Guralnick 24 Jun '05

24 Jun '05

Potential underrepresented student support for September 2005 Meeting of the Taxonomic Data Working Group (TDWG), St. Petersburg, Russia. We have applied for assistance to the U.S. National Science Foundation to fund up to $3,000 per student for approximately 8 underrepresented (based on gender, ethnicity, disability, and geography) undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students working in or proposing biodiversity informatics projects, to attend the TDWG meetings from September 11-18, 2005 in St. Petersburg, Russia. See http://www.tdwg.org/2005meet/TDWG_2005_Intro.html for the meeting program. The focus of the meeting is on the provisioning and quality of biodiversity data. Provisional symposiums are listed on the web page. Underrepresented students at U.S. institutions who are either U.S. citizens or permanent residents are invited to submit an application describing their studies or research projects in biology or computer science and a brief paragraph about how they expect attendance could further their work. We will especially consider applicants not traditionally included in the taxonomic and informatics community. Application requirements: - Total narrative should not exceed one page (when formated in 12-point Times Roman, single spaced text on an 8.5x11" page with 1" margins) - If relevant, include at most one additional page of references to web links describing projects in which they participate, and papers on which they are joint authors. - Applications may be accompanied by up to two letters of recommendation from faculty members or other professionals aware of the projects described in the narrative and commenting on the student's role and expected benefit. Please send documents in PDF or a format openable in MSWord to Dr. Robert Guralnick (Robert.Guralnick(a)colorado.edu) by July 3. Awards will be announced by July 8. Applications will be evaluated by a committee composed of Rob Guralnick, Robert A. Morris from the University of Massachusetts at Boston, Annie Simpson at the National Biological Information Infrastructure, Gerald Guala at the US Department of Agriculture and Ginger Ogle at the University of California at Berkeley.

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Museum Informatics Job Announcement
by Adrian Rissone 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

Fowarded from Anna Weitzman: Apologies for cross-posting. Please circulate widely. The Informatics Branch of the Information Technology office of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) expects to fill one (or more) positions. The position is open for applications as of 10 June 2005 and will close on 1 July 2005. A summary of the position follows. The full announcement with duties, qualifications, and information about how to apply can be found at <http://ohr.si.edu/vaclib/sivacancy.cfm>http://ohr.si.edu/vaclib/sivacancy.cfm under 05JW-1141 IT Specialist. The position is located at NMNH's main building in Washington, DC. - supports the Research & Collections Information Systems (RCIS) which uses KE Software's Electronic Museum (EMu) software - assists with user and operations training, including in reports development in Crystal Reports - assists with analyzing data structures in current systems and developing data reconfiguration plans for migration to RCIS - coordinates and/or assists with development and maintenance of user and help desk documentation - tests EMu upgrades and deliverables, including customization and other changes to the system Anna L. Weitzman, Ph.D. Informatics Branch Chief, National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012 Natural History Building, Room 544, MRC 136 Washington, DC 20013-7012 U.S.A. phone: (202) 633-0846 fax: (202) 786-3180 email: <mailto:weitzman@si.edu>weitzman(a)si.edu electronic Biologia Centrali-Americana - <http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/bca/>http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/bca/

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TDWG 2005 - IMPORTANT MESSAGE RE: HOTEL BOOKING E-MAIL
by Adrian Rissone 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

TDWG 2005 - St. Petersburg, Russia, 11-18 September 2005 Dear Colleague, Contact Preference Announcement: You are receiving this bulk message because, recently or in the past few years, you have expressed interest in attending an Annual Meeting of the Taxonomic Database Working Group (TDWG). If you would prefer to NOT receive messages from the TDWG with regard to meetings please accept my apologies for troubling you and send e-mail to me at this address: A.Rissone(a)nhm.ac.uk with Subject line "TDWG - Remove from mailing list" This important message is addressed specifically to anyone who sent e-mail to the recommended hotel focal point (<mailto:shelfort@peterstar.ru>shelfort(a)peterstar.ru) during the period 2 June - 8 June 2005. Unfortunately, due to technical problems at the hotel all incoming e-mails were lost. If you sent mail to the hotel and have not received a reply please contact them again immediately. Regards, Adrian Rissone Secretary and Meeting Coordinator Taxonomic Databases Working Group E-mail: A.Rissone(a)nhm.ac.uk with Subject line "TDWG 2005" (please do NOT reply to this listserv, which is for distribution only)

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TDWG 2005 - reminder - deadline for Abstracts 15 June, hotel booking 10 July
by Adrian Rissone 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

TDWG 2005 - St. Petersburg, Russia, 11-18 September 2005 Dear Colleague, You are receiving this message because, recently or in the past few years, you have expressed interest in attending an Annual Meeting of the Taxonomic Database Working Group (TDWG). If you would prefer to NOT receive messages from the TDWG with regard to meetings please accept my apologies for troubling you and send e-mail to me at this address: A.Rissone(a)nhm.ac.uk with Subject line "TDWG - Remove from mailing list" Please note the following important deadlines. Deadlines: 15 June 2005: submission of abstracts to be complete (http://www.tdwg.org/2005meet/TDWG_2005_Abstracts.html) 10 July 2005: hotel bookings to be complete (to allow time for visa processing) (http://www.tdwg.org/2005meet/TDWG_2005_TravelAccom.html) It is STRONGLY recommended that you complete your hotel booking and get your visa application started in the next few days. We have been advised that some Russian Consulates are experiencing delays which are likely to get worse as the main tourist season gets under way. You will also see on the meeting site a request for pre-registration. Please pre-register if you can. The full Registration Site will be available in June. We look forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg! Regards, Adrian Rissone Secretary and Meeting Coordinator Taxonomic Databases Working Group E-mail: A.Rissone(a)nhm.ac.uk with Subject line "TDWG 2005" (please do NOT reply to this listserv, which is for distribution only)

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