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Taxonomic Names and Concepts Interest Group reconvened
by Niels Klazenga 06 Sep '18

06 Sep '18

Dear all, At the joint SPNHC-TDWG conference last week we had a 'Names for Biodiversity' workshop where we decided to re-activate the Taxonomic Names and Concepts Interest Group (TNC). There will be a new charter before the end of the year, but the group's first order of business will be to work on a replacement - or new version - of the Taxonomic Names and Concepts Transfer Schema (TCS) that (i) is compliant with the TDWG Standards Documentation Standard<https://github.com/tdwg/vocab/tree/master/sds> and Vocabulary Maintenance Standard<https://github.com/tdwg/vocab/tree/master/vms>; (ii) provides for the needs of the various types of users and use cases of Taxonomic Names (and Concepts) in the biodiversity informatics space and (iii) as much as possible synthesises and takes benefit of the work that has been done in the TDWG community so far. The work of the Interest Group will mostly take place in our GitHub repository, https://github.com/tdwg/tnc, and I invite everyone with an interest in the subject to watch this repository. A very interesting discussion<https://github.com/tdwg/tnc/issues/1> has already been developing since the workshop and we, the participants of that discussion, feel that we are making good progress towards pinning down some of the core concepts. As with other TDWG Interest Groups, everybody watching the repository will be considered a member of the TNC. In order to keep the momentum going we'll have monthly phone meetings. As the current membership is spread all over the world, including some members pretty close to and on either side of the international date line, we'll have two meetings at different times within a 24 hour period each time, similar to what the TDWG council does. Meetings will be announced in GitHub issues. I plan to organise the first meeting(s) next week or the week after. Best wishes, Niels Niels Klazenga Biodiversity Informatics Developer Information Services [cid:logo_2_ff30248f-6e61-4c33-bb0b-a09cbc61c8a311111111111.gif] Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Birdwood Avenue Melbourne Victoria 3004 T +61 3 9252 2346<tel:+61%203%209252%202346> Niels.Klazenga(a)rbg.vic.gov.au<mailto:Niels.Klazenga@rbg.vic.gov.au> rbg.vic.gov.au<http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/> [cid:Facebook_56f147cd-6adf-4dcf-ab69-636c71e80d6611111111111.gif]<https://www.facebook.com/BotanicGardensVictoria/> [cid:Twitter-icon_6b9fc726-60b7-4e37-9e1b-12706c452eaf11111111111.gif] <https://twitter.com/RBG_Victoria> [cid:Instagram_792da4d9-4dfc-45ac-befa-d6559151cde511111111111.gif] <https://www.instagram.com/royalbotanicgardensvic/> We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and learn, the peoples of the Kulin (Koolin) Nation, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. This email and any attachments may contain information that is personal, confidential, legally privileged and/or copyright. No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated without the prior written consent of the sender and/or copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the recipient to check for and remove viruses. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by return email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies. You are not authorised to use, communicate or rely on the information contained in this email. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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Two NEON Biorepository positions remain open for applications at Arizona State University
by Nico Franz 05 Sep '18

05 Sep '18

Dear TDWG community: Both of the below positions remain open for a short time still and we are looking to expand the candidate pool. We believe that these are attractive, potentially long-term collections/research/biodiversity informatics positions, serving a key role in the success of the National Ecological Observatory Network, and situated in a vibrant and growing collections environment (https://tinyurl.com/asubiorepository). 1. NEON Biorepository Cryo-Collections Manager http://life.mcmaster.ca/~brian/evoldir/Jobs/ArizonaStateU.Cr yoCollectionsManager 2. NEON Biorepository Cryo-Collections Manager http://life.mcmaster.ca/~brian/evoldir/Jobs/ArizonaStateU.Bi odiversityInformatician E-mail inquiries welcome. Nico Nico M. Franz, Ph.D. School of Life Sciences, PO Box 874108 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4108 E-mail: nico.franz(a)asu.edu Web: https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/1804402

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Ready to make WeDigBio 2018 the best yet!
by Austin 30 Aug '18

30 Aug '18

Supercharge your biodiversity collection's education and outreach activities this October 18–21 with WeDigBio 2018. The WeDigBio support team just published a short blog post that positions onsite event hosts for success. Check it out at https://wedigbio.org/content/ready-make-wedigbio-2018-event-best-ever <https://wedigbio.org/content/ready-make-wedigbio-2018-event-best-ever>. And if you are teaching this semester, consider adding WeDigBio activities to your syllabus. Personally, I’ve had a lot of success doing the activities posted at https://wedigbio.org/content/educational-exercises <https://wedigbio.org/content/educational-exercises> in my Field Botany class. The students transcribe 30 professionally done labels then reflect on what about the formatting and content makes the info maximally useful (or less so) for research. Then, they start on their own collections, making their own labels. To learn more about the Worldwide Engagement for Digitizing Biocollections, check out the recently refreshed wedigbio.org <http://wedigbio.org/> or send the support team an email at wedigbio(a)gmail.com <mailto:wedigbio@gmail.com>. Austin, on behalf of the big team of WeDigBio organizers Austin Mast · Professor · Department of Biological Science · 319 Stadium Drive · Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL 32306-4295 · U.S.A. · (850) 645-1500 · amast(a)bio.fsu.edu

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Re: [tdwg] current location of TDWG proceedings?
by Tim Robertson 22 Aug '18

22 Aug '18

You can find proceedings on the conferences here Dan: https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/ And that one: https://static.tdwg.org/conferences/2009/tdwg_2009_pre-proceedings.pdf perhaps? I hope this helps, Tim On 22/08/2018, 16.45, "tdwg on behalf of Stoner, Dan" <tdwg-bounces(a)lists.tdwg.org on behalf of dstoner(a)acis.ufl.edu> wrote: I am trying to locate the publication that is cited as follows: Riccardi, G., White, R., Cryer, P., Hyam, R., Miller, C., Nicolson, N., Ó Tuama, E., Page, R., Rees, J. & Richards, K. (2009) Persistent Identifiers for Biodiversity Informatics: Status and Likely Directions. Proceedings of TDWG 2009, Abstracts. Available from: http://www.tdwg.org/proceedings/issue/current (accessed: January 2012). Please direct me to the current location of TDWG proceedings, or less preferably, to that one in particular. Thanks! Dan Stoner _______________________________________________ tdwg mailing list tdwg(a)lists.tdwg.org http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/tdwg

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current location of TDWG proceedings?
by Stoner, Dan 22 Aug '18

22 Aug '18

I am trying to locate the publication that is cited as follows: Riccardi, G., White, R., Cryer, P., Hyam, R., Miller, C., Nicolson, N., Ó Tuama, E., Page, R., Rees, J. & Richards, K. (2009) Persistent Identifiers for Biodiversity Informatics: Status and Likely Directions. Proceedings of TDWG 2009, Abstracts. Available from: http://www.tdwg.org/proceedings/issue/current (accessed: January 2012). Please direct me to the current location of TDWG proceedings, or less preferably, to that one in particular. Thanks! Dan Stoner

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automated response
by Christy Semmens 22 Aug '18

22 Aug '18

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New position at Arizona State University -- Biodiversity Informatician
by Nico Franz 21 Aug '18

21 Aug '18

Posted to TDWG Listserv. E-mail inquiries are encouraged! ---------- Biodiversity Informatician (Database Analyst) The Arizona State University (ASU) School of Life Sciences and Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center (BioKIC) is seeking a Biodiversity Informatician for the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository. NEON (https://www.neonscience.org/) is a continental-scale ecological observation facility, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and operated by Battelle. The project is expected to run for 30 years. For each project year, the NEON Biorepository at ASU will receive, process, store, and make available an average of 100,000 biodiversity occurrences sampled at more than 80 sites across the United States. The diverse samples include DNA extractions, frozen soil samples,bulk and pinned insect collections, herbarium vouchers, and partial or entire vertebrate specimens, among others. A high rate of sample use for NEON-related research projects is expected. The NEON Biorepository will facilitate this by creating a data portal - sustained by the open source Symbiota software platform - to support occurrence discovery, tracking of sample transactions, integration of collections data and usage statistics (publications, etc.), and by maintaining high-quality biodiversity data in compliance with international standards. The biodiversity informatician will play a critical role in providing and refining these services to benefit the greater NEON research community. Envisioned start date: November 1st, 2018. For more position details and to apply, 1. Go to: https://cfo.asu.edu/applicant 2. Click on "External Staff", and 3. Search for "44904BR". ---------- Nico M. Franz, Ph.D. School of Life Sciences, PO Box 874108 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4108 E-mail: nico.franz(a)asu.edu Web: https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/1804402

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Senior Manager of Biodiversity Informatics, Tulane University
by Bart, Henry L 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Senior Manager of Biodiversity Informatics The Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute (TUBRI) invites applications for the position of Senior Manager of Biodiversity Informatics to continue the excellence TUBRI has established developing technology for accessing and using biodiversity specimens and data in research and education. TUBRI houses the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection, the world's largest collection of preserved, post-larval fish specimens. TUBRI manages FishNet 2, a global network of fish collection databases providing researchers access to records of over 40 million fish specimens. TUBRI is innovating hardware and software systems for rapid 3D digitization of biodiversity specimens. TUBRI is a collaborating partner in the HydroClim Project (http://www.hydroclim.org/), which is generating current and future streamflow and water temperature predictions for stream segments in all major watersheds across the United States and Canada (the HydroClim data portal is being developed at TUBRI) and will soon manage FishNet2's new role as the global node to specimen-vouchered fish records to the Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Please see http://www.tubri.org/informatics/ for a list of additional software and information system tools developed at TUBRI. The Senior Manager of Biodiversity Informatics is responsible for maintaining TUBRI's existing biodiversity information infrastructure (e.g., FishNet2), and day-to-day operations of TUBRI's computing network and server administration (managing databases, backup and storage technology, and general IT support). Other responsibilities include assisting the TUBRI director with developing and pursuing a vision for innovative uses of biodiversity specimens and information, collaboration building, proposal preparation, providing technology oversight and managing technology staff and data for funded projects. We are interested in candidates with knowledge of biodiversity specimens (fishes preferred, but other taxonomic groups acceptable) and biodiversity data systems, an outstanding record of achievement in this area, or a very promising research program and trajectory. The range of skills needed for the position include software and database development, database networking and data integration, familiarity with taxonomic naming conventions, GIS, web development. Experience with relational database management, SQL, Postgres/PostGIS experience, API development. Required programming skills include C#, C++, C, JavaScript, Python. Database skills include: MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, SQLite. Desired skills for projects currently under development include mechanical and electronic design and engineering, hardware design and fabrication, experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software. Desired (but not necessarily required) skills include experience with ontologies and semantics, high performance computing, cloud computing architecture, data flows and pipelines. Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in computer science or natural science and five years' biodiversity data systems experience to include relational database management, SQL, Postgres/PostGIS, API development, as well as C#, C++, C, JavaScript, Python programming experience. Preferred Education and Experience: M.S. or Ph.D. in computer science or natural sciences. Experience in planning, development, and implementation of highly technical biodiversity informatics projects. Application: If you are interested or have questions about the position, please contact Hank Bart (hbartjr(a)tulane.edu<mailto:hbartjr@tulane.edu>). To apply, please visit Tulane Jobs at: http://bit.ly/2OVIQlK. Review of applications will begin 20 August 2018; the search will remain open until the position is filled. The position is based at the Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute (http://www.tubri.org/), located on the grounds of the Tulane University's Hebert Research Center Campus in Belle Chasse, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Belle Chasse is a small town within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area, 10 miles from downtown New Orleans and 16 miles from Tulane University's main campus in uptown New Orleans. Tulane University embraces principles of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence in its hiring practices and at every level within the university, in order to foster a diverse and inclusive community that respects and embraces people of all racial, ethnic, sexual, socioeconomic, religious, cultural, and educational backgrounds on its campuses. Henry L. Bart Jr., Ph.D. Director, Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute Curator, Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection 3705 Main Street Belle Chasse, LA 70037 Voice: 504-394-1711; Fax: 504-394-5045 Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tulane University 400 Lindy Boggs Hall New Orleans, LA 70118 Voice: 504-862-8283; Fax 504-862-8706 http://people.tubri.org/hank/

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Full programme now available for DCMI 2018
by announce＠dublincore.net 16 Jul '18

16 Jul '18

[apologies for cross-posting] We have just published the full programme for this year's Dublin Core conference (DCMI 2018), to be held in the beautiful city of Porto, Portugal in September 2018: http://www.dublincore.org/conference/2018/programme/ This is an exciting and packed programme of papers, presentations, posters, workshops and other sessions. And, as if this wasn't enough, delegates registered for DCMI 2018 will also have full and free access to the co-located TPDL 2018 programme! Registration is open now: http://www.dublincore.org/conference/2018/registration/ We look forward to seeing you in Porto in September! Mariana Curado Malta and Kai Eckert (DCMI2018 Conference Committee Chairs) Tom Baker and Paul walk (DCMI Directorate)

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DCMI Webinar - The Current State of Automated Content Tagging - Dangers and Opportunities
by announce＠dublincore.net 13 Jul '18

13 Jul '18

[apologies for cross-posting] The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) is pleased to announce the next webinar in its ongoing series. With the title "The Current State of Automated Content Tagging: Dangers and Opportunities", the webinar will be presented by Joseph Busch on Thursday, July 19th, 2018, 14:00 UTC. This webinar is free to attend for DCMI members. To register for the webinar, and to read more about both the content and the presenter, please visit the full announcement on the DCMI website: http://bit.ly/2KS9Qo6 DCMI is grateful to ASIS&T for supporting and hosting the webinar. -------------------- The DCMI Directorate --------------------

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