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TDWG Coordinator position
by Cynthia Parr 15 Aug '15

15 Aug '15

Dear TDWG community, Biodiversity Information Standards <http://tdwg.org> (TDWG) seeks a part-time coordinator to work remotely on a contract basis. The contract will be administered via the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and supervised by the TDWG chair. Hourly rate will be subject to location pay scales consistent with appropriate governmental practices (e.g. http://icsc.un.org/resources/cold/par/class/archived/jan2014.pdf) . Hours worked will be negotiable, but will be expected to be consistent; they will likely vary according to season from 25% to 50%. Position is for one year subject to extension. Contract is subject to availability of funds and acceptable performance. Relocation is not expected nor supported. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) is a not-for-profit scientific and educational association affiliated with the International Union of Biological Sciences. TDWG was formed in 1994 to establish international collaboration among biological database projects and promote the wider and more effective dissemination of information about the world's heritage of biological organisms for the benefit of the world at large. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) now focuses on the development of standards for the exchange of biological/biodiversity information. It is governed by an elected Executive Committee <http://www.tdwg.org/about-tdwg/executive/> and operated by the committee and its membership. The TDWG coordinator will provide professional support for the Executive Committee as described below. Requirements 1. A good understanding of TDWG, its constituents and clients. 2. Effective communication skills, particularly in written English. 3. The ability to work reliably and independently in a remote capacity, using own equipment and internet service. 4. Well-developed skills with Office software (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or equivalent 5. Experience in authoring and releasing articles in an online content management system (CMS) such as Typo3, Drupal etc. Roles and Responsibilities 1. Maintains effective communication within the Executive Committee and between the Executive Committee and members, e.g. distributing documents to the Executive Committee and to the Membership as directed 2. Monitors the effectiveness and accuracy of the TDWG website, TDWG GitHub site, and TDWG mailing lists, and ensures that they are up-to-date 3. Assists with the solicitation, preparation, publication and maintenance of web content 4. Assists the Annual Conference Manager/Local Host with the distribution of information relating to the Annual Conference to the membership, and assists the Program Chair in the preparation of the Annual Conference program as required 5. Maintains and advertises, where appropriate, a calendar of activities and deadlines for TDWG business, e.g., solicitation and posting of annual reports required of interest groups, task groups, and the Executive Committee; proposals before the Executive Committee and membership. 6. Otherwise assists the Secretary, Treasurer, and Chair in their duties as needed To apply, please send to the TDWG secretary (secretary(a)tdwg.org) your resume or CV, the names of two references, and a cover letter in English (maximum 2 pages) explaining how your experiences meet the job requirements and detailing your availability and pay requirements. Application review will begin 24 August 2015.

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SYNTHESYS: Funding available for short research visits - New call deadline
by Synthesys Alerts 31 Jul '15

31 Jul '15

Dear TDWG, SYNTHESYS3 has now opened its 3rd Access call, and we would greatly appreciate your help in spreading the word. Please forward the email below and/or the attachment to any EU-based colleagues who may be interested in applying. For more information on SYNTHESYS, please visit www.synthesys.info<http://www.synthesys.info> If you have any queries about the project, please email synthesys(a)nhm.ac.uk<mailto:synthesys@nhm.ac.uk> Kind regards, Katherine Dixey SYNTHESYS Administrator | Natural History Museum, London SYNTHESYS is back - funding available for short research visits New Call Deadline: 15th October, 2015 (17:00 UK time). The SYNTHESYS Office is pleased to announce the third call for applications of the SYNTHESYS3 project under the current European Commission's FPVII European-funded Integrating Activities funding scheme. SYNTHESYS Access funding is available to provide scientists (Users) based in European Member, Associate and Candidate States to undertake short visits to utilise the infrastructure (comprising the collections, staff expertise and analytical facilities) at one of the 18 partner institutions (see full list below) for the purposes of their research. This is the third of four annual calls for applications during the project's four-year duration. Access Call 3 will officially open for applications on 16th July 2015. The Call 3 deadline will be 17:00 (UK time) Thursday 15th October, 2015 and awarded visits must take place within 2016 (calendar year). APPLY HERE<http://www.synthesys.info/access/> Taxonomic Access Facilities (TAFs) The 18 partner institutions are organised into 11 national TAFs. TAF Users will be hosted by a TAF staff member (Host). The 11 TAFs represent an unparalleled resource for taxonomic research offering: * Collections amounting to over 390 million natural history specimens, including 3.3 million type specimens * Internationally renowned taxonomic and systematic skill base * Facilities including: molecular, imaging and chemical analysis * New - Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung and State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart are now offering Access as part of DE-TAF Proposals for funding are welcomed from high-calibre scientists in any technical discipline seeking access for short-term research visits (average duration 15 days). SYNTHESYS is able to meet the Users' costs for: * Research costs (bench fees and laboratory consumables) * International travel & local accommodation while based at the TAF * A per diem contribution towards living costs See www.synthesys.info<http://www.synthesys.info> for more information or contact synthesys(a)nhm.ac.uk<mailto:synthesys@nhm.ac.uk> ----------------------------------------------------------- SYNTHESYS TAFs: AT-TAF Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien; BE-TAF Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Royal Museum of Central Africa; CZ-TAF Národní Muzeum, Praha; DE-TAF Museum für Naturkunde; Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum; Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung **NEW** State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart **NEW** ES-TAF Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales & Real Jardín Botánico Naturales (CSIC); DK-TAF The Natural History Museum of Denmark; FR-TAF Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; GB-TAF Natural History Museum, London; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh; HU-TAF Hungarian Natural History Museum; NL-TAF Naturalis Biodiversity Center; *major collections closure for 2 years from August 2016 - Call 3 is last chance to apply for access under SYNTHESYS - see www.synthesys.info/access<http://www.synthesys.info/access> for details SE-TAF Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet. Eligibility: The SYNTHESYS TAFs are inviting Access applications from scientists working in the Member States of the EU: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (including Greenland), Estonia, Finland, France (including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, La Réunion), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. Plus the Associated Countries of the EU: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, FYR Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Republic of Moldova Republic of Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. *If you no longer wish to receive updates from SYNTHESYS please email synthesys(a)nhm.ac.uk<mailto:synthesys@nhm.ac.uk> with the message 'No Alerts' and we will remove you from the mailing list.*

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Biodiversity Informatics Programmer with Canadensys
by Shorthouse, David 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

Dear all, We just posted an announcement for a Biodiversity Informatics Programmer at http://www.canadensys.net/2015/biodiversity-informatics-programmer. The position is open to Canadians and evaluations will begin August 13, 2015. Thanks, David P. Shorthouse Biodiversity Informatics Manager / Canadensys Université de Montréal

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DCMI Webinar: "OpenAIRE Guidelines: Promoting Repositories Interoperability and Supporting Open Access Funder Mandates"
by DCMI Announce 21 Jun '15

21 Jun '15

*********** Please excuse the cross postings *********** OpenAIRE Guidelines: Promoting Repositories Interoperability and Supporting Open Access Funder Mandates *DCMI/ASIST Joint Webinar* ==================================================================== *:: Time:* 10:00am EDT (World Clock: 14:00 UTC http://bit.ly/pprincipe) *:: Presenters:* Pedro Antonio Príncipe & Jochen Schirrwagen :*: Date: *Wednesday, 1 July 2015 :*: Registration:* http://dublincore.org/resources/training/#2015principe <http://dublincore.org/resources/training/#2015principe> ==================================================================== *ABOUT THE WEBINAR:* The *OpenAIRE Guidelines for Data Source Managers* provide recommendations and best practices for encoding of bibliographic information in OAI metadata. The *Guidelines* have adopted established standards for different classes of content providers: (1) Dublin Core for textual publications in institutional and thematic repositories; (2) DataCite Metadata Kernel for research data repositories; and (3) CERIF-XML for Current Research Information Systems. The principle of these *Guidelines* is to improve interoperability of bibliographic information exchange between repositories, e-journals, CRIS and research infrastructures. They are a means to help content providers to comply with funders Open Access policies, e.g. the European Commission Open Access mandate in Horizon2020, and to standardize the syntax and semantics of funder/project information, open access status, links between publications and datasets. The presenters will provide an overview of the *Guidelines*, implementation support in major platforms and tools for validation. *ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:* *Pedro Príncipe* is an information specialist at University of Minho Documentation Services (Portugal) on the Open Access Projects Office. He has worked since 2010 in the OpenAIRE projects and infrastructure, in support, helpdesk and dissemination activities. He is member of the OpenAIRE guidelines team and co-author of the OpenAIRE guidelines for data source managers. *Jochen Schirrwagen* is research fellow at Bielefeld University Library, Germany. He has worked since 2008 in the knowledge infrastructure projects DRIVER and OpenAIRE in the fields of metadata management, aggregation and contextualization. He is co-author of the OpenAIRE guidelines for data source managers and coordinates its further evolvement. For more information and to register, visit http://dublincore.org/resources/training/#2015principe.

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DATE CHANGE for DCMI Webinar: "Implementing Linked Data in Low-Resource Conditions"
by DCMI Announce 15 Jun '15

15 Jun '15

*********** Please excuse the cross postings *********** [WEBINAR SCHEDULE CHANGE] Implementing Linked Data in Low-Resource Conditions DCMI/ASIST Joint Webinar ==================================================================== *:: Time:* 10:00am EDT (World Clock: 14:00 UTC http://bit.ly/webinar-keiser) *:: Presenters:* Johannes Keizer & Caterina Caracciolo *::* *REVISED DATE**:* Wednesday, 9 September 2015 *:: Webinar Website:* http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/DCMI_Handbook/webinars#keizer *:: Registration:* https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4753836746115031554 *:: If you have already registered for the original date of this webinar, you do not need to re-register. * ==================================================================== *ABOUT THE RESCHEDULED WEBINAR:* Opening up and linking data is becoming a priority for many data producers because of institutional requirements, or to consume data in newer applications, or simply to keep pace with current development. Since 2014, this priority has gaining momentum with the Global Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition initiative (GODAN). Typical small and medium-size institutions have to deal with constrained resources, which often hamper their possibilities for making their data publicly available. Keizer and Caracciolo will provide an overview of bottlenecks that institutions typically face when entering the world of open and linked data, and will provide recommendations on how to proceed. They will also discuss the use of standard and linked vocabularies to produce linked data, especially in the area of agriculture. They will describe AGRISAs, a web-based resource linking agricultural datasets as an example of linked data application resulting from the collaboration of small institutions. They will also mention AgriDrupal, a Drupal distribution that supports the production and consumption of linked datasets. This webinar will be of interest to any institution seeking ways to publish and curate data in the Linked Data World. *Redux:* This is an update of a webinar first presented in 2013. *ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:* Johannes Keizer has worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN since 1998, primarily as head of the FAO documentation group. The bibliographic database AGRIS and the multilingual concept scheme AGROVOC were completely remodeled under his leadership. In the Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extensions, he heads a staff of 20—the AIMS (Agricultural Information Management Standards and Services) team—which provides standards, tools, and advice for FAO stakeholders. The AIMS Team provides the technical backbone for the global Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for Development (CIARD) Initiative. Through EC framework projects such as NeON, D2Science, and agINFRA, the AIMS Team has channeled the results of innovative European research into the international work of FAO to combat hunger and poverty in the world. Caterina Caracciolo, PhD, has served as an Information Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since 2006. Currently, she is responsible for the AGROVOC Concept Scheme, and participates in the GACS Working Group and the Wheat Data Interoperability Working Group (RDA). Her main interest lay in the area of semantics for data integration and sharing, with a special focus on data specific to the domains of agriculture, biodiversity, natural science and environment in the broad sense. She regularly serves on program committees for international conferences and publishes in conference proceedings and journals in the area of semantic web and information sharing in agriculture and biodiversity. She has worked in various EC-funded projects and served as also served as Work Package leader in the NeOn and SemaGrow projects. *For more information and to register, visit* http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/DCMI_Handbook/webinars#keizer. *Register now for FREE at* https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4753836746115031554. *If you have already registered for the original date/time of this webinar, you do not need to re-register. *

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DCMI Webinar: Implementing Linked Data in Low-Resource Conditions
by DCMI Announce 03 Jun '15

03 Jun '15

*********** Please excuse the cross postings *********** *Implementing Linked Data in Low-Resource Conditions* *DCMI/ASIST Joint Webinar* ==================================================================== *:: Date:* Wednesday, 17 June 2015 *:: Time:* 10:00am EDT (World Clock: 14:00 UTC http://bit.ly/1mlZeL7) *:: Presenters:* Johannes Keizer & Caterina Caracciolo *:: Website:* http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/DCMI_Handbook/webinars#keizer *:: FREE Registration:* https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4753836746115031554 ==================================================================== *ABOUT THE WEBINAR:* Opening up and linking data is becoming a priority for many data producers because of institutional requirements, or to consume data in newer applications, or simply to keep pace with current development. Since 2014, this priority has gaining momentum with the Global Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition initiative (GODAN). Typical small and medium-size institutions have to deal with constrained resources, which often hamper their possibilities for making their data publicly available. Keizer and Caracciolo will provide an overview of bottlenecks that institutions typically face when entering the world of open and linked data, and will provide recommendations on how to proceed. They will also discuss the use of standard and linked vocabularies to produce linked data, especially in the area of agriculture. They will describe AGRISAs, a web-based resource linking agricultural datasets as an example of linked data application resulting from the collaboration of small institutions. They will also mention AgriDrupal, a Drupal distribution that supports the production and consumption of linked datasets. This webinar will be of interest to any institution seeking ways to publish and curate data in the Linked Data World. *Redux: This is an update of a webinar first presented in 2013*. *ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:* *Johannes Keizer *has worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN since 1998, primarily as head of the FAO documentation group. The bibliographic database AGRIS and the multilingual concept scheme AGROVOC were completely remodeled under his leadership. In the Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extensions, he heads a staff of 20—the AIMS (Agricultural Information Management Standards and Services) team—which provides standards, tools, and advice for FAO stakeholders. The AIMS Team provides the technical backbone for the global Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for Development (CIARD) Initiative. Through EC framework projects such as NeON, D2Science, and agINFRA, the AIMS Team has channeled the results of innovative European research into the international work of FAO to combat hunger and poverty in the world. *Caterina Caracciolo*, PhD, has served as an Information Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since 2006. Currently, she is responsible for the AGROVOC Concept Scheme, and participates in the GACS Working Group and the Wheat Data Interoperability Working Group (RDA). Her main interest lay in the area of semantics for data integration and sharing, with a special focus on data specific to the domains of agriculture, biodiversity, natural science and environment in the broad sense. She regularly serves on program committees for international conferences and publishes in conference proceedings and journals in the area of semantic web and information sharing in agriculture and biodiversity. She has worked in various EC-funded projects and served as also served as Work Package leader in the NeOn and SemaGrow projects. For more information and to register, visit http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/DCMI_Handbook/webinars#keizer. Register now for *FREE* at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4753836746115031554.

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Thursday Webinar at iDigBio about Kurator: on automated workflows for curating biodiversity data
by Deborah Paul 27 May '15

27 May '15

Hi Everyone, 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. **Where: **http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/datamgmt *What's Kurator*? Read all about it here: https://www.idigbio.org/content/webinar-towards-user-definable-semi-automat… *What to expect*? 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: SCAN TCN <https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Southwest_Collections_of_Arthropods_…>, NEVP TCN <https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Mobilizing_New_England_Vascular_Plan…>, and InvertEBase TCN <https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/InvertEBase:_Reaching_Back_to_See_th…>. 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. Many thanks for the concerted efforts of the Kurator software development team to put this in-depth presentation together! See you there!** **Deb, et al with special thanks from the iDigBio Data Management Interest Group and the iDigBio Cyberinfrastructure Working Group (apologies for cross-posting) Please use headsets for best sound experience. -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Technology Specialist Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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In 30 minutes: Webinar on Handwriting Recognition Software
by Deborah Paul 26 May '15

26 May '15

Hi Everyone, Quick reminder. Webinar starting in 30 minutes... Demo and Webinar: Interactive Handwritten Text Recognition and Indexing of Historical Documents: tranScriptorium and the Transkribus Platform Read more about it: https://www.idigbio.org/content/demo-and-webinar-interactive-handwritten-te… When: Tuesday May 26, 2015 at 11 AM EDT (that's 1500 UTC). Where:http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/augmentocr See you there!, Elspeth Haston (RBGE, Synthesys3), and Deb Paul, et al at iDigBio -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Technology Specialist Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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DCMI/ASIS&T Webinar: "Digital Preservation Metadata and Improvements to PREMIS in Version 3.0"
by DCMI Announce 20 May '15

20 May '15

******************Please excuse the cross postings****************** *Digital Preservation Metadata and Improvements to PREMIS in Version 3.0* *A DCMI/ASIST Joint Webinar* ==================================================================== *:: Presenter:* Angela Dappert *:: Date:* Wednesday, 27 May 2015 *:: Time:* 10:00am - 11:15am EDT (World Clock: 14:00 UTC http://bit.ly/Webinar-Dappert) *:: Registration:* http://dublincore.org/resources/training/#2015dappert ==================================================================== *ABOUT THE WEBINAR:* The PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata is the international standard for metadata to support the preservation of digital objects and ensure their long-term usability. Developed by an international team of experts, PREMIS is implemented in digital preservation projects around the world, and support for PREMIS is incorporated into a number of commercial and open-source digital preservation tools and systems. The PREMIS Editorial Committee coordinates revisions and implementation of the standard, which consists of the Data Dictionary, an XML schema, and supporting documentation. The PREMIS Data Dictionary is currently in version 2.2. A new major release 3.0 is due out this summer. This webinar gives a brief overview of why digital preservation metadata is needed, shows examples of digital preservation metadata, shows how PREMIS can be used to capture this metadata, and illustrates some of the changes that will be available in version 3.0. *SPEAKER:* Dr. Angela Dappert is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Portsmouth. She has widely researched and published on digital preservation. She has consulted for archives and libraries on digital life cycle management and policies, led and conducted research in the EU-co-funded Planets, Scape, TIMBUS, and E-ARK projects, and applied digital preservation practice at the British Library through work on digital repository implementation, digital metadata standards, digital asset registration, digital asset ingest, preservation risk assessment, planning and characterization, and data carrier stabilization. Angela holds a Ph.D. in Digital Preservation, an M.Sc. in Medical Informatics and an M.Sc. in Computer Sciences. She serves on the PREMIS Editorial Committee and the Digital Preservation Programme Board of National Records Scotland. For more information and to register, visit the event webpage: http://dublincore.org/resources/training/#2015dappert

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SPNHC 2015 is underway!
by Deborah Paul 19 May '15

19 May '15

Hi tdwg folks, SPNHC 2015 is underway. If you'd like to hear the talks - we're broadcasting the plenary and some of the symposia. Going on now: SPNHC Plenary Session <https://www.idigbio.org/content/spnhc-plenary-session>: Collections for the 21st Century. Log in on Tue May 19th (8 AM EDT) to listen: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/spnhc2015 Specimens Full Circle: Collection to Digitization to Data Use Workshop <https://www.idigbio.org/content/specimens-full-circle-collection-digitizati…> Log in Wed May 20th (850 AM EDT) and Thu May 21st (830 AM EDT) to listen: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/spnhc2015sfc iDigBio Small Collections Network Workshop <https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-small-collections-workshop-spnhc> Log in Thu (8 AM EDT) to listen: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/scnet See you there, in person - or in the Adobe Connect chat and on Twitter too #spnhc2015 Best, Deb -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Technology Specialist Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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