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Envisioning a Natural History Collections Action Center
by Nelson,Gil 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

White Paper: Envisioning a Natural History Collections Action Center Link to paper: https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/Envisioning…. Please register and show your support for the paper's findings at the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJVjAZTn6d2GL_11aq4_gIQbQM35vKJvS… In 2020, an ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released its report, Biological Collections: Ensuring Critical Research and Education for the 21st Century. Recommendation 8-1 of the report called for the establishment of a national Action Center for Biological Collections, which was codified into law by the U.S. Congress as part of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. In 2023, a series<https://us3.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idigbio.org%2Fw…> of webinars and national workshops brought together around 300 biological collections curators, collections managers, museum leaders, research and early career professionals, Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts, and related stakeholders to envision the features and functions of such an action center. The series was co-sponsored by iDigBio, NSC Alliance, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, American Institute of Biological Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, New York Botanical Garden, LA County Natural History Museum, and the Field Museum. Recommendations from these workshops are now available in a newly released white paper, Envisioning a Natural History Collections Action Center (linked above).The recommendations underscore and strengthen the essential role that biological samples and repositories play in medical science, human health, food security, pathogen-borne disease, biosecurity, a strong bioeconomy, mitigating deleterious effects of climate change, and conserving ecological services for human use and subsistence. Workshop organizers are now inviting individuals to register your support for the findings presented in the white paper (see above link). Although this is a U.S. report, collections professionals from around the world are invited to show their support. The results of this survey as well as the white paper will be shared with the U.S. National Science Foundation. Gil Nelson PhD, Director Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio) Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida gnelson(a)floridamuseum.ufl.edu<mailto:gnelson@floridamuseum.ufl.edu> [FM_logo_horizontal_CMYK]

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Collections Action Center Survey
by Nelson,Gil 04 Mar '24

04 Mar '24

Link to very short survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJVjAZTn6d2GL_11aq4_gIQbQM35vKJvS… In 2020 an ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released its report Biological Collections: Ensuring Critical Research and Education for the 21st Century. Recommendation 8-1 of the report included establishment of a national Action Center for biological collections, which was codified into law by the U.S. Congress as part of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. In 2023 a series of webinars and national workshops was convened to envision the action center. The recommendations of these workshops are itemized in the attached white paper Envisioning a Natural History Collections Action Center. A list of the participants in these workshops is included as the final pages of the white paper. Here we ask you to register your support of the findings presented. Although this was a U.S. report, we welcome all collections professionals to register your support. The results of this survey as well as the white paper will be provided to the U.S. National Science Foundation. On behalf of the organizers, many thanks! Gil Gil Nelson PhD, Director Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio) Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida gnelson(a)floridamuseum.ufl.edu<mailto:gnelson@floridamuseum.ufl.edu>

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DCMI 2024: Call for Participation
by DCMI Announce 14 Feb '24

14 Feb '24

DCMI 2024: Call for Participation Metadata Innovation: Trust, Transformation, and Humanity October 20-23, University of Toronto, Canada https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2024/ DCMI 2024, the twenty-second International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, invites researchers, practitioners, and experts from diverse domains to explore the dynamic landscape of metadata in the theme of Trust, Transformation, and Humanity. The fast-paced advances in artificial intelligence (AI) create new research fronts for metadata. While AI can bring benefits to research, learning, and society at large, it has also supercharged deepfake contents that are used for nefarious purposes. Ensuring trustworthy AI and applications is the first line in responsible metadata research and practice and in fighting the misinformation, disinformation, and deepfake contents. Metadata is quickly expanding its role in providing transparent, trustworthy, and effective representation of data, information, and knowledge in the transformation from “data about data’’ to data-underpinned knowledge. In this expansion of metadata roles, we strive to bring innovative metadata ideas, projects, and practices together to foster and protect humanity. DCMI 2024 serves as a unique platform for the discussion of “innovative research and practice” - presenting visions for future metadata development and solutions to practical metadata problems. Join researchers, practitioners, and experts from a wide range of sectors in a collaborative exploration of metadata’s evolving role through your papers, posters, panel discussions, best practice reports, designathon/hackathon, workshops, and more. DCMI 2024 will feature exclusively in-person meetings, with the exception of workshops, which may be conducted either in-person or virtually. Key areas: ========== Under the conference theme Metadata Innovation: Trust, Transformation, and Humanity, the DCMI 2024 conference welcomes submissions on the following topics broadly related to metadata design, deployment, and best practices (but not limited to): - **Data Integrity and Reliability**: Innovative metadata research and practices that ensure data integrity, accuracy, and reliability. - **Ethics and Metadata**: Addressing ethical considerations in metadata creation and management to build trust. - **Adaptation to Emerging Technologies**: Transforming metadata constructs and systems to enable the full utilization of technologies in AI, linked data, and knowledge bases. - **Metadata and Data Science**: Application of data science theories and methods in developing linked, intelligent metadata to facilitate transformation. - **Metadata for the Public Good**: The implications and significance of metadata in trustworthy AI; the role of metadata in supporting the fight against nefarious deepfakes, misinformation, and disinformation; open data, open science, and open metadata. - **Cultural and Social Dimensions of Metadata**: Digital humanities and metadata, semantic and computational metadata for cultural heritage objects, equitable metadata representation for historical materials, and critical study of metadata theories, practices, standards, and tools. - **Interoperability and Reusability**: Solutions and practices in creating FAIR metadata, case studies of data reusability fostered by metadata, and new data structures and models supporting metadata interoperability. Submission Guidelines ===================== - At least one author of an accepted submission must be physically present at the conference to present the work in person (\*with an exception of the student forum). - Submissions must follow the guidelines for one of the categories enumerated below. - All submissions must be in English. - All submissions must be made via the Submission System, https://go.dublincore.org/dcmi-2024/submission-portal - Submissions must be a single Portable Document Format (PDF) along with the document’s source. - The source file should be Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), or LaTeX files in a single compressed zip file (.zip). - Authors are required to include their ORCID in their submissions. Templates ========= - All submissions must use the official DCPapers template for DCMI conference proceedings. - Templates for both Microsoft Word and LaTeX are available in the DCPapers template repository. Template files can be downloaded from https://github.com/dcmi/dcpapers-templates/releases/latest - Any modification to the template, including but not limited to adjustments in margins, typeface sizes, line spacing, paragraphs, and list definitions, is discouraged. - Users of Microsoft Word are required to install the Libertinus font family on their computer. The DOCX template contains detailed installation instructions. - Users familiar with LaTeX should prefer the LaTeX template. - An Overleaf template is available at https://go.dublincore.org/dcmi-2024/overleaf-template - Please use GitHub issues exclusively for inquiries and reporting template-related issues at https://github.com/dcmi/dcpapers-templates/issues - Detailed formatting guidelines are included in both the DOCX and LaTeX templates. - Authors are required to add their ORCID in the submission as indicated in the templates. Submission categories ===================== Note: - The open-access conference proceedings are indexed by Scopus, DBLP, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, and ACM. Online proceedings will be available before the start of the conference. - Presentation slides, poster slide images, and student forum extended abstracts will be published on the DCMI website. Full papers =========== Full papers either describe innovative work in detail or provide critical, well-referenced overviews of key developments or good practices. - 8-10 pages, single-spaced, plus references Short papers ============ Short papers are narrower in scope than full papers and may be either a description of work in progress, or a project report that concisely describes a specific model, application, or activity. - 4-5 pages, single-spaced, plus references Panels ====== Panel sessions are organized by experts in a specific area of metadata. Each panel serves as a focused exchange regarding the latest research and/or best practice in the area. - 1-2 page abstract with panelists’ bios of 100-150 words each Workshops ========== Workshops engage participants in active work to address one or more well-defined problems or issues. The style of workshops may vary depending on the organizers, and may include presentation/discussion-based or problem-solving-based activities. - 3-4 hours (half-day) or 6-8 hours (full-day) - 1-2 pages of descriptions - Objectives - Format (In-person or Virtual) - Names of organizers - Event plan (Agenda or Activities) - Descriptions will be included in the online Proceedings - Conference registration is required (Full registration or one-day registration). Project reports =============== Project reports are for the presentation, demonstration, and evaluation of work-in-progress related to metadata best practices. - 2-page abstract, single-spaced, plus references Posters ======= Posters are for the presentation of projects, research under development, or late-breaking results. - 2-page abstract, single-spaced, plus references Tutorials ========= Tutorials introduce specific topics of current interest in metadata practice, optionally including hands-on practice. Proposals for tutorials must include: - 2-3 page proposal including: - Title of tutorial and topic to be covered (2-3 paragraphs) - Target audience and expected learning outcomes - Tutorial style: lecture, demonstration, hands-on practice, etc. - Any prior knowledge required (e.g., RDF, programming languages) - Whether participants must (or should) bring laptops or install software beforehand - Presenter bios (100-150 words each) Student Forum ============= The student forum aims at providing an opportunity for master’s and doctoral students to share their experiences and exchange ideas of best practices, research in progress, and findings in areas related to metadata innovation. - Less than 1500 words plus references - All presenters at the student forum will receive free registration for the conference - All presenters participating in the Student Forum will automatically qualify for the Student Forum Award competition. Winners will be chosen by the Student Forum Committee, and they will receive prizes of $300 for first place and $200 for second place to assist with travel expenses. Important Dates =============== Deadlines for submissions: - Papers (full and short), Panel, and Workshop: **April 15th, 2024, 23:59 (AoE)** - Posters, Project Reports, Student Forum, and Tutorials: **May 27th, 2024, 23:59 (AoE)** - Best Practices and Talks are by invitation Notification to authors: - Paper, Panel, and Workshop: **June 17, 2024** - Poster, Project Reports, Student Forum and Tutorials: **June 24, 2024** Final copy of papers due: **July 8, 2024** For more information, please visit the conference webpage at https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2024/ DCMI-2024 Organizing Committee

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XX International Botanical Congress: deadline for early registration
by Stan Blum 12 Feb '24

12 Feb '24

Dear colleagues, This is a reminder that the deadline for Early Registration for the International Botanical Congress is coming up soon: *29 February, 2024*. Be sure to register before the “early bird” deadline! Please see the Congress website for the latest news and the registration page: https://ibcmadrid2024.com/index.php. The Congress website also has information about invited speakers, accommodations, excursions, the Nomenclature Section, and much more. See you in Madrid! Patrick Herendeen, Chair International Association for Botanical and Mycological Societies

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Registration is Open: 8th Annual Digital Data Conference
by Nelson,Gil 04 Feb '24

04 Feb '24

________________________________ [https://www.idigbio.org/sites/default/files/workshop-images/DigitalDataConf…] REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!<https://digitaldata2024.sched.com/?iframe=no> iDigBio<https://idigbio.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5c564b4cf1e8157b450723e1c…>, the Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA)<https://idigbio.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5c564b4cf1e8157b450723e1c…>, and The University of Kansas's Biodiversity Research Institute<https://idigbio.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5c564b4cf1e8157b450723e1c…> are delighted to announce the 2024 Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference, 29-31 May<http://idig.bio/dd2024>,<http://idig.bio/dd2024> with this edition of the conference again offering both in-person and virtual participation. The overall theme for the 2024 conference will be Synthesizing & Harmonizing Data for Integrated Biodiversity Research. 2024 Deadlines Registration & Abstract submission<https://forms.gle/hczPZHAdadoajabHA> opens: February 1 Abstract submission deadline: April 1 Event Page New for this year - We will be using the virtual conference management site, Sched to improve access and usability for this year's conference. Logistic information, Agenda, Speakers, and Registration can all be accessed via the Sched Conference Page.<https://digitaldata2024.sched.com/?iframe=no> Jillian Goodwin iDigBio Conference Manager Florida Museum of Natural History 508-887-6043 www.idigbio.org ________________________________

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People identifiers "roundtrip" workshop
by Shorthouse, David 04 Nov '23

04 Nov '23

Hello folks, On Dec 6, 2023 13:00 – 17:00 UTC there will be a free, online workshop for collections data managers, collections management system developers, and anyone with an interest in applying persistent and unique identifiers to the people's names in collections data. See https://bit.ly/cms-roundtrip to register. There is a line-up of excellent speakers and domain experts from the US, EU, and Australia who have tackled this challenge from many angles including through the use of downloads available on Bionomia, https://bionomia.net. Some speakers use Specify, some use EMu, and there are other systems at play. There are two 10-15min spots available if you are interested in demonstrating your work in the area of people's names disambiguation and incorporation of their unique, machine-actionable identifiers in your collections management system or collections data. Talks will be recorded. To help keep things lively, we will also have a "Disambiguation Exhibition". Here's your chance to share a quick story. Perhaps you have new insights, new challenges, or new avenues for research as a result of examining who-is-who on labels, or you might have an unsolved mystery to challenge attendees. The format of an "exhibition" is 3 slides in 90 seconds and there are 8 open slots. Please get in touch with me if you are interested in contributing either a 10min talk or a 90 second exhibit and I will send a link to the Google Doc used to plan the event. Otherwise, I hope you are able to join, learn, and consider adopting a "roundtrip" of people's identifiers in your collections data. The agenda will be available soon. David P. Shorthouse

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Dublin Core Annual Conference is now only a week away!
by DCMI Announce 30 Oct '23

30 Oct '23

DCMI 2023 Annual Conference is now only a week away! Conference Dates: November 6th to November 9th, 2023 Conference Venue: You can attend the conference in person (Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea) or virtually. Registration: https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2023/registration/. We are pleased to share a glimpse of captivating sessions at the DCMI 2023 Annual Conference. Three Keynotes, with the topics of: Unleashing the Synergy between Dublin Core and AI Maintaining Metadata Simplicity in Complex Settings Health Data Exchange (HDX) Several Panels focusing on: BIBFRAME and Beyond New Models of Metadata Creation, Collection, and Reuse The Use of Metadata by Artificial Intelligence Metadata Creation and Discovery and AI Applications Envisioning Solutions for Interdisciplinary Data Integration Sessions for Invited Talks and Papers are organized with the theme of: Metadata in the Age of AI Decolonization and Metadata Metadata and Scholarly Communications Complexities of Archival Metadata Open Science and Open Metadata Recent Innovations How Metadata Can Reduce Digital Waste Large Language Model (LLM) to Annotate Subject Metadata Metadata Management and Perspectives Other sessions are dedicated to Tutorials, Workshops (a full-day NKOS workshop and a half-day IIIF workshop), Best Practice showcases, Student Forum, and Community Updates. Recorded sessions will be made available to accommodate online participants from different time zones. For a detailed look at the conference program, please follow this link: https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2023/programme/ We look forward to welcoming you to the DCMI 2023 Annual Conference! Kyong Eun Oh Program Chair, DCMI 2023

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by Christy Semmens 21 Sep '23

21 Sep '23

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Our colleague and dear friend William Ulate has passed away
by Stan Blum 21 Sep '23

21 Sep '23

Dear TDWG colleagues and friends, You may have already heard the news. If not, the TDWG Executive and I are deeply saddened to announce that long term TDWG Treasurer, valued colleague, and dear friend, William Ulate, has passed away. He was afflicted by a rapid onset, brief illness, and his passing is sudden and unexpected. Chuck Miller from the Missouri Botanical Gardens was able to visit him in hospital and also gave us the news that William’s daughter was able to fly up from Costa Rica to be with him. With the TDWG conference only a few weeks away, we have started to make arrangements for William’s life to be celebrated during the opening session of the conference. Details will follow of opportunities to contribute condolences or tributes either virtually or in person. Kind regards, Ely Wallis Chair, TDWG Executive

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DCMI 2023 Annual Conference – Register Now and Explore the Program!
by DCMI Announce 19 Sep '23

19 Sep '23

We are delighted to extend a warm invitation to you for the upcoming DCMI 2023, the 21st International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. This is your opportunity to engage with the latest research and practices, network with researchers and practitioners, and immerse yourself in thought-provoking discussions. CONFERENCE DETAILS: Date: November 6th - 11th, 2023 Location: Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea Theme: Metadata Innovation: Enabling Knowledge in a Data-Intensive World Website: https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2023/ REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! You can secure your place at the DCMI 2023 Annual Conference by registering today. We have a diverse range of registration options, including online attendance and student discounts. The early bird rates are available until September 22, 2023. Register here: https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2023/registration/ EXPLORE OUR EXCITING PROGRAM: This year's program is packed with enlightening paper and panel sessions, invited talks, tutorials, workshops, best practices, student forum, and keynotes. Explore the latest trends, gain insights, and connect with other researchers and practitioners. For a detailed look at the conference program, please follow this link: https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2023/programme/ Best regards, Kyong Eun Oh Program Chair, DCMI 2023

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