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Fwd: FW: ZooMu Network RCN Kickoff!
by Stan Blum 06 Nov '24

06 Nov '24

For US subscribers in particular, but all are welcome. Please excuse cross-posting. ---- The *Zoo-Museum Network (ZooMu)* is having a kickoff webinar in Dec! Please see info below. This is the 5-year, NSF-funded RCN to build a network of zoo and museum professionals. This webinar is our kickoff for the grant and are looking forward to hosting regular meetings moving forward, so please get in touch if you're interested in hearing more about ZooMu. Please join us. Take care, Greg Welcome to the ZooMu Network RCN Kickoff! The *Zoo Museum Network* is an NSF-funded project that seeks to build a lasting network of biological collections staff who are equipped to work across living collections in zoos and aquariums and preserved biological collections in natural history museums. We aim to open broad new opportunities for biological collections research by linking living and preserved collections, databases, and professionals. Join us for a kickoff webinar event to get the next 5 years of ZooMu RCN started. *Date:* Monday, December 9, 2024 *Time: *12pm PT; 3pm ET Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zoomu-network-rcn-kickoff-tickets-106025631818… **************** Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell *Sr. Collection Manager, Herpetology and Ichthyology* *Division of Vertebrate Zoology* https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7789-9806 YALE PEABODY MUSEUM Main Office: 203-432-3791; West Campus: 203-737-7568; Fax 203-432-9277 Package shipping address: Greg Watkins-Colwell Division of Vertebrate Zoology YALE PEABODY MUSEUM 170–210 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06511 USA 203-432-3791 ****************

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Fw: Webinar: Summary from the BIOFAIR Data Network Listening Sessions
by Bentley, Andrew Charles 28 Oct '24

28 Oct '24

Webinar: BIOFAIR Data Network Listening Sessions – A Summary The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN), in collaboration with the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), held a series of domain-focused virtual listening sessions over the summer to engage an expansive set of stakeholders toward Building an Integrated, Open, Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (BIOFAIR<https://bcon.aibs.org/biofair/>) Data Network. The sessions convened stakeholders from the federal agency, genetic and genomic data, One Health, ecological data, climate and environmental data, and biodiversity informatics communities to explore the initiation of a comprehensive biological and environmental data network through the creation of a collaborative and accessible partnership. Brief summaries from each of these sessions are available on the links above. The final summary report<https://bcon.aibs.org/2024/10/09/summary-report-listening-sessions/> focusing on the areas of unity across the six virtual Listening Sessions is now available. The steering committee will be holding a webinar on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET to discuss this report and to gather additional feedback to inform preparations for the upcoming interdisciplinary workshop (February 2025) to develop recommendations and create a roadmap towards a FAIR, open, and integrated data network. Register now.<https://burkinc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ji_RzxJDSPCob29SAH5CZA#/registr…> ___________________ Jyotsna Pandey, Ph.D. Director of Community Programs, American Institute of Biological Sciences Executive Director, Natural Science Collections Alliance Member, Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) Steering Committee BCoN website: https://bcon.aibs.org/ Follow BCoN on X/Twitter! @BioCollNetwork<https://twitter.com/biocollnetwork> This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipients. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies.

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Fwd: Reminder: Webinar on AI & Biodiversity with Dr Sara Beery
by Stan Blum 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

If you missed the SPNHC-TDWG 2024 conference in Okinawa, here is a chance to hear one of our invited keynote speakers, Dr. Sara Beery of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who is giving a webinar on AI and biodiversity for the International Union of Biological Sciences. Registration is free, but you must register. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUBS Nathalie <iubs1919(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 6:24 AM Subject: Reminder: Webinar on AI & Biodiversity with Dr Sara Beery To: <secretariat(a)iubs.org> Dear IUBS Members, This is a quick reminder to join us for our webinar “*Challenges and Opportunities at the Intersection of AI and Biodiversity*” by *Dr Sara Beery *tomorrow *10 October* at UTC: 15.00, IST: 20.30 CAT/CET: 17.00, EDT: 11.00, EAT: 18.00 Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CJJrEaGmRjWvncBAdM6i-A Please share the attached poster with your network. We look forward to seeing you there. Kind regards. Nathalie

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Hiring: Biodiversity Data Coordinator
by Killion, Alexander 13 Aug '24

13 Aug '24

New Position Available: Biodiversity Data Coordinator, Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change The Biodiversity Data Coordinator will join a team of researchers and informaticians at the Center for Biodiversity and Global Change<https://bgc.yale.edu/> at Yale University to manage, build, and analyze geospatial biodiversity datasets to support conservation science and decision-making. They will prepare global, regional, national, and local geospatial species and environmental data for external partners. The candidate will be responsible for maintaining rigorous data standards, FAIR data practices, and scientific integrity. They will work closely with other team members to ensure science products are delivered to partners and will be responsible for establishing new workflows, standardizing metadata, and maintaining taxonomies. ‍ The Center for Biodiversity and Global Change at Yale University is home to Map of Life (MOL.org<http://mol.org/>), which supports effective global biodiversity education, monitoring, research, and decision-making by assembling and integrating a wide range of knowledge about species distributions and their dynamics over time. Our team also leads the data integration and mapping efforts of the Half-Earth Project to identify and prioritize target areas for global biodiversity conservation. We work to support decision-making to conserve biodiversity using the best available science. ‍ The Biodiversity Data Coordinator will provide data and GIS support to existing and prospective partnerships spanning many sectors (e.g., national governments, international and local conservation NGOs, business, finance, academia, etc.). We are proud of our long-term relationships, for example with NASA, Esri, Google, the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, the GEO Biodiversity Observation Network, and the Field Museum who have facilitated many more local and regional engagements. Visit here<https://bgc.yale.edu/jobs/biodiversity-data-coordinator> for more information and to apply. Please email alexander.killion(a)yale.edu<mailto:alexander.killion@yale.edu>with any questions.

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Fwd: Fulbright distinguished award at USP Brazil, on Planetary health
by Stan Blum 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

For US subscribers; please be aware of and share this opportunity for a Fulbright fellowship at the University of Sao Paulo. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: António Mauro Saraiva <saraiva(a)usp.br> Date: Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 3:23 PM Subject: Fulbright distinguished award at USP Brazil, on Planetary health To: Dear colleagues, how are you doing? There is an open call from Fulbright, for an US researcher to come to Brazil, to my University, to work on Planetary Health. https://fulbright.org.br/awards-for-us-citizens/distinguished-scholar-award… Can you advertise it in all possible ways, please? Interested parties may also contact me, Antonio Saraiva, Head - Planetary Health Brazil, Institute of Advanced Studies, IEA-USP, saraiva(a)usp.br thank you very much Best regards António António Mauro Saraiva Full Professor, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Escola Politécnica (EP) Head - Planetary Health Brazil , Institute of Advanced Studies, IEA-USP Center for Artificial Intelligence, C4AI-AgriBio, USP/IBM/FAPESP NIST Fight to Hunger (INCT - Combate à Fome) saraiva(a)usp.br saudeplanetaria.iea.usp.br c4ai.inova.usp.br

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DCMI 2024: Call for Participation – Deadline Extended
by DCMI Announce 22 May '24

22 May '24

DCMI 2024: Call for Participation – Deadline Extended Metadata Innovation: Trust, Transformation, and Humanity October 20-23, University of Toronto, Canada https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2024/cfp/ Submission Deadlines (Extended): Papers (full and short), Panel, Workshop: April 29, 2024, 11:59pm (AoE) -> deadline passed, no more submission Posters, Project Reports, Student Forum, and Tutorials: June 10th, 2024, 23:59 (AoE) Notification for authors: July 8, 2024, 23:59 (AoE) Final copy: July 22, 2024, 23:59 (AoE) Registration is Open! You can secure your place at the DCMI 2024 Annual Conference by registering today. The early bird rates are available until September 19, 2024. Register here: https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2024/registration/ 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. For full details about key topics and submission guidelines, please visit: https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2024/cfp/

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Free Dublin Core Webinar on Metadata & Disinformation with Amelia Acker - June 13, 2024
by DCMI Announce 16 May '24

16 May '24

Join our free Dublin Core, ASIS&T Webinar with Amelia Acker to explore how metadata is exploited to craft deceptive narratives on social media. Learn about tactics used by bad actors and the importance of responsible data management. Register for free with code DCMI25 On the Duality of Metadata: Potential Uses and Abuses of Provenance Information June 13, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT) https://www.dublincore.org/webinars/2024/duality-of-provenance-metadata/ In the past decade, critical internet studies scholars and disinformation researchers have discovered how metadata can be exploited to craft deceptive narratives and influence public discourse on platforms. This talk explores some tactics used by bad actors to manipulate social media platforms and evade content moderation by obfuscating provenance information; highlighting the importance of metadata in identifying disinformation and current responses managing the risks of deceptive content spread across platforms. Provenance information serves as the foundation for responsible data management, data exchange and reuse. But as platforms evolve, this same metadata can be manipulated by bad actors to craft deceptive narratives and spread disinformation. This is a DCMI Webinar organized by the Dublin Core Education Committee and moderated by Education Committee co-chair Karen Wickett. For free registration use the registration code DCMI25. Speaker: Amelia Acker – University of Texas at Austin (https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/people/people-details?PersonID=302) Dr. Amelia Acker is an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the School of Information, where she directs the MSIS program and leads the Critical Data Studies Lab. Currently, Acker is a Fellow of the Governor Bill Daniel Professorship in Archival Enterprise and a recipient of the ACM History and Archiving Fellowship for 2024-2025. Her research on data archives and preservation has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Acker’s current research agenda focuses on cultures of mobile computing, emerging digital preservation models, data literacy, personal information management, and metadata standards for scientific data management. Visit https://www.dublincore.org/webinars/2024/duality-of-provenance-metadata/ to register for the webinar. DCMI Education Committee Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

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LAST Chance: TaxonWorks Together 2024 -- starts tomorrow! 7 May
by Deborah Paul 06 May '24

06 May '24

Greetings Everyone, Our 5th annual TaxonWorks Together starts -- in <gulp> 14 hours! It's your opportunity to learn more about us, our collaborators and adopters, and our chance to learn from you. * Agenda and Registration for TaxonWorks Together *https://together.taxonworks.org/ <ttps://together.taxonworks.org/> Over 170 folks registered now from 29 countries. Some session topics that may pique your interests and the interests of your collaborators, colleagues and students: * Your TaxonWorks Adventure Begins (Demos and Tours) * The Latest from TaxonWorks and the Species File Group at INHS * Our New and Experienced TaxonWorks Adopters Share Their Experiences * Managing Natural History Collections in TaxonWorks: Perspectives, Tips, and Highlights of New Digitization Workflows * Vision: Integrating the TaxonWorks Experience Into a Taxonomy Course * Generating an Illustrated Catalog of Anthribidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) with TaxonWorks and TaxonPages * Growing Taxonomic Communities * From Plazi to TaxonWorks * A Data Quality Round Table Conversation with GBIF, iDigBio, The Paleo Data Working Group, Robert Mesibov, Collection Managers, and the SFG * Balancing Global Agency and Local Precision. Roundtrip your feedback. * A Look Inside One’s (TaxonWorks) Data * Managing (and Growing) a Community of Code * Investigating Biological Associations and Relationships Using the UCD@TW API * Show and Tell - Wrapping biodiversity-from OpenRefine to R, Ruby and Python libraries wrapping APIs See you there! We have opportunities for you to share your insights also, built into the program (see 3 Minutes 1 Slide). Debbie, for the SFG and TaxonWorks Together 2024 -- - Deborah Paul, Biodiversity Informatics Community Liaison - Species File Group (INHS), University of Illinois -- Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Past Chair 2021-2022 -- Florida State University Courtesy Appointment -- Species File Group and Eventshttps://speciesfilegroup.org

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Geospatial Peeps! TaxonWorks Together 2024: Our Collective Geospatial Future
by Deborah Paul 29 Apr '24

29 Apr '24

Greetings Everyone, RE: Our Collective Geospatial Future -- topic at TaxonWorks Together 2024 We hope you can join us for this open discussion about Our Collective Geospatial Future <https://docs.google.com/document/d/14fRWiDS-djGBzr7fKp8YWUI90qIsh7EnxpRMVP9…>. /We do ask that you share widely with others you know who might be interested and have a stake in these matters./ We've put together some possible talking points (in that link above) for you to peruse so you can get a feel for the scope and scale of what we'd like to talk about. This session is Thursday 9 May at 15:30 UTC (1030 CDT). Registration (FREE) and Full Agenda for TWT2024 <https://together.taxonworks.org/> Thanks very much for */your participation/* and */for sharing this with colleagues!/* Debbie, for SFG and TWT2024 -- - Deborah Paul, Biodiversity Informatics Community Liaison - Species File Group (INHS), University of Illinois -- Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Past Chair 2021-2022 -- Florida State University Courtesy Appointment -- Species File Group and Eventshttps://speciesfilegroup.org

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You're Invited: TaxonWorks Together 2024 ... with an Eye on the Future
by Deborah Paul 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

Greetings TDWG Folks, RE: TaxonWorks Together 2024 - You're Invited - May 7 - 9 The details and to register, see https://together.taxonworks.org/ Bring your perspectives on how to "Describe Life" to the 5th annual event on TaxonWorks, its community, and the broader world of biodiversity informatics. Check out the agenda to see our guests (from aggregators to researchers to data and collection managers and developers and you). Some key topics to pique your particular interests: * Everyone Can Develop: contributing to and using community-centric open-source endeavours * Our New and Experienced TaxonWorks Adopters Share Their Experiences * Geospatial tools in biodiversity informatics, an open discussion on where we might head * Balancing Global Agency and Local Precision. Roundtrip your feedback. o If you think about the extended specimen and wonder how we can help collections and individuals get recognized for their efforts, if you wonder about your agency, please check out this session. * From Plazi to TaxonWorks * Managing Natural History Collections in TaxonWorks: Perspectives, Tips, and Highlights of New Digitization Workflows o Hear from those actively managing their collections and publishing their data using TaxonWorks * Growing Taxonomic Communities * Your TaxonWorks Adventure Begins (Demos and Tours) * A (Biodiversity) Data Quality Round Table Conversation o From data quality (e. g. completeness, consistency, compliance), to data management, expect an in-depth congenial local-to-global conversation. From the data aggregator, to the working group, the researcher, the collection / data manager, and the data analyst, what do we each experience, what do we dream of? How is data-quality an outcome of processes? Looking for alignment opportunities and ways to realize the extended specimen. * Vision: Integrating the TaxonWorks Experience Into a Taxonomy Course Some activities will be highly-guided, some information style, and some unconference style. Zoom space may be limited, please don't wait! Questions welcome. Please see agenda for details <https://together.taxonworks.org/> and to register. In anticipation, Debbie, for the Species File Group /PS definitely cross-posting far-and-wide/ -- - Deborah Paul, Biodiversity Informatics Community Liaison - Species File Group (INHS), University of Illinois -- Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Past Chair 2021-2022 -- Florida State University Courtesy Appointment -- Species File Group and Eventshttps://speciesfilegroup.org

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