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3 yr Researcher / PhD position at Senckenberg/BiK-F - automated trait and taxon recognition from plant photos and herbarium scans
by Marco Schmidt 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

Dear TDWG list subscribers, we have an interesting position to be filled at Senckenberg/BiK-F in Frankfurt, Germany: http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/stellenausschreibungen/11-17008_dee… The succesful candidate will be working on automated trait and taxon recognition from plant photos and herbarium scans using deep learning approaches. Deadline for applications is March 30, 2017. Best regards, Marco GoogleScholar ( http://goo.gl/htDZUL ) ResearchGate ( http://goo.gl/qZ6S0I ) AfricanPlants ( http://goo.gl/27KJgv ) WestAfricanVegetation ( http://goo.gl/pDSfC6 ) Dr. Marco Schmidt Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F) Senckenberganlage 25 60325 Frankfurt am Main Germany +49 69 7542 1859 (Data & Modelling Centre) +49 69 97075 1615 (Botany Dept.) Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung Rechtsfähiger Verein gemäß § 22 BGB Senckenberganlage 25 60325 Frankfurt Direktorium: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Volker Mosbrugger, Prof. Dr. Andreas Mulch, Hon. Prof. Dr. h. c. (STU) Rolf Pfrengle, Prof. Dr. Katrin Böhning-Gaese, Prof. Dr. Uwe Fritz, PD Dr. Ingrid Kröncke; Präsidentin: Dr. h.c. Beate Heraeus; Aufsichtsbehörde: Magistrat der Stadt Frankfurt am Main (Ordnungsamt)

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1st Darwin Core Hour - 7 February 2017 @ 1 PM EST, 6 PM UTC
by Deborah Paul 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

Hello Everyone, You're invited! To: Darwin Core Hour 7 February 2017 @ 1 PM EST, 6 PM UTC Details: https://www.idigbio.org/content/darwin-core-hour-webinar-series Got questions? Get answers! Provide answers! For the best Darwin Core Hour experience, add your input here Darwin Core Hour Form https://goo.gl/forms/YCaJ8zjTaW3n6BKr1 Chapter Abstract In this first webinar in the Darwin Core Hour series, the basics of how Darwin Core functions in the biodiversity community as a dynamic standard will be covered. Topics will include what the standard consists of, how to use it, how it can be changed, sources of information, and where to go for help. Presenter: John Wieczorek Your input: 1) improves Darwin Core documentation (examples, definitions) 2) helps those in the Standards community address gaps and implementation of the standard terms 3) provides a forum for everyone to learn about each others data mapping, data sharing, software needs, standards issues and insights. 4) facilitates higher data quality! Go here for details: https://www.idigbio.org/content/darwin-core-hour-webinar-series In anticipation of our 1st Darwin Core (Happy) Hour, Debbie Paul, et al Webinar series brought to you by the iDigBio Data Management Interest Group (DMI). We welcome input for this series from everyone worldwide. We plan to make this happen 1x month. We use Adobe Connect for our webinars. See https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Web_Conferencing for hints on best experience (hint: use headsets!) -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member, SPNHC Liaison, SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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DCMI Webinar: Data on the Web Best Practices: Challenges and Benefits
by DCMI Announce 05 Mar '17

05 Mar '17

*******PLEASE EXCUSE THE CROSS-POSTING******* *Data on the Web Best Practices: Challenges and Benefits* *DCMI/ASIS&T Joint Webinar* *===========================================================* *:: Presenters:* Bernadette Farias Lóscio, Newton Calegari, Caroline Burle dos Santos Guimarães *:: Times:* 10:00am - 11:15am EDT (UTC 14:00 - World Clock: http://bit.ly/20170406-en) *:: Date:* Thursday, 6 April 2017 *:: Registration:* http://dublincore.org/resources/training/#2017DataBP *===========================================================* *ABOUT THE WEBINAR:* There is a growing interest in the publication and consumption of data on the Web. Government and non-governmental organizations already provide a variety of data on the Web, some open, others with access restrictions, covering a variety of domains such as education, economics, e-commerce and scientific data. Developers, journalists, and others manipulate this data to create visualizations and perform data analysis. Experience in this area reveals that a number of important issues need to be addressed in order to meet the requirements of both publishers and data consumers. In this webinar we will discuss the key challenges faced by publishers and data consumers when sharing data on the Web. We will also introduce the W3C Best Practices set (https://www.w3.org/TR/dwbp/)to address these challenges. Finally, we will discuss the benefits of engaging data publishers in the use of Best Practices, as well as improving the way data sets are made available on the Web. *ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:* *Bernadette Farias Lóscio* holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil. She worked as an Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Ceará and did postdoctoral studies at the University of Manchester. Since 2010, she has been an Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil. In recent years, she has provided consulting services to W3C Brazil and to the City Hall of Recife in projects in the Open Data area. It is one of the publishers of Data on the Web Best Practices, a recommendation of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which offers good practices related to the publication and use of data on the Web. Its main areas of interest are: Web Data, Data Open, Semantic Web, Data Integration, Web of Things and Big Data. *Caroline Burle dos Santos Guimarães* is responsible for the Institutional Relations of the Center for Studies on Web Technologies (Ceweb.br) and W3C Brasil. He is a specialist in Negotiation for the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and a Master in International Relations from San Tiago Dantas. He is a member of the Center for Studies and International Analysis and Fellow of the OAS Open Government Program in the Americas. It is one of the publishers of the W3C Data on the Web Best Practices document. Research on open government, international relations and foreign policy, with experience in the work of subnational governments in the area of web, open data and Internet governance. *Newton Calegari* holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a Master's Degree in Digital Intelligence and Design Technologies (TIDD) from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP). He is a project leader at the Center for the Study of Web Technologies at NIC.br (Ceweb.br) and at the W3C Brazil office. He is one of the editors of the W3C Data on the Web Best Practices recommendation. Research and work in the area of Semantic Web, Open Web Platform, standardization and emerging Web technologies.

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