Harnessing Natural History Collections Data for Addressing National Challenges

The goal of the workshop is to synthesize a set of goals and objectives for the next phase of the national effort to deploy the data held in our natural history collections for research and education, and to suggest strategies for meeting these goals and achieving these objectives including technological advances, new community standards and potential partnerships.  The workshop will be the culmination of a yearlong effort to reach out to the collections and research communities to determine their views on what is needed for natural history specimens to realize their full potential for addressing research, education, and environmental challenges.

The outcome of the workshop will be a new strategic plan for maximizing the value of data from biodiversity collections for research, education and public policy. Our hope is that the new strategic plan will provide a framework for a new NSF funding program, much as the Network for Integrated Bioccollections Alliance Strategic Plan influenced the original development of Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections (ADBC) funding program, which began in 2011.  

MEETING & LODGING SITE

Oak Springs Garden
1776 Loughborough Lane
Upperville, VA 20184
Phone: 785.843.1200
https://www.osgf.org/

MEETING DATES AND TIMES

October 30, 2018 – 6:00 p.m. (dinner, followed by evening introductory session)
October 31, 2018 – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
November 1, 2018 – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm (workshop ends by 3pm; session  from 3—5pm for BCoN AC only)
November 2, 2018 – depart in am