The Symbiota Support Hub participated in iDigBio’s 7th annual Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, June 5-7, 2023.
organized by the Symbiota Support Hub.
Photo: Vaughn Wilson, Mega Ace Media, LLC. / HBCU Gameday
The first day of the conference concluded with a reception and tour of the ASU Natural History Collections and NEON Biorepository, both of which integrate Symbiota into their daily collections management and digitization workflows. Photo: Vaughn Wilson, Mega Ace Media, LLC. / HBCU Gameday
and user support at the SEINet Luncheon on Monday, June 5.
Conference Schedule
Events, symposia, and other presentations organized by the Symbiota Support Hub at the conference included:
| Time | Presentation/Event |
| Day 1, 12-1p | Luncheon: SEINet Networking Lunch |
| Day 1, 1-2:15p | Workshop: Symbiota Skillshare and Capacity Building Workshop |
| Day 2, 9-12p | Symposium: Addressing Roadblocks and Envisioning Solutions of the Digital Extended Specimen Concept |
| Day 3, 10:15-11:15a | Posters: Symbiota & Portal Campaigns |
| Day 3, 2:45-3:15p | Plenary: Communities of Practice Across the Americas |
Presentation Recordings
Symposium
Addressing Roadblocks and Envisioning Solutions of the Digital Extended Specimen Concept
organized by Jenn Yost, Katie Pearson, & Lindsay Walker
Presentations appeared in the following order, followed by an in-person group activity and discussion session.
- Larry Lannom (CNRI): Overview of the work of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) toward realizing the Digital Extended Specimen Network; what challenges are they facing and what needs input from the broader community?
- Tim Robertson and Laura Russell (GBIF): Overview of GBIF and work towards mobilizing extended specimen data through their new data model
- Jorrit Poelen (Open Traits/Global Biotic Interactions): Open Traits/Global Biotic Interactions as a Digital Extended Specimen use case; What does a decentralized extended specimen look like? what roadblocks did he encounter when building this resource, and what is still needed to better combine the data?
- Sharif Islam (DiSSCo): How is DiSSCo harmonizing extended specimen data across their network; what challenges are they facing and what needs input from the broader community?