The Symbiota Support Hub participated in the joint meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG), September 2-6, 2024, in-person and virtually in Okinawa, Japan.
Symposia Co-Organized
SYM28 Scaling Up Capacity to Address Global Biodiversity Goals for Data Mobilization and Use [Description]
SYM30 SPNHC to TDWG: Bridging communities and building capacity for digital collections mobilization [Description]
Presentations
Pearson K, Yost JM, Gilbert E (2024) Coordinating Digitization and Trait Data Mobilization Across California Herbaria: The Importance of Resourced Support People. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 8: e137721. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.8.137721
Orellana KS, López ZM, Yoshimoto J, Quezada ML, Prado LM, Ambrocio AL, Barrios-Izás MA, Jiménez RA, García P, Post G, Franz N, Gilbert E (2024) Advances in the Digitization and Mobilization of Natural History Collections in Guatemala. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 8: e134288. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.8.134288. [Recording]
Walker L, Pearson K, Yost J, Orellana S (2024) Strategies for Capacity Building within the Symbiota User Community. [Recording]
Additional Contributions
Our team also contributed to the following conference presentations:
Castillo-Cabrera, F. J., Roldán, R. A., Barrios, M., Burgos-Barrios, C. L., Grajeda, A. L., García, M. J., Cruz, H., Morales-Mérida, J. R., Tenez, D., Vásquez, M., Agreda, E. O., Velásquez, I., Eufragio, A., Barahona-Fong, R., Yurrita, C. L., & Orellana, K. S.: Interactive Checklists to Increase Access to Urban Biodiversity Information in Guatemala
Little, H., Karim, T., Krimmel, E., & Walker, L.: An information ecosystem map of resources supporting the mobilization and discovery of paleontological specimen data
Little, H., Behrensmeyer, A. K., Hutson, J., Maikweki, S., Pobiner, B., & Walker, L.: Improving the discoverability of taphonomy collections through collaborative development and systems