In August, the National Science Foundation (NSF) made seven new awards in the Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections program. Two new Thematic Collection Networks (TCN) “More Biological Collections to be Digitized with NSF Support”
Month: August 2015
Register for the Online Conference on Biodiversity
The International Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will hold a virtual conference to scope two forthcoming assessments on invasive species and conservation of “Register for the Online Conference on Biodiversity”
NAGPRA Training Programs Offered This September
The National Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Program is partnering with the National Preservation Institute to offer in-depth training on preparing for “NAGPRA Training Programs Offered This September”
Presentations Sought for Session on Biocollections and Climate Change
The upcoming Research Data Sharing without Barriers Plenary will include a session on “Unlocking the potential of biological collections data for climate change research.” The “Presentations Sought for Session on Biocollections and Climate Change”
New Genealogy of Life Program Announcement
The National Science Foundation has released a new program announcement for the Genealogy of Life (GoLife) program. The program aims to resolve the phylogenetic history “New Genealogy of Life Program Announcement”
Webinar Series on Value of Vertebrate Digitization
iDigBio will be offering a four-part webinar series on the value of digitizing vertebrate collections. The webinars will emphasize the imaging of herps, mammals, birds, “Webinar Series on Value of Vertebrate Digitization”