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Opportunity for NSC Alliance Members to Inform Future of Biodiversity Collections Research, Policy, and Education

By NSCAPosted on January 24, 2019Posted in Activities & Events, Correspondence

The Natural Science Collections Alliance is a founding partner organization in the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN), a National Science Foundation funded Research Coordination Network. A number of representatives of NSC Alliance members recently participated in a BCoN workshop convened on 30 October – 1 November 2018 at Oak Spring Gardens in Upperville, Virginia. The purpose […]

Update on NEON Biorepository Rolling Launch

By NSCAPosted on January 24, 2019Posted in News & Updates

In August 2018, Arizona State University’s (ASU) Biocollections and Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center was selected by the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) leadership to be the NEON Biorepository, potentially for the full 30-year duration of the project. More information about the rolling launch of the NEON Biorepository is now available online. The NEON Biorepository represents […]

Participate in 2019 Congressional Visits Day

By NSCAPosted on January 24, 2019Posted in Activities & Events, News & Updates

NSC Alliance members are invited to participate in the 2019 Congressional Visits Day organized by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS). The event will be held on March 27, with supplemental training available on March 25-26. The event allows you to meet with your members of Congress to help them understand the important role […]

Job Opening: Program Specialist at IMLS Office of Museum Services

By NSCAPosted on November 2, 2018Posted in Activities & Events

The Office of Museum Services at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is seeking a Program Specialist. In this full-time permanent position, the incumbent will participate in grants management work involving Federal grants and cooperative agreements and provide grants-related assistance and services to both applicants and awardees. The position requires working on various […]

Save the Date: 99th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists

By NSCAPosted on November 2, 2018Posted in Activities & Events

The Centennial Celebration and 99th annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) will take place June 28th – July 2nd, 2019 in Washington, DC. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill. The ASM was established in 1919 for the purpose of promoting interest in the study of […]

National Museum and Library Services Board Meeting Announced

By NSCAPosted on October 22, 2018Posted in Activities & Events

The National Museum and Library Services Board will be meeting on November 1, 2018 to advise the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on duties, powers, and authority of IMLS relating to museum, library, and information services. The Board will also discuss coordination of activities for the improvement of these services. […]

Interior Announces Open Science Policy

By NSCAPosted on October 19, 2018Posted in News & Updates

The Department of the Interior (DOI) has adopted a new policy it contends will improve transparency and public access to scientific research. The open science order was signed by Deputy Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on September 28, 2018. Similar to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rule Increasing Transparency in Regulatory Science, DOI’s order requires […]

Congress Averts Government Shutdown

By NSCAPosted on October 19, 2018Posted in News & Updates

Congress has approved and the President has signed a $853 billion spending package, which includes a stop-gap spending measure to avert a partial government shutdown. The short-term funding measure provides level funding for the government programs for which an appropriations bill had not been passed and signed into law prior to October 1. The House […]

Special Request to NSC Alliance Members

By NSCAPosted on September 17, 2018Posted in Activities & Events, Correspondence, News & Updates

The NSC Alliance has been contacted by a National Academies study committee that would like to receive additional information from taxonomists and collections curators. Please consider sharing your thoughts and recommendations to the request below. Send all information no later than Friday, September 28, 2018, to rgropp@aibs.org. NSC Alliance will compile all information and transmit […]

Collections and Education â€“ Upcoming BCoN Webinar

By NSCAPosted on September 13, 2018Posted in Activities & Events, News & Updates

The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) will convene a series of webinar programs in 2018 to share information about BCoN activities with the community and to receive community input on prior and pending BCoN programs. These webinars will include a formal presentation followed by an opportunity for participants to ask questions and share information. All programs […]

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