Carnegie Museum of Natural History Workshop 2024

Workshop Details

When: May 21–22, 2024
Venue: Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Day 1 Location: Earth Theater [INSERT CMNH DIRECTIONS/GROUP MEETING LOCATION].
Day 2 Location: CMP Board Room is located through the CMOA lower enterance at the rear of the museum by the parking lot.
Day 3 Location: Ford-Mateer or Guyaux classrooms are located through the Portal entry at the rear of the museum by the parking lot.
Organizers: Libby Ellwood, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio; Gil Nelson, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio; Lauren Cohen, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio; Mason Heberling, Carnegie Museum of Natural History;
Expected number of participants: 25 - 35
[Link Workshop Attendee List]

Logistic information

[Link Logistics Document]

Invited participant support: Lodging, airfare, ground transportation, and per diem expenses reimbursed following the workshop. Please contact Lauren Cohen at cohen.lauren@floridamuseum.ufl.edu to purchase flights and reserve lodging via the UF GO booking tool.
Airport: Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
Airport transportation: Uber/Lyft/taxi are the easiest and most convenient ways to get from the airport to the hotel. Transportation could take up to an hour.
Recommended workshop hotels: [INSERT HOTEL NAME] (Address and Phone)
Transportation from hotel to venue: Walking distance (about XX minutes)
Wifi networks: Once on-site, workshop participants can log into a WIFI network for internet access.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch will be provided at the CMNH on both workshop days. Dinner will not be provided. However, at the State of Florida statutory rates, you will be reimbursed for those meals following the workshop.

Agenda

Day 1: Monday, 20 May 2024

Day One
Time Topic Presenter(s)
12:00 - 1:00 Earth Theater
12:00 - 1:00 Moriarty Seminar
  • TBD
Libby Ellwood
1:00 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 5:00 CMNH Collection Tours
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
Presenters TBD

Day 2: Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Day One
Time Topic Presenter(s)
8:00 - 11:00 CMP Board Room
8:00 - 9:00 TBD Coffee & Pastries
9:00 - 9:10 CMNH Museum Welcome
9:10 - 9:45 Introductions
9:45 - 10:00 Workshop Framing
10:00 - 10:50 National Science Foundation
  • Discussion
  • Q&A
Steve Ellis
10:50 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 5:00 Ford-Mateer or Guyaux classrooms
11:00 - 12:00 Digitization Workflows
  • TBD
  • TBD
Gil Nelson
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 Symbiota
  • Walkthrough
  • Discussion
  • Q&A
Katie Pearson
2:30 - 4:00 EMu
  • Walkthrough
  • Discussion
  • Q&A
Presenter TBD
4:00 - 4:30 Data Mobilization & Aggregators
  • Symbiota
  • iDigBio
  • GBIF
Katie Pearson
4:30 - 5:00 Group Discussion & Wrap-up

Day 3: Wednesday, 22 May 2024

Day Two
Time Topic Presenter(s)
8:00 - 5:00 Ford-Mateer or Guyaux classrooms
8:00 - 9:00 Coffee & Pastries
9:00 - 10:50 CSci (Public Participation)
  • Platforms (Notes from Nature, TBD)
  • Transcription
Presenter TBD
10:50 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00 Georeferencing
  • Introduction
  • Basics
  • Image Quality
Presenter TBD
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 Imaging Demonstration 1: Focus Stacking
  • TBD
  • TBD
Presenter TBD
2:00 - 3:00 Imaging Demonstration 2: Photogrammetry
  • TBD
  • TBD
Presenter TBD
3:00 - 4:00 Imaging Demonstration 3: 3D Light Scanner
  • TBD
  • TBD
Presenter TBD
4:00 - 4:10 Break
4:10 - 4:45 CMNH Lightning Talks/Success Stories
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
Presenter TBD
4:45 - 5:00 Group Discussion & Wrap-up