Every year the Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG) convenes an international conference on biodiversity informatics. This year the meeting will be held in New Orleans, October 17-21. http://www.tdwg.org/conference2011/
The primary theme will be “Digitization Methods, Technologies, and Standards for Biodiversity Collections”. The program committee is now soliciting contributions that address the primary theme or other topics in biodiversity informatics. Please find the instructions and the online submission form for all types of contributions at: http://www.tdwg.org/conference2011/submissions/ The deadline for submissions is Sept 9th. Please contact program committee chair, Rusty Russell (russellr AT si.edu) for additional information and guidance. We are excited about this year’s meeting because of both its content and venue, and we invite anyone with a particular interest in biological collections, or with a broader interest in biodiversity informatics, to participate in this year’s meeting. Cynthia Sims Parr, [email protected] Director, Species Pages Group Encyclopedia of Life http://www.eol.org Office: 202.633.9513, Fax: 202.633.8742 Mailing address: National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution P.O. Box 37012, MRC 106 Washington, DC 20013-7012
