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TDWG 2017

09:00 EDT

Data Carpentry Workshop Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St, OttawaKaren Cranston • Matthew Collins • Deborah Paul • Jake Szamosi

09:00 EDT

Data Carpentry Workshop Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St, OttawaKaren Cranston • Matthew Collins • Deborah Paul • Jake Szamosi TDWG Executive Bytowne [Interest Group] Data Quality (by invitation) CapitaleArthur D. Chapman • Antonio M. Saraiva

17:30 EDT

Registration in the Penthouse Panorama

18:00 EDT

[Social Event] Welcome Reception in the Penthouse Panorama

08:00 EDT

Registration Victoria

08:30 EDT

Load Talks & Hang Posters N/A

09:00 EDT

Welcoming remarks and guide to the meeting Ballroom A

09:40 EDT

[Keynote] Roderic D.M. Page - Towards a Biodiversity Knowledge Graph Ballroom ARoderic D.M. Page

10:30 EDT

Break Ballroom B

11:00 EDT

[Contributed] Associating Occurrences with Genes, Phenotypes, and Environments through the Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) Ballroom ADimitris Koureas [W01] Introduction into Phycobank: challenges, concepts and solutions ChaudiereAndreas Kohlbecker [W19] EXTRACT 2.0: interactive identification of biological entities mentioned in text to assist database curation and knowledge extraction CapitaleEvangelos Pafilis [Contributed - Topic] What do People, DiSSCo, Brazil, Symbiota, BISON and Google have in common? Ballroom AGail Kampmeier [W01 - Topic] Establishing a global registration system of algal names and types ChaudiereAndreas Kohlbecker [W19 - Topic] Construction of biodiversity knowledge graphs driven by federated text mining tools CapitaleSophia Ananiadou • Riza Batista-Navarro • Teodor Georgiev • Evangelos Pafilis • Lyubomir Penev • Viktor Senderov • Axel J. Soto

11:15 EDT

[Contributed] Proposed Extension to Darwin Core for People and their Roles in the Curation of Physical and Digital Objects Ballroom ADavid Shorthouse [W19] Developing a knowledge base on the habitats and reproductive conditions of Dipterocarps through information extraction CapitaleRoselyn Gabud [W01] Workshop Activities ChaudiereAndreas Kohlbecker

11:30 EDT

[Contributed] SiBBr: Envisioning the spatial distribution of Brazilian biodiversity records Ballroom ANayara Soto [W19] Building Your Own Big Data Analysis Infrastructure for Biodiversity Science CapitaleMatthew Collins

11:45 EDT

[Contributed] Symbiota2 Ballroom AMary E. Barkworth [W19] Argo as a platform for integrating distinct biodiversity analytics tools into workflows for building graph databases CapitaleRiza Batista-Navarro

12:00 EDT

[Contributed] Taxonomy and Distribution in Big Data Use Cases from BISON and ITIS Ballroom AGerald Guala [W19] OpenBiodiv: an Implementaion of a Semantic System Running on top of the Biodiversity Knowledge Graph CapitaleViktor Senderov

12:15 EDT

[Contributed] Google Summer of Code: Why TDWG should participate Ballroom ATomer Gueta [W19] Panel Discussion CapitaleRiza Batista-Navarro • Sophia Ananiadou • Teodor Georgiev • Evangelos Pafilis • Lyubomir Penev • Viktor Senderov • Axel J. Soto • William Ulate

12:30 EDT

Lunch provided Ballroom C

13:30 EDT

[Social Event] Newcomers Meet & Greet CapitaleDimitris Koureas • James A. Macklin • Cyndy Parr

14:00 EDT

[S04] Introduction ChaudiereWard Appeltans • Lenore Bajona • Mary Kennedy • Andrew Sherin [S28] The Arctos Community Model for Sustaining and Enriching Access to Biodiversity Data Ballroom AJohn Wieczorek [W03] Environmental samples, eDNA and HTS libraries – data standard proposals from the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) CapitaleWalter G. Berendsohn [S04 - Topic] Advances in data accessibility and data management for marine species occurrence data ChaudiereWard Appeltans • Lenore Bajona • Mary Kennedy • Andrew Sherin [S28 - Topic] Financial Models for Sustaining Biodiversity Informatics Products Ballroom AJames H. Beach [W03 - Topic] Towards robust interoperability in multi-omic approaches to biodiversity monitoring CapitalePier Luigi Buttigieg • Robert Hanner • Luke Thompson

14:15 EDT

[S04] Cookbooks and Curriculum ChaudiereMary Kennedy [S28] Interoperability, Attribution, and Value in the Web of Natural History Museum Data Ballroom AAndrew Bentley [W03] Metadata Standards for Genomic Sequence Data: Past and Future of MIxS Standards Family CapitalePelin Yilmaz

14:30 EDT

[S04] Expanding the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) beyond species occurrences ChaudiereDaphnis De Pooter [S28] Sustainability in Biodiversity Software Development: More financing or better practices? Ballroom AMatt Yoder [W03] Using MIxS: An Implementation Report from Two Metagenomic Information Systems CapitaleJoel Sachs • Luke Thompson

14:45 EDT

[S04] Improving data availability with “OBIS-ENV-DATA”: Examples from OBIS-USA ChaudiereAbby Benson [S28] Maintenance and development of Symbiota2, a platform for data sharing and visualization Ballroom AMary E. Barkworth [W03] SeqDB: Biological Collection Management with Integrated DNA Sequence Tracking CapitaleSatpal Bilkhu

15:00 EDT

[S28] Sustaining Software for Biological Collections Computing Ballroom AJames H. Beach [W03] Semantically Defining Populations for 'Omics Research CapitaleRamona L. Walls [S04] Talking beyond presence: 04 Symposium: Advances in data accessibility and data management for marine species occurrence data: Discussion Panel 1 ChaudiereMary Kennedy

15:15 EDT

[S28] DINA: Open Source and Open Services - A Modern Approach for Sustainable Natural History Collection Management Systems Ballroom AStefan Daume • Falko Glöckler • Elspeth Margaret Haston • Jana Hoffmann • James A. Macklin • Fredrik Ronquist [W03] Panel Discussion CapitaleRobert Hanner • Pier Luigi Buttigieg • Luke Thompson

15:30 EDT

Break Ballroom B

15:40 EDT

[Computer Demo] OpenBiodiv: an Implementation of a Semantic System Running on top of the Biodiversity Knowledge Graph Ballroom BTeodor Georgiev • Viktor Senderov

16:00 EDT

[Contributed] Use of Online Species Occurrence Databases in Published Research since 2010 Ballroom AJoan E Ball-Damerow [S04] Spatial Visualization of Publicly Accessible Species Occurrence Data ChaudiereJeff McKenna [W03] The Genomic Observatories Metadatabase CapitaleJohn Deck [Contributed - Topic] Topics in Climate Change Ballroom ARobert D. Stevenson [S04 - Topic] Advances in data accessibility and data management for marine species occurrence data ChaudiereWard Appeltans • Lenore Bajona • Mary Kennedy • Andrew Sherin [W03 - Topic] Towards robust interoperability in multi-omic approaches to biodiversity monitoring CapitalePier Luigi Buttigieg • Robert Hanner • Luke Thompson

16:15 EDT

[Contributed] Extending Darwin Core to incorporate data about material condition and absolute deep time Ballroom ALaura Brenskelle [S04] Exploring the Canadian Federated Research Data Repository Service ChaudiereLee Wilson [W03] Integrating Marine Omics into the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) in Support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Agenda 2030 CapitaleKelly Goodwin

16:30 EDT

[Contributed] Pipedream or pipeline: delivering regular, reliable, up-to-date information on biodiversity through repeatable workflows Ballroom APeter Desmet [S04] Sydney Harbour Atlas ChaudiereAndrew Sherin [W03] Rewards and Challenges of eDNA Sequencing with Multiple Genetic Markers for Marine Observation Programs CapitaleKathleen J Pitz

16:45 EDT

[Contributed] Development of a National Repository for Aquatic Biodiversity in Bhutan Ballroom ASangay Dema [S04] The developing Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System (CIOOS) ChaudiereLenore Bajona [W03] Linking molecular and morphological biodiversity evidence by building a single name space CapitaleDmitry Schigel

17:00 EDT

[S04] Future pathways for sharing and integrating data: 04 Symposium: Advances in data accessibility and data management for marine species occurrence data: Discussion Panel 2 ChaudiereAndrew Sherin [W03] Panel Discussion CapitalePier Luigi Buttigieg • Robert Hanner • Luke Thompson

19:00 EDT

[Social Event] Night at the Museum Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St, Ottawa

08:30 EDT

Load Talks & Hang Posters N/A Registration Victoria

09:00 EDT

i. Overview of TDWG and TDWG standards; ii. Announcement of Biodiversity Information Science and Standards (BISS), the new journal of TDWG Ballroom A

09:40 EDT

[Keynote] Anne Bowser - Standardizing Citizen Science? Ballroom AAnne Bowser

10:30 EDT

Break Ballroom B Posters (Even Numbers) Ballroom B

10:40 EDT

[Computer Demo] TaxonWorks Ballroom BMatt Yoder

11:00 EDT

[S02] Fitness for Use: The BDQIG aims for improved Stability and Consistency Ballroom AArthur D. Chapman [W07] Introduction of the Living Atlases workshop ChaudiereMarie-Elise Lecoq [W09] The Data Standard ABCD EFG - Access to Biological Collection Data Extended for Geosciences CapitaleFalko Glöckler [S02 - Topic] Biodiversity Data Quality – concepts, methods and tools Ballroom AArthur D. Chapman • Antonio M. Saraiva • Alexander Thompson [W07 - Topic] Reusing an open source platform in order to create a community: example of the Living Atlases community ChaudiereChristian Gendreau • Jeremy Goimard • Marie-Elise Lecoq • Dave Martin • Federico Mendez • Santiago Martínez de la Riva • Manash Shah • Anders Telenius [W09 - Topic] Paleo [Interest Group] Implementing Biodiversity Standards for Paleobiology CapitaleFalko Glöckler • Jana Hoffmann • Mareike Petersen • Denné Reed

11:15 EDT

[S02] Toward a Biodiversity Data Fitness for Use Backbone (FFUB): A Node.js module prototype Ballroom AAllan Koch Veiga [W07] Living Atlases Architecture ChaudiereChristian Gendreau • Dave Martin • Manash Shah [W09] Workshop Activities CapitaleDenné Reed • Falko Glöckler • Mareike Petersen • Jana Hoffmann

11:30 EDT

[S02] Fitness-for-Use-Framework-aware Data Quality workflows in Kurator Ballroom APaul J. Morris [W07] Documentation about Atlas of Living Australia tools: how to find information ChaudiereFabien Cavière

11:45 EDT

[S02] Darwin Cloud: Mapping real-world data to Darwin Core Ballroom AJohn Wieczorek [W07] Workshop Activities ChaudiereMarie-Elise Lecoq • Dave Martin • Christian Gendreau • Federico Mendez • Jeremy Goimard • Santiago Martínez de la Riva • Anders Telenius • Manash Shah

12:00 EDT

[S02] Integrating data-cleaning with data analysis to enhance usability of biodiversity big-data Ballroom ATomer Gueta

12:15 EDT

[S02] Using YesWorkflow hybrid queries to reveal data lineage from data curation activities Ballroom ABertram Ludaescher

12:30 EDT

[Interest Group] Technical Architecture Meeting CapitalePaul J. Morris Lunch on your own N/A

14:00 EDT

[S02] Managing data quality in GBIF: status and plans Ballroom AChristian Gendreau [S15] How Agricultural Researchers Share their Data: a Landscape Inventory CapitaleErin Antognoli [W07] The Registry component of Atlas of Living Australia ChaudiereSantiago Martínez de la Riva [S02 - Topic] Biodiversity Data Quality – concepts, methods and tools Ballroom AArthur D. Chapman • Antonio M. Saraiva • Alexander Thompson [S15 - Topic] Agricultural Informatics Contributions to Biodiversity Science and Biodiversity Assessments CapitaleGail Kampmeier • James A. Macklin • Cyndy Parr [W07 - Topic] Reusing an open source platform in order to create a community: example of the Living Atlases community ChaudiereChristian Gendreau • Jeremy Goimard • Marie-Elise Lecoq • Dave Martin • Federico Mendez • Santiago Martínez de la Riva • Manash Shah • Anders Telenius

14:15 EDT

[S02] Towards a comprehensive workflow for biodiversity data in R Ballroom ATomer Gueta [S15] The Value of Agricultural Voucher Specimens CapitaleMary E. Barkworth [S15] [CANCELLED] Databasing Crop Plants from the People's Biodiversity Register of India CapitalePrabhakar Rajagopal [W07] Biocache-store: Command-Line Interface tool for managing occurrence records ChaudiereManash Shah

14:30 EDT

[S02] Angling for data: making biodiversity metadata more FAIR Ballroom AJoakim Philipson [S15] Bringing Bugs into the System CapitaleGail Kampmeier [W07] Workshop Activities ChaudiereMarie-Elise Lecoq • Dave Martin • Christian Gendreau • Federico Mendez • Jeremy Goimard • Santiago Martínez de la Riva • Anders Telenius • Manash Shah

14:45 EDT

[S02] Design and use of NOMEN, an ontology defining the rules of biological nomenclature Ballroom AMatt Yoder [S15] Agricultural Informatics Contributions to Biodiversity Science and Biodiversity Assessments CapitaleGail Kampmeier • James A. Macklin • Cyndy Parr

15:00 EDT

[S02] Invasive Organisms Information: A proposed TDWG Task Group Ballroom AQuentin Groom

15:15 EDT

[S02] Panel Discussion Ballroom AArthur D. Chapman • Antonio M. Saraiva • Alexander Thompson

15:30 EDT

Break Ballroom B Posters (Odd Numbers) Ballroom B

15:40 EDT

[Computer Demo] Defining a Data Quality (DQ) profile and DQ report using a prototype of Node.js module of the Fitness for Use Backbone (FFUB) Ballroom BAllan Koch Veiga

16:00 EDT

[S10] How Did BHL Get to Big Data CapitaleMartin Kalfatovic [S22] How species interactions are managed in Plinian Core: Status and questions Ballroom AFrancisco Pando [W07] Biocache-store: Command-Line Interface tool for managing occurrence records ChaudiereManash Shah [S10 - Topic] 500 Years of Big Data from the Biodiversity Heritage Library CapitaleMartin Kalfatovic • Carolyn A. Sheffield [S22 - Topic] Biological Interaction Data - towards data standardization Ballroom AQuentin Groom • Jennifer Hammock • Antonio M. Saraiva [W07 - Topic] Reusing an open source platform in order to create a community: example of the Living Atlases community ChaudiereChristian Gendreau • Jeremy Goimard • Marie-Elise Lecoq • Dave Martin • Federico Mendez • Santiago Martínez de la Riva • Manash Shah • Anders Telenius

16:15 EDT

[S10] Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature CapitaleMariah Lewis [S22] Addressing the proposal for new Darwin Core terms for interaction data Ballroom AJohn Wieczorek [W07] Occurrences : Data resources and Biocache-hub ChaudiereJeremy Goimard

16:30 EDT

[S10] Scientific Names: Linking the Past to Provide Context for Knowledge CapitaleThomas M. Orrell [S22] GoMexSI: Using Open Platforms such as Github, Wordpress, and GloBI to Manage, and Share Species Interaction Data Ballroom AJames Simons [W07] Workshop Activities ChaudiereMarie-Elise Lecoq • Dave Martin • Christian Gendreau • Federico Mendez • Jeremy Goimard • Santiago Martínez de la Riva • Anders Telenius • Manash Shah

16:45 EDT

[S10] A path to continuous reindexing of scientific names appearing in Biodiversity Heritage Library data Capitale [S22] Brazilian Plant-Pollinator Interactions Network: definition of a data standard for digitization, sharing, and aggregation of plant-pollinator interaction data Ballroom AAntonio M. Saraiva

17:00 EDT

[S10] Crowdsourcing Data Enhancements to Improve Named Entity Recognition in the Biodiversity Heritage Library CapitaleKatie Mika [S22] Global Biotic Interactions: A Catalyst For Integrating Existing Interaction Datasets, Connecting Data Curators And Developing Data Exchange Methods Ballroom AJorrit H Poelen

17:15 EDT

[S10] BHL’s Feedback Tools and User Surveys: Investigating User Needs for Data in Digital Libraries CapitaleCarolyn A. Sheffield [S22] mangal - making sense of biotic interaction data Ballroom ATimothée Poisot

08:30 EDT

Load Talks N/A Registration Victoria

09:00 EDT

Wild Ideas Ballroom A

09:40 EDT

[Keynote] Javier de la Torre - Everything happens somewhere, multiple times Ballroom AJavier de la Torre

10:30 EDT

Break Ballroom B

10:40 EDT

[Computer Demo] Desktop or remote knowledge base management systems for taxonomic data and identification keys: Xper2 and Xper3 Ballroom BRégine Vignes-Lebbe

11:00 EDT

[S12] The state of the data in citizen science CapitaleAnne Bowser [S16] BHL: A Source for Big Data Analysis Ballroom AMike Lichtenberg [W07] Living Atlases : tips and advices ChaudiereMarie-Elise Lecoq [S12 - Topic] Citizen Science Contributions to Biodiversity Research and Standards CapitaleRobert D. Stevenson [S16 - Topic] Using Big Data Techniques to Cross Dataset Boundaries - Integration and Analysis of Multiple Datasets Ballroom AMatthew Collins • Robert Guralnick • Martin Kalfatovic [W07 - Topic] Reusing an open source platform in order to create a community: example of the Living Atlases community ChaudiereChristian Gendreau • Jeremy Goimard • Marie-Elise Lecoq • Dave Martin • Federico Mendez • Santiago Martínez de la Riva • Manash Shah • Anders Telenius

11:15 EDT

[S12] Setting Collections Data Free with the Power of the Crowd: challenges, opportunities and a vision for the future CapitaleMargaret J Gold [S16] TAXREF-LD: A Reference Thesaurus for Biodiversity on the Web of Linked Data Ballroom AFranck Michel [W07] Workshop Activities ChaudiereMarie-Elise Lecoq • Dave Martin • Christian Gendreau • Federico Mendez • Jeremy Goimard • Santiago Martínez de la Riva • Anders Telenius • Manash Shah

11:30 EDT

[S12] Turning Flickr into a useful Citizen Science Resource CapitaleArthur D. Chapman [S16] A High-throughput Data Ingest Pipeline for Semantic Data-stores Ballroom AJohn Deck [S16] [CANCELLED] IndexMEED cases studies using "Omics" data with graph theory Ballroom ARomain David

11:45 EDT

[S12] Discovering Nature in the City with a Citizen Science Mobile App CapitaleJana Hoffmann [S16] Using ontologies to explore floral evolution in a non-model plant clade Ballroom AAnnika L Smith

12:00 EDT

[S12] Panel Discussion CapitaleRobert D. Stevenson [S16] Panel Discussion Ballroom AMatthew Collins • Robert Guralnick • Martin Kalfatovic

12:30 EDT

Lunch pick-up (boxed) Ballroom C

13:00 EDT

[Field Trip] Canadian Museum of Nature Collections or Pink Lake Hike N/A

08:30 EDT

Load Talks N/A Registration Victoria

09:00 EDT

Standards in Action: The Darwin Core Hour Ballroom ADeborah Paul • John Wieczorek • Paula F Zermoglio

09:40 EDT

[Keynote] Pamela Soltis - Linking Heterogeneous Data in Biodiversity Research Ballroom APamela S. Soltis

10:30 EDT

Break Ballroom B Posters (Odd Numbers) Ballroom B

10:40 EDT

[Computer Demo] Developing a Module for Generating Formalized Semantic Morphological Descriptions for Morph∙D∙Base Ballroom BSandra Meid • Lars Vogt

11:00 EDT

[S18] Building a community of practice through capacity enhancement mentoring Ballroom ALaura Russell [Interest Group] Species Information ChaudiereFrancisco Pando [S18 - Topic] Bridging Gaps between Biodiversity Informaticians and Collections Professionals Ballroom AGail Kampmeier • Holly Little • Deborah Paul [W21 - Topic] Biological Interaction Data Workgroup CapitaleQuentin Groom • Jennifer Hammock • Antonio M. Saraiva

11:15 EDT

[S18] What’s Missing From All the Portals? Ballroom ASharon Grant

11:30 EDT

[S18] An Example of Synergy in Data Mobilization: the Arctos-VertNet Nexus Ballroom ADavid Bloom

11:45 EDT

[S18] Towards Insect Digital Collections and Data Publishing: A journey for the GBIF-funded African Insect Atlas Collaborative Project Ballroom ABoikhutso Lerato Rapalai

12:00 EDT

[S18] Setting up an Interdisciplinary Data Infrastructure: Why Cooperation between Domain Experts and Computer Scientists Matters - An Experience Report from the GFBio Project Ballroom AJana Hoffmann • Felicitas Löffler

12:15 EDT

[S18] Panel Discussion Ballroom AHolly Little • Deborah Paul • Gail Kampmeier

12:30 EDT

Group Photo Lobby stairs [Interest Group] Technical Architecture Meeting CapitalePaul J. Morris Lunch on your own N/A

14:00 EDT

[S18] A tool for collections-specific searches in genetic databases Ballroom AMichael Trizna [W23] Introduction CapitaleJoel Sachs • Pamela S. Soltis [S18 - Topic] Bridging Gaps between Biodiversity Informaticians and Collections Professionals Ballroom AGail Kampmeier • Holly Little • Deborah Paul [W06 - Topic] Data Quality Workshop ChaudiereArthur D. Chapman • Antonio M. Saraiva [W23 - Topic] Towards an Online Atlas of Phenology CapitaleMélanie Bélisle-Leclerc • Scott Chamberlain • Jonathan Davies • Robert Guralnick • Zoe Panchen • Joel Sachs • Pamela S. Soltis

14:15 EDT

[S18] How Mass Digitization is changing Herbarium Collection Management at the Botanic Garden Meise (BR) – Teaching old dogs new tricks! Ballroom AHenry Engledow [W23] Phenological sensitivity to temperature at broad scales: opportunities and challenges of natural history collections CapitaleHeather Kharouba

14:30 EDT

[S18] Building community-specific standards and vocabularies: prospects and challenges for linking to the broader community - The SINP Case Ballroom ARémy Jomier • Paula F Zermoglio [W23] The use of avian museum specimen data in phenology studies: prospects and challenges CapitaleKeith Barker

14:45 EDT

[S18] Managing Ex Situ Collections of Wild Species' Seeds: Use of Biodiversity Informatics in the Millennium Seed Bank to Address Challenges Ballroom AUdayangani Liu [W23] Phenology atlas use cases: a new map of plant phenology across North America and beyond CapitaleJonathan Davies • Zoe Panchen

15:00 EDT

[S18] Automated Herbarium Specimen Identification using Deep Learning Ballroom AJose Carranza-Rojas [W23] Panel Discussion CapitaleZoe Panchen • Joel Sachs • Mélanie Bélisle-Leclerc • Scott Chamberlain • Jonathan Davies • Pamela S. Soltis • Robert Guralnick

15:15 EDT

[S18] SPNHC 2017 Natural History Collections Biodiversity Informatics 101 Short Course Insights Ballroom AHolly Little

15:30 EDT

Break Ballroom B Posters (Even Numbers) Ballroom B

16:00 EDT

[W17] The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy, a Brief Overview Ballroom AAndreas Kohlbecker [W23] The USA National Phenology Network: A Framework for Delivery of Phenology Data Products on Multiple Spatiotemporal Scales CapitaleLee Marsh [W06 - Topic] Data Quality Workshop ChaudiereArthur D. Chapman • Antonio M. Saraiva [W17 - Topic] The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy, Current State and Envisaged Integration into the Biodiversity Informatics Infrastructure Ballroom AWalter G. Berendsohn • Anton Güntsch • Andreas Müller [W23 - Topic] Towards an Online Atlas of Phenology CapitaleMélanie Bélisle-Leclerc • Scott Chamberlain • Jonathan Davies • Robert Guralnick • Zoe Panchen • Joel Sachs • Pamela S. Soltis

16:15 EDT

[W17] A Comprehensive and Standards-Aware Common Data Model (CDM) for Taxonomic Research Ballroom AAndreas Müller [W23] An Update on the Plant Phenology Ontology and Plant Phenology Data Integration CapitaleBrian J. Stucky

16:30 EDT

[W17] The CDM Applied: Handling of Names, Taxa and Concepts in a Conservation Context Ballroom AWalter G. Berendsohn [W23] Documenting Reproductive Phenology using Herbarium Specimens: Experiences from the New England Vascular Plants Project CapitalePatrick W Sweeney

16:45 EDT

[W17] The CDM Applied: Unit-Derivation, from Field Observations to DNA Sequences Ballroom AAndreas Müller [W23] Panel Discussion CapitaleZoe Panchen • Joel Sachs • Mélanie Bélisle-Leclerc • Scott Chamberlain • Jonathan Davies • Pamela S. Soltis • Robert Guralnick

17:00 EDT

[W17] EDIT Platform Web Services in the Biodiversity Infrastructure Landscape Ballroom AAndreas Kohlbecker

17:15 EDT

[W17] EDIT Platform Projects: What’s Next Ballroom AWalter G. Berendsohn

17:45 EDT

[Social Event] Banquet Canadian Museum of History, 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau (Hull), Quebec

08:30 EDT

Load Talks N/A Registration Victoria

09:00 EDT

[S20] Species Information pages, how are the data discovered, consolidated and presented. Ballroom AJeff Gerbracht [W08] AnnoSys – an online tool for sharing annotations to enhance data quality ChaudiereWalter G. Berendsohn • Okka Tschöpe [S20 - Topic] Traits - Data models, sources, vocabulary, interoperability and their presentation and discoverability via species information pages Ballroom AJeff Gerbracht • Robert Guralnick • Jennifer Hammock • Deborah Paul • Pamela S. Soltis [W08 - Topic] Biodiversity data annotations – state of the play and perspectives ChaudiereWalter G. Berendsohn • Anton Güntsch • Lutz Suhrbier • Okka Tschöpe [W14 - Topic] Standards for Citizen Science Biodiversity Studies CapitaleLibby Ellwood • Robert D. Stevenson

09:15 EDT

[S20] Building semantics in the domain of trait data: an OBO Library approach Ballroom APier Luigi Buttigieg [W08] Annosys – hands on session ChaudiereLutz Suhrbier • Okka Tschöpe • Anton Güntsch • Walter G. Berendsohn

09:30 EDT

[S20] Traits in a graph Ballroom AJennifer Hammock

09:45 EDT

[S20] VicFlora: a dynamic, service-based Flora Ballroom ANiels Klazenga

10:00 EDT

[S20] Documenting Marine Species Traits in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): Current status, Future Plans and Encountered Challenges Ballroom ALeen Vandepitte [W08] Integrating AnnoSys into your specimen data portal ChaudiereLutz Suhrbier

10:15 EDT

[S20] Traits as Essential Biodiversity Variables Ballroom ARobert Guralnick [W08] Panel Discussion ChaudiereWalter G. Berendsohn • Anton Güntsch • Lutz Suhrbier • Okka Tschöpe

10:30 EDT

Break Ballroom B

11:00 EDT

[Contributed] Setup of BIOfid, a new Specialised Information Service for Biodiversity Research Ballroom AMarkus Koch [W08] Semantic Annotations of Text and Images in Morph∙D∙Base ChaudiereChristian Köhler [Contributed - Topic] Topics in Taxonomy and Ontologies Ballroom ADavid Shorthouse [Interest Group] Natural Collections Description Meeting CapitaleDeborah Paul • Alexander Thompson [W08 - Topic] Biodiversity data annotations – state of the play and perspectives ChaudiereWalter G. Berendsohn • Anton Güntsch • Lutz Suhrbier • Okka Tschöpe

11:15 EDT

[Contributed] SOCCOMAS: A Self-Describing and Content-Independent Application for Semantic Ontology-Controlled Web-Content-Management-Systems Ballroom ASandra Meid • Lars Vogt [W08] Annotating out the Way to the Linked Biodiversity Data Web ChaudiereBurke Chih-Jen Ko

11:30 EDT

[Contributed] OntoPilot: New Software to Simplify and Accelerate Ontology Development and Deployment Ballroom ABrian J. Stucky [W08] AnnoSys - future developments ChaudiereLutz Suhrbier

11:45 EDT

[Contributed] The Taxonomic and Biodiversity Software Stack in R Ballroom AScott Chamberlain [W08] Panel Discussion ChaudiereWalter G. Berendsohn • Anton Güntsch • Lutz Suhrbier • Okka Tschöpe

12:00 EDT

[Contributed] Building a Taxonomic Data Editor: ITIS Taxonomic Workbench 6.0 Ballroom ADavid Mitchell

12:15 EDT

[Contributed] Catalogue of Life, China and Taxonomic Tree Tool Ballroom ALiqiang Ji

12:30 EDT

Lunch provided Ballroom C Poster take-down Ballroom B

14:00 EDT

Business Meeting: Reports from Treasurer, Interest and Task Groups; Preview of TDWG2018; Closing Remarks Ballroom ADimitris Koureas • William Ulate