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Summary Report Now Available from the BIOFAIR Data Network Listening Sessions

Posted on: October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

A new cross-cutting summary report is now available summarizing discussions from the six virtual listening sessions hosted by the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN), in collaboration with the American […]

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New Publication from BCoN: Planning for Specimen Management in Funding Proposals

Posted on: June 6, 2024

The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN), in collaboration with the U.S. Culture Collection Network, has published a new Special Report in the journal BioScience providing guidance on implementing a specimen management […]

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BCoN Seeks Emerging and Early Career Professionals to Join the Leadership Team of the BIOFAIR Data Network Project

Posted on: August 15, 2023October 16, 2023

BCoN is recruiting three emerging professionals and three early career professionals to join the core Steering Committee of the BIOFAIR Data Network project.

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BCoN to Convene Discussions on Building an Integrated, Open, FAIR Data Network

Posted on: August 8, 2023October 16, 2023

The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN), in collaboration with the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and with support from the National Science Foundation (Award No. 2303588), will be […]

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Findings from the Specimen Management Plan Community Survey

Posted on: April 4, 2023October 16, 2023

Representatives from the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) and the U.S. Culture Collection Network (USCCN), in partnership with the American Institute of Biological Sciences and the Natural Science Collections […]

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The Need for a Specimen Management Plan Requirement

Posted on: March 7, 2023October 16, 2023

Representatives from the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) and the U.S. Culture Collection Network (USCCN), in partnership with AIBS and the Natural Science Collections Alliance, held a webinar on […]

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BCoN Urges Inclusion of Collections Support in Conferenced Competitiveness Legislation

Posted on: June 22, 2022October 16, 2023

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance), and Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) — the founding members of […]

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Science Groups Underscore the Value of Collections to Human Health in Comments about ARPA-H

Posted on: August 24, 2021October 16, 2023

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance), and Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) — the founding members of […]

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An Open Letter to Groups Submitting Proposals for the NSF Open Environmental Data Center

Posted on: August 9, 2021October 16, 2023

Dear Colleague, This serves as an open letter to any and all groups that are in the process of submitting a proposal for the National Science Foundation (NSF) […]

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Viewpoint: Implementing a Community Vision for the Future of Biodiversity Collections

Posted on: April 7, 2021October 16, 2023

A new Viewpoint article in BioScience, authored by members of the BCoN Advisory Council and representatives from the Academies’ panel on biological collections, discusses the necessary steps for […]

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