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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Science Groups Write to Lawmakers about the Importance of Mobilizing Biodiversity Specimens, Data
On March 1, 2021, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance), and Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) – […]
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Global Consultation on Converging Digital and Extended Specimens
Over the past year there have been several exciting conversations about the possibilities of digital representations of the billions of specimens currently held in the world’s natural history collections. Two […]