Workshop on Developing Global Biodiversity Database

AGENDA: Purdue Global Biodiversity Workshop, 2023 (Hybrid and Virtual)

9:00 am – 9:20 am:

• Welcome, Setting the Ground Rules [Ankita Mitra]
• Opening Remarks [Jingjing Liang] 

9:20 am – 11:15 am: Session A- Oral Presentations 

Moderator: Ankita Mitra

9:20 am – 9:30 am:

Presenter: Dr. Jessica Gurevitch (jpgurevi@purdue.edu)

Presentation Title: “Potential Effects of Climate Intervention (Geoengineering) on Biodiversity, and the Risks Relative to Risks of Climate Change Itself“

9:30 am – 9:40 am:

Presenter: Dr. Javier Garcia Perez (Gamarra) (javier.garciaperez@fao.org)

Presentation Title: “Opening In-Situ Forest Data: An International Development View“

9:40 am – 9:50 am:

Presenter: Dr. Carol Song (cxsong@purdue.edu)

Presentation Title: “RCAC Resources and Capabilities“

9:50 am – 10:00 am:

Presenter: Dr. Bryan Pijanowski (bpijanow@purdue.edu)

Presentation Title: “A Global Soundscapes Database: Acoustics Data from 29 of the Planet’s 32 Major Terrestrial, Aquatic, and Subterranean Ecosystems Generated from 62 Research Studies Using Similar Designs“

10:00 am – 10:10 am:

Presenter: Dr. Miad Faezipour (mfaezipo@purdue.edu)

Presentation Title: “Enhancing AI-based Biomedical Data Augmentation with Biodiversity“

10:10 am – 10:20 am:

Presenter: Dr. Stephen Cameron (cameros@purdue.edu)

Presentation Title: “The Terrestrial Parasite Tracker (TPT) – Databasing North America’s Parasitic Arthropod Fauna“

10:20 am – 10:30 am:

Presenter: Dr. Marshall Tabetah (mtabetah@purdue.edu)

Presentation Title: “The Plant Data Service: Participatory Data Stewardship for FAIR Plant Data“

10:30 am – 10:40 am:

Presenter: Dr. Purabi Saikia (purabi.saikia@cuj.ac.in)

Presentation Title: “Plant Inventory Datasets of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India at Altitudinal Gradient for Determining Forest Composition and Above-ground Biomass“

10:40 am – 10:50 am:

Presenter: Dr. Boehm, Reid Isaac (riboehm@purdue.edu)

Presentation Title: “Purdue’s Institutional Research Data Repository: Functionality and Potential Growth“

10:50 am – 11:00am:

Presenter: Wirth, Christopher Charles (wirth3@purdue.edu)

Presentation title: “The Purdue Entomological Research Collection: An Underutilized Repository of Indiana Arthropod Biodiversity Data”

11:00 am – 11:20 am:

Q&A Session:

• Attendees are encouraged to ask questions and engage in discussions with the presenters during this 20-minute Q&A session.

11:20 am – 11:30 am:

• Break
• Informal Networking & Discussions: Explore Infographic Flyers

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm- Session B: Interactive Panel and Audience Discussion

Moderators: Dr. Jingjing Liang and Dr. Ximena Bernal

11:30 am – 11:40 am:

Introduction to Moderators and Themes (10 minutes)

Theme 1 – Making it worthwhile for data owners to share their data

Theme 2 – Making data useful to data users

11:40 am – 12:10 pm:

Panelist discussions (30 minutes)

• Panelists (8 in total) take turns introducing themselves and sharing their perspectives on either or both Theme Topic(s) (~3 minutes each).

12:10 pm – 12:30 pm:

Lunch break

12:30 pm – 12:45 pm:

Curated Questions:

• Moderator asks curated questions to panelists about both themes.

12:45 pm – 1:15 pm:

Audience inputs

• Audience Q&A with all the panelists and moderators

1:15 pm – 1:25 pm:

Concluding remarks, future outlook, and action items [Jingjing Liang]

1:25 pm: Workshop Concludes