Events
Current and past events hosted by the Species File Group
Questions? Chat with us on Gitter or contact our community liaison Deborah Paul.
Current
Join our Wednesday meetings via Zoom. Please note:
- Link: https://illinois.zoom.us/my/sfgcommons?pwd=eVI4UkdIUzdIYXRIcUhreVdES2ZQQT09.
- Reminder Service (via listerv typically 1-2 days before):
- subscribe to the email listserv: https://lists.illinois.edu/lists/info/sfg-announce and
- click "confirm" in the first email you receive from the listserv.
- Chat with a member of the Species File Group and its collaborators anytime via our TaxonWorks Gitter Public Workspace.
- Are you more familiar with Slack? We invite you to join our TaxonWorks Slack Workspace. It's integrated with our Gitter Public Workspace.
- TaxonWorks Weekly Plus Calendar: add TaxonWorks Weekly events to your calendar now. Three options for you:
- Get this shareable calendar link if you want to import into your Google calendar and have live updates. (For this link to work you must have a google account and be logged in. You'll be asked to Add Calendar and then to change to your Time Zone).
- Use this ics file to import into your calendar. (Only updates if you re-download, if we make any changes on our end).
- Use this Public URL to see the TaxonWorks Weekly Plus Calendar (Chicago TIME). (It's not pretty, but it works without login, and updates with any changes made on our end).
- Watch our TaxonWorks videos on YouTube
TaxonWorks Together 2023
- What: Our 4th annual TaxonWorks community-building event.
- When: Fall 2023
- Where: Registration to open in 2023.
- Who: Open to anyone.
Regular Events by Month
All these unconference-style events are on Wednesdays at the same time every week. The flexible agendas are set by those attending the meetings. The "early sessions" have suggested topics (but are adaptable, as need be). In the "late" sessions, topics are determined by those who join.| Wednesday | Early () | Late () | Next date | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nomenclature | Open | ||
| 2nd | Digitization | |||
| 3rd | Matrices/Observations | Open | ||
| 4th | Technical | |||
| 5th | No Meetings on 5th Wednesdays |
Nomenclature
- What: TaxonWorks excels at digitizing nomenclature and its metadata. The agenda is set by users with specific questions and use cases. In addition we highlight new functionality related to digitization of nomenclature. Sessions are sometimes class-like for part of the time. Downstream sessions are planned with collaborators according to their needs and the general discussion that occurs in these meetings.
- When: 1st Wednesdays, 10:30 CST ( UTC),
- Where: Zoom.
- Who: Open to anyone.
- Nomenclature Notes
Digitization
- What: Help grow a community of digitization expertise around TaxonWorks. A 1-2 hr monthly open question and answer session with a focus on natural history specimen digitization using TaxonWorks. The agenda is set by those with specific questions. Updates to TaxonWorks are briefly covered. Design and discussion of new functionality frequently happens.
- When: 2nd Wednesdays, 10:30 CST ( UTC),
- Where: Zoom.
- Who: Open to anyone.
- Digitization Notes
Matrices/Observations
- What: TaxonWorks supports building matrices. Join us in this 1-2 hr monthly open session focusing on building and using matrices and observations tools in TaxonWorks. Your questions set the agenda. Design and discussion of new functionality frequently happens.
- When: 3rd Wednesdays, 10:30 CST ( UTC),
- Where: Zoom.
- Who: Open to anyone.
- Matrices Notes
Technical
- What: You are encouraged to contribute to the technical side of TaxonWorks any time. But, please do join us for a 1-2 hr monthly open session concentrating on software and services development. The agenda is set by you. Design and discussion of new functionality frequently happens.
- When: 4th Wednesdays, 10:30 CST ( UTC),
- Where: Zoom.
- Who: Open to anyone.
- Technical Notes
Open
- What: Help build the TaxonWorks Community. In this open session, all topics welcome. A 1-2 hr monthly open session.
- When: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 13:30 CST ( UTC),
- Where: Zoom.
- Who: Open to anyone.
- Open Notes
Past
As of end 2022TaxonWorks Together 2022
See the github-based homepage for this event.TaxonWorks Together 2021
See the github-based homepage for this event.TaxonWorks Together 2020
See the github-based homepage for this event.TaxonWorks Late Nite
- What: An ongoing series of late nite "chill" and chat sessions with the TaxonWorks and broader community.
- When: April 21, .
- Where: Zoom.
- Who: Open to anyone.