@SPNHC

Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections: an international soc. to improve the preservation, conservation and management of nat. his. coll.

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Please join us, @NSCAlliance & @SPNHC for a webinar about repatriation and how it relates to natural history collections, including zoological, botanical, paleontological, & geological collections. aibs.org/news/2024/241015-na…
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Join @NSCAlliance @AIBSbiology & @SPNHC for a webinar about #repatriation, #NAGPRA, and how it relates to natural history collections. 🗓️ November 7, 2024 ⏲️ 3:00-4:00 PM Eastern Learn more and register: io.aibs.org/nagpra
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These groups will have tables at this year's #AICPCN Idea Fair: STASHc, @MuseumPests, @C2CCare, @SPNHC, @SAApreservation, @ALALibrary Preservation Outreach, @mountmakers, and @NFPA 909. [2/2]
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SPNHC retweeted
TDWG@tdwg11 Oct 2023
A joint @tdwg and @SPNHC meeting in 2024! We are looking forward to this great conference!
Pensoft@Pensoft11 Oct 2023
A nice promotion for the next @tdwg meeting in Okinawa, Japan! #tdwg2023
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We are officially 2 weeks away from our annual #BlackInNHMs Week!There's a bunch of exciting synchronous & asynchronous activities planned.Register for the events tinyurl.com/y4bzxzk8. Buy a shirt tinyurl.com/2p8uey4e & Follow our page to make sure you don’t miss an update!
A flyer showing the events of the week. On the left top it says 2023 Black InNatural History Museum week, with our logo beneath. To the right of this is the text sharing contents for each day and below all of this are 2 QR codes, one for registration and one to donate to our PayPal giving fund.

ALT A flyer showing the events of the week. On the left top it says 2023 Black InNatural History Museum week, with our logo beneath. To the right of this is the text sharing contents for each day and below all of this are 2 QR codes, one for registration and one to donate to our PayPal giving fund.

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Rock some #BlackInNHMs swag! Represent #BlackInNHMs beyond our annual event and support our cause!!! Purchase a t-shirt via our CustomInk Fundraiser (tinyurl.com/2p8uey4e)!! New, softer T-shirts! And, don't forget to register for our events tinyurl.com/y4bzxzk8. RT
A picture of 2 tshirt designs with the BlackInNHMs Logo on top left and a snip of the fundraiser below it. To the top right is the text in this message inviting folks to support and below are QR codes to register for the event and the link to the fundraiser.

ALT A picture of 2 tshirt designs with the BlackInNHMs Logo on top left and a snip of the fundraiser below it. To the top right is the text in this message inviting folks to support and below are QR codes to register for the event and the link to the fundraiser.

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Please read and share this statement from our colleagues @SPNHC:
SPNHC@SPNHC5 Sep 2023
Statement from the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections regarding the disposal of taxidermy collections: spnhc.org/spnhc-statement-on… Learn more or contact us: spnhc.org/resources/nhcoll-l… spnhc.biowikifarm.net/wiki/M… spnhc.org/contact-us/
Photo of a fall diorama with a taxidermy deer. Text on it reads: Statement from the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections regarding the disposal of taxidermy collections. The SPNHC logo is on the top left

ALT Photo of a fall diorama with a taxidermy deer. Text on it reads: Statement from the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections regarding the disposal of taxidermy collections. The SPNHC logo is on the top left

Image with the statement, which is too long for the Alt text character limit, please follow the link to the statement, to read it in our website

ALT Image with the statement, which is too long for the Alt text character limit, please follow the link to the statement, to read it in our website

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Any @spnhc folks who could help id this bone? #mammal #natsci #askacurator
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🌺📚 The loveliest delivery from the fabulous @flannerm - her wonderful new book "In the #Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants" - what a treat, thank you so much, Maura! 🌿📚
Cover of the book "In the Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants" by Maura C. Flannery, with a detail of a herbarium specimen showing part of the plant and part of the painting of the plant attached to the specimen. The plant is an orchid, Microstylis philippinensis.

ALT Cover of the book "In the Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants" by Maura C. Flannery, with a detail of a herbarium specimen showing part of the plant and part of the painting of the plant attached to the specimen. The plant is an orchid, Microstylis philippinensis.

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We’re busy planning our 2023 ECN meeting, which is taking place November 4-5, in National Harbour, Maryland, USA. #ECN2023 Did you know that the Baltimore Checkerspot is the state insect for Maryland? 📷 0039926, Courtesy of the Natural History Museum of Utah (UMNH). [1/2]
A digitised specimen of Euphydryas phaeton (depicting a dorsal view of the specimen and its labels), from the collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah.

ALT A digitised specimen of Euphydryas phaeton (depicting a dorsal view of the specimen and its labels), from the collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah.

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Gail Kampmeier@gkampmeier29 Jul 2023
Join @SiobhanLeachman to take advantage of the 18 August early bird in-person registration deadline for #tdwg2023 in Hobart, Tasmania tdwg.org/conferences/2023/re… with 160 presentations in a hybrid conference! @EntCollNet @SPNHC @GBIF @DiSSCoEU @Pensoft @BionomiaTrack @BISS_Journal

Registration for TDWG 2023

TDWG Annual Conference - registration categories, fees, and policies

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Siobhan@SiobhanLeachman29 Jul 2023
I've registered for the 2023 @tdwg conference! Got the early bird price, booked my flights & hotel room. A BIG thank you to #WikimediaAotearoaNewZealand for the funding to attend this conference! So excited to contribute to Biodiversity Data Standards. cc @SvMering
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🗓️ 3 days hybrid conference on "Curation of Microscope Slides: Mounting Media, Conservation, and Digitization." September 19-21, free of charge Check the flyer 👇
SPNHC@SPNHC24 Jul 2023
Check out this "save the date" flyer for a 3-day hybrid conference Sept. 19-21 organized by the @mfnberlin free of charge. Curation of Microscope Slides: Mounting Media, Conservation, and Digitization. Mark your calendars for 3 days of slides fun!
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Oportunidade interessante pra quem se interessa por curadoria de coleções biológicas — notadamente material em lâminas de microscópio
SPNHC@SPNHC24 Jul 2023
Check out this "save the date" flyer for a 3-day hybrid conference Sept. 19-21 organized by the @mfnberlin free of charge. Curation of Microscope Slides: Mounting Media, Conservation, and Digitization. Mark your calendars for 3 days of slides fun!
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Come to @mfnberlin or come online! You can't miss this wonderful conference we're putting together! 🔬 ¡Venite al Museum für Naturkunde Berlin o venite online! ¡No te podés perder esta tremenda conferencia que estamos armando! @yalepeabody
SPNHC@SPNHC24 Jul 2023
Check out this "save the date" flyer for a 3-day hybrid conference Sept. 19-21 organized by the @mfnberlin free of charge. Curation of Microscope Slides: Mounting Media, Conservation, and Digitization. Mark your calendars for 3 days of slides fun!
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Essential skilz for a #SmallOrders curator! – at Norwich, England
SPNHC@SPNHC24 Jul 2023
Check out this "save the date" flyer for a 3-day hybrid conference Sept. 19-21 organized by the @mfnberlin free of charge. Curation of Microscope Slides: Mounting Media, Conservation, and Digitization. Mark your calendars for 3 days of slides fun!
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#SaveTheDate what a great event! I’m looking forward to participating, and the best thing about it is that it is hybrid!! Spread the word to everyone!! @MNHNcl
SPNHC@SPNHC24 Jul 2023
Check out this "save the date" flyer for a 3-day hybrid conference Sept. 19-21 organized by the @mfnberlin free of charge. Curation of Microscope Slides: Mounting Media, Conservation, and Digitization. Mark your calendars for 3 days of slides fun!
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Do not miss the chance to contribute to this great confernce. Deadline July 1st! @GBIF @DiSSCoEU @iDigBio @SPNHC @eurotaxonomy @atlaslivingaust
TDWG@tdwg30 Jun 2023
⏲️tick tack, tick tack... last day for your submission to #tdwg2023, a hybrid conference taking place in Hobart 🇦🇺 🌏 in October 2023 #data #standards #biodiversity #people #community pls RT tdwg.org/conferences/2023/ca…

Call for abstracts

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Thought provoking ideas about data loss from @NThylstrup. What would this mean for museum specimens and #digitalextendedspecimens as we do more and more digitizations? @SPNHC @tdwg @DiSSCoEU @GBIF
nanna thylstrup@NThylstrup23 Jun 2023
I cannot express how much I appreciate the choice of accompanying illustrations
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Recently MCZ staff from Herpetology, Malacology, Ornithology, Invertebrate Zoology and Collections Operations attended the yearly @SPNHC meeting to share information about current grants and collection projects, and learn from colleagues at other institutions.
Nine people standing with a sign welcoming participants to the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) meeting

ALT Nine people standing with a sign welcoming participants to the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) meeting

A persona on stage giving a presentation. On screen is "DigIn: Mobilizing Millions of Marine Mollusks of the Eastern Seaboard"

ALT A persona on stage giving a presentation. On screen is "DigIn: Mobilizing Millions of Marine Mollusks of the Eastern Seaboard"

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TDWG@tdwg22 Jun 2023
The @tdwg Material Sample Taskgroup did their job! Now its your turn, @GBIF @SPNHC @DiSSCoEU @IcomNathist and others, to review the proposed changes to darwin core #pubic #review #standards tdwg.org/news/2023/public-re…

Public review of proposed changes to Darwin Core by Material Sample Task Group

Public comment period now open for minimum 30 days

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