We promote the development of an #ExtendedSpecimenNetwork as a unifying goal for biological collections over the next decade.

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The USCCN Conference 2026, “From Preservation to Innovation: Connecting Microbial Collections to Advance Science,” taking place Friday, July 31, in Providence, RI, USA. Register (Student: $125 · Professional: $200): app.oxfordabstracts.com/regi…
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22 Oct 2025
Join BCoN for an "Open Mic for Data!" on 10/30 at 11:00 AM ET to learn about ongoing data integration projects & new ideas to integrating bio & enviro data. The program will feature several lightning talks. Visit the event webpage to learn more & register: bcon.aibs.org/event/biofair-…
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16 Oct 2025
Our BIOFAIR project is wrapping up with an Open Mic for Data! Join us on 10/30 to learn about ongoing data integration projects & discuss new approaches to integrating bio & environmental data. You can also sign up by 10/20 to provide a lightning talk. bcon.aibs.org/event/biofair-…
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30 Jul 2025
Our @NSF-funded BIOFAIR Data Network Final Report is out! 🎉 The report presents a community-informed roadmap, developed through a series of community engagements, to build an integrated, FAIR, open biological & environmental data network. bcon.aibs.org/2025/07/28/fin…
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11 Nov 2024
Join us on Wednesday @3pm ET to learn about our latest effort--BIOFAIR Data Network--and why the collections community should care about #dataintegration. io.aibs.org/biofair

14 Oct 2024
Join us for a webinar on 11/13 @ 3pm ET to discuss the latest report from the #BIOFAIR Data Network project, which summarizes areas of unity across the six virtual Listening Sessions held over the summer. Register now: io.aibs.org/biofair
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6 Nov 2024
The final listening session was held on August 26th with a focus on Biodiversity Informatics. Led by @O_Fish_Man, @DLContreras, Mike Webster, and Cameron Pittman in collaboration with Tim Robertson (@GBIF), Sharif Islam (@DiSSCoEU), and Jose Fortes (@iDigBio). 1/
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6 Nov 2024
If you are interested in reading about the other listening sessions, you can find their summary reports at the links below. /10
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6 Nov 2024
Federal Agencies: bcon.aibs.org/biofair/federa… Genetics and Genomics Data: bcon.aibs.org/biofair/geneti… OneHealth: bcon.aibs.org/biofair/one-he… Ecological Data: bcon.aibs.org/biofair/ecolog… Climate and Environmental Data: bcon.aibs.org/biofair/climat… /11

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5 Nov 2024
Join this webinar next week to learn about BCoN's latest endeavor: Building an Integrated, Open, and FAIR Data Network. The effort aims to build on & bridge the #ExtendedSpecimenNetwork with other existing conceptual frameworks for data integration. io.aibs.org/biofair

14 Oct 2024
Join us for a webinar on 11/13 @ 3pm ET to discuss the latest report from the #BIOFAIR Data Network project, which summarizes areas of unity across the six virtual Listening Sessions held over the summer. Register now: io.aibs.org/biofair
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30 Oct 2024
If you are interested in reading about the other listening sessions, you can find their summary reports at the links below: 9/
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Federal Agencies: bcon.aibs.org/biofair/federa… Genetics and Genomics Data: bcon.aibs.org/biofair/geneti… OneHealth: bcon.aibs.org/biofair/one-he… Ecological Data: bcon.aibs.org/biofair/ecolog… Biodiversity Informatics: bcon.aibs.org/biofair/biodiv… 10/

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