Entomology Collections Network - 1996
Jim Woolley
jbw6521 at VENUS.TAMU.EDU
Mon Nov 4 10:13:43 CST 1996
1996
ENTOMOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS NETWORK
1996 MEETINGS
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
December 6-8, 1996
Meetings Site: Most sessions will be held in the Life Sciences Building on
the main campus of the University of Louisville with the Saturday
afternoon sessions in the nearby Ekstrom Library and Collaborative
Learning Center.
Accomodations: Hotel accomodations have been arranged with the Days Inn
Downtown (101 E. Jefferson St., Louisville, KY 40202) at the rate of
$49/night, single or double occupancy. This hotel is centrally located
approximately two miles from campus, six blocks from the Galt House Hotel,
and is convenient to a number of restaurants. There is a restaurant on
the premises with a varied menu and a wide range of meal selections and
prices. Complimentary airport shuttle service is available upon arrival
by calling the hotel. In addition, convenient streetcar service to ESA
functions and the Galt House hotel is available.
Reservations can be made by contacting the Days Inn at (502) 585 2200
[FAX: (502) 584 5647}. A block of 50 rooms has been assigned and more can
be obtained if required. The same rate are available through the entire
ESA meetings. However, ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO 11/15/96 TO
OBTAIN THE DISCOUNT RATE.
Transportation to the University of Louisville has been arrnaged with
Miller Transport Co. at the price of $5/day with 42 people/bus. Please
indicate on the registration form whether you will require bus transport.
The pre-registration fee for ECN 1996 is $25 with the on-site
registration of $35. Bus transport will be available for an additional
cost of $5/day.
Please make your check payable to Dr. David Furth and send to the address
listed below. Please DO NOT make the check payable to ECN or the
Entomological Collections Network. Otherwise the check will be returned
to you and you might not be eligible for the discount on registration.
Attached please find a program for your perusal. Part of the afternoon
session has been allocated for a "hands on" session to work with actual
databases. The program is pretty full at this point. However, if you
have a sample database program that you would like to deonstrate and/or
have others try out during this session, please contact Jackie Miller ASAP
at (941) 355-8476 (jmiller at virtu.sar.usf.edu). Technical specifications
for the classroom will be forwarded to you upon request. Space in the lab
is somewhat limited, and any arrangement for this session must be made
prior to the meeting.
_________________________________________________________________________
ENTOMOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS NETWORK
1996 MEETINGS
University of Louisville
December 6-8, 1996
Name (as you wish it to appear on the name tag)
_______________________________________________________________
Institution:___________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Phone:________________________ FAX:_____________________________
email:________________________
Please send me a receipt: Yes No
Require bus transport: Yes No
Will be driving and can provide
some assistance Yes No
Total amount enclosed:___________
Please return this completed form along with your check to:
Dr. David Furth
Dept. of Entomology, MRS 165
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C. 20560
email: MNHEN139 at SIVM.SI.EDU
_________________________________________________________________________
ENTOMOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS NETWORK
1996 MEETINGS
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
December 6-8, 1996
On-site Registration and Check-In:
Friday, December 6, 1996 8-10 p.m. Days Inn Lobby
Saturday, December 7, 1996 8-8:30 a.m. Life Sciences
Room 101
PROGRAM
8:00-8:30 a.m. Registration
Coffee, Tea
8:30-8:45 a.m. Announcements, opening remarks
8:45-9:05 a.m. Update on the USNM Method for Profiling Entomological
Collections. David Furth, National Museum of Natural
History
9:05-9:30 a.m. USNM and Other Methods for Profiling International
Entomological Collections. Ron McGinley, National
Museum of Natural History
9:30-9:45 a.m. Break
9:45-10:45 a.m. Panel Discussion: Materials and Methods of Insect
Collections
Moderator and panel
members: David Furth, National Museum of Natural History
Norman Penny, California Academy of Sciences
Andrey Sharkov, Ohio State University
Michael Thomas, Florida State Collection of
Arthropods
Dan Sommers, Field Museum of Natural History
10:45-11:05 a.m.Fees for Specimen Identification. Gregory Dahlem, Center
for Insect Identification, Cincinnati, Ohio
11:05-11:25 a.m.Permits in Mexico. Jorge Soberon, CONABIO
(to be presented by Jackie Miller)
11:25-11:45 a.m.Snipping the Collecting Red Tape: A Bureaucracy Success
Story. Michale Gates, University of California, Riverside
11:45 a.m.-
12:05 p.m. More on Legal Issues. Jackie Miller, Allyn Museum of
Entomology
12:05-1:20 p.m. Lunch, Student Activities Center
Afternonn Session: Ekstrom Library, Lower Level Auditorium
1:20-1:40 p.m. Electronic Publishing. Chris Thompson, Systematic
Entomology Lab, USDA, ARS
1:40-2:00 p.m. CAS Collection Inventory. Norman Penny and David
Kavanaugh
2:00-2:20 p.m. Specimen Level Databases with Filemaker Pro. Gail
Kampmeier, Illinois Natural History Survey
2:20-2:40 p.m. Specimen Level Data Capture at the University of
Kansas. Steve Ashe
2:40-3:00 p.m. Biota and Project ALAS. Robert Colwell, Dept. of Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
3:00-3:15 p.m. Break
Database Workshop - Collaborative Learning Center, Ekstrom Library,
First Floor
3:15-3:30 p.m. WWW Specimen Level Databases and Finding Mechanisms
Norm Johnson, Ohio State University
3:30-3:50 p.m. Ask Sam and Art View Demo. Gary Noonan, Milwaukee Public
Museum
3:50-5:15 p.m. Other Demos and Trying Out Programs
Insect Collections Open House. Life Sciences Building
Charles V. Covell, Jr.
5:30 p.m. Buses depart for Days Inn
Reception
Days Inn, Redbirds Room
Cash Bar and Hors d'oeuvres
Sunday, December 8
Life Sciences
8:00-8:30 a.m. Coffee, tea
8:30-12:00 a.m.
Minutes of 1995 meeting in Las Vegas
Reports from Committee and Related Organizations
Summary on ASC/USDA Symposium on Global Genetic Resources
- Access, ownership and Intellectual Property Rights.
Dug Miller
Public Affairs Committee Larry Speers
BIOTA/Checklist of North American Insects Tom Henry
Update on International Initiatives in Systematics
Larry Speers
Biological Quality Assurance of the USGS Steve Moulton
Business Meeting
Election of New Members to ECN Steering Committee
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
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