SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015
Florida Museum of Natural History Special Event for International Museum Day,
“Ask a Scientist”
1:00-4:00 pm
Florida Museum of Natural History-Exhibits and Education Building (Powell Hall)
(Free and open to all. Transportation not provided, but Powell Hall is within walking distance of the Hilton Conference Center Hotel)
Registration
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Hilton Conference Center Registration Desk
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2015
Registration
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Hilton Conference Center Registration Desk
Fieldtrips
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Hilton Conference Center Registration Desk
(Meet at the registration desk no later than 7:45 AM)
#2 Botany Habitats of North-Central Florida
#3 Natural and Cultural Environments of Cedar Key by Kayak
#4 The Fossil History of North-Central Florida
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
Registration
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center Registration Desk
Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Hilton Conference Center, Pre-function
Official Welcome
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
Plenary Session
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
Collections for the 21st Century
The plenary session is sponsored by the NSC Alliance, NIBA Research Coordination Network, and iDigBio.
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (on your own)
SPNHC Committee Meetings
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM (open to all)
Hilton Conference Center
Vendor Setup
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
Icebreaker Reception
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Florida Museum of Natural History-Exhibits and Education Building (Powell Hall)
*6:00 PM - 6:30 PM First-time attendees, travel grant recipients and their mentors, SPNHC Council, Local Organizing Committee and SPNHC Committee Chairs*
*6:30 PM - 8:30 PM All other attendees, including sponsors and vendors welcome*
Complimentary bus transportation will run continuously between the Hilton, Florida Museum of Natural History
and Hume dorm beginning at 6:00 PM.
MAY 17-23, 2015
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015
Registration
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center Registration Desk
Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Hilton Conference Center, Pre-function
General and Themed Session Papers and Posters
8:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Hilton Conference Center
Symposium: Specimens Full Circle: Collection to Digitization to Data Use
8:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom B
Vendor’s Exhibits
9:00 AM - 12:10 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
Break
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (on your own)
Emerging Professionals Luncheon (invitation only)
12:10 PM - 1:30 PM
Florida Museum of Natural History
Exhibits and Education Building (Powell Hall)
McGuire Center Conference Room
SERNEC-TCN SIG Lunch Meeting
12:10 PM - 1:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Dining Pavilion
(lunch available at the Hilton hotel restaurant at cost)
General and Themed Session Papers and Posters
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center
Symposium (cont.): Specimens Full Circle: Collection to Digitization to Data Use
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom B
Vendor’s Exhibits
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
Break
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
SPNHC Council Meeting
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom B
Vendor’s Reception
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Complimentary bus transportation will run continuously between the Hilton, Harn Museum of Art and Hume dorm beginning at 6:20 PM.
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015
Registration
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center Registration Desk
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THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015 (CONTINUED)
Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Hilton Conference Center, Pre-function
General and Themed Session Papers and Posters
8:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Hilton Conference Center
Symposium: The Contribution of Small Natural History Collections in the 21st Century
8:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom C
Symposium (cont.): Specimens Full Circle: Collection to Digitization to Data Use
8:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom B
Vendor’s Exhibits
9:00 AM - 12:10 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
Break
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (on your own)
General and Themed Session Papers and Posters
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center
Symposium (cont.): The Contribution of Small Natural History Collections
in the 21st Century
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom C
DemoCamp Demonstrations
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom B
WeDigBio Special Interest Group Meeting
1:30-3:10 pm
Hilton Conference Center, Hawthorne
Vendor’s Exhibits
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
Break
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
Banquet and 30th Anniversary Gala Celebration
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
UF Touchdown Terrace
Cocktail Hour & Cade Museum Demonstrations: 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Dinner & Dancing: 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM
* Banquet tickets can be purchased prior to the event at the conference registration desk for $75 *
Complimentary bus transportation will run continuously between the Hilton, Touchdown Terrace and Hume dorm beginning at 6:20 PM.
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015
Registration
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center Registration Desk
MAY 17-23, 2015
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FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015 (CONTINUED)
Florida Museum of Natural History
Behind-the-Scenes Research Collections and Exhibit Tours
Behind-the-Scenes Research Collections Tours
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Florida Museum of Natural History, Dickinson Hall
&
Florida Museum of Natural History, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity, Powell Hall
Exhibit Tours
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Florida Museum of Natural History, Powell Hall
Vendor’s Breakdown
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
SPNHC Annual Business Meeting Luncheon
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
(open to all; included in registration; please bring your lunch ticket to the event)
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom A
Special Interest Group Meetings
“TCN Coffee Klatch” SIG, Sustainability SIG, Emerging Professionals SIG
2:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom B & C and Dogwood
Downtown Festivities
5:30 pm-?? (Transportation provided until 11:00 pm)
Visit fine restaurants, attend a play or film at the Hippodrome Theatre,
or dance the night away in a variety of clubs.
Natural History Trivia Quiz Night
First Magnitude Brewing Company
Quiz starts at 6:30 pm.
Complimentary bus transportation will run continuously between the Hilton, Hume dorms, downtown Gainesville (Hampton Inn) and First Magnitude Brewing Company beginning at 5:30 PM. Last bus will leave First Magnitude Brewing Company at 9:00 pm. Last bus will leave downtown at
11:00 pm.
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2015
Workshop: SERNEC-TCN and Symbiota Software Group
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(open to all; included in registration)
Hilton Conference Center, Century Ballroom B/C
Global Plant Initiative Steering Committee Meeting
8:30 am-5:00 pm
Hilton Conference Center, Magnolia
Open to Global Plant Initiative members only
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MAP
HILTON UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA CONFERENCE CENTER
Restrooms
Pool
Fitness
Center
Main
Entrance
2-Bits
Lounge
Dining
Pavilion
Albert’s
Restaurants
Private
Dining
Room
Board
Room
elevators
Business
Center
Gift
Shop
Front
Desk
Live
Oak
Century
Ballroom C
Bus
Pick-up
&
Drop-off
Century
Ballroom B
Pre-Function
Dogwood
Registration
Cypress
Restrooms
Patio
Food Truck
Vendors
Magnolia
Azalea
Hawthorne
Century
Ballroom A
MAY 17-23, 2015
Program
Room
General Sessions and
Vendor Area
Century Ballroom A
Break out sessions
Century Ballrooms B & C,
Dogwood & Hawthorne
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