Greetings all! Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) offers you free registration in Eventbrite <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tdwg-2020-virtual-conference-1924-october-tickets-118881005287>to the virtual TDWG 2020 conference <https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2020/>. Please join us to add your ideas and insights to the standards,software, tools, and methods we need for sharing biodiversity data that will make our future selves glad. Theme: Biodiversity Information Standards: Integrating Data from Local to Global Solutions, 19–23 October (depending on your time zone). See the overview Conference Schedule <https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2020/conference-schedule/>and detailed Session List <https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2020/session-list/>, both now posted for you peruse and plan for the talks, sessions, or events that you want to attend. Abstracts for all presentations are now published in TDWG Proceedings 2020 <https://biss.pensoft.net/collection/222/>. Did I mention Registration is Free <https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2020/>(scroll down to "Register Now" button), but also required to attend live sessions? Please be sure to have a look at our Plenary Speakers <https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2020/session-list/>! And note we have 3 Social Hours <https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2020/session-list/#social%20sessions> in the works too. Did you miss the September working sessions <https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2020/#two%20weeks%20of%20tdwg%202020>? Catch the recorded video on TDWG’s YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3k926cEitgTHn0ib9FvJHA>channel or choose specific sessions <https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2020/working-sessions/>to catch up on, including an Introduction to TDWG. Please spread the word on twitter #tdwg2020, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Hope to see you there! Send any questions to conf-organizers@tdwg.org from the TDWG2020 Conference Organizers PS yes these sessions are being recorded. -- - Deborah Paul, Biodiversity Informatics (BI) Community Liaison - Species File Group (INHS) - University of Illinois -- BI Standards (TDWG) Deputy Chair and (BISS) Managing Editor -- Florida State University Courtesy Appointment -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar new email: dlpaul@illinois.edu