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iDigBio API Hackathon Command Center

The iDigBio API Hackathon to be held June 3-5, 2015 in Gainesville is focused on the development and/or integration of application that use iDigBio APIs to ingest, access, visualize and search biocollections data.

The command center of the hackathon serves as the main location for all participants to submit their ideas (thorough the issues tracker), coordinate the teams, develop projects, get access to all logistical information and publish outcomes of the hackathon.

Organizers: José Fortes (fortes@ufl.edu), Andréa Matsunaga (ammatsun@ufl.edu), and Renato Figueiredo (renatof@ufl.edu).

List of important links to follow:

• Call for participation
• Online application for the hackathon - Deadline Feb 28, 2015 (closed)
• Share your ideas before the hackathon (you can +1 existing ideas)
• List of participants
• Logistics
• Area Restaurants
• Hackathon Agenda
• Documentation and Software Resources:
  • iDigBio API Documentation
  • R library to access iDigBio
  • Python library to access iDigBio
• Pre-Hackathon Webinar (April 28, 2015 - 1pm EDT) presentations:
  • Meeting via AdobeConnect: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/it
  • Introduction
  • Search, Spatial Mapping, and Summary APIs
  • Examples of iDigBio API uses
  • General hackathon resources and process
  • Pre-Hackathon Webinar Recording
• Hackathon:
  • Team Results Stub (copy for each team):
    • Shared Notes
    • Interim report
    • Final report