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Latest Blog Posts
- Basic & Applied Research Blog Takeover!Hello NoCTURN Community! Our Basic & Applied Research group is taking over the blog posts this month, and we plan to bring you news, features, and member spotlights that highlight the impact that the FAIROS mission hopes to have on… Read more: Basic & Applied Research Blog Takeover!
- Join Dryad as a Data CuratorUnlocking CT Data Potential: Dryad is seeking an exceptional individual to join their team as a full-time Data Curator. The ideal candidate will play a key role in evaluating and publishing datasets (such as CT scans) according to Dryad’s guidelines… Read more: Join Dryad as a Data Curator
Click here to read NoCTURN’s inaugural manuscript and learn more about the effectiveness of large, global networks to tackle big problems in science and society.

Click here to learn about tomo-meta, a publicly available resource for synchrotron-based tomography instrument meta-data files, aimed at enhancing data collection and analysis repeatability through standardized and machine-readable meta-data formats.
NoCTURN At Upcoming Conferences
- Denver, Co, USA, for the Denver X-ray Meeting (August 5-9, 2024)
- San Diego, Ca, USA, for SPIE Developments in X-ray Tomography Conference (August 18-22, 2024)
- Minneapolis, MN, USA, for the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology meeting (October 30–November 2, 2024)
- Atlanta, GA, USA, for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting (January 3-7, 2025)
NoCTURN At Past Conferences
- Virtual 2024 Meeting of the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) (January 22-26, 2024)
- Austin, TX, USA, for the 2023 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting (January 3–7, 2023)
- Washington DC, USA, for the Data Curation Network 2023 Cohort Meeting (January 25–26, 2023)
- Washington DC, USA, for the Anatomy Connected Conference 2023 (March 25–27, 2023)
- Austin, TX, USA, for the Tomography for Scientific Advancement North America conference 2023 (May 22–24, 2023)
- Austin, TX, USA, for the NoCTURN All-Network Meeting Spring 2023 (May 25–26, 2023)
- Cairns, Australia, for the International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology 2023 (July 28–August 1, 2023)
- Glasgow, Scotland, for TOSCA UK 2023 (September 6-8, 2023)
- Washington DC, USA, for the JB Johnston Club for Evolutionary Neuroscience meeting (November 9–10, 2023)
Recent Previous All-Network Meetings:
November 2024 Virtual NoCTURN Network Meeting

November 2024 Presentation Recordings (hyperlinks below open videos in a new window):
- Chairs Updates:
- Findability Working Group Report
- Accessibility Working Group Report
- Interoperability Working Group Report
- Reuse Working Group Report
- Lab Managers Group Report
- Education & Outreach Community Report
- Basic & Applied Research Community Report
- Open Science Committee Report
- Conferences & Digital Coordination Committee: NoCTURN Workshops & Platform Presentations Report
- Transitioning into ToScA Whole Network Discussion + NoCTURN 2.0 Funding
- DCN + NoCTURN Spring Symposium
- CT Users Survey Update
- Looking Forward to May, Manhattan & the AMNH
May 2023 Hybrid All-Network Meeting

May 2023 Breakout Session Recordings
November 2023 Virtual All-Network Meeting
November 2023 Presentation Recordings

- Welcome Address
- Chairs Update 1:
- Basic and Applied Research Community Report
- Conferences and Digital Coordination Committee Report
- Industry and Vendors Community Report
- Chairs Update 2:
- Findability Working Group Report
- Accessibility Working Group Report
- Interoperability Working Group Report
- Chairs Update 3:
- Reuse Working Group Report
- Open Science Committee Report
- Education and Outreach Community Report
- Day 2 Welcome-back Announcements
- Open Science Career Panel
- Website Discussion
- May 2024 Hybrid All-Network Meeting Planning & Discussion
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