This four-hour workshop is convened by the National Imaging Facility Museums Special Interest Group, and is aimed at discussing practices, challenges, and progress in biodiversity (and heritage) object 3D imaging.

We will hear diverse perspectives on acquisition, data management, storage, platforming, curation, and other topics from speakers including museum collections staff, researchers, students, NIF staff, industry, and the GLAM sector. A final discussion will focus on funding opportunities to address the challenges identified in the workshop and the Group’s regular meetings.

As in 2024, we have a great cross-section of speakers including museum collection staff, NIF node colleagues, and research users.

Start time: 9am AWST, 10.30am ACST, 11am AEST

WA (AWST)	SA (ACST)	East Coast (AEST)	Speaker	Institution	Title
09:00-09:10	10:30-10:40	11:00-11:10	Vera Weisbecker, Timothy Stait-Gardiner		Welcome and Introductions
09:10-09:20	10:40-10:50	11:10-11:20	Tom Peachey	Australian Museum	3D digitisation and the Australian Museum - An update
09:20-09:30	10:50-11:00	11:20-11:30	David Hocking	Tasmanian Museum	Collaborative scans and models as street art - 3D imaging updates from the TMAG
09:30-09:40	11:00-11:10	11:30-11:40	Nicole Fisher	CSIRO	3D digitisation of CSIRO collections
09:40-09:50	11:10-11:20	11:40-11:50	Michael Rampe	Pedestal 3D	Same, Same, Different - Trends and developments in storage and management of 3D data in GLAM
09:50-10:00	11:20-11:30	11:50-12:00	David Pyle	QUT	OPTICAL 3D: Improvements to Capture, Processing, Delivery
10:00-10:10	11:30-11:40	12:00-12:10	Diana Patalwala	Western Australian NIF node	Non-Destructive Imaging Across Disciplines: Cultural Heritage and Comparative Anatomy at the WA NIF Node
10:10-10:20	11:40-11:50	12:10-12:20	Timothy Stait-Gardiner	Western Sydney NIF node	Museum specimen scans at the Western Sydney NIF node
10:20-10:45	11:50-12:15	12:20-12:45	Break
10:45-10:55	12:15-12:25	12:45-12:55	Cameron Dodd, Noor Noor Ul Ain	UWA, Murdoch University	Optimising high-throughput uCT digitisation of mammal skulls (5 minutes each)
10:55-11:05	12:25-12:35	12:55-13:05			TBA - waiting for speaker confirmation
11:05-11:15	12:35-12:45	13:05-13:15	Vera Weisbecker	Flinders University	Ozboneviz: lessons learned from compiling a large open-access service collection of 3D biodiversity specimens
11:15-11:25	12:45-12:55	13:15-13:25	Alice Clement	Flinders University	Digital Segmentation of Small Synchrotron MCT Volumes Using Machine Learning
11:25-11:35	12:55-13:05	13:25-13:35	Laura Wilson	ANU	A national open-source infrastructure solution for 3D imaging analysis
11:35-11:45	13:05-13:15	13:35-13:45			TBA - waiting for speaker confirmation
11:45-12:00	13:15-13:30	13:45-14:00	Break
12:00-13:00	13:30-14:30	14:00-15:00	Discussion on collective funding applications

Contact the host of NIF Museums Special Interest Group workshop 2026: Progress and challenges in 3D biodiversity imaging and beyond

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