Participating Groups (mostly taxon-based professional societies) play an important role in bringing together people involved with natural history collections across many disciplines. Involvement of professional groups is key to our success, and we appreciate the willingness of all the groups listed to help us make our community stronger. The Participating Groups listed below have appointed a member to the Core Participants of the RCN.

American Institute of Biological Sciences
Robert Gropp, Core Participant

American Malacological Society
Gary Rosenberg, Core Participant

American Ornithologists' Union
Kevin Winker, Core Participant

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Larry Page, Core Participant

American Society of Parasitologists
Eric P. Hoberg, Core Participant

American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Wayne J. Elisens, Core Participant

Botanical Society of America
Steve Manchester, Core Participant

Entomology Collections Network
Michael Wall, Core Participant

Entomological Society of America
Chris Dietrich, Core Participant

Interagency Working Group on Scientific Collections,
Office of Science Policy and Technology Policy
Mike Schauff, Core Participant

Mycological Society of America
Core Participant TBA

Natural Science Collections Alliance
Hans-Dieter Sues, Core Participant

North American Benthological Society
John C. Morse, Core Participant

Paleontological Society of America
Susan Butts, Core Participant

Phycological Society of America
Mike Wynne, Core Participant

Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
James Macklin, Core Participant

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Mark D. Uhen, Core Participant