biodiversity informatics horizons 2013 - introduction and scope
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Outlines the scope and expected outcomes of the conference event "Biodiversity Informatics Horizons 2013" (BIH2013) that took place in Rome, 3-6th September 2013TRANSCRIPT
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Structuring the biodiversity informatics community at the European level and beyond
Biodiversity Informatics Horizons 2013
Welcome, Introduction & Scope
Why are we here? The vision. The outcomes we hope for.
Co-chairs:
Alex Hardisty Dave Roberts Alberto Basset
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Welcome from theSponsoring projects Supporting projects
Italia
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Eva AlonsoChristos ArvanitidisRosa M BadiaAlberto BassetPalma BlondaDonatella CastelliAlastair Culham Frank Oliver GlöcknerGregor HagedornAlex Hardisty
Jörg HoletschekYde de JongJacco KonijnWouter LosNikos ManouselisMatthias ObstDave RobertsSoraya SierraAaike De WeverAnna-Maria Wremp
Thanks to the Programme Committee
for practically organising everything for the event
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Thanks also to
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR
andSapienza Università di Roma
for offering their premises and supporting this event
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Social media during the conference
h2020.myspecies.info – for coordinating consortia.Add your organisation. Put your project ideas there.
#BIH13
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Rules
For speakers For allTimekeeping! The bell
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• To organise ourselves and coordinate better– Another step in
the process– It’s a journey
Why are we here?
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Decadal View Whitepaper
March – Oct. 2012
80
Global Biodiversity Informatics Conf.
July 2012
78
Brussels RoadmapWorkshop, March
201357
160+
20
1237
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• Decadal View– Getting the basics right– The next steps– New tools– Human interface
• Global Biodiversity Informatics Outlook– The right culture– The data we need– Make data fit for purpose– From data to science and policy
The visionAn infrastructure to allow the available data to be brought into a coordinated coupled modelling environment able to address questions relating to our use of the natural environment that captures the ‘variety, distinctiveness and complexity of all life on Earth’.
Outstanding: Organisation, coordination and a step-by-steproadmap for getting there
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Structuring bottom-up and top-down interactions and cooperating across the community is now a critical activity
– Biodiversity and ecosystem services are crucial for a sustainable planet, and thus for mankind.
– Research Infrastructures based on informatics are fundamental to understanding ecosystem complexity.
• Bottom-up actions– Cooperation & commitment of projects (internationally)– Define infrastructure development with realistic business plans– Specify what is required and lobby from policy support
• Top-down actions– Concerted action of RI management and GEO BON orchestration– G8+5 priority for e-Infrastructures and Environmental
Infrastructures– Facilitation by the European Commission
Promoteinteraction
Based on a slide from W.Los
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A commonly-shared, sustainable e-Infrastructure that reliably serves science and society alike
• Invited speakers will: – Review challenging areas and promising technologies– Consider pathways to sustainable implementation – Propose how to change the community culture
• Discussions will focus on:– Exploring opportunities for international cooperation that lead towards a
sustainable global infrastructure– Working together towards building a more sustainable future
• Demonstration and training activities– Provided by some of the FP7 projects associated with the conference – Delegates will see first-hand some of the new and exciting building blocks
that will come together to deliver the infrastructure vision
• Networking opportunities throughout the conference
Structuring the biodiversity informatics community at the European level and beyond
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Outcomes from BIH2013
• One-to-one networking across the community
• Up-to-date knowledge of challenges we face
• Strong ideas and consensus on how to sustain the work we are doing
• Greater commitment to coordinate
• A springboard to form and coordinate consortia to bid for Horizon 2020 funding.