Virtual, 18-22 October, 2021. The Taxonomy Database Working Group 2021 Conference, ‘Connecting the world of biodiversity data: standards uniting people, processes, and tools’
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3rd International Workshop on Semantics for Biodiversity
The 3rd International Workshop on Semantics for Biodiversity aims to bring together computer scientists and biologists, working on Semantic Web approaches for biodiversity, ecology and related areas such as plant sciences, agronomy, agroecology or citizen science related to biodiversity. The goal is to exchange experiences, build a state of the art of realizations and challenges, and reuse and adapt solutions that have been proposed in other domains. The workshop focuses on presenting challenging issues and solutions for the design of high-quality biodiversity information systems leveraging Semantic Web techniques.
Continue readingThe RI-VIS Latin America-Europe Symposium on Research Infrastructures
The Latin America- Europe Symposium on Research is oganised by RI-VIS in collaboration with the EU-LAC Resinfra project. RI-VIS is a Horizon 2020 funded project designed to increase the visibility of European research infrastructures (RIs) to new communities in Europe and beyond.
Continue readingEMODnet Open Conference and Jamboree 2021
The European Marine Observation and Data Network is hosting a hybrid conference in Oostende, Belgium, and online, from 14-16 June 2021, to be followed by a Jamboree of partner meetings from 17-18 June.
Continue readingThe ENVRI-hub for EOSC and Planet Earth
As a ENVRI-FAIR side event at the Research Data Alliance’s 17th Plenary Meeting, the ENVRI community is offering a co-located virtual event, the ENVRI-Hub for EOSC and Planet Earth to discuss the importance of FAIR data, data services and Open Earth System science in addressing this century’s environmental challenges.
Continue readingICRI Canada 2021
The International Conference on Research Infrastructures (ICRI) brings together policy experts, facility managers, leading researchers and a variety of other stakeholders to discuss challenges and emerging trends for research infrastructures around the world.
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Lecce, Italy, 9-13 July 2018. The International Summer School on “Data Management in Environmental and Earth Science Infrastructures: theory and practice” is organised by the ENVRIplus project in collaboration with LifeWatch ERIC. The school is mainly addressed at staff working in relevant international research infrastructures. The school is also open to Ph.D. students and post-doctoral researchers, and Master students about to start a doctorate will also be accepted.
In recent years, one of the major challenges in the Environmental and Earth Science has been managing and searching ever larger volumes of data, collected across multiple disciplines. The ENVRIplus project investigated a collection of more than 20 representative environmental research infrastructures (RIs) from different areas. By examining these research infrastructures and their characteristics, a common data lifecycle was identified. The data lifecycle is structured in five phases: Data Acquisition, Data Curation, Data Publishing, Data Processing and Data Use. Many different standards, approaches, and tools have been developed to support the Data Lifecycle. In particular, modern semantic technologies provide a promising way to properly describe and interrelate different data sources in ways that reduce barriers to data discovery, integration, and exchange among biodiversity and ecosystem resources and researchers.
The course is built as a five-day summer school providing a unique insight into the contemporary debate on Data Management in the environmental and earth sciences. Leading scientists and experienced technical specialists will address this topic from different angles, attempting to gather what we consider the most interesting perspectives of our time. We offer a cutting edge and high-quality programme, aimed at fostering a rich and lively intellectual exchange.
53rd European Marine Biology Symposium
Ostend, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and LifeWatch Belgium will organise the 53rd edition of the European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS53) in Ostend, Belgium. EMBS53 aims at linking the history, the present and the future of (European) marine biology.
Be there since this will be a special edition with – on top of a general session – a focus on ‘Marine Biology research from a Historical Perspective’, ‘Science in a Modern Era’, ‘Marine and Coastal Citizen Science’ and ‘Science in the North Sea’. We warmly welcome participation from European as well as non-European countries.
At present we are developing a program of inspirational speakers and will announce more details in due course. Registration and abstract submission will be opened from 15 January 2018 onwards.
More information: www.embs53.org
Metadata, Controlled Vocabularies and Ontologies Working Meeting
Lecce, Italy, 12-13 November 2018. The LifeWatch ERIC Service Centre is organising the first working meeting on “Metadata, Controlled Vocabularies and Ontologies” in November. It will set a roadmap for a common strategy to adopt within the infrastructure’s community, in accordance with FAIR principles.
Presentations will outline previous work and establish the current landscape of models, tools and technologies that are available. Additionally, they will provide material for discussions, in order to consider major technical and scientific approaches to semantic issues in Research Infrastructures and adopt a common strategy. Click here for the agenda.
Transfiere 2019
Málaga, Spain, 13-14 February 2019. Come and visit LifeWatch ERIC at our stand at the “8th Transfiere Forum for Sciences, Technology and Innovation” in Málaga!
Participation in Transfiere 2019 is essential to create interesting contacts with companies, promote collaboration and exchange information in the field of innovation, research and transfer in the different sectors of the economy.
Fora include Public administration, Aeronautical and aerospace, Innovative business groups, Agri-food, Energy, Industry, Infrastructures and transport, Environment, Spanish technology platforms, Health, and ICT.